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Florida Statute 316.294 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.294
316.294 Mirrors.Every vehicle, operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the motor vehicle. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 207, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 316.273.

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Amendments to 316.294


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.294
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.294.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.294
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.294 REARVIEW MIRROR - No/Improper - Points on Drivers License: 0


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CLASSY CYCLES, INC. v. BAY COUNTY, a a, 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . 316.293 (noise), § 316.2935 (air pollution control equipment), § 316.2937 (emissions standards), § 316.294 . . .

STATE v. COLEY,, 157 So. 3d 542 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . There we explained that “[b]ecause section 316.294 requires that a vehicle have ‘a’ mirror capable of . . .

SPRINGER, v. STATE, 125 So. 3d 271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . suppression hearing, the State argued the facts also supported the officer making a stop pursuant to section 316.294 . . . Here, the defendant claims his car did not violate section 316.294 because the statute requires that . . . nontransparent, unless the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides that meet the requirements of s. 316.294 . . . Because section 316.294 requires that a vehicle have “a” mirror capable of viewing 200 feet behind the . . .

LESLIE, v. STATE, 108 So. 3d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . .” § 316.294, Fla. Stat. (2011). . . .

LEWIS, v. UNITED STATES, 491 F. App'x 84 (11th Cir. 2012)

. . . . §§ 316.215(1) and 316.294 (2012). . . .

GORDON, v. STATE, 901 So. 2d 399 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . . § 316.294, Fla. Stat. (2003). . . .