The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.410

316.410 Taillamps.—

(1) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall have at least one taillamp which shall be located at a height of not more than 72 nor less than 20 inches.

(2) Either a taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any taillamp or taillamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.

(3) 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. 223, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.244.

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Amendments to 316.410

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.410

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.410.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.410

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.410 MOTORCYCLE TAILLAMPS - No/Improper - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.410 (1) MOTORCYCLE TAILLAMPS - No/Improper - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.410 (2) Motorcycle No/Improper Tag Light - 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)

. . . Sections 316.410 through .420 require taillamps, reflectors, and stop lamps. . . .

UNITED STATES v. DIPIRRO,, 649 F. App'x 930 (11th Cir. 2016)

. . . The firearm was found after Defendant was pulled over for a violation of Florida Statute § 316.410 (not . . . He first argued that Florida Statute § 316.410, which provides in relevant part that a tail lamp “shall . . . Stat. § 316.410(2). . . . Trooper Henderson issued a citation to Defendant for violating § 316.410 because his motorcycle did not . . . Stat. § 316.410 (“(1) Every motorcycle ... shall have at least one taillamp.... (2) Either a taillamp . . .