Florida Statute 316.303 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.303 Television receivers.—

(1) A motor vehicle may not be operated on the highways of this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content that is visible from the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion, unless the vehicle is being operated with the automated driving system engaged.

(2) This section does not prohibit the use of television-type receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or law enforcement purposes, provided such use is approved by the department.

(3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an electronic display used by an operator of an autonomous vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003(3); or an electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck platooning technology, as defined in s. 316.003.

(4) 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. 26, ch. 94-306; s. 218, ch. 99-248; s. 5, ch. 2016-181; s. 9, ch. 2016-239; s. 13, ch. 2018-130; s. 6, ch. 2019-101.

Note.—Former s. 316.275.

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S316.303 TELEVISION in view of driver - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.303 (1) TELEVISION in view of driver - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.303

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Vaughn v. State, 176 So. 3d 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13617, 2015 WL 5306180

...1st DCA 2001) (finding that an officer was justified in stopping a vehicle because the officer’s observation of dark tinted windows gave him probable cause to believe they were illegally tinted). Officer Futrell also saw a television illegally" mounted on the dashboard. See § 316.303, Fla....

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Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

...l equipment), § 316.2937 (emissions standards), § 316.294 (mirrors), § 316,2952 (windshields), § 316.2953 (side windows), § 316.2954 (windows behind driver), § 316.2955 (window sunscreening material), § 316.299 (ban on rough surfaced wheels), § 316.303 (ban on television receivers), § 316.304 (ban on headsets), §§ 316.500-316.555 (weight and length limits), 316.600 (health and sanitation hazards), § 316.610 (safety of vehicle), § 316.613 (child restraint requirements), and § 316.614 (safety belt usage)....

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