Florida Statute 316.425 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.425 Lamps on parked motorcycles.—

(1) Every motorcycle must comply with the provisions of s. 316.229 regarding lamps on parked vehicles and the use thereof.

(2) Motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with parking lamps or otherwise comply with the provisions of s. 316.229.

(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. 226, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.247.

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S316.425 MOTORCYCLE - Lamps on parked cycles - Points on Drivers License: 0

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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

...cubic centimeters or less than 2 horsepower, and not capable of exceeding 30 mile per hour. Section 316.405 requires motorcycle headlights to be turned on during operation. Sections 316.410 through .420 require taillamps, reflectors, and stop lamps. Section 316.425, details when lamps are required on parked motorcycles....

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