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references are for Florida only and are offered for general
background
purposes. Because laws are frequently amended they should
not be relied upon without reviewing your legal situation with an
experienced motorcycle accident attorney. Other statutes and laws may also apply.
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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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