Florida · Florida Statutes — Title XXIII, Motor Vehicles

Fla. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 316.237: Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Motor vehicle headlamps must allow drivers to select between light distributions revealing persons/vehicles at least 450 feet (high beam) or 150 feet (low beam) ahead. New vehicles must have a lighted beam indicator. Violations are noncriminal traffic infractions.

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