{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.440","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 316.440","heading":"Brake equipment required.","body":"Every motor-driven cycle must comply with the provisions of s. 316.261, except that:\n(1) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with parking brakes.\n(2) The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, and the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle, need not be equipped with brakes, provided that such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is capable of complying with the performance requirements of this chapter.\nA violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 229, ch. 99-248.","path":["TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 316 STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0316/0316.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:03:01Z","sha256":"f12af5d6ce214ce938fe4c492d8601717b3997f95446ba0005c79695b00908a5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.435","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-316.445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}