Unauthorized red/blue/special lights
Florida Statute § 316.2397
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Red/red-and-white/blue light visible directly from the front, blue lights generally, and flashing lights are restricted unless the vehicle and use fit a statutory authorization. Confirm color, direction, operation, and emergency, wrecker, service, security, or other authorized status. Turn signals, lawful stopped/disabled warnings, intermittent headlamp flashes, and hazard use in extremely low visibility on roads posted at least 55 mph have exceptions. A subsection (1) violation used to stop or attempt to stop another vehicle is a separate felony track; ordinary unauthorized lighting is civil.
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Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Lighting
- Type
- Non-Moving
- Civil / Criminal
- Civil
- Offense Classification
- Nonmoving infraction
- Points
- 0
- Fine / Penalty
- $30 base nonmoving penalty; offense-specific penalties/court costs may differ
Base fines are not the total payable amount. Costs, enforcement method, crash consequences, prior history, and court disposition can change penalties or points. A reported zero does not rule out license suspension or revocation.
Court & Enforcement
Court & Enforcement
- Mandatory Court
- No, generally
- NTA Eligible
- N/A — civil citation
- Custodial Arrest
- No — civil infraction (absent separate lawful basis)
NTA means notice to appear. Eligibility is conditional; these fields do not independently authorize arrest. Confirm the exact statutory track, lawful arrest authority, traffic procedure, and agency policy.
Arrest authority guideCivil infractions resulting in death or serious bodily injury require a hearing under §318.19.