Dade City, FL

Dade City caps grass, weeds and brush at 8 inches on any lot, including the adjoining right-of-way strip, under Code of Ordinances §§ 102-131 and 102-133. Growth that reaches 12 inches…

Cutting down a regulated tree in Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, requires a Tree Removal Permit from the City Building Official under LDR § 2.4.14. A regulated tree is any species…

Dade City follows SWFWMD water restrictions. Lawn irrigation is limited to one day per week under the current Modified Phase I Water Shortage Order. Watering hours are restricted to 6…

Pasco County generally permits artificial turf on residential properties. FL §720.3075 and §373.185 limit HOA restrictions on water-conserving landscape, which may include synthetic…

Pasco County encourages Florida-Friendly Landscaping under FL §373.185, which prohibits HOAs and local governments from preventing property owners from using drought-tolerant native…

In unincorporated Pasco County a Tree Removal Permit is required to remove any tree five (5) inches diameter at breast height (DBH) or greater under Land Development Code Section 802…

In Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, a retaining wall falls under the Land Development Regulations' fencing article, and stacking a fence on top of one does not buy extra height: the…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida caps residential fences at four feet in front yards and six feet in side and rear yards, measured from natural grade, with front-yard fences limited to…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida bans barbed wire and above-ground electrified fences in every zone district except the agricultural district, where livestock containment is allowed…

Pasco County does not usually require a building permit for fences built entirely of chain link, wood, PVC, or shrubbery. A permit is required only for fences or walls that need…

Florida's one statewide fence statute, §588.011, defines a legal fence as at least 3 feet high with three strands of wire on posts no more than 20 feet apart. Residential height…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, bars construction, demolition, land clearing and similar operations that disturb a reasonable neighbor between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, makes it unlawful to own or keep any animal that frequently howls, barks, yelps, meows or squawks long enough to disturb a reasonable neighbor's…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, sets numeric sound limits for outdoor noise sources under Code § 42-33(b)(1)a: 65 dBA/70 dBC at night and 75 dBA/80 dBC during the day, measured at…

Dade City bars sound that is plainly audible 200 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weeknights, and separately bans playing a car radio, loudspeaker or other amplifier so loud it…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, presumes a noise violation whenever sound is plainly audible 200 feet or more away between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weeknights, or between 11:59…

Pasco County's noise ordinance carves aircraft out entirely: Code § 66-95(3) lists 'ordinary noise created by the operation of railways, shipping lanes and aircraft' as a permitted…

Pasco County's noise ordinance flatly bans straight pipes and altered or gutted mufflers on any motor vehicle under section 66-97(1), a rule that applies county-wide, incorporated and…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, prohibits all open burning within city limits under Code § 46-4(a), allowing only five narrow exceptions: barbecue grills, approved recreational…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, allows recreational or ceremonial campfires and bonfires as an exception to its open burning ban, but only if the fire follows fire department…

Pasco County's minimum housing standards require every dwelling unit to have an approved, listed smoke detector installed to the manufacturer's instructions and tested to UL 217…

Under Florida law, consumer fireworks may be used in unincorporated Pasco County only on three designated holidays: New Year's Eve (Dec. 31), New Year's Day (Jan. 1), and Independence…

The Florida Forest Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildfire prevention and suppression on non-municipal land under Chapter 590, Florida Statutes.

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida allows up to six hens, no roosters, at a single-family home if they are fully enclosed at least 20 feet from a neighbor's residence. Owners of two or…

Dade City's parks code bars dogs from running at large in city parks, requiring every dog allowed in a park to stay on an adequate leash at all times. Code § 66-37(h) sits inside…

Beekeeping is permitted in Dade City under Florida state preemption (FL §586). Beekeepers must register with FDACS and follow Best Management Practices. Up to 3 colonies are allowed on…

Pasco County requires every cat over four months old to wear a current county license tag proving rabies vaccination. Ear-tipped community cats in the county's Trap-Neuter-Return…

Florida law prohibits feeding alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and foxes under FL §379.412 and FWC rules. Pasco County enforces state wildlife feeding bans; intentional feeding of…

Every dog and cat adopted from Pasco County Animal Services must be sterilized before leaving the shelter, or the adopter posts a deposit and has 30 days (180 for puppies and kittens)…

Pasco County Code Sec. 14-108 bans retail pet stores from selling, delivering, or giving away dogs, cats, or rabbits, and prohibits sales of these animals on public streets…

On a typical Pasco County single-family residential lot (5,000 sq ft up to 22,000 sq ft), the Land Development Code allows the keeping of no more than three dogs and/or three cats…

Pasco County Code Sec. 14-100 requires that all dogs and cats over four months of age that are sold, adopted, transferred, or returned to an owner after stray impound be microchipped…

Pasco County has no breed-specific dog ban. Florida Statute Sec. 767.14 prohibits local governments from adopting any dog regulation that is specific to breed, weight, or size, so…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) regulates exotic and captive wildlife statewide. Possession of Class I, II, and III wildlife requires FWC permits, and state law…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida treats swimming pool construction as a licensed trade, requiring a residential or commercial pool contractor and a building permit under § 22-62. The…

Swimming pool barriers in Dade City must comply with Florida Building Code and the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FL §515). Barriers must be at least 48 inches high. Building…

A Dade City home occupation cannot create traffic or parking congestion detectable off the premises, is limited to two vehicles connected with the business, and must provide off-street…

A 'day care home' in Dade City is a dwelling where a resident cares for up to six children or adults who are not related to the occupant. It is classified as a Day Care use under LDR §…

Dade City allows a home occupation as an accessory use in any dwelling under LDR § 4.4.4(C), but caps it at 20 percent of the combined floor area, requires the operator to live…

Dade City bars any exterior signage for a home occupation. Under the Land Development Regulations, a home-based business run out of a dwelling may not post advertising devices, banners…

No Pasco County-specific ordinance directly regulates cottage food operations; Florida Statute 500.80 preempts local regulation of cottage food, so the county may not prohibit or…

Dade City bans overnight storage or parking of any commercial or industrial vehicle over one ton in every residential district, and also bars it in business districts unless the…

Dade City requires commercial, office, manufacturing, wholesale and hospital buildings to provide off-street loading spaces at least 50 feet deep and 12 feet wide with 14 feet of…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, bars leaving any abandoned, junked, wrecked or derelict vehicle on public property, or on private property unless it sits inside a fully enclosed…

Dade City requires vehicles parked on a two-way street to sit within 12 inches of the curb, wheels turned into the curb on hills, and bars stopping in front of driveways, within 15…

Dade City keeps boats, RVs and travel trailers out of front yards citywide, limits them to 24 hours in a side or rear yard next to a street, and bans overnight storage of recreational…

Unincorporated Pasco County imposes no general overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary vehicles, but Land Development Code Section 530.5 makes it unlawful at any time to use a…

Pasco County permits residential and commercial EV charging installations via standard electrical permits. FL §163.04 prohibits HOAs from banning EV chargers. Florida Building Code…

Florida caps the drop fee a tower can charge at half the posted rate if the owner shows up mid-tow, requires a signed itemized receipt, and forces storage lots within 10 to 15 highway…

Dade City does not impose a city-specific overnight occupancy cap on short-term rentals. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts cities from adopting STR-specific occupancy ordinances…

No STR-specific parking rules exist in Dade City. Standard residential parking regulations from the Land Development Regulations apply. Vehicles must be parked on improved surfaces in…

Both the owner and the management company of a Pasco County short-term rental are held jointly and severally responsible for violations, and under F.S. 125.69 each violation is…

All Pasco County short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed-and-breakfasts rented for six months or less are subject to the county's Tourist Development Tax under the Pasco County…

No Pasco County-specific ordinance directly addresses short-term rental insurance requirements; FL state default applies. Florida regulates vacation rentals as public lodging…

Under Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 (Land Development Code Section 530.21), a dwelling in unincorporated Pasco may not be used as a short-term rental unless the county has specifically…

Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 requires every short-term rental to post a 'Notice to Occupant' on the back of the main entrance door warning guests that creating noise at a level or…

Sheds and other detached accessory structures in Dade City must sit in the rear yard, at least 10 feet from the rear lot line and five feet from the house, and cannot exceed 33 percent…

Dade City allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot in residential districts, capped at 33 percent of the main home's habitable floor area or 800 square feet, whichever…

A garage may be converted to living space in unincorporated Pasco County only as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) under LDC Section 530.24. When a garage is converted to an ADU, the…

Florida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…

Dade City treats a property that becomes a habitat for rodents or vermin as a public nuisance under Code of Ordinances §§ 102-131 and 102-133. Owners must control trash, debris and…

Every food service establishment in unincorporated Pasco County must have one high-level manager complete food service management training and hold a valid certificate, under County…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida does not license garage sales directly, but the Land Development Regulations' sign rules cap the noncommercial on-site signs used to advertise a yard…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida exempts window signs from its sign permit requirement only if they cover 25 percent or less of the total window area. Window signage that covers more…

Florida has no statewide statute that fully preempts municipal regulation of political signs on private property, but F.S. 720.304(2) protects homeowners' rights to display one…

Dade City Code § 74-41 makes it unlawful to deposit, throw, or pile rubbish, trash, weeds, brush or other matter on any city sidewalk or street, and separately bans dumping hazardous…

Dade City Code §§ 74-35 and 74-38 require every developed property, residential or commercial, to have garbage emptied at least once every four days and bar letting trash pile up…

Dade City requires yard trash, grass clippings, leaves, branches and shrub trimmings, to be set at the right-of-way in front of the property for collection. Code §§ 74-31 and 74-34(e)…

Dade City Code § 74-33 requires every garbage can and mechanical container, including commercial dumpsters, to stay in good repair with a tight-fitting cover, and lets the public works…

Under Dade City Code § 74-32, garbage cans must sit five to ten feet from the curbline and stay off neighboring or city property except when being moved to or from collection points…

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect curbside recyclables at least once a week, and it is a crime to scavenge or remove anything from a recycling bin set out at the curb…

Pasco County does not collect residential trash itself, residents sign up with a licensed private hauler. County standards call for twice-weekly garbage and weekly recycling; your…

In unincorporated Pasco County, if your regular trash or recycling pickup falls on a legal holiday, your licensed hauler must move the stop to the next scheduled collection day rather…

Licensed haulers serving unincorporated Pasco County must offer separate collection of containerized yard waste, white goods and other bulky items to residential customers at least…

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect recyclables in county-approved curbside containers and to inspect every load; a container running more than 20 percent contaminated…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida bans drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine or intoxicating beverage on any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, park, athletic field or…

Dade City bans smoking and vaping of any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes and hookah, in or on all city parks and their parking areas. Code § 66-34(d), rewritten in 2025, treats…

Riding a skateboard, bicycle, rollerskate or roller blade on a sidewalk inside Dade City's designated business area is unlawful under Code of Ordinances § 94-71. Wheelchairs, baby…

Pasco County has no general public loitering ordinance. Its only loitering rule, Code § 66-69, bans a person convicted of specified sexual offenses against minors from loitering or…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida requires a Special Event Code permit for any parade, rally or public assembly that inhibits normal street or park use, and issues those permits only to…

Reserving a Dade City park or facility for exclusive use requires a permit from the public works director, filed 30 to 90 days ahead with deposits and rental fees paid at booking. Code…

During a city-recognized parade, event or festival, only vendors approved for that specific event may sell inside the designated event area under Sec. 26-234. Unapproved street vendors…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida regulates plumbing work through the state-adopted Florida Building Code, applied locally under City Code § 22-61. Plumbing contractors must register…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida enforces the 2020 NFPA National Electric Code, adopted by City Code § 22-61(a)(2), and bars utility companies from connecting permanent power to a…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida requires a permit before erecting, altering, moving or demolishing any building or structure. Skipping the permit costs double the fee or $100…

Before issuing a permit, Pasco County's building official can examine building, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing plans, then must inspect the work during construction and…

Dade City Code § 78-1 bars building over or on a public street or sidewalk without authorization, and § 78-151 requires a public works department permit before installing poles…

Dade City Code § 78-84 puts sidewalk repair decisions in the city manager's hands: when an existing sidewalk falls into disrepair, the manager can order it fixed within a set time or…

Dade City Code § 78-83 bans obstructing a city sidewalk or projecting anything less than eight feet above it, and § 78-2 bars selling merchandise or leaving goods, signs, or showcases…

Dade City confines sexually oriented businesses to CG, CBD and CH zones abutting State Road 52, U.S. 98 Bypass or U.S. Hwy. 301, and bars them within 1,000 feet of another such…

Unincorporated Pasco County retailers cannot let customers grab tobacco products off open shelves. Under the county's Merchandising of Tobacco Products Ordinance, only vendor-assisted…

Pasco County regulates nonconsensual towing and vehicle booting through section 106-31.5 of its Code of Ordinances, capping what wreckers may charge for towing, storage and…

Pasco County pawnbrokers must hold a county occupational license and pay a $300 annual tax under section 102-97 of the Code of Ordinances, a far higher classification than most retail…

Dade City bans open burning citywide, but Code of Ordinances § 46-4 carves out barbecue grills, defined as any device specifically designed for food preparation, as a lawful exception…

Pasco County bans open burning countywide, but § 46-75 carves out barbecue grill fires used to cook food (as long as a grate covers the fire) and residential outdoor cooking on…

Dade City's floodplain ordinance requires the floodplain administrator to pin down a base flood elevation before permitting flood-hazard-area development. Where FEMA's maps show a zone…

Development wholly or partly inside a Dade City flood hazard area needs a floodplain development permit before work starts. Code Chapter 50 covers everything from filling and grading…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida requires new development to control stormwater so post-development runoff rates and pollutant loads never exceed pre-development conditions, under Land…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, requires construction sites to control stormwater so sediment stays onsite and state water quality standards are not violated, under Code § 42-252(a)…

Building a new dock or seawall, or enlarging, altering, repairing, or demolishing an existing one, requires a Pasco County building permit, as do the electrical, gas, mechanical, or…

Florida regulates construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line through state permits, with uniform standards administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Dade City's Land Development Regulations single out champion and heritage trees for the strongest protection in the tree code: LDR § 2.4.14(D)(1) bars the Building Official from…

Dade City confines Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers to its Commercial General (CG) zoning district under Table 4.1-2 of the Land Development Regulations, with the use additionally…

Home cannabis cultivation is illegal in Pasco County for all residents including medical patients. Florida §381.986 permits medical use only and prohibits patient cultivation…

In Dade City's RS-1 single-family district, homes must sit back at least 25 feet from the front line, 10 feet from the rear line, and provide combined side yards of 18 feet with…

Dade City's Land Development Regulations cap how much of a lot buildings and other impervious surfaces may cover, with the exact percentage set district by district in Table 5.1-2. In…

A single-family home in Dade City's RS-1 district is capped at 35 feet, measured to the roofline; the LDR excludes chimneys, antennae and similar rooftop appurtenances from that limit…

Dade City requires a solicitor's permit from the city clerk before anyone sells food, beverages or merchandise from a mobile cart on a public sidewalk, street or park. Carts must sit…

Since 2020, Florida statute 509.102 preempts municipal and county licensing, registration, and permitting of mobile food dispensing vehicles. Operators need only state DBPR licenses to…

Dade City protects farmland through its Open Use Agriculture (OUA) zoning district rather than a standalone right-to-farm ordinance. LDR §§ 3.2.1-3.2.2 direct the OUA District to…

Pasco County's urban fertilizer ordinance, which restricts nitrogen and phosphorus application near water and during storm watches, does not apply to bona fide farm operations covered…

Dade City requires door-to-door solicitors and canvassers to get a permit and license from the city clerk before working the city, wear a visible 'Licensed Solicitor' badge, and pay a…

Pasco County enforces posted 'No Soliciting' and 'No Trespassing' signs. Permitted solicitors who ignore signs face citations under Pasco Code Chapter 58. Residents can also rely on…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida bans parking or standing in an exclusive bicycle lane or on a marked bicycle path under Code of Ordinances § 94-33. Violators face a $10.00 fine per…

Florida flips the usual assumption: a golf cart is barred from public roads unless a county, a municipality, or a water control district has affirmatively designated that road for cart…

Dade City bars anyone under 18 from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and legal holidays, under…

Dade City parks open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. every day under Sec. 66-33, with the Hardy Trail limited to dawn through dusk only. The public works director can close all or…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida can order an unsafe structure repaired or demolished within 30 days of notice, then do the work itself and assess the cost, plus interest, against the…

Dade City's water department will not adjust a bill or accept responsibility for water lost to a leak on the customer's side of the meter under Code of Ordinances § 98-39. The property…

Pasco County heavily restricts its purple-pipe reclaimed water system under section 110-78: irrigation only, no tampering with county facilities, no cross-connections to potable lines…

Dade City's Exterior Lighting Standards bar light sources from being directed outward toward property lines or illuminating a neighbor's building facade, and cap horizontal…

Florida Statute §163.04 preempts HOA solar bans. Pasco HOAs and deed restrictions cannot prohibit rooftop solar panels or impose conditions that significantly increase cost or reduce…

Pasco County requires a building and electrical permit for residential solar PV installations through Pasco Building Construction Services. Permits processed per Florida Building Code…

Pasco County requires a formal written petition to open a public nuisance case, not a phone tip. Under Code § 42-29, at least 51 percent of nearby property owners or residents within…

Pasco County lets the building official waive standard building code requirements for structures already designated as landmarks or historic structures, but only after conferring with…

Pasco County requires generators, well pumps and similar equipment that must run around the clock near homes to be shielded with an acoustical barrier between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. under…

Pasco County bans operating any air conditioning, heating or ventilating unit that produces more than 60 dBA at the nearest adjacent property line, at any time of day, under Code §…

No owner may occupy or rent out a dwelling unit in unincorporated Pasco County that lacks working plumbing, hot water at 120°F, heating, a functioning kitchen, and other minimum…

Pasco County has no rent control. Florida Statute §166.043(2) flatly prohibits local rent control: the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old emergency-referendum exception. Landlords may…

Pasco follows Florida Chapter 83 Part II eviction procedures. No just-cause requirement: landlords may non-renew month-to-month with 15 days notice (F.S. §83.57). Non-payment requires…

Anyone who rents out residential property in unincorporated Pasco County must register it with the county before the first tenant moves in, under the Rental/Vacant Property…

Fla. Stat. § 83.56 requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays from the count. For lease violations, the landlord…

Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53, a Florida landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice to enter for repairs and may enter only at reasonable times, defined as between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m…

For a month-to-month tenancy, Fla. Stat. § 83.57 now requires 30 days' written notice (raised from 15 days by 2023's HB 1417). Breaking a fixed-term lease triggers landlord remedies…

Florida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…

Florida places no dollar limit on residential security deposits, but it enforces tight deadlines. If the landlord makes no claim, the deposit must be returned within 15 days of…

Adverse possession in Florida requires 7 years of actual, continued, exclusive possession plus paying all taxes within a year and filing a return with the property appraiser (Fla…

Pasco County classifies every trade or profession separately for its occupational license tax, and contractors fall under section 102-83 of the Code of Ordinances. The tax scales with…

Flying a drone or any other motorized object over a Pasco County park, preserve, or trail requires advance permission from PRNR personnel under Code § 70-18(e); without it, the flight…

Commercial drone operations in Florida are regulated by federal FAA Part 107 and state law; local governments cannot impose additional commercial operation restrictions.

Florida expressly preempts local regulation of drones, reserving authority to the state and federal government, with limited surveillance and trespass exceptions.

Florida Statute 218.077 prohibits local governments from establishing a minimum wage other than the state or federal rate, preempting city and county living-wage ordinances except for…

Florida Statute 509.032(7) and broader employment preemption framework prevent local governments from requiring private employers to follow predictive or fair-scheduling rules beyond…

Florida allows permitless concealed carry of firearms by law-abiding adults under FS 790.01 and continues to issue concealed weapon licenses through FS 790.06, with both regimes…

Florida Statute 790.33 expressly preempts the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation to the state, voiding all local ordinances and imposing personal civil penalties on…

Florida's open carry ban (FS 790.053) was struck down by the First District Court of Appeal in McDaniels v. State on September 10, 2025. The Florida Attorney General issued guidance on…

Florida Statute 790.25(5) allows any law-abiding person 18 or older to possess a concealed firearm in a private vehicle for self-defense, provided the firearm is securely encased or…

Florida cardrooms operate only inside licensed pari-mutuel facilities, dog tracks, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, under a license from the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Fla…

Florida lets charitable, nonprofit, and veterans' organizations run bingo without applying for any state gaming license: the statute itself sets the eligibility bar and the limits. A…

Florida law exempts small-stakes card and tile games from gambling crimes under Fla. Stat. § 849.085, but only under strict conditions: winnings per hand can't exceed $10, the game…

Sports wagering is legal in Florida only through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet platform, authorized under the state's gaming compact codified at Fla. Stat. § 285.710(13)(b)7…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.3085, unpaid assessments become a lien on a parcel, and the homeowners' association may foreclose like a mortgage. Before recording the lien the association must…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours ahead. Section 720.306 governs member meetings and elections, §…

Under Fla. Stat. §§ 720.303 and 720.3035, a Florida HOA enforces its recorded covenants and architectural standards, but only where authority is stated or reasonably inferred in the…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines, solar collectors, or other renewable-resource energy devices in…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by statute as drought-tolerant, water-conserving design. Section…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by 6 feet, including the U.S. flag, Florida's state flag, military…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the governing documents allow more. The association must give at least 14…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two separate 45-day notices, and fines are largely off limits: a…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by Chapter 720, not condos or co-ops. Under Fla. Stat. § 720.306(1)(h), a…

Florida allows sobriety checkpoints, and the discretion of the individual trooper is what gets constrained. Fla. Stat. § 321.05(1) gives Florida Highway Patrol officers the power to…

Florida is an all-party consent state, but that rule reaches less far than it sounds. Fla. Stat. § 934.03(2)(d) makes interception lawful only when every party consents, while §…

Florida has no general stop-and-identify statute. The Florida Stop and Frisk Law, Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), lets an officer temporarily detain you to ascertain your identity when…

Florida wrote the automobile exception into its statutes in 1927. Fla. Stat. § 933.19 adopts the United States Supreme Court's decision of March 2, 1925 in the Carroll case, reported…

Florida Statute 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a…

Florida Statute 500.90 preempts the regulation of polystyrene products by local governments, blocking cities and counties from banning expanded polystyrene foam food containers, cups…

Florida Statute 569.101 prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco and nicotine products to persons under 21, aligning with federal law and applying uniformly statewide under the…

Florida is one of the states that says yes to underbody lighting in so many words. Fla. Stat. § 316.235(3) provides that any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more lamps or…

Florida does not give dash cameras a windshield carve-out. Fla. Stat. § 316.2952(2) is written as a closed list of exactly four things that may be attached to, or located in or upon, a…

Florida bans lane splitting in so many words. Fla. Stat. section 316.209(3) states that no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows…

Florida treats an obscured plate as a crime, not a ticket. Fla. Stat. section 320.061(1) makes it unlawful to apply or attach any substance, reflective matter, illuminated device…

A driver of a private passenger vehicle may use a radar detector in Florida. No section of the Florida Statutes prohibits owning, carrying or operating one, and chapter 316, which…

Florida does not ban studded tires and does not restrict them to a winter season. The one wheel-surface provision in the traffic code, Fla. Stat. section 316.299, prohibits driving on…

Florida sets a separate light transmittance floor for each piece of glass rather than one statewide number. Side wings and side windows forward of or next to the driver must pass at…