Tarpon Springs, FL

Tourist homes are capped at two persons per bedroom plus two persons in one common area, with an absolute maximum of ten total occupants under the city's Land Development Code.

The Land Development Code requires at least one off-street parking space per three occupants for tourist homes, and on-street or yard parking that violates city standards can trigger…

Any Pinellas County short term rental, a dwelling rented more than three times a year for stays under 30 days, needs a valid short term rental certificate of use before it can be…

Pinellas County requires every unincorporated short term rental to designate one responsible party under Code § 138-3232(g)(5), reachable by phone 24 hours a day to handle inspections…

Short term rentals in unincorporated Pinellas County must observe quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. daily under Code § 138-3232(g)(3), or a stricter hour if the county's general…

Florida imposes a 6% state sales tax, plus county discretionary surtaxes of 0.5 to 1.5%, on rentals of living accommodations for six months or less, applying universally to short-term…

Tarpon Springs requires a building permit for nearly all in-ground and above-ground residential swimming pools, with applications reviewed by the Building Development Department under…

Tarpon Springs enforces Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, requiring a 48-inch barrier around all residential pools, with no climbable footholds and self-closing…

Florida Statute 767.14, as amended by SB 942 effective October 1, 2023, prohibits any local government from regulating dogs based on breed, weight, or size, fully preempting Tarpon…

Tarpon Springs addresses hoarding through Chapter 4 sanitation and number-of-animals provisions, with cruelty and neglect prosecuted under Florida Statutes Chapter 828, and Pinellas…

Pinellas County doesn't mandate spay/neuter for every pet, but a dog impounded twice for running at-large within 24 months must be sterilized before its second redemption, and all…

Unincorporated Pinellas County limits farm animal keeping to R-A, R-E and R-R zoned lots of at least one-half acre, capping density at three livestock and ten fowl per acre of upland.

No new pet store can open to retail-sell dogs or cats in Pinellas County; only commercial establishments already operating before January 1, 2022 can hold a retail sales permit.

Veterinary offices in unincorporated Pinellas County that sit next to a residential district must fence outdoor exercise areas with a six-foot opaque wall or fence, keep those areas at…

Sec. 14-37 lets caregivers register community cats in unincorporated Pinellas County under a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program. A sterilized, rabies-vaccinated, ear-tipped cat cared…

Pinellas County does not have a blanket wildlife-feeding ban, but state law and FWC rules prohibit feeding alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and other protected species, while…

Pinellas County has no general pet microchip law, but every registered guard dog used by a guard service in the county must be permanently identified by microchip implantation.

No dog or cat may run at-large anywhere in Pinellas County, incorporated or unincorporated, and owners are liable even if they didn't know the animal got loose.

Beekeeping in Pinellas County is preempted to the state under Florida Statute 586.10, which gives FDACS exclusive authority over registration, placement, and inspection of managed…

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…

Tarpon Springs follows Florida's statewide framework for electric vehicle charging, with installation governed by Florida Building Code permitting and zoning provisions in the…

Pinellas County Code § 122-35 bars parking in front of any driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet of a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, median or bicycle path, but only on roads…

In unincorporated Pinellas County's residential zones, permitted work vehicles like vans, pickups and utility trailers must sit on a hard, prepared surface: never on grass or dirt in…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, every accessible parking space must be outlined in blue paint and posted with an above-grade disabled-parking sign, kept repainted by the property…

Unincorporated Pinellas County requires commercial and industrial buildings to provide on-site loading berths sized by building square footage, and bars loading from public…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans open storage of inoperative vehicles and derelict vessels on residential or public property; Sec. 58-270 requires them enclosed in a garage or…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, trucks, trailers, tow trucks, buses and construction equipment over 21 feet may not be parked or stored in residential zoning districts unless fully…

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…

Tarpon Springs allows accessory dwelling units in certain residential zoning districts subject to size, owner-occupancy, parking, and design standards in the Comprehensive Zoning and…

Unincorporated Pinellas County treats a storage shed as a stand-alone, non-inhabitable structure up to 200 square feet. Sheds 12 feet tall or less can sit as close as 3 feet from the…

Unincorporated Pinellas has no general tiny-home ordinance. Tiny homes are permitted only inside a special-exception redevelopment of a legally nonconforming mobile home park in a…

Pinellas County requires that either the primary house or the accessory dwelling unit on a single-family lot be owner-occupied before an ADU can operate, per Code § 138-3210(c)(1)c…

Tarpon Springs zoning treats in-home day care as a home occupation requiring Board of Commissioners approval (max 2 persons by board approval) and Pinellas County child care licensing…

Pinellas County lets a home-based business operate by-right in any residential zoning district, per Code § 138-3218(c)(1), without special licensing beyond what any other business…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bars any signage rule for a home-based business that is stricter than what applies to an ordinary residence with no business at all.

Florida's Cottage Food Operations Act preempts local regulation, allowing home production of non-potentially hazardous foods up to a statewide gross sales limit.

A dog or cat that repeatedly howls, barks or whines qualifies as a "public nuisance animal" under Pinellas County code, and Animal Services can cite the owner regardless of intent.

Playing a radio, boombox, stereo or musical instrument loud enough to be 'unreasonably loud and raucous' violates Pinellas County Code § 58-445(1) anywhere the county's noise article…

Unincorporated Pinellas County limits industrial noise to 72 dBA and commercial noise to 66 dBA at the property line, dropping to 66 and 60 dBA where the source adjoins a residential…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, residential noise cannot exceed 55 dBA at the property line during quiet hours, before 7 a.m. or after 11 p.m. daily, absent a county-approved waiver.

Pinellas County bars noisy construction between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and all day Sunday, capping equipment noise at 55 dBA at the nearest residential property…

Any seawall, bulkhead or retaining wall built or altered on or next to Pinellas County waters, other than the open Gulf, must meet detailed concrete, aluminum or wood specifications…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, residential fences max out at 6 feet in side and rear setbacks and 3 feet in front setbacks, with taller decorative styles allowed under specific…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, a fence or wall must be built from a standard material listed in Code Section 138-3703: wrought iron, brick, concrete block, plastic, vinyl, chain…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, residential fences are capped at 6 feet in side and rear yards (8 feet for decorative fences on arterial/collector frontages) and 3 feet in front…

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…

Removing, effectively removing or transplanting a protected tree anywhere in Pinellas County, incorporated or unincorporated, needs a county tree permit under Code § 58-813(b)…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, Sec. 58-331 bars letting weeds, plant material or debris grow or pile up untended when it breeds vermin, creates a fire hazard or blocks a road's…

Unincorporated Pinellas County lets multi-family developments count rainwater harvesting systems toward up to half of their required common open space, if the systems follow LID…

Unincorporated Pinellas County requires at least 60 percent of the plant material used to satisfy landscaping requirements on new development to be native varieties.

Pinellas County enforces twice-weekly to once-weekly irrigation rules tied to Southwest Florida Water Management District phases, with $193 first-violation citations doubling per…

Open burning is illegal anywhere in Pinellas County, incorporated or unincorporated, unless the fire fits a narrow permitted category. Recreational campfires must sit in a fire ring at…

Every landlord of a Pinellas County single-family home or duplex must install working smoke detection devices under Code § 22-296(8), which incorporates Florida Statute § 83.51(2)(b)'s…

Selling, exposing for sale, using or exploding fireworks anywhere in Pinellas County is illegal under Code § 62-85(a) except for narrow exemptions in state law or a county…

A backyard fire pit in unincorporated Pinellas County needs a cleared burn area at least 15 feet from any structure and at least five feet across, and only clean fuel can go in it.

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

Florida Statute 163.04 preempts HOAs and the City of Tarpon Springs from prohibiting solar collectors, allowing only narrow placement decisions that do not impair operation, giving…

Solar energy systems are an allowed accessory use throughout unincorporated Pinellas County, but they must meet district lot-size and setback rules, plus extra height and glare…

Under Florida Statute 381.986, Tarpon Springs must regulate medical marijuana dispensaries the same as pharmacies; the city repealed its 2017 moratorium and now permits MMTCs in zoning…

Florida Statute 893.13 makes cultivating cannabis a third-degree felony statewide, with no carve-out for medical patients in Tarpon Springs; only state-licensed Medical Marijuana…

Tarpon Springs cannot impose rent control. Florida Statute 125.0103(2) flatly prohibits local rent control, the 2023 Live Local Act deleted the old housing-emergency exception, and…

Pinellas County dwelling units let for occupancy must have all electrical fixtures, receptacles and wiring maintained safely and connected to power per the county's adopted electrical…

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…

Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Chapter 83 Part II, exclusively defines lawful eviction grounds and procedures statewide, preempting cities from adding just-cause…

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 Statute 509.032(7) preempts local regulation of vacation rental bans, duration, and frequency, while FS 83.425 (2023) preempts local regulation of residential tenancies…

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…

Tarpon Springs residential trash is collected Monday and Thursday. Materials must be at curbside by 7 a.m. Section 8-13 makes the city the exclusive provider of solid waste collection…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, county-licensed haulers must collect single-family residential trash curbside at least once a week under Code § 106-258(3), though a hauler and…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, commercial dumpsters must meet zoning setbacks, be screened by a 6-foot solid fence, and are banned outright on single-family lots zoned R-1 through…

Licensed residential haulers serving unincorporated Pinellas County must offer separate weekly yard waste collection to single-family customers, apart from regular trash pickup, and…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans dumping or leaving garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or debris on any property, improved or vacant, with fines up to $500 and each day counted as a…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, licensed residential haulers must offer curbside recycling pickup to every single-family customer at least once a week under Code § 106-258(5)…

Tarpon Springs prohibits door-to-door solicitation at residences with posted 'No Soliciting' signs and restricts solicitation outside reasonable hours. Violations are enforced by the…

Pinellas County requires peddlers and solicitors to obtain a permit from the Board of County Commissioners under Chapter 42, Article V, with criminal background and good character…

Buildings inside the Downtown Palm Harbor Form-Based District must follow county-adopted design standards, building form, materials and storefront rules, enforced through the county's…

Pinellas County lets affordable housing developments earn a density bonus and development-standard flexibility during review, per Code § 138-3211(c)(2)a, provided the project is…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, building, placing structures, storing materials, or working within, on, under, or above any public right-of-way requires a right-of-way permit first…

Mobile food trucks and carts that only stop briefly in unincorporated Pinellas County can set up as an accessory to a construction site, an approved nonresidential use or event, on an…

Every food cart or truck operating in unincorporated Pinellas County needs zoning approval under Code § 138-3247(c)(1)b, tied to the county's Table of Uses and, where the unit sits on…

Pinellas County bars food carts and trucks that are fixed or parked at a site from sitting on pedestrian walkways or in areas required to stay landscaped, per Code § 138-3247(c)(2)d.3…

Recreational drones over Pinellas County are governed primarily by FAA rules and Florida Statute 330.41, with county authority limited to take-off, landing, and nuisance enforcement.

On county-owned or managed parks and preserves in unincorporated Pinellas County, no drone may take off or land without written permission from the Parks and Conservation Resources…

Commercial drone operations in Pinellas County require an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate, with Florida Statute 330.41 preempting most local in-air regulation.

Sec. 26-37 sets the physical-plant rules a Pinellas County children's center must meet: local building, electrical and fire code compliance, plus numeric space ratios for indoor play…

Unincorporated Pinellas County requires a permit for any construction, alteration, or renovation activity covered by the Florida Building Code before work begins; skipping the permit…

Under the county's Housing Code, the housing official, the Pinellas County Code Enforcement Division manager, can inspect any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit or premises for…

Every Pinellas County short term rental must meet the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector requirements of the Florida Building Code and the manufacturer's specifications before it…

Unincorporated Pinellas County does not license or regulate massage establishments locally. The county code defers entirely to Florida's Board of Massage Therapy and Chapter 480 of the…

Pinellas County pawnbrokers must hold every item they buy or take in pledge for 15 calendar days, log each transaction in a sheriff-issued register and check government photo ID on…

Before booting or trespass-towing a vehicle from private property in Pinellas County, a towing service must have a written agreement with the property owner covering fees, hours and a…

Unincorporated Pinellas requires a license and permit for every adult use establishment and bars locating one within 400 feet of residential zoning, churches, schools, child care…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, dumping anything but rainwater into the storm sewer system or receiving waters is illegal under Code § 58-244(a). The rule bars chemicals, sewage…

New buildings in unincorporated Pinellas County's coastal high hazard and Coastal A zones must be elevated one to two feet above base flood elevation, per the county's local Florida…

Building any dock or other obstruction to navigation in Pinellas County's waters, from Tampa Bay to Lake Tarpon, requires a county permit under Code § 58-543(a). Docks must maintain at…

Chapter 158 applies to flood hazard areas across unincorporated Pinellas County and county-jurisdiction property elsewhere, based on FEMA's August 24, 2021 flood insurance study and…

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

Florida runs its own federally approved NPDES stormwater permit program under Fla. Stat. 403.0885, requiring construction sites that disturb one or more acres to obtain FDEP coverage…

Unincorporated Pinellas County caps low-frequency bass noise at 65 dB in the 31.5 to 500 Hertz octave bands whenever it's detectable on a neighboring parcel.

Bars, nightclubs and other commercial-zone businesses in Pinellas County can't exceed 66 dBA against a residential zone from 7 a.m.-11 p.m., dropping to 55 dBA overnight, under Sec…

Generators and similar equipment that must run around the clock near homes in Pinellas County need an acoustical enclosure during quiet hours unless they stay under 55 dBA, per Sec…

Unincorporated Pinellas County caps noise from a residential air conditioning, heating or ventilating unit at 60 dBA, measured at the nearest adjacent property line, at any time of…

Unincorporated Pinellas properties on the county reclaimed water system may only run sprinklers on assigned days each spring and fall, with a Monday and midday ban.

In unincorporated Pinellas County's parks and preserves, a Department of Parks and Conservation Resources permit is required before anyone can camp, erect a bounce house, hold a…

Promoters of outdoor musical or entertainment festivals anywhere in Pinellas County, incorporated or unincorporated, must obtain a county permit at least 90 days before the event and…

Pinellas County levies a 6 percent tourist development tax on rentals of 6 months or less at hotels, motels, condos, timeshares, RV parks and mobile home parks, countywide including…

Pinellas County closes all county-owned or managed parks and preserves from sunset until 7:00 a.m. daily, unless a location posts different hours or a department permit authorizes…

Pinellas County minors are subject to Florida Statute Sec. 877.22, restricting under-18 presence in public places overnight and during school suspension hours, with warnings then civil…

Unincorporated Pinellas County inspects every short-term rental before its first certificate of use and again every two years at renewal, checking life-safety compliance with bedroom…

Unincorporated Pinellas County only allows off-premises billboards on industrial-zoned land fronting I-275 or other federal-aid highways, capped at 50 feet tall and spaced at least…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, temporary window signs on commercial and office buildings can cover up to 25% of the windowpane or 100 square feet, whichever is smaller.

Unincorporated Pinellas County bars new off-premises signs, billboards, from adding electronic changeable message displays, with narrow exceptions for legally existing signs converted…

Unincorporated Pinellas County treats yard political signs as temporary signs: event-related signs must come down within three days, and all others within 30 days of being erected.

In the unincorporated county's R-1 Single-Family district, homes must sit back 20 feet from the front lot line, 6 feet from interior side lines, 10 feet from a side street, and 10 feet…

In unincorporated Pinellas County's R-1 Single-Family Residential District, Code § 138-368.1 caps the impervious surface ratio at 0.75 of net lot area for residential development. That…

Pinellas County measures building height from average existing grade, and lets chimneys, towers and flagpoles rise up to 20 feet above the zoning district's height limit.

In unincorporated Pinellas County, the Board of County Commissioners designates a property as a landmark, landmark site, or historic district only when it meets the…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans outdoor lighting that lets glare or light trespass, unwanted light crossing a property line, reach an abutting property. Street lights, government…

Unincorporated Pinellas County requires full cut-off outdoor light fixtures, ones with no direct uplight, on walkways, parking lots, canopies and building or wall mounts. Fixture…

Unincorporated Pinellas County requires any electronic billboard operator to agree in writing to follow whatever luminance and illuminance limits the county sets, now or in the future…

Pinellas County's Land Development Code treats commercial farming, raising crops, livestock, poultry or dairy for sale, as its own zoning use under § 138-3330, separate from backyard…

Florida Statute 823.14, the Florida Right to Farm Act, protects established bona fide farm operations from nuisance suits and local ordinances that would inhibit standard agricultural…

Trees rated "Excellent" under the county's grading system, including those with historical significance or rare species, get the strictest removal limits: only for lot access, utility…

Trees with a trunk 4+ inches DBH, palms 6+ feet tall, and homestead-exempt residential trees over 24 inches DBH are protected countywide and can't be removed without a permit.

Pinellas County's Housing Code makes occupants of single-family dwellings and owners of multi-unit buildings responsible for exterminating rodents and other pests, and the standard…

Pinellas County authorizes a contracted, single-operator sterile needle and syringe exchange program under F.S. § 381.0038(4). The operator exchanges used needles one-for-one at fixed…

Pinellas County bars anyone from approaching vehicles on public roads to solicit money or distribute literature, and bans standing within four feet of arterial or collector road edges…

Pinellas County bans loitering in or around restrooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, shower facilities, and parking lots on any county-owned or managed park land.

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container on public streets, sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots, with narrow exceptions for permitted events…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, Code § 58-304 makes it illegal to let garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or debris accumulate, or to let weeds and other plant material grow untended, on…

In unincorporated Pinellas County (and cities without their own housing code), the county's housing official can order a hazardous or blighted structure secured, repaired, or…

Unincorporated Pinellas County exempts propane, butane and other liquid-fuel grills and camp stoves from its open-burning restrictions, as long as you don't use one to burn yard waste…

Pinellas County bans using a designated bicycle lane for anything except riding a bicycle in the same direction as traffic, on any county road whether it runs through a municipality or…

Pinellas County treats Class 1, 2, and 3 electric bicycles as ordinary bicycles on county-owned parks and trails, restricting them to designated bike trails and banning boardwalks…

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…

Unincorporated Pinellas County lets any residential property hold up to four garage or yard sales a year, each capped at three days, under Land Development Code § 138-3356(c)(3). A…

Commercial filming and events facilitated by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Convention & Visitors Bureau on county property require a permit issued by the county administrator or…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans planting Tier 1 nuisance and invasive plant species and requires their removal during site development, redevelopment, or new construction.

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…