Street Legal/Low-Speed Vehicles Brief Regulations

 
Are you wondering what makes your EZGO vehicle street legal? or how to get your hands on a street legal EZGO?
Here we provide to you what the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles states in regards to just that, these vehicles are referred to as Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs).
 
 
 
 
According to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles:
Section 320.01(41), Florida Statutes, defines LSVs as “any four-wheeled vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour, but not greater than 25 miles per hour.”  LSVs must be registered, titled and insured with personal injury protection (PIP) and property damage liability (PDL) insurance. Any person operating an LSV must have a valid driver license in their immediate possession.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
LSVs may be operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 MPH or less
and must be equipped with the following safety equipment:
 
 
 

  • Headlamps

  • Front and rear turn signals

  • Stop lamps

  • Tail lamps

  • Reflex reflectors, red - one on each side and one on the rear

  • Exterior mirror on the driver side an interior rear-view mirror
    or exterior mirror on passenger side 

  • Parking brake

  • Windshield

  • Seat belt for each designated

  • Vehicle identification number (VIN).

 
 
 
To title and register an LSV, you would need to take the following documents
to a Motor Vehicle Service Center:

 

  1. Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin
     

  2. Form HSMV 82040 (Application for title);

  3. Proof of Florida insurance (minimum $10,00 PDL and $10,000 PIP);

  4. Identification - driver license, ID card or passport; and 

Application fees:

  1.           Title fee

  2.           Plate fee

  3.           Initial Registration fee, if applicable

  4.           Registration fee (varies by weight of vehicle)


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