Florida Statute 316.2953 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.2953

316.2953 Side windows; restrictions on sunscreening material.—A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle the side wings and side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator’s seat are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material or other product or covering which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window’s color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as expressly permitted by this section. A sunscreening material is authorized for such windows if, when applied to and tested on the glass of such windows on the specific motor vehicle, the material has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 25 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 28 percent in the visible light range. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 84-296; s. 1, ch. 91-42; s. 209, ch. 99-248.

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S316.2953 SIDE WINDOWS - restriction on sunscreen material - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.2953

Total Results: 8

Dorelus v. State

747 So. 2d 368, 1999 WL 777437

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1999 | Docket: 1739007

Cited 19 times | Published

prohibit excessively tinted automobile windows. Section 316.2953 provides that the side windows of an automobile

Sarita Merricks v. Jeffery Adkisson

785 F.3d 553, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8038, 2015 WL 2264223

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 15, 2015 | Docket: 2657343

Cited 8 times | Published

nonmoving party”). 2 . Florida Statute § 316.2953. 3 . Merricks's counsel admitted

United States v. Frantz Pierre

825 F.3d 1183, 117 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2081, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10705, 2016 WL 3254027

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 14, 2016 | Docket: 3078120

Cited 7 times | Published

for a traffic stop. See Fla. Stat. § 316.2953. The district court conducted an eviden-tiary

Vaughn v. State

176 So. 3d 354, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13617, 2015 WL 5306180

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 2015 | Docket: 60250919

Cited 1 times | Published

tint appeared, and was in fact, too dark. See § 316.2953, Fla. Stat. (2014) (making it a noncriminal traffic

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

201 So. 3d 779, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2016 | Docket: 60257072

Published

316.294 (mirrors), § 316,2952 (windshields), § 316.2953 (side windows), § 316.2954 (windows behind driver)

State v. Gary Coley

157 So. 3d 542, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2616, 2015 WL 774640

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 2015 | Docket: 2636925

Published

, concur. 1 . Pursuant to section 316.2953, Florida Statutes (2013), the restriction

State v. Petion

992 So. 2d 889, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 19286, 2008 WL 4682519

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 2008 | Docket: 64855824

Published

violation of the uniform traffic control law. See § 316.2953, Fla. Stat. (2005). Mr. Petion explained that

Lawrence v. State

942 So. 2d 467, 2006 WL 3422056

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 29, 2006 | Docket: 1471314

Published

forward of, or adjacent to, the operator's seat. § 316.2953, Fla. Stat. (2005). Defendant then leaps from