Florida Statute 316.2953 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.2953

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.2953.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.2953

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

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

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.2953

Total Results: 7

STATE OF FLORIDA v. TONY DEVONNE HALL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-19

Snippet: narcotics surveillance, testified Sections 316.2953-.2954, Florida Statutes (2021), restrict window

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-28

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

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

Vaughn v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-09-11

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

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

State v. Gary Coley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-25

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

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

State v. Petion

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-24

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

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

Lawrence v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-11-29

Citation: 942 So. 2d 467, 2006 WL 3422056

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

Dorelus v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-09-30

Citation: 747 So. 2d 368, 1999 WL 777437

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