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Fla. Stat. § 316.2954 (2025)
Windows behind the driver; restrictions on sunscreening material.
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316.2954 Windows behind the driver; restrictions on sunscreening material.—
(1) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle any windows behind the driver are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material, or other product or material 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 specified below:
(a) Sunscreening material consisting of film which, when applied to and tested on the rear window glass of the specific motor vehicle, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 15 percent in the visible light range; however, sunscreening material which, when applied to and tested on the rear window glass of the specific motor vehicle, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 6 percent in the visible light range may be used on multipurpose passenger vehicles.
(b) Perforated sunscreening material which, when tested in conjunction with existing glazing or film material, has a total reflectance of visible light of not more than 35 percent and a light transmittance of no less than 30 percent. For those products or materials having different levels of reflectance, the highest reflectance from the product or material will be measured by dividing the area into 16 equal sections and averaging the overall reflectance. The measured reflectance of any of those sections may not exceed 50 percent.
(c) Louvered materials, if the installation of the materials does not reduce driver visibility by more than 50 percent.
(d) Privacy drapes, curtains and blinds, provided such covering is in an open and secure position when the motor vehicle is being operated on any public highway, road, or street.
(2) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road, or street, on which vehicle the rear window is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the window nontransparent, unless the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides that meet the requirements of s. 316.294.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.2954
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.2954TINT - WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material
§316.2954(1)TINT - WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material
§316.2954(1)(a)TINT - WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material
§316.2954(1)(b)TINT - WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material
§316.2954(1)(c)TINT - Louvered restriction behind driver
§316.2954(1)(d)TINT - Drapes/blinds restriction behind driver
§316.2954(2)TINT - Rear window nontransparent
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Springer v. State, 125 So. 3d 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).
Springer v. State, 125 So. 3d 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). “The State responds that section 316.2954(2), Florida Statutes (2011), requires rearview mirrors on both sides of a vehicle.”
Lawrence v. State, 942 So. 2d 467 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). “He placed a tint meter on the passenger-side door window in the rear seating compartment, which yielded a reading outside the permitted range established in section 316.2954. [1] As a result of the stop, defendant was also charged with driving while his license had been revoked…”
State v. Sarria, 97 So. 3d 282 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “§ 316.2954, Fla. Stat. (2010). The trial judge found that the “rear windows” were “illegally tinted.”
Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016). “2953 (side windows), § 316.2954 (windows behind driver), § 316.”
Alexander v. Orlando Police Dep't (M.D. Fla. 2025). “Plaintiff stated that there was nothing stopping Officer Mamone from handing him the paperwork through the open door, to which Officer Mamone retorted that “it’s hard when its cracked” and grabbed and fully opened the car 6 § 316.2954(1)(a), Fla. Stat. door. Ud. at…”
— 316.2954(1) — 1 case
Lawrence v. State, 942 So. 2d 467 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). “He placed a tint meter on the passenger-side door window in the rear seating compartment, which yielded a reading outside the permitted range established in section 316.2954. [1] As a result of the stop, defendant was also charged with driving while his license had been revoked…”
— 316.2954(1)(a) — 1 case
Alexander v. Orlando Police Dep't (M.D. Fla. 2025). “Plaintiff stated that there was nothing stopping Officer Mamone from handing him the paperwork through the open door, to which Officer Mamone retorted that “it’s hard when its cracked” and grabbed and fully opened the car 6 § 316.2954(1)(a), Fla. Stat. door. Ud. at…”
— 316.2954(2) — 1 case
Springer v. State, 125 So. 3d 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). “The State responds that section 316.2954(2), Florida Statutes (2011), requires rearview mirrors on both sides of a vehicle.”
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