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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.2954
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.
History.—s. 1, ch. 84-296; s. 2, ch. 91-42; s. 210, ch. 99-248.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.2954
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.2954.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.2954
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.2954 WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (1) WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (1)(a) WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (1)(b) WINDOWS BEHIND the driver - restrictions on SUNSCREEN material - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (1)(c) Louvered restriction behind driver - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (1)(d) Drapes/blinds restriction behind driver - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.2954 (2) Rear window nontransparent - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.2954

Total Results: 4

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: 316,2952 (windshields), § 316.2953 (side windows), § 316.2954 (windows behind driver), § 316.2955 (window sunscreening

Springer v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 125 So. 3d 271, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3519, 2013 WL 811673

Snippet: the windshield. The State responds that section 316.2954(2), Florida Statutes (2011), requires rearview… State. First, the State’s reliance on section 316.2954(2) is misplaced. That provision requires the back

State v. Sarria

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-09-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 97 So. 3d 282, 2012 WL 3964979, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15323

Snippet: rear-window tint is a noncriminal traffic violation. § 316.2954, Fla. Stat. (2010). The trial judge found that

Lawrence v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-11-28T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 942 So. 2d 467

Snippet: outside the permitted range established in section 316.2954.[1] As a result of the stop, defendant was also…was unlawfully stopped. He argued that section 316.2954 did not restrict tinting on the passenger-side… text "behind the driver" in section 316.2954 does not encompass the window located in the rear-seating… all windows in a vehicle. The text of section 316.2954(1) refers to "any windows behind the driver… to the driver's seat. The text in section 316.2954(1) was meant to include all windows in the vehicle