The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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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Amendments to 316.2953

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 from cite.case.law:

UNITED STATES v. HOLLEY, a. k. a., 709 F. App'x 602 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . rental car he.was driving to test whether the darkness of the window tint violated Florida Statutes § 316.2953 . . .

CLASSY CYCLES, INC. v. BAY COUNTY, a a, 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . control equipment), § 316.2937 (emissions standards), § 316.294 (mirrors), § 316,2952 (windshields), § 316.2953 . . .

UNITED STATES v. PIERRE,, 825 F.3d 1183 (11th Cir. 2016)

. . . . § 316.2953. . . .

VAUGHN, v. STATE, 176 So. 3d 354 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 316.2953, Fla. . . .

UNITED STATES v. HYPPOLITE, a. k. a. a. k. a. Bo, a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. KK, a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. a. k. a. P- O,, 609 F. App'x 597 (11th Cir. 2015)

. . . . § 316.2953) (unpublished but cited for persuasive value). . . . .

MERRICKS, v. ADKISSON, a, 785 F.3d 553 (11th Cir. 2015)

. . . Florida Statute § 316.2953. . Merricks's counsel admitted both points at oral argument. . . .

STATE v. COLEY,, 157 So. 3d 542 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Pursuant to section 316.2953, Florida Statutes (2013), the restriction as to sunscreen material on side . . . such that "a light transmittance of at least 28 percent in the visible light range” is required. § 316.2953 . . .

UNITED STATES v. D. JACKSON,, 558 F. App'x 932 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 316.2953. . . .

UNITED STATES v. B. WILBUR,, 458 F. App'x 829 (11th Cir. 2012)

. . . . §§ 316.2953, 316.2954. See United States v. Simmons, 172 F.3d 775, 778 (11th Cir.1999). . . .

UNITED STATES v. LEONARD, a. k. a. a. k. a., 356 F. App'x 231 (11th Cir. 2009)

. . . . § 316.2953. . . . Stat. § 316.2953, which prohibits driving a car with windows so dark that they are not transparent. . . . Stat. § 316.2953, we do not address whether the stop was also justified by Leonard’s failure to maintain . . .

STATE v. PETION,, 992 So. 2d 889 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . See § 316.2953, Fla. Stat. (2005). Mr. . . .

LAWRENCE, v. STATE, 942 So. 2d 467 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . . § 316.2953, Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . We do agree that the windows in the rear seating compartment are outside of the section 316.2953 definition . . .

UNITED STATES v. WEAVER,, 145 F. App'x 639 (11th Cir. 2005)

. . . . § 316.2953. . . .

DORELUS, v. STATE, 747 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 1999)

. . . Section 316.2953 provides that the side windows of an automobile may only have a coating or tinting with . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. CAIN, 46 Fla. Supp. 2d 142 (Marion Cty. Ct. 1990)

. . . The defendant was stopped on the 25th day of May, 1990 and issued a citation under F.S. 316.2953 for . . . a case of first impression as no decision has been found wherein a Florida Court has ruled on F.S. 316.2953 . . . to the exclusion of a reasonable doubt that the defendant’s side windows were in violation of F.S. 316.2953 . . . F.S. 316.2953 Side windows; restrictions on sunscreening material. — A person shall not operate any motor . . .