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.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2953
Side windows; restrictions on sunscreening material
Known as the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law
The act spans §§ 316–316 (280 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case United States v. Pierre (2016)
Most recently applied in United States v. Quardarius Jalouis Demetric Arkeem Holley (September 2017)
History.--s. 1, ch. 84-296; s. 1, ch. 91-42; s. 209, ch. 99-248.
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Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.