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Florida Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Florida (28% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.

Reviewed by PlainStatute EditorialLast reviewed July 2026Verified against §§316.2951–316.2957

Florida window tint checker

Window tint · Florida

VLT (visible light transmission) is the share of light the film lets through; a lower number is darker. It is printed on the film packaging or your installation receipt. Leave it blank to just read the limits.

Florida legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
28% VLT min
At least 28% light transmittance.
Back side windows
15% min
Sedans: at least 15%. Multipurpose vehicles (SUV/van/truck): at least 6%, a floor, not "any".
Rear window
15% min
Same behind-driver floors: 15% (sedan) / 6% (MPV).
Windshield
AS-1 line (no inch figure)
Transparent sunscreen strip above the AS-1 line (per FMVSS 205). The statute states no inch figure, "top 5 inches" is a non-statutory gloss..
Medical exemption
A nontransferable medical exemption certificate (lupus, autoimmune and other light-sensitivity conditions): FLHSMV form HSMV 83390, certified by a physician, PA, or ARNP. Void when the vehicle is sold.
Penalty
Operating: noncriminal traffic infraction (nonmoving violation). Selling/installing violating material: second-degree misdemeanor. Dollar amounts are not in the tint statute; set by ch. 318 county schedules.
Tint-meter tolerance
±3% measurement tolerance

Enter your film's VLT above to check it against each Florida window limit, or read the limits as they stand.

Sedan floors shown. Multipurpose vehicles (SUV/van/truck) may go down to 6% VLT on windows behind the driver (§316.2954). Measurements carry a ±3% tolerance (§316.2955).

Film is sold by its own VLT, but police measure the installed darkness: the film combined with your factory glass, which reads darker than the film alone. These are the Florida figures stated as information, not a determination about any stop or ticket.

Informational only, not legal advice. Reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Florida window tint reference, cited to Fla. Stat. §§316.2951–316.2957.

How the Florida tint rules work

Florida uses a three-tier system: 28% on the front doors, 15% behind the driver for sedans, and a genuine 6% floor, not "anything goes", for SUVs, vans, and trucks. The windshield rule is the federal AS-1 line, with no inch figure in the statute, and measurements carry a ±3% tolerance.

This checker applies the Florida figures to the VLT you enter. It is informational only and not legal advice: reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. For the full rules, the shades table, and the citations, see the Florida window tint reference, cited to Fla. Stat. §§316.2951–316.2957.

Window tint checkers for other states

Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.