Florida Window Tint Law 2026: Legal Limits, Fines & Medical Exemptions
Getting pulled over for illegal tint in Navarre is a $116 lesson you only need once. Here is exactly what Florida law allows in 2026 — by window and by vehicle type — from the shop that meters glass every day across Santa Rosa County.
The legal limits, window by window
Florida measures tint by VLT — visible light transmission, the percentage of light that passes through the film and glass together. Sedans and coupes: front side windows must allow 28% VLT or more, rear sides and back glass 15% or more. SUVs, trucks and vans get more freedom behind the driver: rear windows can go as dark as 6%. Windshields may only carry a non-reflective strip above the AS-1 line on any vehicle.
What a violation actually costs
Illegal tint is a non-moving violation in Florida — roughly $116 per stop, and an officer can cite you again the next time. Deputies patrolling US-98 through Navarre and Gulf Breeze carry tint meters, and freshly-moved military families from Hurlburt and Eglin are pulled over disproportionately because out-of-state limits (Georgia 32%, Texas 25%) do not transfer.
Medical exemptions
Florida grants darker-tint exemptions for lupus, photosensitivity and other documented conditions. The exemption certificate comes from the FLHSMV with a physician statement, and it must be in the vehicle. We install exemption-dark film regularly — bring the paperwork and we handle the rest.
How we keep you legal
Every Elite install starts with a meter reading of your existing glass, because factory glass already blocks some light — a "35% film" on glass that meters 80% lands near 28% combined. We only install film that keeps you legal for your vehicle class, and we show you the meter before and after.
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