Got ticket for tint. Can I take it off show it to them, and put it back on?
12-21-2005, 12:47 PM
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Got ticket for tint. Can I take it off show it to them, and put it back on?
I got a ticket for having tint on my front windows. I have a Black CL-S with beige interior and the car looks funky without the front tint. I was planning to take the tint off, show that I fixed it and put it back on. Am I gonna get in more trouble if they pull me over for the same thing again?
you can' t put tint back on after its been taken off
12-21-2005, 12:57 PM
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I didnt mean that... Im gonna take the tint off, show that I fixed it and then get it retinted. What im asking is if im gonna get a more expensive ticket or get in more trouble if they pull me over for having tinted windows again....
12-21-2005, 01:00 PM
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If you appear in court and tell them and show pics that you have removed it since the ticket they will drop your fine by like $10 or $30 or so (in Hawaii). Totally not worth it, just pay the ticket and leave it on.
12-21-2005, 01:09 PM
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in CA, all you have to do is show a cop that you took off the tint by taking it off and going up to cop and kindly ask "can you sign this ticket for me?" he'll either take a look at the car, or if you're lucky, assume that you took it off and just sign it.
edit: i forgot to tell you that after you get it signed, bring it to the traffic court, show the people there that you signed it off, they take the citation, you pay $10, and go home and retint the car if you like. and make a xerox of the signed citation. they sometimes lose the citation and you have to show proof all over again.
edit: i forgot to tell you that after you get it signed, bring it to the traffic court, show the people there that you signed it off, they take the citation, you pay $10, and go home and retint the car if you like. and make a xerox of the signed citation. they sometimes lose the citation and you have to show proof all over again.
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12-21-2005, 01:30 PM
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I have to laugh everytime I see a topic like this. You know the laws about how dark you can tint your car, why do you go through the trouble, knowing you might get a ticket. Is it worth it?
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
12-21-2005, 01:33 PM
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There is a local peace officer on the forum... Mail him your ticket, have him right it off, and buy him a present for Christmas. Any state police officer can write off you ticket.
12-21-2005, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged
Is it worth it?
12-21-2005, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged
I have to laugh everytime I see a topic like this. You know the laws about how dark you can tint your car, why do you go through the trouble, knowing you might get a ticket. Is it worth it?
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
Customizing a car comes with risks. If you don't like the risks, don't customize it.
I will enjoy having less heat in my car if that means getting beat-up everytime by a cop because of my tint.
12-21-2005, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged
Is it worth it?
Now if the damn California government would just allow some form of tint (35% even)
...but that would cost them precious income that they would spend on some other pointless thing that nobody needs...like front license plates
12-21-2005, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged
You know the laws about how dark you can tint your car, why do you go through the trouble, knowing you might get a ticket. Is it worth it
12-21-2005, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rtatsutani
If you appear in court and tell them and show pics that you have removed it since the ticket they will drop your fine by like $10 or $30 or so (in Hawaii). Totally not worth it, just pay the ticket and leave it on.
12-21-2005, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
doesn't work like that out in CA.
Don't you go those optometrist notes?
12-21-2005, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged
I have to laugh everytime I see a topic like this. You know the laws about how dark you can tint your car, why do you go through the trouble, knowing you might get a ticket. Is it worth it?
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
Man, you just got a ticket, now you want to take it off, show em, and then retint. Why? So you can get another ticket? Makes no sense, but hey, it's your car and your ticket
Yeah, you can re-tint it. You won't be in anymore trouble than the first time if you get caught again. Like several people have said, I'd find out if you HAVE TO remove it or just pay a fine without doing so. I'd be worth it to just pay the fine I'm sure.
12-21-2005, 03:23 PM
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1. Cops get tired of writing tickets for tinted windows.
2. I get tired of paying to re-tint my windows after above cop gave me a ticket.
What will happen first?
Too many choices!
12-21-2005, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Sun Diego CL-S
F da po po!! i'm keeping my tint on and my front license plate OFF! 
I kinda wish I could get pulled over for tint, told to get rid of it, so I can re-tint my front side windows from 35% to 20%.
I wish they could just layer tint on....
12-21-2005, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Time For Sleeep
i as well. Except i'm not that angry about it.
I kinda wish I could get pulled over for tint, told to get rid of it, so I can re-tint my front side windows from 35% to 20%.
I wish they could just layer tint on....
I kinda wish I could get pulled over for tint, told to get rid of it, so I can re-tint my front side windows from 35% to 20%.
I wish they could just layer tint on....
12-21-2005, 05:50 PM
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this is real easy. all you have to do is every time you get pulled over or go in for a inspection just put your windows down right away. if a cop does write you a citation than you can just say that you bought it that way unless you bought it brand new. this law was established because if a cop pulls you over and your tint is to dark than he cant tell if you are holding a gun up to the window so if you put your windows down before he even walks up to your car than usually he will forget all about it. trust me i have been pulled over numerous times and never got a citation for my illegal wndows
12-21-2005, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by juruki
I got a ticket for having tint on my front windows. I have a Black CL-S with beige interior and the car looks funky without the front tint. I was planning to take the tint off, show that I fixed it and put it back on. Am I gonna get in more trouble if they pull me over for the same thing again?
Other then chriskh, but chriskh you are in Colorado. Are you sure the Calif laws are the same?
I'd like to know also. Not just a roasting summer car and UV sunlight coming thru the front but the headlights from a lot of these SUVs etc.
12-21-2005, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by NighthawkBlue
You have not been given an answer yet.
Other then chriskh, but chriskh you are in Colorado. Are you sure the Calif laws are the same?
I'd like to know also. Not just a roasting summer car and UV sunlight coming thru the front but the headlights from a lot of these SUVs etc.
Other then chriskh, but chriskh you are in Colorado. Are you sure the Calif laws are the same?
I'd like to know also. Not just a roasting summer car and UV sunlight coming thru the front but the headlights from a lot of these SUVs etc.
I'm pretty sure it's like that across the board. I know it's that way in FL as well as CO. Not sure about CA but I'm sure it's fine.
12-21-2005, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Time For Sleeep
Sorry to hi-jack.
But can someone confirm this statement?
But can someone confirm this statement?
The Plymouth "Shitbox" I had after high school had limo tint. The guy that did it had, what he called, Double Dark on the back window of his truck. It was limo over limo. Needless to say, it was DARK AS HELL! You could barely se out of it.
12-21-2005, 08:52 PM
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this is real easy. all you have to do is every time you get pulled over or go in for a inspection just put your windows down right away. if a cop does write you a citation than you can just say that you bought it that way unless you bought it brand new. this law was established because if a cop pulls you over and your tint is to dark than he cant tell if you are holding a gun up to the window so if you put your windows down before he even walks up to your car than usually he will forget all about it. trust me i have been pulled over numerous times and never got a citation for my illegal wndows
freakin 
The law is black and white here in CA. It's illegal to have ANY tint on your front windows. Any film on your front two windows is illegal and so the cop will tell you to take it off.
Juruki - the question at hand is whether or not you'll get in more trouble, the answer is no. I've gone through stages of tinting my entire car + windshield to 15%. I used to get tint for free and had a friend of mine who was in Police Academy sign off all those tickets. The only pain I'd go through is waiting for the tint to be back on. Every fix-it ticket is $20. That's the only penalty, unless you miss your court date. Since then, he dropped out, and thus I don't wanna deal with shit from cops anymore, cuz I have better things to do with my time, so I took off all my tint.
12-21-2005, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
Well - what if the cop pulls you over SPECIFICALLY for just your tint? will he forget about it then? that entire post is freakin
The law is black and white here in CA. It's illegal to have ANY tint on your front windows. Any film on your front two windows is illegal and so the cop will tell you to take it off.
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freakin The law is black and white here in CA. It's illegal to have ANY tint on your front windows. Any film on your front two windows is illegal and so the cop will tell you to take it off.
2cents:
I'm all ears if a skin drs note can get the front percentage tinted.
brianlin87 about how many times were you ticketed/time period?
12-21-2005, 11:52 PM
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I agree with Chriskh. Since the fix ticket for tint is not report to DMV, cops don't know you got tint violation before.
One way to avoid tint ticket and still get little benefit of the tint looks and less heat is tint your front windows with 35% instead 20% and the back windows is 20%. It's kind of illusion from the looks that the front is not tint or tint not as dark as the back and cops still can see inside a bit. If you have 35% tint and get pull over by the cop, play nice and say that the tint shop did the tint and said it's a legal when you bring the car for tinting. Maybe this will work or maybe it's not but at least it worked for me before.
One way to avoid tint ticket and still get little benefit of the tint looks and less heat is tint your front windows with 35% instead 20% and the back windows is 20%. It's kind of illusion from the looks that the front is not tint or tint not as dark as the back and cops still can see inside a bit. If you have 35% tint and get pull over by the cop, play nice and say that the tint shop did the tint and said it's a legal when you bring the car for tinting. Maybe this will work or maybe it's not but at least it worked for me before.
12-22-2005, 12:18 AM
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This is taken out directly on the dmv of california regarding about windows tint. It's not black and white as you think (http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm)
We can TINT the FRONT windows! but not to the percentage that we like 
Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver's View
26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
12-22-2005, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LacViet
This is taken out directly on the dmv of california regarding about windows tint. It's not black and white as you think (http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm)
We can TINT the FRONT windows! but not to the percentage that we like
We can TINT the FRONT windows! but not to the percentage that we like
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
12-22-2005, 08:04 PM
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Just roughly rephrase on what the law said: You can tint your front driver and passsenger side windows based on the section (d) which said clear, colorless, and transparent materials MAY BE INSTALLED if the following 5 conditions are met:
(1) Minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent on the materials: which basicly said the tint film can block 12% of light. Now, if it's colorless as said in section d above, how can it blocks the light? So the answer has to be "dark" color to block the light.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied must has the minimum light transmittance of 70 percent. In other words, both the window + the tint material can only block 30% of light.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays. I believe all the tint on the market advertise that the tint can block this harmful UV A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address. this section just explain itself here and I don't think we ever has this certificate or none of the tint place provide us this. This is the only thing that we don't meet the requirement.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
(1) Minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent on the materials: which basicly said the tint film can block 12% of light. Now, if it's colorless as said in section d above, how can it blocks the light? So the answer has to be "dark" color to block the light.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied must has the minimum light transmittance of 70 percent. In other words, both the window + the tint material can only block 30% of light.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays. I believe all the tint on the market advertise that the tint can block this harmful UV A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address. this section just explain itself here and I don't think we ever has this certificate or none of the tint place provide us this. This is the only thing that we don't meet the requirement.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
12-22-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NighthawkBlue
Where does it say tint is a go for the front? All i see is:
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
Here is the entire post of the tint window law. Section (c) tells us that we can tint the FRONT window (Winshield) if we meet all the required condition.
Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver's View
26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
12-22-2005, 08:57 PM
#37
Racer
Originally Posted by LacViet
Here is the entire post of the tint window law. Section (c) tells us that we can tint the FRONT window (Winshield) if we meet all the required condition.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
12-23-2005, 12:36 PM
#38
Originally Posted by NighthawkBlue
brianlin87 What about the note from the skin Dr. Scuttlebutt was the note made the front window tint okay. I was told on the front the only allowable was the "clear" 100% tint that had some stuff in it to screen out the UV. However that info was year 2000.
I'm all ears if a skin drs note can get the front percentage tinted.
brianlin87 about how many times were you ticketed/time period?
I'm all ears if a skin drs note can get the front percentage tinted.
brianlin87 about how many times were you ticketed/time period?
LacViet - Do you have tint higher than 70%; and have you ever tried to argue your way out of a tint ticket? I doubt it. Interesting research, nonetheless, but if the cop says that your tint obstructed HIS view of you, he can take that to court and you'll end up removing your tint. The cop should never have to second guess whether or not he can see you.
The law can be interpreted in many ways, however, most ppl get pulled over for their tint because the car is already lowered with rims anyway. My dad's stock Benz has 15% tint all around and he's never been pulled over for tint.
12-23-2005, 02:29 PM
#39
291hp & 245 tq @ 3.5psi
Originally Posted by brianlin87
LacViet - Do you have tint higher than 70%; and have you ever tried to argue your way out of a tint ticket? I doubt it. Interesting research, nonetheless, but if the cop says that your tint obstructed HIS view of you, he can take that to court and you'll end up removing your tint. The cop should never have to second guess whether or not he can see you.
The law can be interpreted in many ways, however, most ppl get pulled over for their tint because the car is already lowered with rims anyway. My dad's stock Benz has 15% tint all around and he's never been pulled over for tint.
Using the same argument, the cop did not measure the % of front driver/passenger windows when he gave me the ticket. He did not has any measurement device and only rely on his visual. Strike two.
The only bad thing is that you have to spend time to go to court! Most people will avoid this route since it's a waste of time at the court for whole day to get out of less than $100 fine, but it's also the law to protect the consumer to modify his/her car to his/her desire as long as it's safe to use and not endanger everyone around.
If some of you remember, few years ago, cops gave left and right fix ticket for any import car with aftermarket exhaust because they said it's LOUD. Thanks to organization such as www.SEMA.com and www.enjoythedrive.com, the loud exhaust ticket is almost none existance today. According to statistic based on aftermarket exhaust noise level test in California, 90% of approximate 3000 cars have aftermarket exhaust pass the noise level. If you go to www.enjoythedrive.com and click on the link "your car and the law" on the right hand upper conner, you can read many information regarding your state and hot topic such as tint, clear taillights, use of nitrous oxide, etc.
12-23-2005, 02:44 PM
#40
~HondaF1~
Originally Posted by juruki
Got ticket for tint. Can I take it off show it to them, and put it back on?
I had no problems after that, however, to avoid unnecessary conflict w/the po-po, I only use legal tint now just to protect my interior & I actually think most cars look better w/out 'limo' tint....