[s-cars] Pulled over for Tinting!?!?

[Theodore Chen]

bill,

it also says:

 (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. 


it also states that the prohibition does not apply to the following:
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(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.

further>
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed,
affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following
conditions apply...

so:
no tint on windshield except for top portion
light tint (at least 88% transmittance) on front side windows
any tint on rear side windows
any tint on rear window if you have outside mirrors on both sides

-teddy

--- Bill Noland <wenoland at pacbell.net> wrote:

> It's the front side windows that got you, no doubt. The CA Vehicle Code does 
> not allow tinting of the windshield or front side windows:
> 
> http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm
> 
> The good news is, that you obviously live in a low crime area, where the 
> police have time to pull cars over for illegal tinting. You received a 
> fix-it ticket. So long as you correct the problem and get a sign off from an 
> officer and mail it in, there is no fine. You can get any peace officer to 
> sign off. I've been popped for no front plate or missing license plate 
> sticker (after someone stole it)  a few times in the past. Usually, it's 
> quickest to stop by a Highway Patrol office and have them verify, but you 
> can ask an officer on the street, in the donut shop parking lot, or 
> whatever. Last time, my wife asked a police officer parked on the street to 
> sign off, the officer didn't even get out of his car to check.
> 
> Bill Noland
> 
> 
> > So, we have some visitors that arrived here in northern CA last night,
> > and on the way home (about 11:30pm), a cop pulls me over. I hadn't
> > done anything, and I asked him what the problem was. He said that I
> > have tinting on my windows, and it is illegal. He wrote me a ticket to
> > appear at court within 30 days and prove the window no longer has tint
> > or else I have to pay a fine and points!?!?!
> 
> 
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