tickets for tinting

[Liu997]

Today I got pulled over and thought I ran a light or something. But then the Cop started making this bs over my tint and I though to myself "I'm def gonna receive a ticket". I was just like "finish talking so I can get my ticket already".

Somehow I ended up with two!!! :mad: :mad:I received one ticket for my front windows and one for my rear sides. WTF??? Can they even do that? I'm thinking that stupid Cop just needed his fill of tickets before the end of the month so he just go around and looks for everything...

[JumpmanYaris]

Well I think not but depending on the state you are on they might

[RedRide]

Yes, they definatly can do that if your tint is not legal in NYS.

If your tint is not legal, what else did you expect?
if it is legal in NYS, it should be easy to have the ticket dismissed.

NYS tint laws:
http://www.ehow.com/about_5262688_new-state-window-tint-laws.html

[127.0.0.1]

LULz...many, many lulz

bring case to court, do not pay

1) today, remove tint
2) photograph todays newspaper, show the date, along with the tint-free vehicle

3) go to court, bring vehicle to court
4) contest the ticket, plead you took the tint off immediately, show them
the picture, show them the car in the parking lot, say you learned your lesson
5) they may go easy or drop your fine, if you were always 100% nice to the officer

6) fine is dropped if officer doesn't show up in court

[UTVitz]

I know some will have differing opinions on this, but tint ticketing drives me crazy. I understand the two front side windows, but the rears, when suv's and minivans come from the factory dark. And every state is different, AZ and NV don't care what darkness you use, UT, ID, CA are a pain in the butt. I've always wondered if you can get and exemption if you've had skin cancer and need the tint on your side windows. It makes a huge difference in comfort. It's not always for looks. Clearly an unlucky day to be pulled over for something so trivial-but I've been there, pulled over in Idaho for no other reason, but my tint passed their test meter, it was early dusk and overcast-of course the windows appeared black.

[cali yaris]

I've always wondered if you can get and exemption if you've had skin cancer and need the tint on your side windows.

No -- UV does not pass through glass.

[sex]

What was the exact violation on each ticket?

[Vioz]

I remember when i went to my hearing for my muffler ticket a guy was there, the cop had given him one ticket PER WINDOW so he had 4 tickets and a 5th ticket for his exhaust.

[redglare45]

Wow, that sucks. I've had a ticket for my front windows, never for the rear.

[suckerface]

I've always wondered if you can get and exemption if you've had skin cancer and need the tint on your side windows.

Some states do have exemptions to their laws. Wisconsin, for example, allows up to a 50% tint, but only with written recommendation can you exceed that (up to 35%):

"3. The windows are tinted, upon the recommendation of a physician
or a Christian Science practitioner treating the owner, or an
immediate family member of the owner of the vehicle, by the
application of tinting film to the inside of the glazing provided
that the combination of the glazing and tinting film permits
passage through the windows of at least 35% of the visible light
striking the windows. Tinting films permitted under this
subdivision may not be reflective. A written statement from the
treating physician or Christian Science practitioner which
identifies the patient, the medical condition justifying the
recommendation, whether the condition is temporary or permanent
and the vehicle to which the recommendation applies, including
the make, model, year and vehicle identification number, shall
be carried in the vehicle at all times. Tinting film applied
under this subparagraph shall be removed when a vehicle covered
by the recommendation is sold, when the person for whom a
recommendation was made no longer resides in the household of
the owner of the vehicle or when the duration of a temporary
condition which is the basis for a recommendation has expired."

That was taken from http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/tint_wi.html

I find it odd that manufacturers are putting somewhere around 5-10% on rear windows of cars, yet after market tint will get you pulled over for the same amount.


OP> Did the cop that pulled you over run a light meter on your tint to verify that it was beyond the legal limit? If not, that right there would probably be enough leverage to have the tickets dismissed.

[jamal1984]

Right now they can do WHATEVER they want man, be prepare.
The more ticket they wrote the more medals they will get. So don't blame on them, it's suck i know.
Today I got pulled over and thought I ran a light or something. But then the Cop started making this bs over my tint and I though to myself "I'm def gonna receive a ticket". I was just like "finish talking so I can get my ticket already".

Somehow I ended up with two!!! :mad: :mad:I received one ticket for my front windows and one for my rear sides. WTF??? Can they even do that? I'm thinking that stupid Cop just needed his fill of tickets before the end of the month so he just go around and looks for everything...

[Stove]

6) fine is dropped if officer doesn't show up in court

I don't know how it is there, but here #6 only applies if you plead not guilty at your initial court date (plea hearing) and then set a trial date. If the officer does not appear at that trial, your case is dismissed. Police officers aren't expected to show up to court to hear whether or not you will plead innocent, guilty, or no-contest for every ticket they write, they only have to show if a trial is requested. Otherwise they would never get out of court.

[RedHatch08]

LULz...many, many lulz

bring case to court, do not pay

1) today, remove tint
2) photograph todays newspaper, show the date, along with the tint-free vehicle

3) go to court, bring vehicle to court
4) contest the ticket, plead you took the tint off immediately, show them
the picture, show them the car in the parking lot, say you learned your lesson
5) they may go easy or drop your fine, if you were always 100% nice to the officer

6) fine is dropped if officer doesn't show up in court

Good advice.

It's always a good idea to go to court and fight it.

The worst thing that can happen is you end up paying the original ticket, but most of the time you can get it reduced or dismissed entirely.

It also works in your favor if you have a good driving record and were polite to the cop. If you behave yourself you have a good chance in court.

Oh, and in MI you can get the medical exemption to have darker tint and have tint on ALL the windows including the front windshield.

[suckerface]

Oh, and in MI you can get the medical exemption to have darker tint and have tint on ALL the windows including the front windshield.

Tint below the AS1 line even? I don't know how that'd work out too well...:confused:

[RedHatch08]

^
Yeah the WHOLE window.

I met a guy a few years ago who had one of the exemptions, and he had really dark tint on ALL his windows.

Not something I would do, but he seemed quite proud to brag that he was allowed to do it.

[boggydee]

dats.. sux.. i cant believe that states in the US is illegal to have your back tinted... i can see the 2 front sides but the 2 back sides also =(

[RedHatch08]

It is kind of weird. Plus everything varies from state to state so you have to make sure you know the law where you live.

When I still lived in Ontario, I had a Sentra with the darkest LEGAL tint allowed at the time. I think it was 35% front and 10% rear or something like that. Crossing the border into the US I got hassled a lot at the border in that car. Sometimes they would even ask me why I had such dark tint. Hey, it's legal in Ontario, so not much they could do other than ask questions.

MI you can only have a 4" strip on the front windows, which seems pointless. Back windows don't matter at all as far as I can tell.

[RedRide]

No -- UV does not pass through glass.
That is not entirely true.

While most glass wiil block most uv, the amount it does block (or does not block) depends on the type of glass. :smile:

[TLyttle]

I understand that all modern glass blocks UV rays, nearly impossible to get glass that isn't.

Besides, is the tint just for looks, or what? I never trust a car or its driver if the windows are tinted, and I'm in Canada!

[RedHatch08]

^
I'm not sure about most modern glass blocking UV. I've heard this, BUT I've taken some long drives in modern cars, on HOT SUNNY days with the air conditioning on and the windows up, and still gotten some sun (not full on sunburn) on the left arm from the sun coming through. So, I dunno bout that one...

As for the tint, most people get it done for looks, but it has other benefits.

It keeps the interior cooler when it's hot, reduces interior surface fading and cracking caused by the sun, reduces glare, and so on.

Also, there is some suggestion that it can reduce "smash and grab" type thefts because people won't break into a car unless they can see there is something valuable inside to steal.

Plus it can be a benefit if you're in an accident, because the tint film holds the glass together and keeps glass from flying around.

SO, I personally like it, but cops and customs DO NOT.

[Steveh27]

I'm a bit concerned about my 2010 I bought last week in IN. It had been tinted there where I think they allow 30% on all windows. The windshield is less. But after reading on here it seems my front side windows are in violation of MI law. I think I'll drive it until warned or ticketed.

Steve

[auxmike]

I got a ticket on the LIE once for tint. It was for the driver's front window only. I was running 5% limo though (stupid). I had to go to the DMV in Amityville. They have garage bays there and can verify equipment violations have been fixed. I removed ALL the tint and was then given a test sheet which I mailed in with the ticket. Other people had'nt removed their tint yet and were issued razor blades and had to scrape it off on the spot!
This was a LONG time ago though.
How dark was the tint you had???

[big lo]

Wow, now I thought PR was bad, they give out tickets like if it was christmas, its no joke down here. Here is something that happened to my dad, he has a 2006 Rav4 and that vehicle comes with stock tint, a police officer stopped him and pulled out a device to check the percentage of the tint and then realized that the tint was stock, so (FTP), you need to fight for yours and check the percentage law in you area, hope all goes well, holla at me.

[JumpmanYaris]

Wow, now I thought PR was bad, they give out tickets like if it was christmas, its no joke down here. Here is something that happened to my dad, he has a 2006 Rav4 and that vehicle comes with stock tint, a police officer stopped him and pulled out a device to check the percentage of the tint and then realized that the tint was stock, so (FTP), you need to fight for yours and check the percentage law in you area, hope all goes well, holla at me.

He's right lol I had an Escort when I lived there and I must say damn almost every day got pulled over by 5-0 cuz of my tints they were dark but its sunny as hell and hot down there so f em

[RedHatch08]

I'm a bit concerned about my 2010 I bought last week in IN. It had been tinted there where I think they allow 30% on all windows. The windshield is less. But after reading on here it seems my front side windows are in violation of MI law. I think I'll drive it until warned or ticketed.

Steve

You might be OK trying that. I still see a lot of cars with tint on the front driver and passenger windows.

Here's a couple of links to the MI tint laws:

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1586_27094-73839--,00.html#tinted

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gisqh145e3mhon33cml355za))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-257-709&highlight=

[RedRide]

^
I'm not sure about most modern glass blocking UV. I've heard this, BUT I've taken some long drives in modern cars, on HOT SUNNY days with the air conditioning on and the windows up, and still gotten some sun (not full on sunburn) on the left arm from the sun coming through. So, I dunno bout that one...

As for the tint, most people get it done for looks, but it has other benefits.

It keeps the interior cooler when it's hot, reduces interior surface fading and cracking caused by the sun, reduces glare, and so on.

Also, there is some suggestion that it can reduce "smash and grab" type thefts because people won't break into a car unless they can see there is something valuable inside to steal.

Plus it can be a benefit if you're in an accident, because the tint film holds the glass together and keeps glass from flying around.

SO, I personally like it, but cops and customs DO NOT.

There is a bit of confusion about UV rays vs UVB rays
It is the UVB rays which actually do most of the tanning


This link should clear things up a bit.:smile:
http://www.skincancer.org/understanding-uva-and-uvb.html

[RedHatch08]

^
So according to this, UVA "is the dominant tanning ray" and "can penetrate clouds and glass", while "UVB rays do not significantly penetrate glass".

So I guess when people say that glass blocks UV, I think of ALL UV, and apparently that's not true if this article is accurate.

[Wowzers78]

Today I got pulled over and thought I ran a light or something. But then the Cop started making this bs over my tint and I though to myself "I'm def gonna receive a ticket". I was just like "finish talking so I can get my ticket already".

Somehow I ended up with two!!! :mad: :mad:I received one ticket for my front windows and one for my rear sides. WTF??? Can they even do that? I'm thinking that stupid Cop just needed his fill of tickets before the end of the month so he just go around and looks for everything...

I'm not sure how it works there, but here I know that they can only ticket me for my front window tint. They have to prove that your tint in illegal. some cops carry a tool that will measure this, but you have to roll the window down and its placed on both sides....My door tint on both sides is legal and my rear and hatch is illegal, cause they can't measure it, lol.

Same as down here if a cop clears his radar gun before you sign a speeding ticket and you ask him to show you what he clocked you at, they can't hold you to it...but it really pisses them off

[Wowzers78]

I've been pulled over once and I said "really, I bought it this way???" and told him I'd take it off first thing when I got home and he didn't ticket me.

[DeathBeard]

tint tickets are extremely gay