Out Of State Tint Violation!?!?!!

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Whats up Guys/ Gals. Ok Heres the Deal. Im Hella Pissed I Live Vegas Right. Out here just like in AZ its get around 120, So Naturally 98% of Everyone out here INCLUDING POLICE Cruisers have Tinted Front Windows. So ANyway. I drive out to Ontario California to see an old friend of mine. its about 11:30pm because i left late and it took me 3 hrs to get there. so anyway im driving down the street literally 2 min. from my friends house and an officer pulls me over. He's Being a Reall D*ck too, Dont get me wrong I have no problem with officers. I Feel they should be respected just as they should do the same unto us. SO He Proceeds to tell me its "Illigel in the state of california to tint your front windows" ( my car and i are registerd in the state of Nevada). So i Proceed to tell him "Officer My Car is Registard in the State of Nevada, Our Tint laws differ from yours do they not?" ( i said this very kindly not to sound like an ass or somthing) Then he looks at me and tells me "I really dont care where your car is registerd, when your in california your too rip the window tint off!!" Then he proceeds to tell me to pop my hood and this is where i Refuse Because i know DAMN WELL Vehical Modifications that Pertain to Ontairo's Laws DO NOT pertain to Las Vegas" He Gets all Pissy and I Explain to him " Sir. My Vehical is Registard in Las Vegas Nevada, Where i live. My Car Does NOT have to Meat The Modification Laws Of Your County So There for it does Not, and you can not site me for any moddifications As Long as my Car Meats C.A.R.B . We'll I know i was being insubordinate but come on!!!. So he tells me to get out of the car. so i do.. we go threw all the crap. him searching and checking for warrents. Finally when all is said and done. i get back in my car and he slaps me with a $400.00 NON CORRECTABLE FIX IT TICKET!!! WHAT B.S IS THAT!!!!!!!?!?!!!! i have a right mind to sue the county for the hurrasment. THis piss's me off its such an abuse of power. and i DIDNT EVEN DO ANYTHING FvCKING WRONG!!!!!! Such Bull Sh*T

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[Stearic]

Wow man, thats insane. I'd definatly be going to court over this. As for suing them i'd wait to see how the court date goes first. That cop was out of line the way he was acting towards you.

[runner1738]

actually its true about the front tint its just a stupid law, and poorly maybe if you take it to court you can get it rewritten, but yea i dont know why they exxpect people ot take it off just to come in the state of california then put it back on again for the heat, its ridiculous, but did he say what made him pull you over in the first place? but like half the cars in san diego county have tinted front windows and i dont see the cops stopping every car that does, which they alsmost should due to make more revenue for our county

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He Told Me He Pulled Me over for the window tint violation, But i know it was because the way my car looks (profiled like a biatch) ontario/ riverside has no tolerance for the street racing scene witch i totally agree with them on, but just because someone has a nice car doesnt give them the right to pull anyone over they want souly on speculation. I mean come on. I've Herd of some Pritty Rediculious Charges out there. Like Officers Citing Tickets for Suspention Modifications (that are Legal) (the lowest part of the car can not go beond the Lowest part of the rim). I guess im just used to the Officers out here. THere cool as hell. Granted They do there job, but at the same time they dont care about Modifications AT ALL as long as its not interfering with traffic. Like For Example. One Time I was driving threw town (during my ricer stage) and i had my Car neons on (red) a bike officer pulled me over and told me i had my car lit up like a christmas tree lol we both started laphing and he asked if i could turn them off with a swich and they werent connected to my running lights. I said yes. Turned them off. and he let me go not even with a warning, he just told me to be carfull an not to run them with the car on because people might think i was a cop or somthing.. he was hella cool. .. i guess its just about respect though ya know... *sigh*

[gearbox]

i got profiled here once and after that the cops know to leave me alone. The one that pulled me was smart enough to say he "thought" i wasnt wearing a seatbeat. we both knew it was for the tint. but he had the good sense to admit nothing and send me on my way with a warning for something dumb, oh yea using white fogs in the city.

so yea that cop is in alot of trouble for hassling you. there is no way you can get a ticket for tint if your car is registered in another state. same goes for mods. as far as you're concerned, you were just driving through not living there. so their vehicle laws are N/A

[runner1738]

CALIFORNIA CODES
VEHICLE CODE

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.


26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.



26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any
transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of
any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the
light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except
as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 26708.
(b) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the
glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United
States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and
(2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those
standards for the particular type of glass used.



26710. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway
when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition
as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear.
In the event any windshield or rear window fails to comply with
this code the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver
to make the windshield and rear window conform to the requirements of
this code within 48 hours. The officer may also arrest the driver
and give him notice to appear and further require the driver or the
owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that
the windshield or rear window has been made to conform to the
requirements of this code.


this is the law that i found i dont know what section they cited for you, but i thought there was a clause about vistors must compily with state law , but i dont see it here

[PunkingCivic]

Thats B.S.

That should have been a $10 fit it ticket at most.

The cop is dicking you, because he felt dicked.

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(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.

Isnt this the main point to window tint? I mean. Thats what it is used for out here. Thanks Runner For your imput Im Very greatfull. I THink its kick ass that we have EMII Enthusiasts On the Board that are peace officers. I hope you dont take all the Negative feed back about law enforcement personal. your ok in my book

If we all must comply to Each Individual States laws... How are we to know each and every one of them... That pritty much keeps me from ever going back to Cali. Or any other state for that matter. So Theoreticly i can be ticketed in every state But My Residing State For my window tint. Even though i just might be passing threw..... Thats a Bit Extream to me..

Is it just me or does anyone else find that the extream ignorance of a couple stuipd ricers and overbearing power hungery law makers make it increasingly difficult to pursue a passion that has a hold of everone at least once in there life.... I mean, I know Laws are put into affect to Save Lives.. Im an Architecture Student.. We live by Code. But The Diffrence bettween Laws and Codes is that Every Code in the IBC or any Building code book for that matter, Was Writen Because of Experiance. I fail to see the point in laws that out right ban Engine Modification. They could have been written alot better. Most seem to be for Convinence than anything. I guess i can see the importance to the window tint laws, so officers dont have to worry about having a fire arm pulled on them, but window tint isnt going to stop somthing like that from happening, thats why they approch the car the way they are suppost to. But by Wrighting a law saying that its Illigel for ANY Vehical to Enter california with tinted front windows. Makes it extreamly Disscuraging for me or anyone in my possision for that matter to even visit the state..... sorry.. i guess im just a bit disscuraged, and upset..but anyway im done. i wont bore any of you any more.. THanks for your Help Runner.. Take it easy out there. Peace.

[gearbox]

dont let that bother you. i've done a ton of stuff to mine and its 100% legal. window tint laws are a joke, what if there's a guy in the back seat holding a shotgun behind 5% legal tint. stupid law. its just like the carb intakes. there is no such thing as an intake affecting smog, its just a sticker that the company gets by paying $ to get carb exempt. i mean yea give someone a ticket for removing the cat, not for changing air intake.