tickets for tinting

[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.

[suckerface]

Originally Posted by UTVitz

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.