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State Window Tinting Laws: N through O
Updated: Jan 16 2007 These laws may not be current and are often enforced differently by different PD's. In all cases, refer to you local authority for enforcement policies, current laws, rules or regulations. Your current state law is the final authority, not this website! The numbers represent the percentage of light transmitted through the tinted glass, so the lower the number, the darker the film allowed. Generally the films are sold as 5%(limo), 20%(dark), 35%(medium), 50%(light).A to H I to M N to O P to W Nebrasa Window Tint Law Windshield and windows; tinting; sunscreening; prohibited acts; terms, defined. LAW 60-6,257. (1) It shall be unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state upon a highway: (a) If the windows in such motor vehicle are tinted so that the driver's clear view through the windshield or side or rear windows is reduced or the ability to see into the motor vehicle is substantially impaired; (b) If the windshield has any sunscreening material that is not clear and transparent below the AS-1 line or if it has a sunscreening material that is red, yellow, or amber in color above the AS-1 line; (c) If the front side windows have any sunscreening or other transparent material that has a luminous reflectance of more than thirty-five percent or has light transmission of less than thirty-five percent; (d) If the rear window or side windows behind the front seat have sunscreening or other transparent material that has a luminous reflectance of more than thirty-five percent or has light transmission of less than twenty percent except for the rear window or side windows behind the front seat on a multipurpose vehicle, van, or bus; or (e) If the windows of a camper, motor home, pickup cover, slide-in camper, or other motor vehicle do not meet the standards for safety glazing material specified by federal law in 49 C.F.R. 571.205. (2) For purposes of this section and sections 60-6,258 and 60-6,259: (a) AS-1 line shall mean a line extending from the letters AS-1, found on most motor vehicle windshields, running parallel to the top of the windshield or shall mean a line five inches below and parallel to the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield; (b) Camper shall mean a structure designed to be mounted in the cargo area of a truck or attached to an incomplete vehicle with motive power for the purpose of providing shelter for persons; (c) Glass-plastic glazing material shall mean a laminate of one or more layers of glass and one or more layers of plastic in which a plastic surface of the glazing faces inward when the glazing is installed in a vehicle; (d) Light transmission shall mean the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, which is allowed to pass through the sunscreening or transparent material to the amount of total light falling on the motor vehicle window; (e) Luminous reflectance shall mean the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, which is reflected outward by the sunscreening or transparent material to the amount of total light falling on the motor vehicle window; (f) Motor home shall mean a multipurpose passenger vehicle that provides living accommodations; (g) Multipurpose vehicle shall mean a motor vehicle designed to carry ten or fewer passengers that is constructed on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road use; (h) Pickup cover shall mean a camper having a roof and sides but without a floor designated to be mounted on and removable from the cargo area of a truck by the user; (i) Slide-in camper shall mean a camper having a roof, floor, and sides designed to be mounted on and removable from the cargo area of a truck by the user; and (j) Sunscreening material shall mean a film, material, tint or device applied to motor vehicle windows for the purpose of reducing the effects of the sun. Nevada Tint Law 266:58-a. Tinted Glass. NRS 484.6195 Restrictions on tinting of windshield or side or rear window. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "light transmission" means the ratio of the amount of light which is allowed to pass through a product or material to the amount of light which falls on it. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 a person shall not: (a) Place, install, affix or apply upon the windshield or any side or rear window of a motor vehicle which is required to be registered in this state; or (b) Operate on any highway a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state on which there has been placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle, any transparent material which alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield or side or rear window. 3. The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to: (a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is: (1) Nonreflective; and (2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent. (b) A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle. (c) Any transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if: (1) The bottom edge of the material is not less than 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; and (2) The material is not red or amber in color. 4. The prohibition set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 does not apply to a motor vehicle with a model year of 1993 or older, if transparent material was placed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or any side or rear window of the motor vehicle before July 1, 1993. 5. This section does not prohibit the operation or sale of a motor vehicle which has a windshield or windows that are covered by or treated with any material, if the vehicle was sold when new or could have been sold when new with such material as standard or optional equipment without violating any federal statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture. 6. The director may, by regulation, provide for exemptions and exceptions from the provisions of subsection 2. 7. For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a violation of subsection 2 is not a moving traffic violation. New Hampshire Tint Law 266:58-a. Tinted Glass. I. It shall be unlawful to sell or inspect any motor vehicle in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver. II. It shall be unlawful to install after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver on any motor vehicle which is registered in this state. III. It shall be unlawful to drive on any way any motor vehicle registered in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver. Where after market tinting is applied to windows to the rear of the driver, outside rear view mirrors shall be required on both the left and right side of the vehicle for the use of the driver and a front seat passenger. The light transmittance of after market tinted windows where they are allowed shall not be less than 35 percent. III-a. Persons who require for medical reasons after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver may apply for a special permit pursuant to RSA 266:61-a, IX. IV. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the administration and enforcement of this section. V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit after market tinting of the windshield of a vehicle with a strip not wider than 6 inches located at the very top of the windshield, provided that the light transmittance of the strip shall not be less than 35 percent. VI. Any natural person or any other person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. New Mexico "66-3-846. Windshields must be unobstructed and Equipped with wipers, Windows must be transparent A. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon or in the front windshield, windows to the immediate right and left of the driver or in the rearmost window if the latter is used for driving visibility, except as provided in Section 66-3-846.1 NMSA 1978. The rearmost window is not necessary for driving visibility where outside rearview mirrors are attached to the vehicle. B. The windshield on every motor vehicle except a motorcycle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. C. Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order." 66-3-846.1. Sun Screening Material on Windshields and Windows -- Requirements, violation, penalty A. A person shall not operate on any street or highway a motor vehicle that is registered or required to be registered in this state if that motor vehicle has a sun screening material on the windshield or any window that does not comply with the requirements of this section. B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a sun screening material: (1) when used in conjunction with the windshield, shall be nonreflective, shall not be red, yellow or amber in color and shall be used only along the top of the windshield, not extending downward beyond the ASI line or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield; and (2) when used in conjunction with the safety glazing materials of the side wings or side windows located at the immediate right and left of the driver, the side windows behind the driver and the rearmost window shall be nonreflective, shall have a light transmission of not less than twenty percent and shall be used only on the windows of a motor vehicle equipped with one right and one left outside rearview mirror. C. Each manufacturer shall: (1) certify to the division that a sun screening material used by that manufacturer is in compliance with the nonreflectivity and light transmission requirements of this section; (2) provide a label not to exceed one and one-half square inches in size that: (a) is installed permanently and legibly between the sun screening material and each glazing surface to which it is applied; (b) contains the manufacturer's name, the date that the sun screening material was manufactured and the percentage of light transmission; and (c) is placed in the left lower corner of each glazing surface when facing the motor vehicle from the outside; and (3) include instructions with the sun screening material for proper installation, including the affixing of the label specified in this subsection. D. No person shall: (1) offer for sale or for use any sun screening 1material for motor vehicle use not in compliance with this section; or (2) install any sun screening material on motor vehicles intended for operation on any street or highway without permanently affixing the label specified in Subsection C of this section. E. The provisions of this section do not apply to a motor nbsp; vehicle registered in this state in the name of a person, or the person's legal guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a physician or an optometrist licensed to practice in this state that states that the person has a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sun screening material that is in violation of this section. The affidavit shall be in the possession of the person with such a physical condition, or the person's legal guardian, at all times while being transported in the motor vehicle. F. The light transmission requirement of this section does not apply to windows behind the driver on truck tractors, buses, recreational vehicles, multi-purpose passenger vehicles and motor homes. The provision of this section shall not apply to motor vehicle glazing which complies with federal motor vehicle standards. G. The provisions of this section do not apply to motor vehicles that have sun screening material on the windshield or any window prior to the effective date of this section. H. As used in this section: (1) "light transmission" means the ratio of the amount of total light that passes through a product or material, expressed in percentages, to the amount nbsp; of the total light falling on the product or material; (2) "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of sun screening products or materials designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of the sun; (3) "nonreflective" means designed to absorb light rather that to reflect it; and (4) "sun screening material" means any film material, substance, device or product that is designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle safety glazing materials for reducing the effects of the sun. I. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than seventy-five dollars ($75.00)." NEW YORK Chapter 775, Title III, Article 9, Section 375, Subdivision 12-16 12. It shall be unlawful to operate on any public highway or street in this state any motor vehicle registered in New York state unless such vehicle be equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows and windshields. For the purposes of this subdivision, any device other than a trailer, which is attached to or carried upon a motor vehicle and which lawfully can be occupied while the motor vehicle is in motion, shall be considered a part of such motor vehicle. 12-a. (a) Every motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, when driven or operated upon a public highway, road or street shall be equipped with a front windshield in a fixed and more or less upright position constructed of safety glass as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section and required by subdivisions eleven and twelve hereof. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign or other nontransparent material other than a certificate or paper required to be displayed by law upon the front windshield or the sidewings or side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat. (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield; or (2) the sidewings or side windows of which on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or (3) if it is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible and any rear side window has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or (4) the rear window of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent. A rear window may have a light transmittance of less than seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic behind such vehicle. (c) Any person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun and/or any person operating a motor vehicle belonging to such person or in which such person is an habitual passenger shall be exempt from the provisions of subparagraphs one and two of paragraph (b) of this subdivision provided the commissioner has granted an exemption and notice of such exemption is affixed to the vehicle as directed by the commissioner. The applicant for such exemption must provide a physician's statement with the reason for the exemption, the name of the individual with a medically necessary condition operating or transported in the vehicle, the specific condition involved, and the minimum level of light transmission required. The commissioner shall only authorize exemptions where the medical condition certified by the physician is contained on a list of medical conditions prepared by the commissioner of health pursuant to subdivision sixteen of section two hundred six of the public health law. If such such exemption is granted, the commissioner shall make a record thereof and shall distribute a sufficiently noticeable sticker to the applicant to be attached to any window so shielded or altered pursuant to such exemption. (d) The commissioner may test any window for a person who has been charged with violating this subdivision. If such window is found to be in conformity with this subdivision, a small label attesting to the conformity shall be affixed to the window tested. (e) On and after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, equip or operate a motor vehicle in this state in violation of the provisions of this subdivision, except that a person may operate a nineteen hundred ninety-one or earlier model year vehicle without violating this subdivision if the windows on said vehicle were in conformity with this subdivision as it existed on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-one. (f) The commissioner shall make such rules and regulations as he shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision. 13. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to replace glass in doors, windows, or windshields of motor vehicles unless such replacement be made with safety glass. 14. The term "safety glass" as used in this section shall be construed to mean any product composed of glass, so manufactured, fabricated or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken, or such other or similar product as may be approved by the commissioner. 15. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall maintain a list of types of glass approved by him as conforming to the specifications and requirements for safety glass as set forth in this section, and shall not issue a license for or relicense any motor vehicle subject to the provisions of subdivisions eleven and twelve unless such motor vehicle be equipped as therein provided with such approved type of glass. 16. The owner and operator of any motor vehicle operated in violation of the provisions of subdivisions eleven and twelve shall be guilty of a traffic infraction. In case of the violation of such subdivisions by any common carrier or person operating under a permit issued by the public service commission (or other authorized body or person), said permit shall be revoked, or, in the discretion of the commissioner, suspended until the provisions of such subdivisions are satisfactorily complied with. North Carolina Section 1. G.S. 20-127, as amended by Chapter 683 of the 1993 Session Laws (Reg. Sess. 1994), reads as rewritten: "? 20-127. Windows and windshield wipers. (a) Windshield Wipers. -- A vehicle that is operated on a highway and has a windshield must have a windshield wiper to clear rain or other substances from the windshield in front of the driver of the vehicle and the windshield wiper must be in good working order. If a vehicle has more than one windshield wiper to clear substances from the windshield, all the windshield wipers must be in good working order. (b) Window Tinting Restrictions. -- A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area must comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Any other window of the vehicle may be tinted in accordance with the following restrictions: (1) The total light transmission of the tinted window must be at least thirty-five percent (35%). A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two nbsp; percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction. (2) The light reflectance of the tinted window must be twenty percent (20%) or less. (3) Tinted film or another material used to tint the window must be nonreflective and must be a color nbsp; other than red, yellow, or amber. (c) Tinting Exceptions. -- The window tinting restrictions in subsection (b) of this section apply without exception to the windshield of a vehicle. The window tinting restrictions in subdivisions (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section do not apply to any of the following vehicle windows: (1) A window of an excursion passenger vehicle, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(27)a. (2) A window of a for-hire passenger vehicle, as defined in nbsp; G.S. 20-4.01(27)b. (3) A window of a common carrier of passengers, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(27)c. (4) A window of a motor home, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(27)d2. (5) A window of an ambulance, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(27)f. (6) The rear window of a property-hauling vehicle, as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(31). (7) A window of a limousine. (8) A window of a law enforcement vehicle. nbsp; (9) A window of a multipurpose vehicle that is behind the driver of the vehicle. A multipurpose vehicle is a passenger vehicle that is designed to carry 10 or fewer passengers and either is constructed on a truck chassis or has special features designed for occasional off-road operation. A minivan and a pickup truck are multipurpose vehicles. (10) A window of a vehicle that is registered in another state and meets the requirements of the state in which it is registered. (d) Violations. -- A person who does any of the following commits a misdemeanor of the class set in G.S. 20-176: (1) Applies tinting to the window of a vehicle that is subject to a safety inspection in this State and the resulting tinted window does not meet the window tinting restrictions set in this section. (2) Drives on a highway or a public vehicular area a vehicle that has a window that does not meet the window tinting restrictions set in this section. (e) Defense. -- It is a defense to a charge of driving a vehicle with an unlawfully tinted window that the tinting was removed within 15 days after the charge and the window now meets the window tinting restrictions. To assert this defense, the person charged must produce in court, or submit to the prosecuting attorney before trial, a certificate from the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Highway Patrol showing that the window complies with the restrictions." North Dakota Tint Law 8-0906. Windshields and windows must be unobstructed - Tinted windows. 1.No person shall drive upon a street or highway any vehicle with any frost, condensation, sign, poster, lumber, cardboard, metal, or other nontransparent material upon, or in place of, the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such motor vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law. 2.A person may not operate a motor vehicle with any object or any material displayed, affixed, or applied on the front windshield or on any side window where that material alters the color or reduces the light transmittance, or reduces the clear and unobstructed view through the windshield or window. This subsection does not apply to windows behind the driver or to tinted windows or windshields in compliance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards No. 205. Oklahoma A. As used in this section: 1. "Glass coating material" or "sunscreening devices" means materials, films, applications or devices which are used in conjunction with approved vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of sun; 2. "Light transmission" means the percentage of total light which is allowed to pass through a window; 3. "Luminous reflectance" means the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, which is reflected outward by the glass coating material or sunscreening device to the amount of total light falling on the glass coating material; 4. "Manufacturer" means: a. a person who engages in the manufacturing or assembling of sunscreening devices, or a person who fabricates, laminates, or tempers glazing materials, incorporating the capacity to reflect or to reduce the transmittance of light during the manufacturing process; 5. "Multipurpose vehicle" means any vehicle capable of carrying goods or persons and which is manufactured on a truck frame; and 6. "Window" means the windshield, side or rear glass of a motor vehicle, including any glazing material, glass coating or sunscreening device. B. It is unlawful for a person to sell, install, or to operate a motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows, or with any object or material so placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the motor vehicle so as to obstruct or reduce a driver's clear view through the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided by this section. C. It is unlawful for any person to place, install, affix, or apply any transparent material upon the windshield or side or rear windows of any motor vehicle if such material alters the color or reduces the light transmittance of such windshield or side or rear windows except as provided in this section. D. This section shall not apply to: 1. Side or back windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of at least twenty-five percent (25%) and a luminous reflectance of at most twenty-five percent (25%); 2. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material not attached in conjunction with glazing material which is used by a vehicle operator on a moving vehicle during daylight hours; 3. Rearview mirrors; 4. Adjustable nontransparent sun visors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass; 5. Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a forty-nine-square-inch area in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a forty-nine-square-inch area in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver; 6. Direction, designation, or termination signs on buses, if the signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic; 7. Rear window wiper motors; 8. Rear window defrosters or defoggers; 9. Rear truck lid handle or hinges; 10. Side windows to the rear of the driver or back windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of at least ten percent (10%) and a luminous reflectance of at most twenty-five percent (25%) on all vehicles manufactured prior to 1996 year models, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both 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 two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the motor vehicle; 11. Transparent material which is installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if: a. it does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line or more than five (5) inches from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield, and b. the material is not red or amber in color; 12. All windows to the rear of the driver's seat in a vehicle licensed as a bus, as defined by Section 1-105 of this title, or a taxicab, as defined by Section 1-174 of this title; and 13. Vehicles not subject to registration in the State of Oklahoma. E. This section shall not prohibit the use and placement of federal, state, or political subdivision certificates on any window as are required by applicable laws. F. Louvered materials, when installed as designed, shall not reduce the area of the driver's visibility below fifty percent (50%) as measured on a horizontal plane. When such materials are used in conjunction with the rear window, the measurement shall be made based upon the driver's view from inside the rearview mirror. G. Each manufacturer shall certify to the Commissioner of Public Safety that the product or material he manufactures or assembles is in compliance with the reflectivity and transmittance requirements of this section. H. A person who sells or installs objects or materials regulated by this section shall set forth in a written statement, which shall be a part of the contract for sale or installation, that the installation of such object or material to the driver's or passenger's side window may be illegal in some states. Such notice shall be in bold-face type. I. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, supported by written attestation of such fact from a physician licensed pursuant to Section 495 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may issue an exemption from the provisions of this section for a motor vehicle belonging to such person or in which such person is a habitual passenger. Any person may operate a vehicle or alter the color or reduce the light transmitted through the side or rear windows of a vehicle in accordance with an exemption issued by the Commissioner. J. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided for in Section 17-101 of this title. K. The provisions of this section shall not apply to implements of husbandry as defined by this title. L. The provisions of this section shall not apply to automobile manufacturers that comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205 or to multipurpose vehicles with windows that are in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205, regardless of whether the glass coating material or sunscreening device is added by the automobile manufacturer or a manufacturer as defined by this section. M. The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement vehicles which are owned by the state or a political subdivision thereof. Oregon Tint Law 815.221 Tinting; authorized and prohibited materials; certificate. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may apply tinting material to the windows of a motor vehicle in compliance with this section. (2) Tinting material may be applied to the side and rear windows of a motor vehicle if: (a) The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more; (b) The tinting material has a light reflectance of 13 percent or less; and (c) The total light transmittance through the window with the tinting material applied is 35 percent or more. (3) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to the top six inches of a windshield. Tinting material may not be applied to any other portion of the windshield. (4) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle. The windows as tinted shall meet the requirements for AS-3 glazing material established by 49 C.F.R. s571.205 (1993) and the American National Standards Institute standards incorporated by reference in that federal regulation. For purposes of this subsection, a " multipurpose passenger vehicle" is a motor vehicle with motive power that is designed to carry 10 or fewer persons and is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation. (5) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to the side and rear windows of a vehicle registered in the name of a person, or the person's legal guardian, if the person has an affidavit signed by a validly licensed physician or optometrist stating that the person has a physical condition requiring window tinting that produces a lower light transmittance than allowed by this section. The affidavit required by this subsection shall be kept in the vehicle and shall be shown to a police officer who inquires about the tint. (6) The following types of tinting material are not permitted: (a) Mirror finish products. (b) Red, gold, yellow, amber or black material. (c) Tinting material that is in liquid preapplication form and is brushed or sprayed on. (7) Each person who installs window tinting material in compliance with this section shall give the person who requested the installation a certificate stating: (a) The name and address of the person who installed the tint; (b) The light transmittance of the tinting material; (c) The light reflectance of the tinting material; and (d) That the total light transmittance through each window with the tinting material applied is not less than 35 percent. (8) The certificate issued under subsection (7) of this section shall be kept in the motor vehicle and shall be shown to a police officer who inquires about the tint. (9) Prohibitions and penalties related to the standards established under this section are provided under ORS 815.222. <1995 c.263 s2> 815.222 Illegal window tinting; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal window tinting if the person applies window tinting material that does not comply with ORS 815.221 or applies window tinting material to a window of a motor vehicle that is not authorized by ORS 815.221 to be equipped with window tinting material. (2) A person commits the offense of operating a vehicle with illegal window tinting if the person operates a vehicle registered or required to be registered in Oregon that is equipped with window tinting material that is not in compliance with or authorized by ORS 815.221. (3) Each offense described in this section is a Class B traffic infraction. PA Motor Vehicle Code Ch. 45 75 Section 4524 (e)(1) (e) Sun screening and other materials prohibited. (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sun screening device or other material which does not permit a person to see or view the inside of the vehicle through the windshield, side wing or side window of the vehicle. (2) This subsection does not apply to: (i) A vehicle which is equipped with tinted windows of the type and specification that were installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle or to any hearse, ambulance, government vehicle or any other vehicle for which a currently valid certificate of exemption has been issued in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. (ii) A vehicle which is equipped with tinted windows, sun screening devices or other materials which comply with all applicable Federal regulations and for which a currently valid certificate of exemption for medical reasons has been issued in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. (3) A certificate of exemption shall be issued by the department for a vehicle which is: (i) Registered in this Commonwealth on the effective date of this subsection and is equipped with a sun screening device or other material prohibited under paragraph (I) on the effective date. (ii) Equipped with tinted windows, sun screening devices or other materials for a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sun screening material which would be of a light transmittance or luminous reflectance in violation of this section. (A) A certificate of exemption for medical reasons shall be issued only if the owner or registrant of the vehicle, or a person residing in the household of the owner or registrant who regularly drives or is driven in the vehicle, suffers from a physical condition deter-mined by the department, in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board, to justify the exemption. (B) Any person requesting an exemption for medical reasons shall have his physical condition certified to the department by a licensed physician or optometrist. (4) A certificate of exemption issued under this subsection shall be carried in the vehicle and displayed on request of a police officer. (5) Upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle to any person who does not qualify under paragraph (2)(ii), the exemption shall be null and void. Prior to the sale or transfer of an exempt vehicle, it shall be the sole responsibility of !he owner or seller of a formerly exempt vehicle to remove all sun screening or other materials from the vehicle. At the time of the sale or transfer of a formerly exempt vehicle, the owner shall remove and destroy the certificate of exemption for physical reasons and provide the purchaser with a notarized statement setting forth the name and address of the owner or seller, the vehicle identification number, year and model, and the business entity and process used to remove the sun screening or other material.
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