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Texas changed their law not too long ago

The Texas law changed (again) 9-1-2010.

I failed my inspection due to the tint

(which was already installed on the vehicle when I purchased it from the dealership)

I think the dealership that has failed my inspection does not understand the new law / or is looking to make extra $.

I have tried to lacate the wording of the new law online with no success.

Does anyone here have the new info on the Texas Law change of 9/2010?

Thanks a million!

~RTCD

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Not that difficult List by state

Texas changed their law not too long ago

The Texas law changed (again) 9-1-2010.

I failed my inspection due to the tint

(which was already installed on the vehicle when I purchased it from the dealership)

I think the dealership that has failed my inspection does not understand the new law / or is looking to make extra $.

I have tried to lacate the wording of the new law online with no success.

Does anyone here have the new info on the Texas Law change of 9/2010?

Thanks a million!

~RTCD

Wasn't aware they changed it this past week, but do know TX tint law changed as of Sept 1 2009? :mad

Here's the text of the bill for 2009.

S.B. No. 589

AN ACT

relating to certain requirements for sunscreening devices that are

placed on or attached to a motor vehicle; providing a penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 547.609, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 547.609. REQUIRED LABEL FOR SUNSCREENING DEVICES

[PERMITTED]. A sunscreening device must have a label that:

(1) is legible;

(2) contains information required by the department on

light transmission and luminous reflectance of the device; [and]

(3) if the device is placed on or attached to a

windshield or a side or rear window, states that the light

transmission of the device is consistent with Section 547.613(b)(1)

or (2), as applicable; and

(4) is permanently installed between the material and

the surface to which the material is applied.

SECTION 2. Section 547.613, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (e) to

read as follows:

(a-1) A person in the business of placing or attaching

transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light

transmission to the windshield or side or rear window of a motor

vehicle commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed

$1,000 if the person:

(1) places or attaches such transparent material to

the windshield or side or rear window of a motor vehicle; and

(2) does not install a label that complies with

Section 547.609 between the transparent material and the windshield

or side or rear window of the vehicle, as applicable.

(b) Subsection (a) [This section] does not apply to:

(1) a windshield that has a sunscreening device that:

(A) in combination with the windshield has a

light transmission of 25 percent or more;

(B) in combination with the windshield has a

luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;

© is not red, blue, or amber; and

(D) does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line

or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever

is closer to the top of the windshield;

(2) a wing vent or a window that is to the left or right

of the vehicle operator [other than a windshield] if the vent or

window has a sunscreening device that in combination with the vent

or window has:

(A) a light transmission of 25 percent or more;

and

(B) a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;

(2-a) a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle

operator;

(3) a rear window, if the motor vehicle is equipped

with an outside mirror on each side of the vehicle that reflects to

the vehicle operator a view of the highway for a distance of at

least 200 feet from the rear;

(4) a rearview mirror;

(5) an adjustable nontransparent sun visor that is

mounted in front of a side window and not attached to the glass;

(6) a direction, destination, or termination sign on a

passenger common carrier motor vehicle, if the sign does not

interfere with the vehicle operator's view of approaching traffic;

(7) a rear window wiper motor;

(8) a rear trunk lid handle or hinge;

(9) a luggage rack attached to the rear trunk;

(10) a side window that is to the rear of the vehicle

operator on a multipurpose vehicle;

(11) a window that has a United States, state, or local

certificate placed on or attached to it as required by law;

(12) a motor vehicle that is not registered in this

state;

(13) a window that complies with federal standards for

window materials, including a factory-tinted or a pretinted window

installed by the vehicle manufacturer, or a replacement window

meeting the specifications required by the vehicle manufacturer;

(14) a vehicle that is:

(A) used regularly to transport passengers for a

fee; and

(B) authorized to operate under license or permit

by a local authority;

(15) a vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement

agency and used for law enforcement purposes; or

(16) a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section

644.001.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)

[this section] that the defendant or a passenger in the vehicle at

the time of the violation is required for a medical reason to be

shielded from direct rays of the sun.

SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies

only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this

Act. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before

the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense

occurred before that date.

(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this

Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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