got pulled over for illegal tints

[HannibalX]

You people are retarded. Listen to what I am saying: Some states allow you to have doctor prescribed tint. All you have to do is a simple Google search.

Don't feel bad, 99% of the people here think that they know EVERYTHING and will believe ALMOST anything as fact if someone told them or it sounds "neat". But you have been here long enough, you know this 😀 They just like to argue and think they are smarter then everyone else.

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: Triumph
You people are retarded. Listen to what I am saying: Some states allow you to have doctor prescribed tint. All you have to do is a simple Google search.

Indiana:

(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1) that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) in which an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The medical reasons must be attested to by a physician licensed to
practice in Indiana, and the physician's certification of that
condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's certificate
must be renewed annually.

California:

(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.

Texas:

(6) On application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, supported by written attestation of that fact from a licensed physician, the Department of Public Safety may issue an exemption from the requirements of this section for a motor vehicle belonging to the person or in which the person is an habitual passenger.

Do I have to go and list the other 47 states to make my argument?

I don't think that in all cases (except cali I suppose) that necessarily means for vision problems. Perhaps that condition where you grow "allergic" to sunlight or perhaps if you have skin cancer or something. I don't see what vision problem you could have that sunglasses wouldn't provide you with enough protection. What the heck are you going to do when you get out of the car?

 

[bozack]

Here is what you do....

Go to a place and have the Tint professionally removed (if you know somone at a shop they don't even have to do the work just get a reciept saying that they removed it). Go into court and tell the magistrate that either

A. you took the car in somewhere and told them to tint the windows, they never told you the legal limit and just put it on...you thought you were legal because they did the work and you had no reason to doubt them. Since now you know it is illegal you have taken it somewhere and had the tint removed to be in compliance.

or....

B. You put the tint on yourself with a kit that you got at the local auto store, you assumed that the tint had to be legal since they sold it to you over the counter with no warning, as above you discovered it was not legal via the ticket and you took it somewhere to have it removed.

If they ask why you took it somewhere instead of removing it yourself tell them 1. You did not want to damage your rear defrosters and 2. you wanted a reciept for court to show that you are making a good effort to comply with the law.

if you do opt to remove it yourself or you don't have any friends who own a shop then take pictures of your car with the tint removed, or park it near the building and tell them they can go out and look if they like

Tint tickets seriously blow as they are expensive...good luck.

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: Triumph
You people are retarded. Listen to what I am saying: Some states allow you to have doctor prescribed tint. All you have to do is a simple Google search.

Indiana:

(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1) that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) in which an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The medical reasons must be attested to by a physician licensed to
practice in Indiana, and the physician's certification of that
condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's certificate
must be renewed annually.

California:

(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.

Texas:

(6) On application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, supported by written attestation of that fact from a licensed physician, the Department of Public Safety may issue an exemption from the requirements of this section for a motor vehicle belonging to the person or in which the person is an habitual passenger.

Do I have to go and list the other 47 states to make my argument?

I don't think that in all cases (except cali I suppose) that necessarily means for vision problems. Perhaps that condition where you grow "allergic" to sunlight or perhaps if you have skin cancer or something. I don't see what vision problem you could have that sunglasses wouldn't provide you with enough protection. What the heck are you going to do when you get out of the car?

That's what I was thinking when I read the laws. Not for vision, but for skin problems. Besides, he already admitted that the Dr's note is bogus to try to get out of a ticket.

 

[Syringer]

Goddamnit, it took about 20 replies for someone to post credible information that they didn't pull out of their..behind.

 

[brxndxn]

I bet I have the darkest tint of anyone here..

5% side windows and back.. You cannot see into it unless you cup your hands around it and it isn't too bright outside. It is perfect for FL. I always have the windows open anyway while I'm driving.. But after I park it and it's sitting in the sun, I come back and the car is still pretty cool.

The window tinting matches the black roof on my Camaro. It basically looks like another metal panel when closed.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: Triumph
You people are retarded. Listen to what I am saying: Some states allow you to have doctor prescribed tint. All you have to do is a simple Google search.

Indiana:

(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1) that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) in which an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The medical reasons must be attested to by a physician licensed to
practice in Indiana, and the physician's certification of that
condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's certificate
must be renewed annually.

California:

(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.

Texas:

(6) On application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, supported by written attestation of that fact from a licensed physician, the Department of Public Safety may issue an exemption from the requirements of this section for a motor vehicle belonging to the person or in which the person is an habitual passenger.

Do I have to go and list the other 47 states to make my argument?

I don't think that in all cases (except cali I suppose) that necessarily means for vision problems. Perhaps that condition where you grow "allergic" to sunlight or perhaps if you have skin cancer or something. I don't see what vision problem you could have that sunglasses wouldn't provide you with enough protection. What the heck are you going to do when you get out of the car?

So vision problems aren't medical related? The law doesn't specifically preclude them. If the court were to ask someone if something was a medical condition, who would they ask? That's right: A doctor.

brxndxnxnsdxnx: I'd love to see pictures of your car.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: Triumph
You people are retarded. Listen to what I am saying: Some states allow you to have doctor prescribed tint. All you have to do is a simple Google search.

Indiana:

(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1) that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) in which an individual required for medical reasons to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The medical reasons must be attested to by a physician licensed to
practice in Indiana, and the physician's certification of that
condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's certificate
must be renewed annually.

California:

(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.

Texas:

(6) On application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, supported by written attestation of that fact from a licensed physician, the Department of Public Safety may issue an exemption from the requirements of this section for a motor vehicle belonging to the person or in which the person is an habitual passenger.

Do I have to go and list the other 47 states to make my argument?

I don't think that in all cases (except cali I suppose) that necessarily means for vision problems. Perhaps that condition where you grow "allergic" to sunlight or perhaps if you have skin cancer or something. I don't see what vision problem you could have that sunglasses wouldn't provide you with enough protection. What the heck are you going to do when you get out of the car?

So vision problems aren't medical related? The law doesn't specifically preclude them. If the court were to ask someone if something was a medical condition, who would they ask? That's right: A doctor.

brxndxnxnsdxnx: I'd love to see pictures of your car.

Vision problems may be included, or the court may restrict the device like California does:

"The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness."

With vision problems, I cannot see how using physician prescribed sunglasses won't solve the problem and the court could take the same stand.

 

[StageLeft]

This has surprisingly little to do with the time I was walking home from the mall in the summer of 2001 and was stricken by the nastiest bout of diarhea I'd ever encountered. I started hobble-walking and it was all I could do to make it home. I kept want to use the trees off to the side of the road, and clean up be damned, but mrsskoorb insisted we walk the entire 40 minutes. Egads it was rough!

 

I doubt it. If you need it, they'll probably ask why you don't just wear sunglasses all the time?

Your doubt is misplaced.

Here in NY your "illegal" tints will be acceptable with a doctors note.

The poster asked about tints, not sunglasses, why do you wankers always argue semantics?

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: SammySon

I doubt it. If you need it, they'll probably ask why you don't just wear sunglasses all the time?

Your doubt is misplaced.

Here in NY your "illegal" tints will be acceptable with a doctors note.

The poster asked about tints, not sunglasses, why do you wankers always argue semantics?

No one is arguing semantics. If we were, we would somehow be arguing about what "tint" was referring to. SammySon is simply saying, like some of the other posters here, why can't a person with a vision problem wear sunglasses rather than be exempt from the law restricting tints? No arguing about semantics there.

 

[CubicZirconia]

For what it's worth, my cousin (who lives in minnesota) has been pulled over multiple times for illegal window tinting and gotten out of it each time with a note from his eye doctor saying he needs the tinting for medical reasons.

 

[captains]

i actually do have a vision problem and dr. is not commiting a fraudulent act. was just jokingly saying like awwww does the little boy need a bandaide. i'm pretty damn sure a dr wouldnt risk their business for some punk kid (which i'm not btw 😀 ) to have tints

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
This has surprisingly little to do with the time I was walking home from the mall in the summer of 2001 and was stricken by the nastiest bout of diarhea I'd ever encountered. I started hobble-walking and it was all I could do to make it home. I kept want to use the trees off to the side of the road, and clean up be damned, but mrsskoorb insisted we walk the entire 40 minutes. Egads it was rough!

WTF? LOL.