Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session
Relating to: modifying administrative rules related to tinting of motor vehicle windows.
Administrative rules Motor vehicle — Equipment Transportation, department of — Administrative rules
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill changes the motor vehicle window tinting limitations contained in the
administrative code, allowing more opaque vent, side, and rear windows than under
current law.
Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for
enforcing motor vehicle equipment restrictions and may promulgate rules relating
to vehicle equipment standards. DOT rules include provisions detailing the extent
to which motor vehicle windows may be tinted. Among these rules, tinting of the
vent, side, and rear windows is permitted by the application of tinting film to the
inside of the glass provided that the combination of the glass and tinting film permits
passage through the windows of at least 35 percent of the visible light striking the
windows. This bill lowers the percentage of visible light that must be able to pass
through the glass and tinting film to 17 percent.