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| Tinted windows provide protection to K-9s from the sun |
A person may not operate a vehicle … on a highway in this state if … there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35 percent and … there is affixed to any window to the immediate right or left of the driver any window tinting materials added after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35 percent.
If a police officer observes that a vehicle is being operated in violation of paragraph 1 of this subsection, the officer may stop the driver of the vehicle and, in addition to a citation charging the driver with the offense, issue to the driver a safety equipment repair order.
A person who must be protected from the sun for medical reasons is exempt … if the owner has, in the vehicle at the time the vehicle is stopped by a police officer, a written certification that details the owner’s medical need for tinted windows, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state.
This subsection does not apply to tinting materials that are affixed in a manner that are easily removed and are being used to protect a child less than 10 years of age from the sun.
The fine for operating a vehicle with unauthorized window tinting material is $70, plus the repair order.
