cop i talked to said that too many cops were signing off their buddies' exhaust and tint tickets and the law took away their power to sign off those tickets.. they can only sign off front plate tickets now.. also, they are no longer correctable violations meaning (reduced to 10 dollar fine after correction)

i had a crossing double yellow + exhaust + tint ticket, and the fine was like 683 bucks total, and 589 after fixing the 2.

lawyer said that was BS and that he'll figh to drop it so we'll see.

 

Don't know where you got that- I don't find those words in 26708- it might be someones loose interpretation, but here is the exact wording of subdivisions a, b, and c; (never mind- I found it on the stupid CHP "street legal" page- it is a very loose interpretation)

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view through the windshield or side windows.

(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.

(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Rearview mirrors.

(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.

(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.

(6) Rear window wiper motor.

(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.

(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the 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 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view through the lens.

(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.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:

(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with the device.

(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public or private roads or facilities.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply:

(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 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.

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.

(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.

(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent than the windshield without the material.

Add subdivision d to this and that is the total wording of the CVC pertaining to window "obstruction".

If you have a certificate with the manufacturer's name and address along with a certificate from the installer certifying that the letter of the law is met- you should whip it out and show the officer, probably wouldn't hurt to have a copuy of this CVC bit here too- but if they still want to cite you any judge would quickly throw it out- PROVIDED you have all that documented.

Anything else and you are right they will try to nail you for it, but the way the law is written is really quite clear and unambiguous, just really wordy....

 

I'm planning to get tint. Good info in this thread!

 

Please show where its a point against the driver to have tint. I can't see how thats possible, as modifications, or anything for that matter that are wrong with the vehicle are cited as tickets against the vehicle. I dont understand...if a police officer cannot sign off that its corrected, then who will? They're just going to cite you and not have it corrected? I dont get it. Seems like BS to me.

 

damn, that sucks, cuz i got tint on my car too~

 

From what I've read and heard it's illegal to have anything. Even if you must have 88% light transmission, do they even have tint that light... other than a clear UV film? Also, I believe it is illegal to have anything even clear film on your windshield.

I read the CVC for 2000 and it pretty much said any tint on the side windows is illegal. I guess it depends on the mood of the cop.

Common California Vehicle Code Violations Used In Negligent Operator Counts
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/vioptct.htm#1cvc