G-RELL
FULLY DIPPED LS
It all depends on your state law... each is different. But you do have to abide by each state law, even if your just driving through (doesn't matter if your registered somewhere else)
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G-RELL
FULLY DIPPED LS
lol i know... I wanna see more of that one... I hate to do it now in the cold, but i dont know if i can wait!
Blocking the HMSL would defeat the purpose. It really doesn't look that bad in person. On my 06's they cut the tint around the HMSL also.
Not true. Simple example: Some states require front and rear plates. Other states only issue one plate to a vehicle. If your statement was right, Illinios state troopers would be parked at the Mississippi river. Pulling over every single Missouri vehicle giving them tickets. As wells as enforcing window tint, plate covers, underbody lights equipement, etc.....
One state cannot enforce its on vehicle code onto a registered out of state vehicle. The ONLY vehicles that have a unifrom code is commercial vehicles. Federal DOT rwrites that code. Each state is responsible to enforce it.
G-RELL
FULLY DIPPED LS
As I would agree with you, and you make a valid point... But there are many examples, even someone on here not to long ago, venting about this exact situation. If it wasn't 3 and I wasn't on my phone I'd find it.....something to do with each states safety laws....each state looks at tint differently... And that your operating what one state conciders an unsafe vehicle....I look for a better example in the morning...
JVIP
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One state cannot enforce its on vehicle code onto a registered out of state vehicle. The ONLY vehicles that have a unifrom code is commercial vehicles. Federal DOT rwrites that code. Each state is responsible to enforce it.[/QUOTE]
This is 100% correct..cars are subjected to the laws under which state the registration was issued.
This is 100% correct..cars are subjected to the laws under which state the registration was issued.
JVIP
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I have my 3rd light cut around. Does not bother me one bit. Car looks good to me.
same here...don't mind it one but.
97blownsaleen
LVC Member
tint looks good...i like mine really dark...i have my doors at 13% my rear at 6% and my full windshield at 38%
CA does all the time. Apparently they look at tint differently. I don't have time to find the appropriate vehicle code right now, but even out-of-staters are required to follow CA's tint code. Just because one doesn't get a ticket doesn't mean it isn't illegal.
JVIP
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I had 5% on my Infinity when I lived in California for 3 yrs...Since I was in the service I did not have to change over my registration and kept my Mass plates and even when I got pulled over for other things I never got a ticket for my tint.
Your referring to CA vehicle Code 26708
looks nice and classy,but I bet you wished you'd went darker then 35% after you got it back lol.I went 20% my first time,but then a couple months later regretted not going 5%,then I had to change to 5% and 35% w/s.
My response to the officer "see you in court". It would be thrown out. Its the fact the officer expects you to just pay it and not fight it. Out of state plates. Easy money for the state.
Just to respond to everyone listing there tint %. 5% on the front doors and 1% on the rear doors and back windows(20% and 5% layered).
97blownsaleen
LVC Member
i live in mass but my gf lives in ri and im always between the 2 states...ive had a ri cop pull me over before just to tell me my tint is illegal but because im registered in mass he cant do anything about it
JVIP
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dude your from Dartmouth? i'm like 15 min away from you.
JVIP
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nope... i like it at 35%, at first I was but after a couple days Im more then satisfied with the darkness.
The officer couldn't care less if you pay or not. The Police Departments aren't funded by ticket revenue. Besides, it's just a fix-it-ticket. IIRC, the only "fine" is a $25 court fee. Don't confuse logic and California laws. They pretty much do what they want out here. Laws get more restrictive here yearly. There was a bill a couple of years ago that said if you earned your income in CA and retired to another state they could tax your annuity.
If they wanted to push it, they could force the military to register their cars here as the service person is gainfully employed in the state. Since there is no federal requirement the state law is applicable.
I got a fix-it-ticket in Nebraska for no front plate. There was no fine so what was the point?
No way....federal law supersedes state law.
Military vehicles are exempt because the service member works for the government on federal property not the state.
JVIP
Well-Known LVC Member
If they wanted to push it, they could force the military to register their cars here as the service person is gainfully employed in the state. Since there is no federal requirement the state law is applicable.
wrong they cannot due to the fact that while they are gainfully employed in a state it falls under a temporary resident status as duty stations change as well as while the member is employed in that state, unless they are previously a resident of that state, hold a home of record some were else.
so no they cannot force it...
wrong they cannot due to the fact that while they are gainfully employed in a state it falls under a temporary resident status as duty stations change as well as while the member is employed in that state, unless they are previously a resident of that state, hold a home of record some were else.
so no they cannot force it...
You didn't mention a "fix it ticket" in your original post. Fix it tickets here come with a time limits. If you don't get the issue fixed, you WILL get an actual ticket and court date. In most cases, when a fix it ticket could have been issue. Instead, the officer issues a written warning. I Have had several of them. Its a polite way of saying "fix the issue".
Cali seems like the "wild west" of laws. Make chip up as they go.:lol:
My comment about "easy money for the state". Illinios budget is in bad shape. So law enforcement is writing tickets for everything they can. The money goes to the state. Just like Cali passing laws to tax everyone they can. States in general are hurting for money. So they are using what they can to produce revenue.
97blownsaleen
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where abouts?
JVIP
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