does Fairfax County Police frequently issue tickets for window tint violation?

I'm not talking about making my windows so dark that nobody can see in or out.
The law is 35% rear and 50% front... what if I get it done with 35% tint on
all door windows plus the rear window?

Thanks!

(what if my car is registered in out-of-state? Maryland & DC, for example)

did you even try to use the search function to see the MANY other threads that have already happened on this topic?

Does the FCPD enforce that law? Sure. Often, it provides probable cause to stop the vehicle, opening the door to check other details.

I was stopped once after being followed for close to 2 miles, specifically for tint. I had my windows "metered" and they were something like 33% which was fine for my front roll downs. I have a waiver and it is noted on my registration.


I hope this helps.

Yes they do. And they also pull people over for having an obscuring cover on your licence plate (it's against the law http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-716) and/or dirty license plates.

I think the real question is, do you want dark tint so much that you want to give the police an automatic excuse to pull you over?

Edit: Added law citation.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/12/2007 08:54AM by trogdor!.

what if you have a waiver? That means you have a medical reason. I believe the vehicle should have a sticker indicating such, so that people with the waiver won't be pulled over. Ricers are ruining it for everyone else.

One thing, my friends, if you ever buy a car that the seller says has a tint waiver, make damn sure he/she gives you the DMV form proving that the shit has been peeled off!

It happened to me once....DMV "brands" the title of cars with the waiver, and you can't register the car until it has been removed. I didn't know that and couldn't find the asshole seller after the fact.

It was a major, expensive hassle!

Is it true SUVs can tint their front windows more in this state? I'm too tired/lazy to look it up now but I think I remember seeing that.

YES!

Mofo Wrote:
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> Is it true SUVs can tint their front windows more
> in this state? I'm too tired/lazy to look it up
> now but I think I remember seeing that.

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No, that is not true. You may have that confused with back glass which for multi-purpose vehicles, can be darker by code.


Front windows (roll downs) can be tinted to 50% by law, 35% with a valid waiver.

With a waiver, the windshield can be tinted as well, 5" or down to the AS-1 line to 35% or 70% for the entire front glass.

HELL THE FUCK YEA THEY WILL PULL U OVER I GOT A TICKET TODAY ESPACILY AROUND THE FAIR OAKS AREA

http://www.iwfa.com/iwfa/Law_Chart/State%20Law%20Chart.htm

i always thought it was % of tint.. not % of visibility.. oops..

People who tint their windows, are either too ugly and don't want to be seen. Or have something to hide.

or apparantly for medical reasons... or to style their car.. or to think they are styling their car..

probably just ugly though...

or they are Albino and cant stand the SUN

Nothing says ghetto drug dealer better than dark tinted windows

how you think i can find my shit so easy... mmm ghetto drugs...

I was in traffic court last Tuesday and there were quite a few people there that day who had been charged with window tinting violations. I would say it's fairly common.

word! Five-o always try'n to busta bro for daz shiz! I chillz my ride out in stack purple yo, slap down on clip, da man stillz mess'n with mez

just.... nevermind.