Ohio tint ticket question

[Tmann05]

So I got this tint ticket the other day after I had a warning for it by the same officer in October. I'm going to pay the $136 fine for now but what happens if I didn't take it off and got stopped for it again? Can my license be suspended? This officer is bound to get me again bcuz i got it in the city I work in, Sidney Ohio. Plus he knows my car (it's nice and unique) and i have no idea where he came from to get me but he went around a car behind me and ran a stop sign to get behind me. So I am not driving the car until I get some questions answered. I think he is new bcuz he is kind of younger and I've been driving to work every day for 2 years and no problems. Also he stopped me 2 of my 3 traffic stops in 8 years I've been driving and this is my first ticket. Another question I have is can city laws override state laws? He told me Sidney has it's own tint laws and pretty much says you can't have any tint on your car at all even behind the driver, which state
law says you can. So how does that work when cars are
coming with factory tint these days? Btw my tint is 20% all around and looks really good if I do say so myself Thanks for any help

[GoDirectly2Jail]

So I got this tint ticket the other day after I had a warning for it by the same officer in October. I'm going to pay the $136 fine for now but what happens if I didn't take it off and got stopped for it again?

You will likely get another ticket.

Can my license be suspended?

This is dependent on Ohio law, but perhaps.

This officer is bound to get me again bcuz i got it in the city I work in, Sidney Ohio. Plus he knows my car (it's nice and unique) and i have no idea where he came from to get me but he went around a car behind me and ran a stop sign to get behind me. So I am not driving the car until I get some questions answered. I think he is new bcuz he is kind of younger and I've been driving to work every day for 2 years and no problems. Also he stopped me 2 of my 3 traffic stops in 8 years I've been driving and this is my first ticket.

Thanks for the info, but this info doesn't really have any bearing on anything

Another question I have is can city laws override state laws? He told me Sidney has it's own tint laws and pretty much says you can't have any tint on your car at all even behind the driver, which state law says you can. So how does that work when cars are coming with factory tint these days? Btw my tint is 20% all around and looks really good if I do say so myself Thanks for any help

Please post the content of the city and the state tint law, so we can better help you.

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[greg72982]

Plus he knows my car (it's nice and unique) and i have no idea where he came from to get me but he went around a car behind me and ran a stop sign to get behind me.

Apparently you did know where he came from since you just described his every move on how he approached you.

[mcsap]

I cant say for Ohio but in PA I could write you an endless supply of $500 fines and have your car towed every time I saw you out in it.

I,ll suspect that Ohio has something similar.

[Tmann05]

Apparently you did know where he came from since you just described his every move on how he approached you.

Oh I just described what he did when I first saw him when he got behind me all the sudden. Didn't see him in advance unfortunately.

I cant say for Ohio but in PA I could write you an endless supply of $500 fines and have your car towed every time I saw you out in it.
I,ll suspect that Ohio has something similar.

Really? Wow ok thats not what I want to hear. I'm not trying to start anything here because I am here for help and I know you guys are officers and I respect that but wow.


I cannot post links yet so I will post the info here:





Here are Ohios laws
Ohio Window Tint Law
Ohio Tint Law Enacted: 2004
HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN OHIO?

Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In Ohio, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.

Windshield Non-reflective tint is allowed on the top 5 inches of the windshield.
Front Side Windows Must allow more than 50% of light in.
Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
Rear Window Any darkness can be used.

HOW REFLECTIVE CAN THE TINT BE IN OHIO?

Similar to sunglass lenses, some tinting film contain metallic elements that help in reflecting incoming light and reducing the glare and heat generated by visible light.

Front Side Windows Must not be more reflective than a standard window.
Back Side Windows Must not be more reflective than a standard window.

OTHER OHIO RULES AND REGULATIONS

Restricted Colors No colors of tint are explicitly banned.
Side Mirrors No restrictions.
Certificate Requirements Manufacturers of film need to certify the film they sell in the state. Ask your dealer if they are using ceritified film.
Sticker Requirements The sticker to identify legal tinting is required between the film & glass on each tinted window.
Medical Exemption State allows medical exemptions for special tint. For more details about the specific terms of the exemption, consult your state law.


Here are Sidneys laws

337.235 TINTED GLASS; MATERIALS ON GLASS.
(a) No person shall operate, on any street or other public or private property open to the public for vehicular travel or parking, lease or rent any motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State with any sunscreening material, or other product or material, which has the effect of making the windshield or windows nontransparent or would alter the windows' color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as herein specified:

(1) Any manufacturer's tinting or glazing of motor vehicle windows or windshields that is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 205. In Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 205 "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment, including any person importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.

(2) Any motor vehicle with a strip of sunscreening applied along the top of the windshield so long as such material, when used in conjunction with the windshield, is transparent and is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 205, or other applicable Federal Standards, and does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line or five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top.

(3) Any motor vehicle with sunscreening material applied to the side windows near the driver and passenger in the front of such vehicle and/or the rear windows so long as such material, when used in conjunction with the safety glazing materials of such windows, has a light transmittance of not less than fifty percent plus or minus three percent and is not red or yellow in color.

(b) No person shall install in any motor vehicle any glass or other material that fails to conform to the specifications of this section.

(c) No used motor vehicle dealer or new motor vehicle dealer, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01, shall sell any motor vehicle that fails to conform to the specifications of this section.

(d) No reflectorized materials shall be permitted upon or in any front windshield, side windows, sidewings or rear window.

(e) No person shall operate, on any street or other public or private property open to the public for vehicular travel or parking, lease or rent any motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State that is equipped with privacy draperies, louvers, curtains or blinds, unless the draperies, louvers, curtains or blinds are open and secure during vehicle operation.

(f) All motor vehicles, beginning with the 1990 model year, shall be equipped with labels identifying sunscreening material. All sunscreening material shall indicate the manufacturer's name and the percentage level of light transmission of the material permanently installed between the material and the surface to which the material is applied or affixed. Such label shall be legible and shall be placed in the lower left-hand corner of the vehicle window when viewed from the outside.




I can see they both say 50% for the front windows which I am in violation of, but who overrides who for the windows behind the driver?

[greg72982]

I cant say for Ohio but in PA I could write you an endless supply of $500 fines and have your car towed every time I saw you out in it.

I,ll suspect that Ohio has something similar.

We can tow cars for that?

[scott715us]

It's not an issue of "over-riding." Cities can enact their own ordinances as long as they're not in violation of the State's constitution. I would say window tint is not a constitutional issue. How about get legal tint? Just because it hasn't been addressed by the other officers doesn't give you a free pass to keep using illegal tint.