stl tint laws...

Digital Sol · Post by **Digital Sol** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:33 am

whats the current law on tinted windows in st.louis? ive heard a million different things.....just curious because i drove my car for a whole 25 minutes today and got pulled over twice within that time...both were bored cops and pulled me over for tinted windows...neither of the cops even noticed my windshield was tinted but they did see my sides...no tickets were issued..

i was under the impression side windows and rear window is ok so long as its not below 10%, windshield is not allowed without a note from eye doctor or what-ever.....im not removing my tint, just curious as to what the actual law currently is for the st.louis area.....guy brought up his little tint chcker device and it read like 12%.....just had all my windows done in 20% just a month or two ago......his equiptment sucks or the tint was mis-labeled a bit..

just a bit confused on the whole tint laws considering most cars nowadays are coming from dealerships with tinted windows etc'

Post by **stolle** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:36 am

i think maximum is 35% on the side windows...

Post by **stolle** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:38 am

Section 307.173

August 28, 2002

307.173. 1. Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent or more plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent or less plus or minus three percent. Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, any sun screening device applied to front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver in excess of the requirements of this section shall be prohibited without a permit pursuant to a physician's prescription as described below. A permit to operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, which permits less light transmission and luminous reflectance than allowed under the requirements of this subsection, may be issued by the department of public safety to a person having a serious medical condition which requires the use of a sun screening device if the permittee's physician prescribes its use. The director of the department of public safety shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of the permit. The permit shall allow operation of the vehicle by any titleholder or relative within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, which shall mean a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, child, and grandchild of a person, who resides in the household. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, all sun screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.

2. This section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania, or informational signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted or solar screening material to recreational vehicles as defined in section 700.010, RSMo, provided that such material does not interfere with the driver's normal view of the road. This section shall not prohibit factory-installed tinted glass, the equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material applied to the upper portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.

3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2001, shall be invalid and void.

4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

5. Any vehicle licensed with a historical license plate shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

(L. 1985 H.B. 501 § 1, A.L. 1987 H.B. 78, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1994 S.B. 475, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 S.B. 121, A.L. 2001 S.B. 244, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1386 & 1038 merged with S.B. 727 & 703)

Effective 2-14-02

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TurboFreak · Post by **TurboFreak** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:08 pm

35 on teh fronts and you can go as dark as you want on the backs like 5%

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:18 pm

TurboFreak;31715 wrote:35 on teh fronts and you can go as dark as you want on the backs like 5%

this is what wicked stickers told me back in august when i had my tint done.

jigglenuts · Post by **jigglenuts** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:33 pm

you can completly black out any windows paste the B pillar.whether its paint ,vinyl,or darkest shit you can find.

bildo16 · Post by **bildo16** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:26 pm

jigglenuts;31719 wrote:you can completly black out any windows paste the B pillar.whether its paint ,vinyl,or darkest shit you can find.

35 on side windows, ANYTHING on back, like this guy said, you can spray paint your windows and still be legal. the stripe on your windshield is only supposed to go down to the little line (some windshields dont have them). if you have your whole windshield tinted, then you are screwed if they see it. but 35 percent windshield isnt very noticeable with the windows down.