These applications must be supported with a statement from a physician, and drivers must display a sticker on their vehicle.Īpart from reducing the number of illegally tinted cars on the streets, the new law has the potential to reduce profits from tint shops that are currently selling tints darker than the state-mandated 70 percent.Īccording to the DMV, it is illegal to sell or install glass that doesn't comply with the vehicle and traffic law. SUVs, trucks and vans, however, are not held to the same standard and are allowed under state and federal laws to have tints on windows other than the front windshield, and the driver- and passenger-side front windows, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Motor Vehicles.ĭrivers who suffer from one of a set of severe skin conditions involving sensitivity to light can apply to DMV for an exemption that allows them to drive with darker-tinted windows. The law prohibits any other window from having more than a 30 percent tint. According to the current law, those classified as station wagons, sedans, hardtops, coupes, hatchbacks or convertibles are allowed to have a dark tint only on the rear windshield. When it comes to state law covering tint, vehicles are not considered equal. Cramer said the inspection process, which costs $21 and currently takes 30 to 45 minutes, might be extended by what he estimates as 15 minutes to check all windows. "But I think the (new) law is not well-defined."Ĭramer, who shares his tinting space with Fatbody Customs - a registered state inspection station - explained that while the cost of the tint meter is not excessive, the additional time required to check for illegal tints in the inspection process could be onerous. "I get the reasoning for it," Cramer said. In a letter sent to registered inspection stations throughout the state, the Department of Motor Vehicles indicated it is in the process of preparing "emergency regulations" to comply with the law.ĭistributed only 25 days before the law goes into effect, the letter mandates each inspection station that handles light- and heavy-duty cars and trucks must obtain a window tint meter - which are widely available and cost less than $200 - by the beginning of January.īen Cramer, owner of Capital Tint, is among the tint-shop owners who are anxious to see how the new legislation will affect their business. The change to the state inspection process gives tint-shop owners and inspection stations less than a month to prepare for the new guidelines. ![]() Andrew Cuomo last month signed a bill that amends state vehicle and traffic law to require that inspections now check for illegal window tinting. Beginning next month, cars with window tints that allow less than 70 percent of light through will no longer pass state motor vehicle inspections.
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