Pulled over on my way home from meet and greet for tint

[pilotb19]

I was pulled over today on my way home. I have 5% on the back window and 35% on the sides. I know the sides were illegal but he said the back was too, He said the back had to be 35%. Does anyone know about this? He gave me a fix it ticket so what do you guys recommend I do?

[Darren]

Brian had a cop tell him that too when he got pulled over. The sides are illegal, however the back can be as dark as you want. That cop did not know what he is talking about. Do you know any police officers personally? If so just have them sign the ticket and mail it in, if not then you have to remove the ticket and get it signed at a police station.

[pilotb19]

yeah unfortunately I don't know any cops so if the back isn't illegal am I good to just remove the sides then take iit to a police station? If anyone knows a way to help me out that would be great.

[Darren]

yeah you will just have to remove the sides and go get the ticket signed off on.

[ITSSLOW]

You'll have to remove the sides or just pay the fine. The sides in MI have to be clear but the rear can be as dark as you want. Hell, if you wanted to you could paint the window black and its still legal.

[alwaysmessedup]

i got pulled over last month for the same thing the cop didnt say anything about my back tint but did print me the law which stated olny 35% on the rear window.

[1BADAIR]

you dont even have to have a back window

[JoeliusZ28]

i got pulled over last month for the same thing the cop didnt say anything about my back tint but did print me the law which stated olny 35% on the rear window.

whaaat? unless they changed something recently that is wrong.

[SoulTerror]

Yeah when I got a ticket for tint years ago, I removed the side windows and I went and asked the police station and they said the rear could be as dark as I wanted. They just signed the ticket and I don't remember if there was a small fine or not.

[Emulsifide]

Here is the actual law:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%2...709&highlight=

MCL 257.709:

257.709 Windshields and windows; prohibitions; rearview mirrors; exceptions; windshield wipers; exemption; hot air windshield defroster or electrically heated windshield or other device; windshield washer; definitions.
Sec. 709.
(1) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle with any of the following:
(a) A sign, poster, nontransparent material, window application, reflective film, or nonreflective film upon or in the front windshield, the side windows immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger, or the sidewings adjacent to and forward of the driver or front passenger, except that a tinted film may be used along the top edge of the windshield and the side windows or sidewings immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger if the material does not extend more than 4 inches from the top of the windshield, or lower than the shade band, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield.
(b) A rear window or side window to the rear of the driver composed of, covered by, or treated with a material that creates a total solar reflectance of 35% or more in the visible light range, including a silver or gold reflective film.


(3) This section shall not apply to:
(b) The use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen, or other decorative window application on the rear window or a side window to the rear of the driver.




Translation - 35% can be used on the front windshield and the front side windows provided ONLY in a 4 inch strip starting from the top of the window it is being applied to. 35% ONLY applies to the side windows behind the driver and the rear window IF AND ONLY IF you are using a reflective silver or gold tint. Otherwise, you can paint the rear sides and rear window black if you want.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I must be reading that wrong but to me it says a person shall not drive a motor vehicle with any of the following:
A rear window or side window to the rear of the driver composed of, covered by, or treated with a material that creates a total solar reflectance of 35% or more in the visible light range, including a silver or gold reflective film.

this means you CANNOT have anything darker than 35% on the windows behind the driver whether it be rear window or sides.

[Emulsifide]

I must be reading that wrong but to me it says a person shall not drive a motor vehicle with any of the following:
A rear window or side window to the rear of the driver composed of, covered by, or treated with a material that creates a total solar reflectance of 35% or more in the visible light range, including a silver or gold reflective film.

this means you CANNOT have anything darker than 35% on the windows behind the driver whether it be rear window or sides.

You're ignoring the second part that I posted. You can put anything you want on the back sides/window UNLESS it's gold/silver reflective film (which can only be 35%).

[DETROITMUSCLE]

lol reading pwns me.

[JoeliusZ28]

well good - i hate that reflective crap

[pilotb19]

I went to the police station and you guys are right the state cop that pulled me over was wrong. The back can be as dark as you want. So I got the front sides removed then had the cop sign it and I took the ticket to the other police station and there was no fine for this. But the cop also wrote me a ticket for the tinted license plate cover I had and that was not waiverable. Which means I removed it and also had to pay 85 bucks.