Bill Text: IA SF2192 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to excessively dark or reflective window tint, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Subcommittee: Bertrand, Brown, and Danielson. S.J. 277. [SF2192 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2192-Introduced.html
Senate File 2192 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to excessively dark or reflective window tint, 2 and making penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5051XS (3) 87 ns/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.438, subsection 2, Code 2018, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. a. A person shall not operate on the highway a motor 1 4 vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the 1 5 immediate right or left of the driver, or aside=wingsidewing 1 6 forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is 1 7 excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a 1 8 person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle 1 9 through the windshield, window, or sidewing. 1 10 b. A person shall not sell a motor vehicle equipped with 1 11 a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or 1 12 left of the driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or 1 13 right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so 1 14 that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to 1 15 see into the motor vehicle through the windshield, window, or 1 16 sidewing. 1 17 c. A person shall not install in a motor vehicle a front 1 18 windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the 1 19 driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the 1 20 driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is 1 21 difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into 1 22 the motor vehicle through the windshield, window, or sidewing. 1 23 d. The department shall adopt rules establishing a minimum 1 24 measurable standard of transparency which shall apply to 1 25 violations of this subsection. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 28 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 29 Under current law, a person is prohibited from operating on 1 30 the highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, 1 31 a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or 1 32 a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the driver 1 33 which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult 1 34 for a person outside the vehicle to see into the vehicle 1 35 through the windshield, window, or sidewing. Under rules 2 1 adopted by the department of transportation, "excessively dark 2 2 or reflective" means that the windshield, front side window, or 2 3 front sidewing does not meet a minimum standard of transparency 2 4 of 70 percent light transmittance. 2 5 This bill prohibits a person from selling a motor vehicle 2 6 equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the 2 7 immediate right or left of the driver, or a sidewing forward 2 8 of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively 2 9 dark or reflective. The bill also prohibits a person from 2 10 installing in a motor vehicle a front windshield, a side 2 11 window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a 2 12 sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the driver 2 13 which is excessively dark or reflective. By operation of law, 2 14 a violation of these provisions is punishable by a scheduled 2 15 fine of $50. LSB 5051XS (3) 87 ns/rh