Bill Text: IA SF48 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for an exception to motor vehicle window tint limitations for persons with certain medical conditions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-25 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. []. [SF48 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF48-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
an
exception
to
motor
vehicle
window
tint
1
limitations
for
persons
with
certain
medical
conditions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.438,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
3
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
4
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
sidewing
forward
5
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
is
excessively
6
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
person
outside
7
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
through
the
8
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing.
9
a.
b.
The
department
shall
adopt
do
all
of
the
following:
10
(1)
Adopt
rules
to
administer
this
subsection,
including
11
establishing
a
minimum
measurable
standard
of
transparency
12
which
shall
apply
to
violations
of
this
subsection
paragraph
13
“a”
.
14
b.
(2)
This
subsection
Prescribe
a
form
affidavit
to
be
15
used
as
described
in
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2).
16
(3)
Design
and
issue
a
decal
to
be
displayed
as
required
in
17
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2).
18
c.
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
a
any
of
the
following:
19
(1)
A
person
who
operates
a
motor
vehicle
owned
or
leased
20
by
a
federal,
state,
or
local
law
enforcement
agency
if
the
21
operation
is
part
of
the
person’s
official
duties.
22
(2)
A
person
who
possesses
an
affidavit
signed
by
a
23
physician
licensed
under
chapter
148,
a
physician
assistant
24
licensed
under
chapter
148C,
a
chiropractor
licensed
under
25
chapter
151,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
26
under
chapter
152,
or
an
optometrist
licensed
under
chapter
27
154
stating
that
the
person
has
a
medical
condition
involving
28
extreme
sensitivity
to
light
that
makes
it
necessary
for
a
29
motor
vehicle
operated
by
the
person
to
be
equipped
with
a
30
front
windshield,
side
window,
or
sidewing
that
exceeds
the
31
minimum
measurable
standard
of
transparency
established
by
the
32
department,
and
who
operates
the
motor
vehicle
in
compliance
33
with
this
subparagraph.
34
(a)
The
person
shall
carry
a
copy
of
the
affidavit
in
the
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motor
vehicle
at
all
times.
1
(b)
The
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
2
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
to
the
3
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
sidewing
forward
4
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
does
not
meet
a
5
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
thirty-five
percent
light
6
transmittance.
7
(c)
The
person
shall
affix
the
decal
issued
by
the
8
department
on
the
rear
window
of
the
motor
vehicle
for
the
9
purpose
of
informing
law
enforcement
that
the
motor
vehicle
may
10
be
operated
by
a
person
who
is
medically
exempt
from
paragraph
11
“a”
.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
Current
law
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
on
the
highway
16
a
motor
vehicle
that
is
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
side
17
window,
or
sidewing
(window)
which
is
excessively
dark
or
18
reflective
such
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
person
outside
the
19
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
through
the
window.
20
By
administrative
rule,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
21
defines
“excessively
dark
or
reflective”
to
mean
that
the
22
window
does
not
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
70
23
percent
light
transmittance.
24
This
bill
provides
an
exception
to
the
prohibition
on
25
excessively
dark
or
reflective
motor
vehicle
windows
where
the
26
person
operating
the
motor
vehicle
has
an
affidavit
signed
27
by
a
physician,
physician
assistant,
chiropractor,
advanced
28
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
optometrist
licensed
under
29
Iowa
law
stating
that
the
person
has
a
medical
condition
30
involving
extreme
sensitivity
to
light
that
makes
it
necessary
31
for
a
motor
vehicle
operated
by
the
person
to
be
equipped
with
32
a
window
that
would
otherwise
be
prohibited.
However,
the
33
bill
requires
the
window
to
still
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
34
transparency
of
35
percent
light
transmittance.
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The
bill
requires
the
DOT
to
prescribe
a
form
affidavit
1
and
design
and
issue
a
window
decal.
A
person
who
operates
2
a
motor
vehicle
with
window
tint
meeting
a
minimum
standard
3
of
transparency
of
between
35
percent
and
70
percent
light
4
transmittance
under
the
bill
must
carry
the
affidavit
in
the
5
vehicle
at
all
times
and
affix
the
decal
issued
by
the
DOT
to
6
the
rear
window
of
the
motor
vehicle
to
inform
law
enforcement
7
officers
that
the
vehicle
may
be
operated
by
a
person
who
8
is
medically
exempt
from
the
70
percent
light
transmittance
9
requirement.
10
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.438
is
punishable
by
a
11
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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