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AFCop wrote:Must be a recent change (2.5 years or so) because when I got my windows tinted the darkest they would go was 35%. More importantly we now know why I dont base a traffic stop on tint. Thanks for the education, I learned something new today.

Nope been that way for years. The tint places claim that there is a 10% tint already on windows from the factory.

AFCop wrote:Wow my mind must be on the fun stuff to do here (in Cyprus) that I missed your post nighthawk. Ok here is what I think.......In order for you to conduct a traffic stop you need some form of probable cause. It is reasonably possible for someone to look at your tint and tell it is ilegal, that is open for interpretation and subject to the opinion of the court. I would not frown on that logic as long as it was noticeably darker than the 35% allowed by law. Personally, I would not base a traffic stop on that alone due the fact it would muddy the waters if something bigger came of the stop and the tint was actually legit. I always error on the bad guys side when it comes to certain things (DWI enforement, traffic enforcement and a few other circumstances) because if I gave them every opportunity to pass the tests and they still fail........ well that is why I get DWI convictions even when the subject blows less then the often misstated "Legal Limit" of 0.08

By the way the legal tint law in Texas is 25%....

§ 547.613. RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense that is a
misdemeanor:
(1) if the person operates a motor vehicle that has an
object or material that is placed on or attached to the windshield
or side or rear window and that obstructs or reduces the operator's
clear view; or
(2) if a person, including an installer or
manufacturer, places on or attaches to the windshield or side or
rear window of a motor vehicle a transparent material that alters
the color or reduces the light transmission.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a windshield that has a sunscreening device that:
(A) in combination with the windshield has a
light transmission of 25 percent or more;
(B) in combination with the windshield has a
luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;
(C) is not red, blue, or amber; and
(D) does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line
or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever
is closer to the top of the windshield;
(2) a wing vent or a window other than a windshield if
the vent or window has a sunscreening device that in combination
with the vent or window has:
(A) a light transmission of 25 percent or more;
and
(B) a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less;
(3) a rear window, if the motor vehicle is equipped
with an outside mirror on each side of the vehicle that reflects to
the vehicle operator a view of the highway for a distance of at
least 200 feet from the rear;