Legal Question in Traffic Law in Maryland

Re: equipment

VEHICLE WINDOW TINT LAW, Section 22-406 of the Maryland Transportation Article, Class "A" Registered Vehicles #13-912 (Passenger Vehicles & Station Wagons) - May have add-on

(aftermarket) window tint on any window except the windshield, provided that the tinting material allows a minimum of 35% light transmittance through the glass.

Class "B, E, & M" Registered Vehicles #13-913, 13-917 & 13-937 (For Hire Vehicles, Trucks & Multi-Purpose Vehicles) - May have add-on (aftermarket) window tint on any window except the windshield,

provided that the tinting material on the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver allows a

minimum of 35% light transmittance through the glass. The remaining windows have no percentage requirement.

* In addition, No tinted windows (no matter what the degree of light transmittance is) may have a "mirrored," "reflective," or "one-way" effect.

Violations of the above laws subject the vehicle operator to a $50.00 Traffic Citation under Section 22-406 i (reproduced below) of the Maryland Vehicle Law and/or a Safety Equipment Repair Order.

If a Safety Equipment Repair Order has been issued for a window tint violation, the problem must be corrected and the vehicle reinspected within 10 Days, by a member of the Maryland State Police Automotive

Equipment Safety Division. (A.S.E.D.) (Garages cannot certify vehicles for window tint violations.)

Members of the A.S.E.D. are available for vehicle inspections at the Largo MVA (Route 202 near Rt. 214) on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, and the Beltsville MVA (Route 1 & Ammendale Drive) on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.

Maryland Tint Law

22-406 (i) Window Tinting

(i)Window Tinting -

(1)Except as provided in Paragraph (4) of this subsection, a person may not operate a vehicle registered under Section 13-912, 13-913, 13-917, or 13-937 of this article on a highway in this State if:

(i) In the case of a vehicle registered under Section 13-912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%; and

(ii) In the case of a vehicle registered under section 13-913, 13-917 or 13-937 of this article, there is affixed to any window to the immediate right or left of the driver any window tinting materials added after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%.

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