Tinted window ticket

[Phat Matt]

Who wants to sign off on it? :D
CHP pulled me over this morning on the way to work. He told me it's a fix it ticket. Get it fixed, signed off, and pay $10. Or option two. Pay a $70 fine and keep your tint.
I like to sign it off and pay $10 option better. :D
The guy was cool and just doing his job. I should have asked him to sign off in it while he was writing me up. :)

[Kilrtoy]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on

[RitcheyRch]

I paid the fine and kept my tint. Much easier and keeps from getting an officer in trouble.

[Ziggy]

You mean you don't want to know how to beat the ticket Matt? Whats wrong with you? This is HB and we're here to help you through this horrible dilema.......

[Phat Matt]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
That's not what is says on back of the ticket. It says, "Upon correction of the violation, have a law enforcement officer or an authorized inspection/installation station agent sign below (&40616 VC)."

[Kilrtoy]

That's not what is says on back of the ticket. It says, "Upon correction of the violation, have a law enforcement officer or an authorized inspection/installation station agent sign below (&40616 VC)."
OK

[little rowe boat]

I stopped getting my windows tinted. It was becoming expensive and a pain in the ass, everytime I had to remove it.

[Phat Matt]

I stopped getting my windows tinted. It was becoming expensive and a pain in the ass, everytime I had to remove it.
This is the first time I have been pulled over with this vehicle just for tinted windows. The windows have been like this since '03.

[BajaMike]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
If you pay $70 and keep it on, you can get ticketed again.....why give them a reason to stop you in the future??

[WYRD]

Prehaps it would be better to approach this question in private...................after a night of drinking:D
ah hell bring it to the Dam Run officer WYRD will sign it off my badge # is 0-69-4-2:D :D :D

[shippingguy]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
The CHP have a box on the back that they can check if they want to that states it can only be signed off by CHP. If this box is not checked then any law enforcement agency(officer) can sign off on it.
Mike

[little rowe boat]

This is the first time I have been pulled over with this vehicle just for tinted windows. The windows have been like this since '03.
03 you have been very lucky especially if you drive the frwys alot.
The CHP are sticklers for tinted windows. The last time I was pulled over for tinted windows the CHP officer told me " If I can't have them neither can you".

[Phat Matt]

If you pay $70 and keep it on, you can get ticketed again.....why give them a reason to stop you in the future??
Because I like the tint. I can handle once in 4 or 5 years. If they really want to stop me, they will find something.

[Froggystyle]

Your tint is too dark anyway... Tough to back the boat up! :D
Especially at night, when someone is alledging you are crooked on the launch ramp, and then laughing at you... :D

[RitcheyRch]

My windows been tinted since 2004 and have only received one ticket. Figure was worth paying the fine and testing my luck.
If you pay $70 and keep it on, you can get ticketed again.....why give them a reason to stop you in the future??

[Phat Matt]

03 you have been very lucky especially if you drive the frwys alot.
The CHP are sticklers for tinted windows. The last time I was pulled over for tinted windows the CHP officer told me " If I can't have them neither can you".
I do drive them A LOT. I drive all day long. In fact, I am about to go jump on it again. :D

[Phat Matt]

Your tint is too dark anyway... Tough to back the boat up! :D
Especially at night, when someone is alledging you are crooked on the launch ramp, and then laughing at you... :D
That is why you can still roll them down. :D Rookie. :) lol.

[driverno8]

I've got limo all the way around since '03. Never been stopped. I did get a ticket by CHP back in '02 for my old truck. Told the guy flat out I'm not taking the tint off and that'll be signed off with-in an hour. He said fine. I got home, walked across the street to my neighbors (SBC Sheriff). Ticket sat on my desk for 2 months before I got the fine thing in the mail. Paid the $10 and called it good.
If you got the balls, sign it your self and make up a badge number. They don't check at all. Half the cops out there you can't read their signature. Courts don't check either. We use to do it all time way back in the mini-trucking days.

[Power_boater]

Who wants to sign off on it? :D
CHP pulled me over this morning on the way to work. He told me it's a fix it ticket. Get it fixed, signed off, and pay $10. Or option two. Pay a $70 fine and keep your tint.
I like to sign it off and pay $10 option better. :D
The guy was cool and just doing his job. I should have asked him to sign off in it while he was writing me up. :)
California Window Tint Law
California Tint Law Enacted: 1999
HOW DARK CAN WINDOW TINT BE IN CALIFORNIA?
Darkness of tint is measured by Visible Light Transmission percentage (VLT%). In California, this percentage refers to percentage of visible light allowed in through the combination of film and the window.
Windshield Non-reflective tint is allowed on the top 4 inches of the windshield.
Front Side Windows Must allow more than 70% of light in.
Back Side Windows Any darkness can be used.
Rear Window Any darkness can be used.

[dumbandyoung]

$70.. thats a good fine. Hell mine was $110:mad:
The lair cop said it would only be $50

[RiverDave]

I've got limo all the way around since '03. Never been stopped. I did get a ticket by CHP back in '02 for my old truck. Told the guy flat out I'm not taking the tint off and that'll be signed off with-in an hour. He said fine. I got home, walked across the street to my neighbors (SBC Sheriff). Ticket sat on my desk for 2 months before I got the fine thing in the mail. Paid the $10 and called it good.
If you got the balls, sign it your self and make up a badge number. They don't check at all. Half the cops out there you can't read their signature. Courts don't check either. We use to do it all time way back in the mini-trucking days.
LOL... I didn't want to say it. I used to do it all the time when I was street racing. Everything from window tint, exhaust, too low, etc.
Somebody told me with the advancement of computers in the courthouses, that they actually do cross reference nowdays though. Not 100% on that though, becuase the last time I went to a court house the only computers I did see looked like they were out of the movie wargames, and most everything was still the clerk and file method. Atleast down here in North county anyways..
Perhaps one of the nice occifers on here could answer a simple question for us civillian types. If you sign off on a fix it ticket, in your jurisdiction, does anyone come asking you about it later?
Incidentally, I've run pretty dark tint all the way around on my truck, windshield included, for several years now and nobody has ever bothered me about it. Point in fact I've even been pulled over a few times and written speed tickets, and they've never brought it up. It's ridiculously obvious as well so I figured most cops just don't care about tint anymore?
RD

[MONEYFURNOTHIN]

Matt, when did you get the windows tinted on the vega?

[XtrmWakeborder]

WTF Mine was 88 dollars and I had to remove it....:devil:

[Havasu_Dreamin]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
I had my CHP issued tint ticket signed off by another agency and had no problems.....

[topless]

That's not what is says on back of the ticket. It says, "Upon correction of the violation, have a law enforcement officer or an authorized inspection/installation station agent sign below (&40616 VC)."
Just look at the guys bage number, name, and signature, copu it and turn it in. Problem solved.:D :D :D

[INI]

Hey Matt,
I just got the same ticket from the CHP on the Toll Road. Front windshield, door windows, mud flaps, HID headlights and also have the box checked for CHP only and its written on the ticket that i have to have a CHP office sign it off.
Where was the option to pay the 70 dollar fee?
Im all over that...

[sandcoon]

Who wants to sign off on it? :D
CHP pulled me over this morning on the way to work. He told me it's a fix it ticket. Get it fixed, signed off, and pay $10. Or option two. Pay a $70 fine and keep your tint.
I like to sign it off and pay $10 option better. :D
The guy was cool and just doing his job. I should have asked him to sign off in it while he was writing me up. :)
I once got out of a tinted window ticket - I rolled down the passanger window and showed him my wife

[GGR]

Was this before or after she met the gardener?

[RitcheyRch]

The option is when you go to the court house you tell them you prefer to pay the fine for it.
Hey Matt,
I just got the same ticket from the CHP on the Toll Road. Front windshield, door windows, mud flaps, HID headlights and also have the box checked for CHP only and its written on the ticket that i have to have a CHP office sign it off.
Where was the option to pay the 70 dollar fee?
Im all over that...

[Phat Matt]

Hey Matt,
I just got the same ticket from the CHP on the Toll Road. Front windshield, door windows, mud flaps, HID headlights and also have the box checked for CHP only and its written on the ticket that i have to have a CHP office sign it off.
Where was the option to pay the 70 dollar fee?
Im all over that...
The cop said it was $70.
It says no where on the ticket that CHP has to sign it off.

[TahitiTiger]

one of my coworkers got pulled over by the local 5-0. No option to leave it on, ticket reads it MUST be removed. Officer even told him that if he wants he can make have the vehicle towed, or remove it on the spot. On a side note though his windows were extremley dark.

[Waist Deep]

just register your car in AZ. Flippin stupid azz law for bored cops. Dont think his windows on his personal car werent tinted.

[INI]

The option is when you go to the court house you tell them you prefer to pay the fine for it.
sweet ill give that a shot
thanks,

[Brewzed]

It's good to have some 5-0 as friends for this type of thing.

[RitcheyRch]

Worked for me about 4 months ago.
sweet ill give that a shot
thanks,

[CarBizIndio]

Option #3 go to court and pled not guilty and wait for the officer to not show up on your trial day.

[photo chick]

just register your car in AZ. Flippin stupid azz law for bored cops. Dont think his windows on his personal car werent tinted.
Now now....the law is to protect the officer pulling you over, he/she needs to be able to see in the car to be aware of what you are doing!
My windows are tinted very dark also but I understand why the law is there....They don't seem to care now that I've moved to TX, now I just get speeding tickets.......
My dad was LAPD, a little defensive for them I guess:)

[RitcheyRch]

Option 4. Rent or borrow a car/truck just like yours and put your plates on it. Take to CHP and get signed off.

[photo chick]

Option 4. Rent or borrow a car/truck just like yours and put your plates on it. Take to CHP and get signed off.
Smart.....:D

[77charger]

That's not what is says on back of the ticket. It says, "Upon correction of the violation, have a law enforcement officer or an authorized inspection/installation station agent sign below (&40616 VC)."
I had one signed off before also.chp gave ticket lasd signed off.Unless chp states "must clear thru chp only" which they have done before

[RitcheyRch]

Did it before. :D
Smart.....:D

[Outnumbered]

Semi-thread-jacking tint question...:D
Dealer tinted the windows in my truck and I want to go darker. Do they just lay another layer over the existing or do they take it off and put on a darker film? I did not pay for the tint that is on there. I told the dealer it was too light and to take it off the contract so it is no biggie to remove it.

[unleashed]

I just got pulled over the other day by CHP. Let me go with a warning. I to think its a lame law. I spend alot of my time in the desert and the tinting defnitly keeps it a bit cooler in the truck! I hear Nevada and Arizona have no tint law??
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[Outnumbered]

I just got pulled over the other day by CHP. Let me go with a warning. I to think its a lame law. I spend alot of my time in the desert and the tinting defnitly keeps it a bit cooler in the truck! I hear Nevada and Arizona have no tint law??
Deano
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I'm not sure on the AZ thing. I think there is a law but it is not enforced. At least that is what the tint guy told me last time I had a car done here. It is just too focking hot here in the summer to jack around with tint tickets.

[RitcheyRch]

If is a film they need to remove it. If is the factory tint they can put new film over it.
Semi-thread-jacking tint question...:D
Dealer tinted the windows in my truck and I want to go darker. Do they just lay another layer over the existing or do they take it off and put on a darker film? I did not pay for the tint that is on there. I told the dealer it was too light and to take it off the contract so it is no biggie to remove it.

[Phat Matt]

Now now....the law is to protect the officer pulling you over, he/she needs to be able to see in the car to be aware of what you are doing!
My windows are tinted very dark also but I understand why the law is there....They don't seem to care now that I've moved to TX, now I just get speeding tickets.......
My dad was LAPD, a little defensive for them I guess:)
I get it to. I have many friends that are cops. Even my brother in law is a cop. When I do get pulled over the windows go down so they can clearly see me before they get up to the truck. Today I even pulled my keys out and put them on the dash. I also drove probably two miles before I pulled over. The shoulder was not that deep and I was ahead of one of those wide load homes that take up two lanes. It wouldn't have been safe so I waited for an exit. I was wondering if he thought I would ever pull over. :)

[unleashed]

I get it to. I have many friends that are cops. Even my brother in law is a cop. When I do get pulled over the windows go down so they can clearly see me before they get up to the truck. Today I even pulled my keys out and put them on the dash. I also drove probably two miles before I pulled over. The shoulder was not that deep and I was ahead of one of those wide load homes that take up two lanes. It wouldn't have been safe so I waited for an exit. I was wondering if he thought I would ever pull over. :)
hahaha..I did the same thing...all windows came down immediatly before he pulled me over...so no threat! maybe that should be the law. If u have tinted windows its ok but roll all windows down when pulled over!
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[Phat Matt]

hahaha..I did the same thing...all windows came down immediatly before he pulled me over...so no threat! maybe that should be the law. If u have tinted windows its ok but roll all windows down when pulled over!
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Did you unload your clip in the AK? I did. :D :)

[driverno8]

There's some tint places out there that will charge you $20 extra for window insurance. You get stopped. Bring it in. They'll scrape it for you. Take the car to get signed off. Bring it back and they'll tint it again. Over and over.
On another note. The cop cars in Victorville are tinted. Maybe why I don't get bothered.

[RitcheyRch]

I always do that and one time Mr CHP made me roll them back up and when saw that they were tinted he ticketed me for it.
hahaha..I did the same thing...all windows came down immediatly before he pulled me over...so no threat! maybe that should be the law. If u have tinted windows its ok but roll all windows down when pulled over!
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[riverbound]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
I have always had non CHP sign off my "fix it" tickets and have never had a problem (unless this changed in the last 6 months)

[Riverdog1]

Because I like the tint. I can handle once in 4 or 5 years. If they really want to stop me, they will find something.
If you are or have ever done anything wrong while driving:devil: :devil: you shouldn't draw attention to yourself in the first place. That tinted window will become a whole lot more expensive than a fix it ticket:idea:

[Beer-30]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
Only a "281" (off-white, almost cardboard) is CHP only. A regular ticket (yellow) is ok to be signed off by any LE. However, it is usually the court notice that needs to be signed off. Most judges don't care about the box on the back of the ticket, they want to see their own paperwork filled out.

[Garrddogg]

You didnt remind him who pays his salary? and who he works for?:D

[my21advantage]

You didnt remind him who pays his salary? and who he works for?:D
Wait, let me give you the nickle back that you're contributing:D

[AZJD]

Who wants to sign off on it? :D
CHP pulled me over this morning on the way to work. He told me it's a fix it ticket. Get it fixed, signed off, and pay $10. Or option two. Pay a $70 fine and keep your tint.
I like to sign it off and pay $10 option better. :D
The guy was cool and just doing his job. I should have asked him to sign off in it while he was writing me up. :)
If you know any tinters that would write you a fake removal reciept, thats what I always do.

[Riverbass]

You know that boat cop must love this post. The last time I got hit by CHP I had to go to there inspection station.

[Brewzed]

[QUOTE=Phat Matt;2602887]I get it to. I have many friends that are cops. Even my brother in law is a cop.
If you have friends that are cops and a cop in the family, why are you even stressing about it if you know what I'm saying. Nothing an 18 pack wont cure.

[Phat Matt]

[QUOTE=Phat Matt;2602887]I get it to. I have many friends that are cops. Even my brother in law is a cop.
If you have friends that are cops and a cop in the family, why are you even stressing about it if you know what I'm saying. Nothing an 18 pack wont cure.
I'm not stressing. I was posting my morning experience. :)

[FOREVER2DOXIES]

last summer i got pulled over by CHP out here in Castaic. he mentioned my tint job and of course i told him i know the law...but my dermatologist recommended tint since i had history of skin cancer. CHP just stood there in awe...laughed a little....told me he never heard THAT one before. as I was getting the letter from my derm he smiled and told me "dont worry...i will let it go. have a good day". either way i would have paid the $70 and kept my tint...:D

[Beer-30]

...but my dermatologist recommended tint since i had history of skin cancer. CHP just stood there in awe...laughed a little....told me he never heard THAT one before.
26708(b)(10): Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
So, it is fine to have something on the windows forward of the driver's seat if you have a medical condition and applicable note. However, it has to be removed during darkness.

[RitcheyRch]

Just roll the windows down at night. :D
So, it is fine to have something on the windows forward of the driver's seat if you have a medical condition and applicable note. However, it has to be removed during darkness.

[Beer-30]

Just roll the windows down at night. :D
Exactly!

[FOREVER2DOXIES]

26708(b)(10): Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
So, it is fine to have something on the windows forward of the driver's seat if you have a medical condition and applicable note. However, it has to be removed during darkness.
ummmm.....is this a JOKE?! <the last part of this statement> HAHAHHA....

[Beer-30]

ummmm.....is this a JOKE?! <the last part of this statement> HAHAHHA....
Nope. That's straight from the book. Bascially, they are saying you can have something that temporarily sticks (suction cups) onto the window for daytime only.

[Garrddogg]

Wait, let me give you the nickle back that you're contributing:D
How bout a bag of Ice and well call it even!:D

[RitcheyRch]

The tint is temporary if you carry around a razor blade. :D
Nope. That's straight from the book. Bascially, they are saying you can have something that temporarily sticks (suction cups) onto the window for daytime only.

[blown65]

We have a prescription from our eye doc for tinted windows. Got a ticket and they threw it out. Its just a matter of finding the right eye doc. :)

[Riverguy92345]

There is another post on here about hummers while driving on Rice road.
I wonder if tinted windows and hummers have anything in common....lol

[Baja Big Dog]

There is another post on here about hummers while driving on Rice road.
I wonder if tinted windows and hummers have anything in common....lol
Thats why the cops in Victorville have tinted windows as mentioned earlier, so the crack ho's can pay there traffic ticket fines!!!:D

[RiverDave]

I noticed nobody ever answered my question.. :(
If an officer signs a fix it ticket, does anyone come asking them about it later?
2nd question for a hypothetical.. Lets say you get pulled over and had your windows down.. Realistically can they make you roll them up to check them for tint? I don't think there's anything in the book about needing side windows?
RD

[Cole Trickle]

I noticed nobody ever answered my question.. :(
If an officer signs a fix it ticket, does anyone come asking them about it later?
2nd question for a hypothetical.. Lets say you get pulled over and had your windows down.. Realistically can they make you roll them up to check them for tint? I don't think there's anything in the book about needing side windows?
RD
I got a tint ticket in Huntington some years back with my windows down. Officer said he saw my car go by hours earlier and knew it was me. I played the my windows are broken game when he asked me to roll them up....didn't really matter I still got the ticket on a wednesday at 10:30pm in the middle of winter. (Biggest chicken shit ticket I have ever gotten:) )

[n8dawg]

Only CHP's can sign off their own ticket......
pay the 70 and keep it on
I've had a Sheriff sign off on a mudflap chp ticket before.

[Beer-30]

I've had a Sheriff sign off on a mudflap chp ticket before.
As previously mentioned, any LE can sign off a 215 (ticket), only CHP can sign off a 281 (notice of mechanical violation).

[Beer-30]

I noticed nobody ever answered my question.. :(
If an officer signs a fix it ticket, does anyone come asking them about it later?
2nd question for a hypothetical.. Lets say you get pulled over and had your windows down.. Realistically can they make you roll them up to check them for tint? I don't think there's anything in the book about needing side windows?
RD
1st: Only on repeat-offenders that become known to the area. If someone keeps defying the section and word gets out that someone keeps signing it off for a person - there will be an investigation as to who/why.
2nd: Typically only happens when someone sees a person roll them down. That is "contempt of cop". Someone is basically yelling, "hey, if I roll them down, it's Kings-X, you can't get me! Neener neener!" A large% of the time, if you just left them up, you wouldn't get any attention. Roll them down in LE presence, and it's a signature for sure.

[famaffair]

As previously mentioned, any LE can sign off a 215 (ticket), only CHP can sign off a 281 (notice of mechanical violation).
Beer 30, you must be a CTC-?? in West Sac. Only someone in tans would no the diff, between a 215 and a 281. I wore tans for 8 yrs and I recently lat to another dept.

[Beer-30]

Beer 30, you must be a CTC-?? in West Sac. Only someone in tans would no the diff, between a 215 and a 281. I wore tans for 8 yrs and I recently lat to another dept.
One of nine-four ;) Shhhhhhhh. :cool:

[famaffair]

One of nine-four ;) Shhhhhhhh. :cool:
one of nine eight,here 15???

[Phat Matt]

Are we speaking in code now?
10-22
:D

[jbone]

I noticed nobody ever answered my question.. :(
If an officer signs a fix it ticket, does anyone come asking them about it
later?
2nd question for a hypothetical.. Lets say you get pulled over and had your windows down.. Realistically can they make you roll them up to check them for tint? I don't think there's anything in the book about needing side windows?
RD
1st question: In 18 yrs I've never heard anything about any fix it tix I've signed off. I've often wondered myself what stops people from getting the name and badge number from another officer/deputy and just using that. Heck, the two guys listed in this post could probably exchange name and badge numbers of the CHP officers and call it a day. BUT, what if?
2nd question: This would be asking for trouble. I don't advise. My guess is you'd be facing more than just a fix it ticket for tint. Remember the scene Porky's. That busted headlight could be a problem.:D

[flatnfast]

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