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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.438, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. A person shall not operate on the highway a motor 1 4 vehicle equipped with a front windshield,a side window to the1 5immediate right or left of the driver, or a side-wing forward1 6of and to the left or right of the driverfront side window to 1 7 the right or left of the driver, or rear window which is 1 8 excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a 1 9 person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle 1 10 through the windshield,window, or sidewingfront side window, 1 11 or rear window.The department shall adopt rules establishing1 12a minimum measurable standard of transparency which shall1 13apply to violations of this subsection.The level of light 1 14 transmittance allowed under this section shall not be less 1 15 than thirty-five percent. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill requires that the windshield, front side windows, 1 18 and rear window of a motor vehicle have at least a minimum 1 19 level of light transmittance of not less than 35 percent. A 1 20 violation of this section is punishable by a scheduled fine of 1 21 $15. 1 22 LSB 1477HH 77 1 23 mk/cf/24
Text: HF00054 Text: HF00056 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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