321.438  Windshields and windows.

1.  A person shall not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows which do not permit clear vision.

2.  A person shall not operate on the highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a side-wing forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the windshield, window, or sidewing. The department shall adopt rules establishing a minimum measurable standard of transparency which shall apply to violations of this subsection.

3.  Every motor vehicle except a motorcycle, or a vehicle included in the provisions of section 321.383 or section 321.115 shall be equipped with a windshield in accordance with section 321.444.

Section History: Early form

  [C39, § 5034.47; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321.438]

Section History: Recent form

  83 Acts, ch 125, § 5

Internal References

  Referred to in § 805.8(2c, d)


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