House
File
2024
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2024
BY
STONE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
motor
vehicle
window
tint,
and
making
1
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.438,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
on
the
highway
a
motor
3
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
any
of
the
4
following:
5
(1)
A
front
windshield
that
meets
a
minimum
standard
of
6
transparency
of
less
than
seventy
percent
light
transmittance.
7
(2)
A
side
window
to
the
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
8
driver,
or
a
sidewing
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
9
driver
which
is
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
10
difficult
for
a
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
11
the
motor
vehicle
through
the
windshield,
window,
or
sidewing
,
12
that
meets
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
less
than
13
fifty
percent
light
transmittance
.
14
(3)
A
side
or
rear
window
other
than
as
described
in
15
subparagraph
(2)
that
meets
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
16
of
less
than
thirty-five
percent
light
transmittance.
17
a.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
a
minimum
18
measurable
standard
of
transparency
which
shall
apply
to
19
violations
of
this
subsection
.
20
b.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
operates
21
a
motor
vehicle
owned
or
leased
by
a
federal,
state,
or
local
22
law
enforcement
agency
if
the
operation
is
part
of
the
person’s
23
official
duties.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
prohibited
from
operating
a
28
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield,
a
side
window
29
to
the
immediate
right
or
left
of
the
driver,
or
a
sidewing
30
forward
of
and
to
the
left
or
right
of
the
driver
which
is
31
excessively
dark
or
reflective
so
that
it
is
difficult
for
a
32
person
outside
the
motor
vehicle
to
see
into
the
motor
vehicle
33
through
the
window.
Under
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
34
transportation
(DOT)
(761
IAC
450.5),
“excessively
dark
or
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reflective”
means
the
window
does
not
meet
a
minimum
standard
1
of
transparency
of
70
percent
light
transmittance.
However,
2
the
requirement
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
operates
a
motor
3
vehicle
owned
or
leased
by
a
federal,
state,
or
local
law
4
enforcement
agency
if
the
operation
is
part
of
the
person’s
5
official
duties.
6
This
bill
strikes
the
authority
of
the
DOT
to
adopt
rules
7
establishing
a
minimum
measurable
standard
of
transparency
8
and
instead
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
on
the
highway
9
a
motor
vehicle
equipped
with
a
front
windshield
that
meets
10
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
less
than
70
percent
11
light
transmittance,
a
side
window
or
sidewing
immediately
12
beside
or
forward
of
the
driver,
as
applicable,
that
meets
13
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
less
than
50
percent
14
light
transmittance,
and
a
side
or
rear
window
other
than
a
15
side
window
or
sidewing
immediately
beside
or
forward
of
the
16
driver
to
meet
a
minimum
standard
of
transparency
of
at
least
17
35
percent
light
transmittance.
Under
current
law,
the
light
18
transmittance
of
such
other
windows
is
not
regulated.
19
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.438
is
punishable
by
a
20
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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