Window Tint License Plate IL
Good news: the Senate concurred with the House, and overrode the Governor's amendatory veto.
I don't believe it's officially law just yet, despite the "effective immediately" verbiage; I suspect there's still a submission process that has to be followed. But it's all but official now.
I don't believe it's officially law just yet, despite the "effective immediately" verbiage; I suspect there's still a submission process that has to be followed. But it's all but official now.
For more details, see CarType, who has a few good frequently asked questions about it (including whether Chicago's home rule status can override this bill: it can't, it's an equipment violation, not a moving violation) and reiterates that yes, this is in fact effective immediately.
To reiterate for everyone, this makes any of the following combinations legal for passenger vehicles (SUVs and pickups with non-factory rear tint have to wait until January for an clarifying bill/rider to be introduced):
Now we just need similarly sane laws passed at the state level for exhaust noise (something that can be measured, not a subjective "too loud for conditions" law like a lot of localities have).
To reiterate for everyone, this makes any of the following combinations legal for passenger vehicles (SUVs and pickups with non-factory rear tint have to wait until January for an clarifying bill/rider to be introduced):
- No tint on the front windows means you can have anything you want on the back windows. Same as it was yesterday.
- As dark as 50% on the front windows means you can go as dark as 30% on the rear passenger windows and back window.
- As dark as 35% on the front windows means you can go as dark as 35% on the rear passenger windows and back window.
Now we just need similarly sane laws passed at the state level for exhaust noise (something that can be measured, not a subjective "too loud for conditions" law like a lot of localities have).
Yes, very nice...I can finally legally get some tints, but now the question is, what brand/type? Some quick research finds a ton of information. Since I never considered tinting because of the law before, I just don't feel like wasting time researching window tint.
I know there are kinds that interfere with GPS/radio signals, some that block solar radiation better, etc, etc.
How about people that have tints already give some recommendations? Are there any tints that meet these specs:
1. Black/charcoal colored - I have diamond black Volks on an EB, so Iwould want black tints to somewhat match.
2. Minimum to mild reflectivity
3. As good as possible solar radiation/heat blocking
4. As good as possible visibility from inside the car to out (for best possible night time viewing)
5. No interference with GPS/radio/cell phone signals (no metallized tints)
Eric
I know there are kinds that interfere with GPS/radio signals, some that block solar radiation better, etc, etc.
How about people that have tints already give some recommendations? Are there any tints that meet these specs:
1. Black/charcoal colored - I have diamond black Volks on an EB, so Iwould want black tints to somewhat match.
2. Minimum to mild reflectivity
3. As good as possible solar radiation/heat blocking
4. As good as possible visibility from inside the car to out (for best possible night time viewing)
5. No interference with GPS/radio/cell phone signals (no metallized tints)
Eric
i got a huge fck you from niles police accompanied by $50 village tint ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
^ sorry. oh, i think i've seen your car go on 94 by evanston and skokie..
on topic, i have back windows tinted and i'm fine with it (fronts aren't a necessity) .. cops should be fighting crime rather pull someone over for tints..
on topic, i have back windows tinted and i'm fine with it (fronts aren't a necessity) .. cops should be fighting crime rather pull someone over for tints..
i got a huge fck you from niles police accompanied by $50 village tint ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
i got a huge fck you from niles police accompanied by $50 village tint ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
Bringing anything up on a phone isn't going to help. What I would do at this point is try to find out when you can come in and talk to the patrol Sgt and bring along the printout of the bill and status from the website, the URL which it is accessible at on an IL govt website(maybe a few sources discussing it), and contact information for those who sponsored the bill. If that fails I would request to speak to the captain(which they probably wont let you), then I would file an OPS report against the SGT and the Patrolman. Document every step of what happens for when you're going to fight it in court.
i think ill just print out the bill status and mail it in with my ticket. the only think i dont know if i shoud still include the money or not? bc i dont want to be late on it, since itll go from $50 to $100 fine
i got a huge fck you from niles police accompanied by $50 village tint ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
I literary pulled up the legislation page on my phone and showed him. He went back in the car, spent about 10min checking on it and then said that its not in their books yet and the books are updated regularly. so its not a law unless its in his book. so here you go, here is your ticket.
It won't be incorporated online into the Public Act until early next week, and there's paperwork that needs to be done before it hits the system the police use for statute lookup. It's legal, but the cop on the side of the road probably won't know it yet unless he has a personal interest in it.
Think of it this way: you're a cop, you pull over some guy for doing 50 in a 35, and he hands you a printout of some website that looks like the IL General Assembly website, which says 50 in a 35 is legal as long as you're driving a Toyota Tercel.
Perhaps you could understand why he might not take you at your word, and might want to verify against the system they use first, and, having seen that his system says "no tercel exemption", proceeds to issue you a ticket.
You still have the option of going to court over it, and the judge will most likely throw the case out.
I suspect you're probably going to see problems with this for the next week or two, as this information gets propagated to various departments. Your best bet is to not act like a self-righteous jackass; polite disagreement and pointing the officer in the direction of the revised public act (when it's published) or the house bill itself is as far as you're going to get on the side of the road in traffic. Brian's absolutely right: call the station after the fact, or plan on making the court date.
Think of it this way: you're a cop, you pull over some guy for doing 50 in a 35, and he hands you a printout of some website that looks like the IL General Assembly website, which says 50 in a 35 is legal as long as you're driving a Toyota Tercel.
Perhaps you could understand why he might not take you at your word, and might want to verify against the system they use first, and, having seen that his system says "no tercel exemption", proceeds to issue you a ticket.
You still have the option of going to court over it, and the judge will most likely throw the case out.I suspect you're probably going to see problems with this for the next week or two, as this information gets propagated to various departments. Your best bet is to not act like a self-righteous jackass; polite disagreement and pointing the officer in the direction of the revised public act (when it's published) or the house bill itself is as far as you're going to get on the side of the road in traffic. Brian's absolutely right: call the station after the fact, or plan on making the court date.