Drivers must follow ‘70%’ rule or face $100 fine under new law – common additional feature will be inspected by police

OFFICERS are cracking down on a common practice that puts officers at risk and helps criminals get away during illegal activities.

If a vehicle is found equipped with the feature while parked, officers can issue a $100 fine.

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Lawmakers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announced on July 1 that parking officials can issue $100 tickets for vehicles parked with illegal tinted windows.

In Pennsylvania and many other states, it is illegal to tint vehicle windows to allow less than 70% of light to pass through them.

Many manufacturers tint rear passenger and hatch windows to help protect rear passengers and increase safety.

However, many drivers choose a darker tint or can also tint the driver and front passenger windows.

Anyone can tint windows, even illegally, in independent stores.

Councilman Mike Driscoll, who authored the new law, said the bill aims to help curb the use of dyeing by criminals to make it harder for law enforcement officers to identify them while participating in illegal activities.

“While many of those who have had their windows tinted are law-abiding citizens and did so without any ill intent, we know that others have installed illegal tint for the express purpose of avoiding identification while committing crimes or engaging in inherently dangerous activities, such as street racing and drifting,” Driscoll wrote, as quoted by the NBC affiliate WCAU-TV.

“As city officials, we will not tolerate activities that endanger those who live and work here.”

It is also intended to protect police officers during traffic stops.

“From a traffic safety perspective, we often rely on visual cues from other drivers to make decisions, such as when to pass a stop sign, turn, or turn. If I can’t see the other driver, the absence this suggestion could be dangerous,” he said, quoted by CBS News.

“With excessive dyeing, an innocuous action is more easily interpreted [as] pick up a weapon or do something with the intent to harm.”

Philadelphia Mayor Cherlle Parker signed the law in May, supporting Driscoll.

She wrote in a statement that excessively tinted windows were dangerous for all Philadelphians.

“Illegally tinted windows hide potential threats and impede police investigations, threatening public safety,” she wrote.

“From day one, I’ve made it clear that public safety is my number one priority as your mayor, so I’m proud to sign into law Councilman Driscoll’s legislation cracking down on illegal tinted windows.”

This will open the floodgates for the entire car aftermarket.

David Rutheford, owner of Elite Glass Tinting

David Rutheford, owner of Elite Glass Tinting in Newton Square, said the law will have a lasting effect on locally owned tinting businesses.

Soon, Rutherford said, other replacement parts will come under attack.

“This will open the floodgates for the entire car aftermarket,” Rutheford said. Film for Windows Magazine when the law was signed in May.

“Two or three people called the day it was announced and decided to wait until they found out it was going to work.”

He also told the outlet that several clients called to cancel their appointments, costing him valuable revenue.

He said city lawmakers are looking to profit from law-abiding citizens who may simply want more privacy.

“It’s definitely a money grab,” he said.

“They are Bank officer about people not being willing to fight against this and trafficking court It’s a complete and utter disaster.”