Got a ticket - Advice needed

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

I'm not sure how it works in Hennepin county, but in Ramsey county, having illegal window tint is considered a moving violation. I got a tint ticket a few months ago, but I just pulled the tint off my windows since it was getting kinda crappy anyways. Didn't have to pay any kind of fee or anything once the hearing officer looked at the car.

[tehehodi]

if your strapped on time, i would just call the court house, i think they have the number on the back of the ticket or something and see what they say.

or..........

just burn that mother fucka down! lol

[t-revzr]

Oh, you can definitely get a ticket in the mail, remember the red light tickets? All like that.

And is your tint 35%? I bet it is, and I bet you know it is, so why does he need to show you the reading?

I got a fix it ticket for an exhaust that was too loud on my Malibu, and the cop didn't use a decibel meter, nor did they use one after I fixed the system and showed them. But I knew it was pretty loud, so why argue?

I think 50% is the legal limit for tint, so why go darker unless you have Florida plates on your car?

When i was pulled over i got a warning for my tint. The officer told me it's illegal to have any tint on cars in the state of minnesota now. Even the back doors on your car! He told me it's only allowed on trucks now days and only the back doors on a truck.. Is this true?

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

You can still have tint, as long as it's not darker than 50%. On a truck, van, or SUV it can be as dark as you want on the back windows, but not on the front door windows. Also, you're not allowed to have tint on the windshield at all other than the little strip at the very top.

[john]

This 20%?????

[polishmafia]

I'm not questioning the validity of the ticket, whether my tint is illegal or not. If I am found guilty, I'll pay the fine. If not, I will walk away.

I'm questioning the officer's actions in citing a violation of MN law without notifying me when I was pulled over.

I'm getting alot of replies here and on some other forums. I'll keep everyone up to date. I will call tomorrow.

[slowbubblecar]

I am actually suprised I haven't gotten any tickets for my car. As seen above, mine are illegally tinted and were like that when I bought the car. My car is also somewhat loud and doesn't have a front plate either. For the most part, cops seem to leave me alone. I even have my windows closed a lot when driving. They probably think I am an old man because they cant see who is driving it. The tint works well in the daylight (no need for sunglasses) but I can't see anything backing up at night. I need the windows open because I can barely see out of them at night unless the road is lit up well.

If I do get a ticket for the plate, noise, or the tint, I will probably just pay it. I am not going to change any of those. I like the privacy of the windows and there are no decent looking front plate mounts for my car. The factory didn't even put them on the cars so all of them are aftermarket. If you ever see John's blue viper, you can see how stupid the plate looks.

As far as it goes for tinting the rear windows, I didn't think it mattered on the rear windows in a car as long as the driver and front seat windows are not to too dark. I thought I remember hearing you could paint them black if you really wanted and it wouldn't matter. It doesn't make sense why they would limit tint on rear passenger windows. Look at all of the molester vans driving around during the day that don't have any windows behind the driver. I wouldn't think it would be any different.

[talonite]

ya tint is kind of a stupid law in my opinion, i've gotten it a couple times lol, im still not taking it off, im too stubbourn. but a tint ticket is $133 and you need the meter reading on the ticket. Fight it all you can. Worst come to worst you will just have to pay it. might as well try.

[TheBlizzard]

The ticket for tint is actually $50 in MN, BUT there is a $83 surcharge which makes it $133, just their way of fucking you over. I was stopped numerous times for this same reason, I paid it the first few times (being stubborn), then I just took it all off (except my back window).

Even my neighbor who is a Hwy Patrol stopped me, gave me a warning, and said that he would give me a ticket next time. After that I just took it off, which I must say is a pain in the ass, even with the right tools.

Just pay it, the only way you are getting out of it is if you remove it all and bring your car down there and show them. Pictures might work but your change is a lot less with them. They are really cracking down on tint in MN, my buddy and I were just stopped in his 2008 1 ton Ford truck the other day, his tint was 35%, the cop was driving the other way and whipped around and got us. Crazy.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

As far as it goes for tinting the rear windows, I didn't think it mattered on the rear windows in a car as long as the driver and front seat windows are not to too dark. I thought I remember hearing you could paint them black if you really wanted and it wouldn't matter. It doesn't make sense why they would limit tint on rear passenger windows. Look at all of the molester vans driving around during the day that don't have any windows behind the driver. I wouldn't think it would be any different.
In a car the darkest you're allowed to have on any window is 50%. It's pretty stupid how trucks, vans and suv's can get away with dark tint on the back windows but cars aren't allowed anything over 50%.