§ 24-356. Windshields and windows.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon a street or roadway with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear window of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law, where such sign, poster or other nontransparent material will interfere with, obstruct or impair the driver's view from and through the windshield, sidewings, side or rear window of such vehicle. The windshield and windows of such vehicle shall be of transparent material so as to furnish the driver a clear unobstructed view of the front, sides and rear.

(b)

All motor vehicles shall be equipped with safety glass of a type approved by the commissioner of the state department of safety, for windshields, doors and windows, according to the provisions of state law. It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle in the county upon which the glass of the windshield, doors, windows or window vents is broken, cracked, pitted, discolored, marred or otherwise defective so as to constitute an impairment or obstruction to the vision of the operator.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person to operate, upon a public highway, street or road, any motor vehicle in which any window that has a visible light transmittance equal to, but not less than 35 percent and has been altered, treated or replaced by the affixation, application or installation of any material which does the following:

(1)

Has a visible light transmittance of less than 35 percent; or

(2)

With the exception of the manufacturer's standard installed shade band, reduces the visible light transmittance in the windshield below 70 percent.

(d)

No sunscreen material shall be installed below the manufacturer's standard shade ban length and width of the front windshield.

(e)

All installers of tinted glass or other light-retarding materials shall supply an adhesive sticker or other method of certification that the standards required under this section have been met by the materials or method used on the motor vehicle.

(f)

All drivers with tinted windows, or windows treated with other light-retarding materials, shall completely roll down the window on the driver's side of the vehicle or exit the vehicle immediately upon being stopped by a uniformed law enforcement officer.

(Code 1992, § 20-145; Ord. No. 90, § 1, 8-5-1991; Ord. No. 409, exh. A, 10-17-2011)

State law reference

Similar provisions, T.C.A. § 55-9-107.