Amendment S-3093 to SF 491
Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
Never voted on
Filed March 22, 2023 in the Senate by Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)
What it changes
- Page 1, line 7, by striking “twenty-five” and inserting “thirty-five”
- Page 1, line 18, by striking “twenty-five” and inserting “thirty-five”
- Page 1, line 22, by striking “twenty-five” and inserting “thirty-five”
- Page 1, after line 27 by inserting: “b. If a peace officer stops a motor vehicle equipped with a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver that allows less than thirty-five percent light transmittance or exceeds a luminous reflectance of twenty-five percent, the driver shall lower the side window on the side of the officer’s approach of the vehicle to the side window’s lowest possible position prior to the completion of the officer’s approach of the vehicle, and shall keep the side window in the lowest possible position for the duration of the stop unless otherwise instructed by the officer. A person convicted of a violation of this paragraph is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “q” . However, if the violation is a person’s first violation of this paragraph, and the person has not previously been issued a warning memorandum for a violation of this paragraph, the officer shall issue a warning memorandum to the driver in lieu of a citation.”
- Page 1, line 31, by striking “b.” and inserting “b. c.”
- Page 1, after line 34 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 805.8A, subsection 3, paragraph ai, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: ai. Section 321.438 , subsection 1, subsection 2, paragraph “a” , and subsection 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
- Sec. ___. Section 805.8A, subsection 14, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . q. Failure to lower tinted side window. For violations under section 321.438, subsection 2, paragraph “b” , the scheduled fine is twenty dollars.”
- Title page, line 1, after “tint,” by inserting “providing penalties,”
- By renumbering as necessary.