What Are Illegal Tinted Windows (Vehicle Code
Our office has heard many clients report that they were pulled over because the police officer told them they had illegal tinted windows. The client usually suggests that the police officers had a hunch that our client was DUI, on probation, had drugs in the car or was wanted for an unsolved crime. The tinted windows, in other words, were just a pretext for the police to set up our client for a search, an arrest and much bigger charges than just illegal tinted windows.
The client suspects that his windows were in fact legal, making the traffic stop illegal and all evidence found subject to suspension.
This article seeks to clarify what exactly constitutes illegal tinted windows.
Vehicle Code
