I never thought I’d live to see the day….
Window Tint on the front windows is now legal in the state of Illinois.
The way I read the following is:
If your rear windows (back doors, rear window) are treated (tinted) to allow less than 30% light transmittance, you may apply non-reflective window tint that allows at least 50% light transmittance.
If your rear windows (back doors, rear window) are treated (tinted) to allow less than 35% light transmittance, you may apply non-reflective window tint that allows at least 35% light transmittance.
This means my 35% rear 50% front windows are now legal!! yay!
HB3325 Enrolled LRB096 05916 AJT 15997 b
AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-412 and 12-503 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/12-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-503)
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign,
poster, window application, reflective material, nonreflective
material or tinted film upon the front windshield, except that
a sidewings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side
of the driver. A nonreflective tinted film may be used along
the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does
not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the
windshield. Nothing in this Section shall create a cause of
action on behalf of a buyer against a dealer or manufacturer
who sells a motor vehicle with a window which is in violation
of this Section.
(a-5) No window treatment or tinting shall be applied to
the windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver,
except:
(1) on vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
of the driver’s seat are treated in a manner that allows
less than 30% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
film that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a
5% variance observed by any law enforcement official
metering the light transmittance, may be used on the side
windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver.
(2) on vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
of the driver’s seat are treated in a manner that allows
less than 35% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
film that allows at least 35% light transmittance, with a
5% variance observed by any law enforcement official
metering the light transmittance, may be used on the side
windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver.
(3) on multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined by
Section 1-148.3b of this Code, a nonreflective tinted film
originally applied by the manufacturer, that allows at
least 50% light transmittance, with a 5% variance observed
by any law enforcement official metering the light
transmittance, may be used on the side windows immediately
adjacent to each side of the driver.
(b) On motor vehicles where window treatment has not been
applied to the windows immediately adjacent to each side of the
driver, Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective
film, perforated window screen or other decorative window
application on windows to the rear of the driver’s seat shall
be allowed, except that any motor vehicle with a window to the
rear of the driver’s seat treated in this manner shall be
equipped with a side mirror on each side of the motor vehicle
which are in conformance with Section 12-502.
