Sheriff gave me a ticket for tinted windows while car was parked CVC26708A1

[Ron-Solo]

Thank you for raising a vaild point, and disclosure of your LEO history. I will read more about this section, but if you are correct, then basically that is saying a LEO can cite a parked car for having a sun-visor up while parked.

I'm almost positive at this point that what the officer did was un-justified. For the same reason a windshield sun-shade can be applied while parked and not while driving.

edit: and AHA, even you posted it yourself that division 12 (where cvc 26708) applies "when upon the highways" !!! not parked off a dirt patch off of a mountain road!!!

edit2: i might have not made that clear, i wasn't on the side of a highway, i was on a big dirt patch off the side of a 1-lane per direction mountain road.. sorry :X

FYI, the "highway" extends beyond the paved portion in most places.

Also, in 32+ years of LE, I never wrote a parked vehicle an equipment violation except for registration or license plate violations. About the only parking cite I wrote with consistency was handicapped violations. I went out of my way to write those, and cut no slack.

[SimonBirch]

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Thank you for raising a vaild point, and disclosure of your LEO history. I will read more about this section, but if you are correct, then basically that is saying a LEO can cite a parked car for having a sun-visor up while parked.

I'm almost positive at this point that what the officer did was un-justified. For the same reason a windshield sun-shade can be applied while parked and not while driving.

edit: and AHA, even you posted it yourself that division 12 (where cvc 26708) applies "when upon the highways" !!! not parked off a dirt patch off of a mountain road!!!

edit2: i might have not made that clear, i wasn't on the side of a highway, i was on a big dirt patch off the side of a 1-lane per direction mountain road.. sorry :X

you lose. fix ur windows and be done with it. stop trying to interpret the law your own way. u already know its illegal so why do it?

[Mark49]

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I drive allot I own a newer Ford F-150 crew cab 4x4. I have been stopped for speeding, and one for not coming to a complete stop. My windows never came up as a issue. I was let go on the other two also. I have 30s in the front and 15s the back and rear windows.
Which one do you have in the front?
Also see

http://www.windowtint.com/California.html

[nephrodoc]

I drive allot I own a newer Ford F-150 crew cab 4x4. I have been stopped for speeding, and one for not coming to a complete stop. My windows never came up as a issue. I was let go on the other two also. I have 30s in the front and 15s the back and rear windows.
Which one do you have in the front?
Also see

http://www.windowtint.com/California.html

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I have a ceramic blue 80% on my front doors. It blocks heat, and is virtually transparent.

[TRICKSTER]

The tint is not in violation of the VC. Anyone who DRIVES with illegal tints is in violation of the VC. This isn't "my interpretation" this is what the law states, you are misconstruing it.

Thank you to the retired LASD and others with actual anecdotes contributing to this thread, I hope the thread doesn't get too shat on before I have the update from the county.

Cheers

Yes, but the question is, is your vehicle legal to operate on a public roadway with the tinting that you have applied? As I said, you are more concerned with the circumstances under which the ticket was issued than accepting the fact that your vehicle is not legal to operate on a public roadway with the tint. You created the situation by applying the tint. The ticket in this case may not be legit the way it was written, but that still doesn't change the fact that your vehicle is not street legal due to your own actions.
So let me ask you, have you removed the tint?

[MKUMBRA]

Yes, but the question is, is your vehicle legal to operate on a public roadway with the tinting that you have applied? As I said, you are more concerned with the circumstances under which the ticket was issued than accepting the fact that your vehicle is not legal to operate on a public roadway with the tint. You created the situation by applying the tint. The ticket in this case may not be legit the way it was written, but that still doesn't change the fact that your vehicle is not street legal due to your own actions.
So let me ask you, have you removed the tint?

If I drive my car on a public road, the front windows are always rolled down so that my view is not obstructed.

[ke6guj]

If I drive my car on a public road, the front windows are always rolled down so that my view is not obstructed.

even when it is raining? even when it is 100*+, you never roll up your windows and use the A/C?

[TRICKSTER]

If I drive my car on a public road, the front windows are always rolled down so that my view is not obstructed.

[retired]

A lot of psuedo experts here, shocked that there isn't stricter training on LEOs

Look, it's plain and simple, I know you're not a judge or lawyer, but try to use your 8th grade reading skills:

You won't be returning to this thread or forum to post your results. This is the leo forum and posting insulting comments like your first one is not acceptable.

Furthermore, personal attacks are not permitted either and that is what you did in your second post.

Continue either one of these in any forum on this site and you may be banned.

Also, by the way, it does not make one iota of difference whether you have your tinted windows rolled down or not. If they are tinted and in violation of the vehicle code, you have committed the violation. Since, by your own admission, your windows are tinted, you are in violation.