Ticket For Window Tint!!

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 03:01 AM

Hey guys I need some advice for my friend, here's the story:

so i just got a ticket for illegal window tint, im in tx and had 5% all around...except the front. i wasnt speeding, wasnt doing anything but sitting in the slow lane going the speed limit, and the cop had the nerve to pull me over. apparently the ticket is gonna cost me $200 and quite frankly i dont wanna pay that ridiculous amount of money.

so my plan is to re-tint the entire car to abide by the law, plea not guilty, take my car and pics of the car to the pre-trial, as well as a receipt dated before my last inspection from the tint shop saying that the tint is legal and try and get out of the ticket by saying that the officer was mistaken and that i have legal tint. the officer did use a light meter but did not write that down in the citation, nor did he write down the reading on the light meter. with that said, i dont believe that the officer has enough details to fight my argument. unless there are further notes that the officers take that i dont have access to. so how does this sound to u guys? any suggestions? anything i should watch out for?

i plan on even telling the prosecutor that my car is outside and that he is welcome to take a look at it. also should i say that i dont know the method the officer used to determine the window tint was illegal? (but it would be on their police video wouldnt it?) or should i say that he used some gadget that idk wut it is, but that it was faulty cuz my tint is not illegal? thanx for the help!!

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 03:15 AM

Cool. Except the cops word will beat your word. They'll also throw you in jail for lying if they catch on.

You broke the law, you knew it when you tinted your windows. Its a perfect excuse for pulling somebody over. Man up and pay the ticket.

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

Cool. Except the cops word will beat your word. They'll also throw you in jail for lying if they catch on.

You broke the law, you knew it when you tinted your windows. Its a perfect excuse for pulling somebody over. Man up and pay the ticket.

I talked to a lawyer and she said I couldn't get thrown in jail for that. Plus they have no proof, she didn't write any extra info down.

Do you enjoy bending over for the "law"? I'm not paying $200 to fund this whore's tiny ass city, population of 700. It should have been a fix it ticket or warning at most.

ghosthi32 · 02-24-2010, 03:55 AM

did this happen in plano cause if it did, i can understand why the cop was a dick.

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ghosthi32

did this happen in plano cause if it did, i can understand why the cop was a dick.

Nah, happened off of 45...in Rice county.

ghosthi32 · 02-24-2010, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

Nah, happened off of 45...in Rice county.

oh, wow...lol i still havent gotten a ticket for my tints (20%) and i live in plano.

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 04:06 AM

lol well yea i've had it 4 two yrs already and been pulled over twice for speeding and once for my back light being out and they never even cared to ask bout the tint. this time that i wasnt doing ANYTHING the cop decided to pull me over JUST for the tint

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

I talked to a lawyer and she said I couldn't get thrown in jail for that. Plus they have no proof, she didn't write any extra info down.

Do you enjoy bending over for the "law"? I'm not paying $200 to fund this whore's tiny ass city, population of 700. It should have been a fix it ticket or warning at most.

Its not exactly bending over for the law when you get caught doing something illegal. It may be some small inbred town, but chances are they'll F-you twice as hard. You're trying to pull off some elaborate scam to get out of a $200 ticket.

Maybe she smelt douche bag and forwent the warning?

And as an aside, lying in court is perjury. Claiming the officer is too retarded to notice the difference between 5% and 35% by getting your car retinted and providing it as evidence is called falsifying evidence. All if which can lead you to getting bent over by the law and then repeatedly ass raped for a number of years.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-01-3...t-intersection

ghosthi32 · 02-24-2010, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

lol well yea i've had it 4 two yrs already and been pulled over twice for speeding and once for my back light being out and they never even cared to ask bout the tint. this time that i wasnt doing ANYTHING the cop decided to pull me over JUST for the tint

yeah thats bullshit.

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

Its not exactly bending over for the law when you get caught doing something illegal. It may be some small inbred town, but chances are they'll F-you twice as hard. You're trying to pull off some elaborate scam to get out of a $200 ticket.

Maybe she smelt douche bag and forwent the warning?

And as an aside, lying in court is perjury. Claiming the officer is too retarded to notice the difference between 5% and 35% by getting your car retinted and providing it as evidence is called falsifying evidence. All if which can lead you to getting bent over by the law and then repeatedly ass raped for a number of years.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-01-3...t-intersection

first off when the cop pulled up next to me to "see" the tint...my window wasnt even all the way up...it was 75% down as well as the passengers window. she may have judged by the back windows and went with instinct that the front were as dark as the back however...i had a shirt hung up on the coat hanger therefore blocking the sun from coming in...and 3 passengers as witness to that. so she saw maybe 4 inches of the window?

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

first off when the cop pulled up next to me to "see" the tint...my window wasnt even all the way up...it was 75% down as well as the passengers window. she may have judged by the back windows and went with instinct that the front were as dark as the back however...i had a shirt hung up on the coat hanger therefore blocking the sun from coming in...and 3 passengers as witness to that. so she saw maybe 4 inches of the window?

An officer suspecting you of having illegal tint has a reason for pulling you over. You dont need to have a dead body hanging out of your trunk or be doing 30mph over the speed limit to be pulled over. Its no different then having a light out. A tint ticket is a fix it ticket.

What did the 3 passengers witness? The cop using the light meter and telling you have 5% tint, which is illegal? 5% is limo tint, whether the windows up or down, its dark as shit.

Also remember, just because it isn't written on the ticket doesn't mean it isn't written on the paper work that the cop wrote up after giving you the ticket.

DougLikesBMW · 02-24-2010, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

An officer suspecting you of having illegal tint has a reason for pulling you over. You dont need to have a dead body hanging out of your trunk or be doing 30mph over the speed limit to be pulled over. Its no different then having a light out. A tint ticket is a fix it ticket.

What did the 3 passengers witness? The cop using the light meter and telling you have 5% tint, which is illegal? 5% is limo tint, whether the windows up or down, its dark as shit.

Also remember, just because it isn't written on the ticket doesn't mean it isn't written on the paper work that the cop wrote up after giving you the ticket.

If it were a fix it ticket i would have fixed it by now and not even bothered posting about it. i called the court and asked if it was a fix it ticket and the lady said no its not. you either plead guilty or not guilty. pay for fight for it. thats the thing though...the cop was careless, and barely said anything. he said anything under 25 is illegal. put the lil lightmeter and didnt even read off the number...he ASSUMED i was looking at it. and it was off anyways..it sayd 4...my tint isnt even that dark...its been faded out by the sun already..if anything its like 7.

and apparently u dont know all too much about 5% tint...with the windows down...more light comes in..with more light...the tint doesnt seem as dark. you cant tell what percentage a tint is when there is only a bit of the window showing.

Nawaaz · 02-24-2010, 05:19 AM

Hi Doug, I live in Plano too!

Cops on I-45 are the tough ones.

Hope your situation gets resolved man.

Nifty · 02-24-2010, 08:55 AM

I've gotta agree with JayKay on this one. Sure, not all law enforcement would pull you over for a tint and you might get away with it indefinately, but when you got the tint you knew it was illegal and you did get pulled over for it, so just pay the fine and move on. Fabricating a story and the "evidence" to go along with it is only going to get you into deeper trouble. Think of what you're risking to get out of that $200 ticket.

number335 · 02-24-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nifty

I've gotta agree with JayKay on this one. Sure, not all law enforcement would pull you over for a tint and you might get away with it indefinately, but when you got the tint you knew it was illegal and you did get pulled over for it, so just pay the fine and move on. Fabricating a story and the "evidence" to go along with it is only going to get you into deeper trouble. Think of what you're risking to get out of that $200 ticket.

$200 really isn't worth the risk of making up a story in front of a judge even if you could get away with it.

achenator · 02-24-2010, 09:40 AM

Another thing. He may have written all of the particulars about your stop on his copy of the ticket. Just because there is nothing on the front doesn't mean anything. One time I was coming home from work late at night and had to take a detour through an unfamiliar area. I was really tired and wound up slow rolling through a stop sign. I was upset and I told the cop about how I thought he was out there to trap people. I gave the ticket to a friend for some help and he got it reduced but he said "next time just keep your mouth shut". The cop had written all the details on his copy of the ticket.

achenator · 02-24-2010, 09:42 AM

When you go to court just tell the judge you now have legal tint, show him the proof and ask for a reduction to a seatbelt or something. Anyway, man up, you had illegal tint and knew it.

Red Bread · 02-24-2010, 09:53 AM

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Anyway, man up, you had illegal tint and knew it.

Ding, winner. Unless you can reanimate Johnny Cochrane, you're not going to win this.

OlivaresAnthony · 02-24-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by achenator

When you go to court just tell the judge you now have legal tint, show him the proof and ask for a reduction to a seatbelt or something. Anyway, man up, you had illegal tint and knew it.

+1

I think it is better to fix it and try to get a reduction instead of lying and risk getting caught

immiketoo · 02-24-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

Ding, winner. Unless you can reanimate Johnny Cochrane, you're not going to win this.

If the glove don't fit, you must change tint

san~man · 02-24-2010, 11:07 AM

1. Stopping you for your illegal tint is a justified traffic stop. What makes you think it isn't?
2. You got metered at 4 which is illegal. Regardless if you think it was 7, it's illegal. You have to remember your factory glass still has a faint amount of tint inside the glass from the factory, hence the lower reading.

As others have said, fix it and ask for a reduction in fine. If you're planning to lie, the officer already metered your window tint and you will most likely lose. Either that or pay the ticket and move on.

JayKay335i · 02-24-2010, 11:24 AM

You're reasoning is generally retarded.

It doesn't matter if you're looking at the light meter or not.

Sure, the tint looks lighter with the windows down. BUT ITS STILL 5% TINT. You know whats looks even lighter with the windows down? Legal tint.

You're in the wrong. Just man up.

Get your shit retinted to something legal and plead some BS no seat belt ticket or something. Either way its going to cost you.

02-24-2010, 03:01 AM	#1
DougLikesBMW Fapmin 468 Rep 2,660 Posts Drives: '03 E46 330Ci Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Plano, Texas iTrader: (0)	Ticket For Window Tint!! Hey guys I need some advice for my friend, here's the story: so i just got a ticket for illegal window tint, im in tx and had 5% all around...except the front. i wasnt speeding, wasnt doing anything but sitting in the slow lane going the speed limit, and the cop had the nerve to pull me over. apparently the ticket is gonna cost me $200 and quite frankly i dont wanna pay that ridiculous amount of money. so my plan is to re-tint the entire car to abide by the law, plea not guilty, take my car and pics of the car to the pre-trial, as well as a receipt dated before my last inspection from the tint shop saying that the tint is legal and try and get out of the ticket by saying that the officer was mistaken and that i have legal tint. the officer did use a light meter but did not write that down in the citation, nor did he write down the reading on the light meter. with that said, i dont believe that the officer has enough details to fight my argument. unless there are further notes that the officers take that i dont have access to. so how does this sound to u guys? any suggestions? anything i should watch out for? i plan on even telling the prosecutor that my car is outside and that he is welcome to take a look at it. also should i say that i dont know the method the officer used to determine the window tint was illegal? (but it would be on their police video wouldnt it?) or should i say that he used some gadget that idk wut it is, but that it was faulty cuz my tint is not illegal? thanx for the help!!
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JayKay335i Banned 204 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	Cool. Except the cops word will beat your word. They'll also throw you in jail for lying if they catch on. You broke the law, you knew it when you tinted your windows. Its a perfect excuse for pulling somebody over. Man up and pay the ticket.
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ghosthi32 Banned 39 Rep 2,504 Posts Drives: Water camel Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: strait of hormuz iTrader: (0)	did this happen in plano cause if it did, i can understand why the cop was a dick.
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DougLikesBMW Fapmin 468 Rep 2,660 Posts Drives: '03 E46 330Ci Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Plano, Texas iTrader: (0)	lol well yea i've had it 4 two yrs already and been pulled over twice for speeding and once for my back light being out and they never even cared to ask bout the tint. this time that i wasnt doing ANYTHING the cop decided to pull me over JUST for the tint
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Nawaaz Brigadier General 225 Rep 4,539 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: . iTrader: (0)	Hi Doug, I live in Plano too! Cops on I-45 are the tough ones. Hope your situation gets resolved man.
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Nifty Second Lieutenant 74 Rep 268 Posts Drives: 2022 AWD M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Illinois iTrader: (1)	I've gotta agree with JayKay on this one. Sure, not all law enforcement would pull you over for a tint and you might get away with it indefinately, but when you got the tint you knew it was illegal and you did get pulled over for it, so just pay the fine and move on. Fabricating a story and the "evidence" to go along with it is only going to get you into deeper trouble. Think of what you're risking to get out of that $200 ticket.
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achenator Lieutenant 27 Rep 549 Posts Drives: 2017 LBB M2, 2017 R8+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	Another thing. He may have written all of the particulars about your stop on his copy of the ticket. Just because there is nothing on the front doesn't mean anything. One time I was coming home from work late at night and had to take a detour through an unfamiliar area. I was really tired and wound up slow rolling through a stop sign. I was upset and I told the cop about how I thought he was out there to trap people. I gave the ticket to a friend for some help and he got it reduced but he said "next time just keep your mouth shut". The cop had written all the details on his copy of the ticket.
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achenator Lieutenant 27 Rep 549 Posts Drives: 2017 LBB M2, 2017 R8+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	When you go to court just tell the judge you now have legal tint, show him the proof and ask for a reduction to a seatbelt or something. Anyway, man up, you had illegal tint and knew it.
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san~man Tired 138 Rep 2,673 Posts Drives: BMW-less Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (7)	1. Stopping you for your illegal tint is a justified traffic stop. What makes you think it isn't? 2. You got metered at 4 which is illegal. Regardless if you think it was 7, it's illegal. You have to remember your factory glass still has a faint amount of tint inside the glass from the factory, hence the lower reading. As others have said, fix it and ask for a reduction in fine. If you're planning to lie, the officer already metered your window tint and you will most likely lose. Either that or pay the ticket and move on. __________________ BMW-less
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JayKay335i Banned 204 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	You're reasoning is generally retarded. It doesn't matter if you're looking at the light meter or not. Sure, the tint looks lighter with the windows down. BUT ITS STILL 5% TINT. You know whats looks even lighter with the windows down? Legal tint. You're in the wrong. Just man up. Get your shit retinted to something legal and plead some BS no seat belt ticket or something. Either way its going to cost you.
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