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What about vehicles from other States?

No, Your Elderly Parents Cannot Visit!

Here the Bureau of Motor Vehicles says that, although it would be illegal for my parents to visit PA in a legal vehicle from another State, since they're such nice guys, they're going to 'counsel law enforcement' to not enforce these laws against out of state drivers.

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles confirmed that. . .

"The Department recognizes the Constitutional limitations in enforcing these provisions to vehicles registered out-of-state. In that regard, it has been the Department's practice to counsel law enforcement officials not to enforce these window tint provisions upon individual vehicle owners operating registered out-of-state vehicles."
What he means is that it would be illegal for them to restrict Interstate Commerce by threatening or citing legal vehicle from other States that meet all Federal and PA requirements.

Of course, it it also illegal for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is set forth a policy to only enforce a law against certain individuals, whether they be PA vehicles, out of state vehicles, blacks, hispanics, or any other select group. But they don't seem to care!

Were the Police Told?

PennDot DID NOT provide documentation of their advice to law enforcement to NOT enforce their interpretation on out of state vehicles. Are officers informed of this policy during anti-tint training? If anyone has any documentation - Please let us know!

Pennsylvania Cannot Restrict Legal Vehicles from Other States
with Federally Approved Tinting

Because Safety Sun Screening is not prohibited by FMVSS205, most of the other States have laws that explicitly define minimum transmittance percentages. For example, the Texas Law specifically says that FMVSS205 is enforced, yet windows as low as 35% are explicitly PERMITTED.

Other State Laws

Here're some other examples - they all conform to FMVSS205!

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