Window Tint Violation

• BRF

  

  Thanks for all the comments on this thread!
  
  No one commented that they had heard about the "fix it and have the fine dropped part", so I wonder if this is something that only Middleburg Heights has.
• GoChiefs

  

  vball10set;1250690 wrote:and get another fine down the road? as someone mentioned earlier, if this was done professionally, then have them remove it and put a legal tint on--if you did it yourself, you're fucked

  Correct. That's the price you pay for having an illegal modification done to your car. You know the risk of it when you have it done. As BRF stated, he'd been driving around with it like that for quite a while. Some people never get a thing said to thing about it. Just depends on if you run into that one cop on a bad day or something. To have old tint removed and new put on, you're looking at about $250 to $275 for a quality professional job. The ticket is less than that. I'd take my chances.
• GoChiefs

  

  BRF;1250834 wrote:Thanks for all the comments on this thread!
  
  No one commented that they had heard about the "fix it and have the fine dropped part", so I wonder if this is something that only Middleburg Heights has.

  Most places give you the opportunity to fix your vehicles if it's illegal.
• Glory Days

  

  BRF;1250834 wrote:Thanks for all the comments on this thread!
  
  No one commented that they had heard about the "fix it and have the fine dropped part", so I wonder if this is something that only Middleburg Heights has.

  Depends on the judge. For any type of equipment violation i would tell people to try and get it fixed before the court date and bring the receipt and pictures etc. Atleast shows initiative.
• queencitybuckeye

  mella;1250171 wrote:Is the tint something he did himself or did a professional do it? If he had a shop do it he should go back to them and have them remove it or pay for the fine.

  If I kill someone, they should go arrest the clerk at the ammo store.
• thePITman

  

  queencitybuckeye;1251295 wrote:If I kill someone, they should go arrest the clerk at the ammo store.

  Spoons make me fat.
• Flash

  

  Should have called me I could have made this problem go away. I could give you a free pass. A letter from your Optometrist saying you have a visual condition that you have to have a tint in your windshield will give you a free pass. I've done this before with people that did have a condition that they needed a darker tint and I got called by Staties a couple of times to confirm that they had a condition that needed a darker tint. I quit doing it after I had to run to the phone all the time.
• mella

  queencitybuckeye;1251295 wrote:If I kill someone, they should go arrest the clerk at the ammo store.

  If the professional shop did it and it is illegal they should take care of the problem. Are you really that stupid that you would make the comparison between a professional doing a possibly illegal job and someone buying ammo and killing someone?
  
  When my house was built, the builder was responsible for making sure the construction was compliant with the building code. When it wasn't he was told to fix it. There was a two month delay when the footer was poured off center. I did not pay a fine for this and the builder was about to pay for an extension for my rental because the company was run by professionals.
  
  Do you pay for and accept crappy workmanship? If it was installed by professionals and they warned him before hand that it was too dark and it violated the law then it is on the buyer not the installer.
• 2kool4skool

  

  Glory Days;1250238 wrote:When i used to work in the ghetto there was one guy who would write like 90% of his tickets for tint. It wasnt hard to go through a whole ticket book in a day that way.

  Glad to hear they're protecting and serving.
• BR1986FB

  Flash;1251802 wrote:Should have called me I could have made this problem go away. I could give you a free pass. A letter from your Optometrist saying you have a visual condition that you have to have a tint in your windshield will give you a free pass. I've done this before with people that did have a condition that they needed a darker tint and I got called by Staties a couple of times to confirm that they had a condition that needed a darker tint. I quit doing it after I had to run to the phone all the time.

  Question on this, if I were to get a prescription for the glare, would that be in effect for the car or just the driver? For instance, if I got the prescription yet my girlfriend were driving the car, would it still cover her?
• GoChiefs

  

  BR1986FB;1251947 wrote:Question on this, if I were to get a prescription for the glare, would that be in effect for the car or just the driver? For instance, if I got the prescription yet my girlfriend were driving the car, would it still cover her?

  
  As long as the prescription is for you, and the car is registered in your name, then yes, she would still be covered.
• Glory Days

  

  2kool4skool;1251927 wrote:Glad to hear they're protecting and serving.

  there is more than one way to catch a criminal. i'll let you know the next time i see some thug show me his papers from his doctor for the tint in his car....dont hold your breath though.
• 2kool4skool

  

  Glory Days;1252038 wrote:i'll let you know the next time i see some thug show me his papers from his doctor for the tint in his car

  Who cares? It's window tint. And lol at the use of "thug."
  
  I can't imagine the lack of self-respect and shame one must have to go around writing tickets for window tint, speeding, etc. all day. At least set your sights a little higher and be a firefighter or something.
• Glory Days

  

  2kool4skool;1252245 wrote:Who cares? It's window tint. And lol at the use of "thug."
  
  I can't imagine the lack of self-respect and shame one must have to go around writing tickets for window tint, speeding, etc. all day. At least set your sights a little higher and be a firefighter or something.

  Probably the same amount of self respect and lack of shame one must have to make that assumption about someone they dont know on a message board?
  
  And why would I want to be a fire fighter? I'd rather prevent deaths than be the guy who has to clean the bodies off the road when its too late.
  
  Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez, and Randy Kraft are just a few notable serial killers arrested on traffic stops. Timothy McVeigh was arrested after being given a ticket for not having a license plate. Not to mention the hundreds of other violent criminals arrested everyday on traffic stops. Set your sights a little higher and educate yourself.
• 2kool4skool

  

  Glory Days;1252260 wrote:Probably the same amount of self respect and lack of shame one must have to make that assumption about someone they dont know on a message board?

  Not an assumption, just a fact. If your job consists of figuring out how to squeeze money out of people for stuff like their windows being too dark or going 10 mph over the speed limit, you can't possibly have any self-respect. The rustling I hear coming from your jimmies over the statement only confirms the fact.
  

  Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez, and Randy Kraft are just a few notable serial killers arrested on traffic stops.

  So that's the reason for the petty ticket writing!! :laugh: To screen for violent criminals? If so, why give the tickets out when it's clear the person isn't one?
  
  You're trying way too hard to justify your life's work. You're a glorified hall monitor who mostly causes inconvenience to people on a day to day basis, and occasionally has an opportunity to do some real good. If you like it, cool.
  
  P.S. Richard Ramirez wasn't captured because of a traffic stop.
• Glory Days

  

  2kool4skool;1252270 wrote:Not an assumption, just a fact. If your job consists of figuring out how to squeeze money out of people for stuff like their windows being too dark or going 10 mph over the speed limit, you can't possibly have any self-respect. The rustling I hear coming from your jimmies over the statement only confirms the fact.
  
  
  
  So that's the reason for the petty ticket writing!! :laugh: To screen for violent criminals? If so, why give the tickets out when it's clear the person isn't one?
  
  You're trying way too hard to justify your life's work. You're a glorified hall monitor who mostly causes inconvenience to people on a day to day basis, and occasionally has an opportunity to do some real good. If you like it, cool.
  
  P.S. Richard Ramirez wasn't captured because of a traffic stop.

  Calmer than you are dude, calmer than you are.....