00                            SENATE BILL NO. 51                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the installation of window tinting in automobiles."                                                 
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.35 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read:                                     
04            Sec. 28.35.271. Installation of window tinting. (a) A person commits the                                   
05       offense of improper installation of window tinting if the person in this state installs                           
06       window tinting on a motor vehicle                                                                                 
07                 (1)  on the front windshield of the vehicle; notwithstanding this                                       
08       paragraph, a person may install a strip of tinting material that is applied to the top edge                       
09       of the windshield that does not extend downward more than five inches from the top                                
10       of the glass;                                                                                                     
11                 (2)  on the driver and front passenger side windows that does not allow                                 
12       at least 70 percent light transmittance;                                                                          
13                 (3)  on the rear door windows, quarter glasses, and back glasses that                                   
14       does not allow at least 40 percent light transmittance;                                                           
15                 (4)  that is not green, gray, bronze, or neutral smoke in color, or a                                   

01       nonmirrored sun reflective auto film; or                                                                          
02                 (5)  for compensation and does not install a window tint hologram that                                  
03       identifies the installer and certifies that the window tinting complies with this section.                        
04            (b)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section,                                                                    
05                 (1)  limousines and passenger buses used to transport persons for hire,                                 
06       motor homes, and vehicles identified by the vehicle manufacturer as multipurpose                                  
07       may have tinting material that complies with standards set by the department in                                   
08       regulation;                                                                                                       
09                 (2)  the windows of a vehicle may have tinting material that permits                                    
10       less light transmittance than that specified in (a) of this section if a driver or a                              
11       passenger who frequently travels in the vehicle is required for medical reasons to be                             
12       shielded from the direct rays of the sun and                                                                      
13                      (A)  the medical reasons are certified annually by a physician                                     
14            licensed to practice in this state; and                                                                      
15                      (B)  the certification is carried in the vehicle;                                                  
16                 (3)  law enforcement vehicles may have tinting material that varies                                     
17       from the requirements of this section.                                                                            
18            (c)  In this section, "light transmittance" means the ratio, expressed as a                                  
19       percentage, of the amount of total light that is allowed to pass through a window,                                
20       including glazing, to the amount of total light falling on the window.                                            
21            (d)  Improper installation of window tinting is an infraction.