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MI HB5634
Bill
Status
12/31/2018
Primary Sponsor
Julie Alexander
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AI Summary
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Prohibits operation of motor vehicles with signs, posters, nontransparent materials, or films on front windshields, except tinted film along the top edge not extending below the manufacturer's AS-1 line or 6 inches from the top, whichever is farther.
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Prohibits nontransparent materials on side windows adjacent to the driver or front passenger, unless the material has a visible light transmittance of 70% plus or minus 5% or more.
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Allows materials with visible light transmittance of 25% plus or minus 5% or more on rear windows and side windows to the rear of the driver.
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Requires two outside rearview mirrors adjusted for clear rear visibility if rear window visibility is obstructed, with exemptions for draperies on rear windows and medical window treatments prescribed by a physician or optometrist.
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Establishes windshield wiper requirements for all vehicles and additional heating/defroster requirements for trucks over 10,000 pounds, truck tractors, buses, and hazardous material trucks, effective 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Traffic control; violations; prohibitions on window tinting and obstruction of driver's vision; eliminate. Amends sec. 709 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.709).
Vehicles: equipment
Last Action
Vetoed By The Governor 12/28/2018 12/31/18 Addenda
12/31/2018