(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GLASS COATING MATERIAL or SUN- SCREENING DEVICES. Materials, films, applications or devices which are used in conjunction with approved vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of sun.
LIGHT TRANSMISSION. The percentage of total light which is allowed to pass through a window.
LUMINOUS REFLECTANCE. The ration of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages.
WINDOW. The windshield, side or rear glass of the motor vehicle, including any glazing material, glass coating or sun-screening device.
(B) It is unlawful for a person to sell, install or to operate a motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows, or with any object or material so placed, displayed, installed, affixed or applied in or upon the motor vehicle so as to obstruct or reduce a driver's clear view through the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided in this section.
(C) It is unlawful for any person to place, install, affix or apply any transparent material upon the windshield or rear windows of any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduced the light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except as provided in this section.
(D) This section shall not apply to:
(1) Side or back windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing reflectance of, at most, 25%, pursuant to 47 O.S. § 12-422;
(2) Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material not attached in conjunction with glazing material which is used by a vehicle operator on a moving vehicle during daylight hours;
(3) Rearview mirrors;
(4) Adjustable, non-transparent sun visors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass;
(5) Signs, stickers or other materials which are displayed in a 49-square inch area in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver;
(6) Direction, designation or termination signs on buses, if the signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic;
(7) Rear window wiper motors;
(8) Rear window defrosters or defoggers;
(9) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges;
(10) Side windows to the rear of the driver or back windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of at least 10% and a luminous reflectance of at most 25% on all vehicles manufactured prior to 1996 year models, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the motor vehicle;
(11) Transparent material which is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if:
(a) It does not extend downward beyond the AS-1 line or more than five inches from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield; and
(b) The material is not red or amber in color.
(12) All windows to the rear of the driver's seat in a vehicle licensed as a bus, as defined by 47 O.S. § 1-105, or a taxicab, as defined by 47 O.S. § 1-174; and
(13) Vehicles not subject to registration in the state.
(E) This section shall not prohibit the use and placement of federal, state or political subdivision certificates on any window, as are required by applicable laws.
(F) (1) Louvered materials, when installed as defined, shall not reduce the area of the driver's visibility below 50% as measured on a horizontal plane.
(2) When the materials are used in conjunction with rear window, the measurement shall be based upon the driver's view from inside the driver's review mirror.
(G) Any person may operate a vehicle or alter the color or reduce the light transmitted through the side or rear windows of a vehicle in accordance with an exemption issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
(Prior Code, § 16-1210.1) (Ord. 1618, passed 8-17-99) Penalty, see § 70.999