(a) No person shall operate, on any highway or other public or private property open to the public for vehicular travel or parking, lease, or rent any motor vehicle that is registered in this State unless the motor vehicle conforms to the requirements concerning tinted glass and reflectorized material of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 and of any applicable rule adopted under that section.
(b) No person shall install in or on any motor vehicle any glass or other material that fails to conform to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 or of any rule adopted under that section.
(c) No used motor vehicle dealer or new motor vehicle dealer, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01, shall sell any motor vehicle that fails to conform to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 or of any rule adopted under that section.
(d) No reflectorized materials shall be permitted upon or in any front windshield, side windows, sidewings, or rear window.
(e) This section does not apply to the manufacturer's tinting or glazing of motor vehicle windows or windshields that is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #205.
(f) With regard to any side window behind a driver's seat or any rear window other than any window on an emergency door, this division (b) does not apply to any school bus used to transport a child with disabilities pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3323, whom it is impossible or impractical to transport by regular school bus in the course of regular route transportation provided by a school district. As used in this division, "child with disabilities" has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3323.01.
(g) This section does not apply to any school bus that is to be sold and operated outside the Municipality.
(h) (1) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (b), (c) or (d) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 177-98. Passed 6-15-98.)
Statutory reference:
Administrative regulations, see OAC Chapter 4501-41