(A) A windshield in a fixed and upright position, which is equipped with safety glazing as required by federal safety-glazing material standards, is required on every motor vehicle which is operated on the public highways, roads, and streets, except on a motorcycle or implement of husbandry.
(B) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street with any sign, sunscreening material, product, or covering attached to, or located in or upon the windshield, except the following:
(1) A certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law;
(2) Sunscreening material along a strip at the top of the windshield, so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Nos. 205 and 128 as the AS/1 portion of the windshield.
(C) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the Commonwealth, on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle the side wings and side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material or other product or covering which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window's color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as expressly permitted by this section. A sunscreening material may be applied to such windows if, when tested on 1/8-inch clear glass, the material has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 25% as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 35% in the visible light range.
(D) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the Commonwealth, on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle any windows behind the driver are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material, or other product or material which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window's color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as specified below:
(1) Sunscreen material consisting of film which, when tested on 1/8-inch clear glass, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35% as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 18% in the visible light range; however, sunscreen material which, when tested on 1/8-inch clear glass, has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 35% as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 8% in the visible light range may be used on multipurpose passenger vehicles;
(2) Perforated sunscreening material which, when tested in conjunction with existing glazing or film material, has a total reflectance of visible light of not more than 35% and a light transmittance of no less than 30%. For those products or materials having different levels of reflectance, the highest reflectance from the product or material will be measured by dividing the area into 16 equal sections and averaging the overall reflectance. The measured reflectance of any of those sections may not exceed 50%.
(E) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the Commonwealth, upon any public highway, road, or street, on which vehicle the rear window is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the window nontransparent, unless the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides.
(F) Each installer or seller of sunscreening material shall provide a pressure-sensitive, self-destructive, nonremovable, vinyl- type film label to the purchaser stating that the material complies with the provisions of KRS 189.010(19) - (22) and divisions (A) - (E) above. Each such installer shall affix the required label to the inside left door jamb of the motor vehicle. In addition, the label shall state the trade name of the material and the installer's or seller's business name. Labeling is not required for factory glazing which complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205.
(G) Every percentage measurement required by divisions (C) and (D) above is subject to a tolerance of plus or minus 3%.
(H) No person shall install window tinting materials on any vehicle after July 15, 1988, which fails to meet the minimum standards for light transmission pursuant to divisions (C) and (D) above. Any tinted material installed prior to the effective date of this Act which fails to meet the minimum standards for light transmission pursuant to divisions (C) and (D) above shall be removed within 6 months after the effective date of this section. No police officer shall issue a uniform traffic citation during the first 6-month period, but owners of vehicles in violation shall be issued a warning citation during said 6 months.
(I) Any person who applies sunscreening materials in violation of this section shall be guilty upon conviction of a Class B misdemeanor.
(J) Nothing in this section shall prevent the display of a representation of the American flag on the rear window of any motor vehicle, including any vehicle owned by the city, provided that the representation does not exceed a size of 5 inches by 8 inches and is placed in a lower corner of the rear window.
(K) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be so constructed as to be controlled by the operator of the vehicle.
(L) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of any window which is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material or component in a manner approved by federal statute or regulation if such window was as a component part of a vehicle at the time of the vehicle manufacturer, or the replacement of any such window by such covering which meets such requirements.
(KRS 189.110) Penalty, see § 70.99 (A)