Who has tinted windows? Help me. Is this true? ------------------------- To to clear up a misunderstanding that was revealed during our conversation re: fees: Of the general vehicle inspection fee, the State gets $2 per inspection sticker and the mechanic keeps $3 as per Miss. Code § 63-13-11 Inspection fees; disposition of funds Of a window tint inspection, the State gets $3 and the inspector keeps $2 (see below) Re: window tinting. It seems to me the window tint sticker is totally separate inspection from a vehicle safety inspection. A window tint inspection has a separate fee as well as a separate sticker (no larger than 1). I have no objection in keeping the window tint requirement for a sticker and delete the vehicle safety inspection sticker. What do you think? --- For your reference: TITLE 63. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS CHAPTER 7. EQUIPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION GENERAL PROVISIONS Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-59 (2014) (6) The Department of Public Safety shall issue labels to official motor vehicle inspection stations for affixing to the windshield of every motor vehicle required to be inspected in this state with a window therein which has been tinted or darkened with any tinted film or other darkening material after factory delivery. The label shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield directly above the certificate of inspection, shall be legible from outside the vehicle, and shall indicate the label registration number, a certification of compliance with Mississippi law, and such other information as the Commissioner of Public Safety deems appropriate. The labels shall be of a type which is pressure-sensitive, self-destructive upon removal, and no larger than one (1) inch square in size. Before affixing the label, the inspection station shall conduct a test to determine that the window complies with the light transmittance requirements prescribed under subsection (2) of this section. The test shall be conducted using such methods or devices as may be approved and certified not less often than annually by the Department of Public Safety. An inspection station shall not be required by the department to enter into a bond separate and apart from any bond required for official inspection stations as provided under Section 63-13-5, but the bond required under Section 63-13-5 shall be considered entirely sufficient for the purposes of this section. For conducting such tests, motor vehicle inspection stations shall charge and collect a fee of Five Dollars ($ 5.00). Two Dollars ($ 2.00) of the fee shall be retained by the inspection station, and Three Dollars ($ 3.00) of the fee shall be remitted to the Department of Public Safety and may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, for the operational expenses of the department. No fee shall be charged unless a test is actually performed under this subsection (6), and no inspection station shall be required to perform a test to determine if the windows of a motor vehicle have been tinted or darkened with any tinted film or other darkening material after factory delivery so long as the inspection station does not issue a motor vehicle inspection certificate for any such vehicle. The presence of a label upon the windshield of a motor vehicle shall indicate that the person who affixed the label certifies that the windows of the vehicle meet the restrictions of subsection (2) of this section as to light transmittance. -- Elaine C. Vechorik 89 Earles Fork Rd. Sturgis, MS 39769 USA Phone: 662-694-0494 ◢▇▇ Mississippi for Liberty ▇▇◣
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 01:14:42 +0000