Tint exemption affidavit?
 

I was just curious if anyone in Oregon has gotten a window tint affidavit stating you can have darker than 35%? If so how did you go about getting it and what does it look like? I just got pulled over and given a fix it ticket for tint that was supposed to be legal, cop decided to gauge it, turns out it is 30%(5% over). I didn't have a card for it(tint place was out of them at the time) but I did have a prescription for up to 20% but it wasn't good enough. Just trying to figure out what I can do short of getting lighter tint or paying the $300 fine.

From an ODOT pdf I found online:

Source: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS/docs/v...ndoutcolor.pdf

In addition:

Source: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS/docs/v...t_brochure.pdf

I did see those, I am just trying to figure out if there is a pre made form a that needs to be filled out(I have no idea what an affidavit looks like)

Go to your doctor. Ask for affidavit (this is just fancy talk for a legal document). They might Notarize it for you, but if not you would need to get that done. Every bank has a Notary. Then keep it all in an envelope (notarized document for tint, certificate from tint installer) in your glovebox.

I saw that in addition to the affidavit you need a certificate from the installer, most installers won't give you one unless it is legal limit tint

If you have a prescription from you doctor or whatever, then showing that to the judge should get it thrown out.. Just because a peace officer issues a citation doesn't mean your guilty of anything yet.. Some people just go and pay whatever fine, you would be surprised how many tickets get dropped because a officer doesn't even show up.. Or reduced or dropped because of a legit reason..

oh I don't plan on paying it if don't have to because it's a 300 dollar fine.

A fix it ticket is 300?! Wtf. I had a buddy pay 50 bucks for a burnt out light and they claimed that to be a fixit ticket. Why is tint so much higher?

Don't know, I think that is what I have to pay if I don't fix it.

I was told they make peel it off.

Yeah you have a court date and I believe if it isn't fixed by that point they will issue you a ticket for the offense, which is noted at $360 per the Oregon.gov link I posted earlier.

You will need to have the tint removed from all windows, as Oregon law is 35% all around. Once it is removed you can go to your local police station and have them sign your fix it ticket certifying that you have corrected the issue.

Make a photocopy of the front and back of the ticket for your records, then mail the ticket to the courthouse or drop in and hand it to them personally so that you can get confirmation that nothing more is required from you.

Source: http://www.tintlaws.com/laws/OR/

When i got my window tint ticket a few years ago. I peeled off the drivers and passenger side windows and took pictures of the car with no tint. Went in for my court date and showed the judge and he dropped it right then.

I got a $170 ticket for having a headlight out in Corvallis. Not even a fix-it ticket.

Plead no contest and paid $15 though.

My eye doctor is signing a notarized affidavit for me, so I shouldn't have to do anything, right? I should be able to leave it as is show the affidavit and go on my way?

Yeah, just take it to the county or city courthouse (depending if it was a trooper/sheriff or a city cop, respectively) with the ticket and someone there will take care of it.

Do you think your doctor will do a group affidavit for all of us so we can all get 25% tint?

Why would you want your tint to be darker than legal when it is just a reason to get pulled over?

Because I've always had light sensitive eyes and now after I've had LASIK done I find that I'm wearing sunglasses even on over cast days. So it's not just to look cool, it serves a purpose, and if I have documentation from my doctor saying I need it that makes it legal.

I have also been informed that once the doctor provides me with the papers I can go to the DMV and have an annotation put on my record that I need darker windows. So when the police pull me over and look up my name it's already there.

I highly doubt it, I had to have my eyes examined to get it, and he did my pre-LASIK exams as well.

I'm not questioning you here so please don't see it that way. This is a legitimate question that I've always wondered: If you need the darker tint for medical reasons, does it really do you any good when you still can't tint the windshield?

For the front I can flip down the visors and wear a hat and sunglasses, I did mention a clause for having the windshield done very lightly(like 65-70%) for UV/IR purposes but didn't want to push my luck(we'll see if he puts it in)

Does anything think a optometrists affidavit would allow for tinting of the front windshield? My wife is super light sensitive and would love her windshield tinted.

It might be allowed it was specifically written into the affidavit that way.

There is a clear tint out there that blocks uv rays. Don't know if it will help but you might want to look in to something like that.