PRINTER'S NO. 696
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
705
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SMITH, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, COSTA,
VULAKOVICH AND TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 7, 2015
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 7, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for
prohibitions relating to sun screening and other materials.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4524(e) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 4524. Windshield obstructions and wipers.
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(e) Sun screening and other materials prohibited.--
(1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sun
screening device or other material which does not permit a
person to see or view the inside of the vehicle through the
windshield, side wing or side window of the vehicle.
(2) This subsection does not apply to:
(i) A vehicle which is equipped with tinted windows
of the type and specification that were installed by the
manufacturer of the vehicle or to any hearse, ambulance,
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government vehicle or any other vehicle for which a
currently valid certificate of exemption has been issued
in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.
(ii) A vehicle which is equipped with tinted
windows, sun screening devices or other materials which
comply with all applicable Federal regulations and for
which a currently valid certificate of exemption for
medical reasons has been issued in accordance with
regulations adopted by the department.
(3) A certificate of exemption shall be issued by the
department for a vehicle which is:
(i) Registered in this Commonwealth on the effective
date of this subsection and is equipped with a sun
screening device or other material prohibited under
paragraph (1) on the effective date.
(ii) Equipped with tinted windows, sun screening
devices or other materials for a physical condition that
makes it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sun
screening material which would be of a light
transmittance or luminous reflectance in violation of
this section. The following apply:
(A) [A] (I) Except as set forth in subclause
(II), a certificate of exemption for medical
reasons shall be issued only if the owner or
registrant of the vehicle, or a person residing
in the household of the owner or registrant who
regularly drives or is driven in the vehicle,
suffers from a physical condition determined by
the department, in consultation with the Medical
Advisory Board, to justify the exemption.
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(II) If the person suffers from the physical
condition oculocutaneous albinism, the department
shall issue a certificate of exemption due to
medical reasons, provided that the condition is
certified in accordance with clause (B). An
exemption under this subclause shall permit the
use of a sun screening device of a nonreflective
type with reflectivity of not more than 15% used
in conjunction with the automotive safety glazing
materials on the front side wings and side
windows adjacent to the right and left of the
driver.
(B) Any person requesting an exemption for
medical reasons shall have his physical condition
certified to the department by a licensed physician
or optometrist.
(4) A certificate of exemption issued under this
subsection shall be carried in the vehicle and displayed on
request of a police officer.
(5) Upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle to any
person who does not qualify under paragraph (2)(ii), the
exemption shall be null and void. Prior to the sale or
transfer of an exempt vehicle, it shall be the sole
responsibility of the owner or seller of a formerly exempt
vehicle to remove all sun screening or other materials from
the vehicle. At the time of the sale or transfer of a
formerly exempt vehicle, the owner shall remove and destroy
the certificate of exemption for physical reasons and provide
the purchaser with a notarized statement setting forth the
name and address of the owner or seller, the vehicle
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identification number, year and model, and the business
entity and process used to remove the sun screening or other
material.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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