California Police Officers I have a tint question for you
Originally Posted by Calvin
When applicable, I'm sure.
I know someone who has a car registered out of CA but still got a ticket for a modified exhaust. I know someone who has a car registered outside of CA and still got a ticket for tint.
They both tried to fight it and lost.
I know someone who has a car registered out of CA but still got a ticket for a modified exhaust. I know someone who has a car registered outside of CA and still got a ticket for tint.
They both tried to fight it and lost.
Not that they can really enforce THAT... lol... ca n they?
Out of State motorists
* California will enforce vehicle equipment laws on you even if it's legal at home (e.g. tinted windows).
* As mentioned in the DMV page, if you get a job, attend school and are over the age of 24, or rent property, you have 20 days to switch your license plates and driver's license to California. Not doing so can incur expensive fines.
* If you get a traffic ticket and pay it, the court reports the traffic conviction to the DMV and an "X-Number" will be generated which will be used to track your points.
* In addition, the traffic conviction is reported to your home state through the shared ticketing system within the Driver License Compact (DLC) which California is a member of. There is a new compact called the Driver License Agreement (DLA) which would include offenses occurring anywhere within North America which California is NOT a member of yet.
* If you get enough points as referenced by the "X-Number", you can be suspended in California even with a valid out of state license.
* A car registered in another state that has no smog devices is legal to drive in California as long as it is equipped as required in the other state
* California will enforce vehicle equipment laws on you even if it's legal at home (e.g. tinted windows).
* As mentioned in the DMV page, if you get a job, attend school and are over the age of 24, or rent property, you have 20 days to switch your license plates and driver's license to California. Not doing so can incur expensive fines.
* If you get a traffic ticket and pay it, the court reports the traffic conviction to the DMV and an "X-Number" will be generated which will be used to track your points.
* In addition, the traffic conviction is reported to your home state through the shared ticketing system within the Driver License Compact (DLC) which California is a member of. There is a new compact called the Driver License Agreement (DLA) which would include offenses occurring anywhere within North America which California is NOT a member of yet.
* If you get enough points as referenced by the "X-Number", you can be suspended in California even with a valid out of state license.
* A car registered in another state that has no smog devices is legal to drive in California as long as it is equipped as required in the other state
Originally Posted by Calvin
Yes, you can.
You need to follow the laws of the state you are driving in.
That said, you need also run a front plate in CA, even if your state does not require one.
You need to follow the laws of the state you are driving in.
That said, you need also run a front plate in CA, even if your state does not require one.
When i bought my MR2 from Nevada, i had 20% tint (due to Nevada's tint laws allows it) no front plates and and mod exhaust. The HP pulled me over for suspected single driver in carpool (but i did have 1 other pass.) and mentioned the other stuff but he said that lucky that the car is registered in nevada cause the thoughs things were illegal to have in CA, then he said if i were to register it out here i would need to make thous changes to make it legal to drive in ca.
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