Oregon Code § 815.222·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Illegal window tinting; dismissal; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of illegal window
tinting if the person applies window tinting material that does not comply with
ORS 815.221 or applies window tinting material to a window of a motor vehicle
that is not authorized by ORS 815.221 to be equipped with window tinting
material.
(2) A person
commits the offense of operating a vehicle with illegal window tinting if the
person operates a vehicle registered or required to be registered in Oregon
that is equipped with window tinting material that is not in compliance with or
authorized by ORS 815.221.
(3) Each offense
described in this section is a Class B traffic violation.
(4) A court may
dismiss a citation issued for violation of subsection (2) of this section, or
reduce the fine that the court would otherwise have imposed for the offense, if
the defendant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that after the
citation for the offense was issued the windows of the vehicle were modified to
comply with the requirements of ORS 815.221. In determining whether the windows
of the vehicle were modified to comply with the requirements of ORS 815.221,
the court may consider:
(a) A receipt
from a business for removing nonconforming window tinting or installation of
conforming window tinting;
(b) A written
statement by a law enforcement officer indicating that the window tinting was
modified to comply with the requirements of ORS 815.221; and
(c) Any other
evidence produced by the defendant to show modification or removal of the
nonconforming window tinting.
(5) A court may
dismiss a citation issued for violation of subsection (2) of this section, or
reduce the fine that the court would otherwise have imposed for the offense, if
the defendant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that at the time the
citation for the offense was issued the person or another person in the persons
household had a physical condition requiring window tinting that produces a
lower light transmittance than allowed by ORS 815.221. In determining whether
the person or another person in the persons household had a physical condition
that requires window tinting that produces a lower light transmittance, the
court may consider any of the following documents signed by a validly licensed
physician or optometrist stating that the person has a physical condition
requiring window tinting that produces a lower light transmittance than allowed
by ORS 815.221:
(a) An affidavit.
(b) A
prescription.
(c) A letter on
the practitioners letterhead. [1995 c.263 §3; 2013 c.216 §1; 2015 c.579 §2]
(Horns, Sound
Equipment)