ok clarification... the windshield can have NO tint... there is a provision for the top banner but here is the LAW in california:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>CALIFORNIA CODES
VEHICLE CODE
26708. Â*(a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any Â*
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied Â*
upon the windshield or side or rear windows. Â*
Â*(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or Â*
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or Â*
upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear Â*
view through the windshield or side windows. Â*
Â*(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle Â*
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or Â*
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice. Â*
Â*(https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif This section does not apply to any of the following: Â*
Â*(1) Rearview mirrors. Â*
Â*(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward Â*
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass. Â*
Â*(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a Â*
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed Â*
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are Â*
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window Â*
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials Â*
which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the Â*
windshield nearest the driver. Â*
Â*(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
Â*(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common Â*
carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere Â*
with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic. Â*
Â*(6) Rear window wiper motor. Â*
Â*(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges. Â*
Â*(8 ) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped Â*
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the Â*
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the Â*
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the Â*
rear of the vehicle. Â*
Â*(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the Â*
driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies Â*
an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the Â*
rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view Â*
through the lens. Â*
Â*(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2 Â*
installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat, Â*
if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her Â*
possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and Â*
surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a Â*
medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other Â*
document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must Â*
be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized Â*
by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
Â*(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost Â*
portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater Â*
than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following: Â*
Â*(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the Â*
California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with Â*
the device. Â*
Â*(https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public Â*
or private roads or facilities. Â*
Â*© Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, Â*
affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following Â*
conditions apply: Â*
Â*(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the Â*
undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front Â*
of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost Â*
and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface. Â*
Â*(2) The material is not red or amber in color. Â*
Â*(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering Â*
does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield. Â*
Â*(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the Â*
eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent Â*
than the windshield without the material. Â*
Â*(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent Â*
material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, Â*
located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following Â*
conditions are met: Â*
Â*(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent. Â*
Â*(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements Â*
of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205), Â*
including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and Â*
the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal Â*
standard. Â*
Â*(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability Â*
of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays. Â*
Â*(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle, Â*
a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the Â*
windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this Â*
subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's Â*
manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was Â*
installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's Â*
manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed Â*
according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this Â*
subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name Â*
and street address. Â*
Â*(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles, Â*
or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed Â*
or replaced. Â*
Â*Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Â*Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
26708.2. Â*Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
Â* (a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
Â* (https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
Â* © Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. Â*At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
Â* (d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.
26708.5. Â*(a) Â*No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any
transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of
any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the
light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except
as provided in subdivision (https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif or © of Section 26708.
Â* (https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the
glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United
States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and
(2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those
standards for the particular type of glass used.
26710. Â*It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway
when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition
as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear.
Â* In the event any windshield or rear window fails to comply with
this code the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver
to make the windshield and rear window conform to the requirements of
this code within 48 hours. Â*The officer may also arrest the driver
and give him notice to appear and further require the driver or the
owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that
the windshield or rear window has been made to conform to the
requirements of this code.
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