Interpretation ID: nht90-3.37

TYPE: Interpretation-NHTSA

DATE: July 31, 1990

FROM: W. Marshall Rickert -- Administrator, Maryland Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Administration

TO: Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TITLE: Re After Market Glazing

ATTACHMT: Attached to Maryland Vehicle Law, sections 22-103 and 104, page 320 (text omitted); Also attached to Maryland Vehicle Inspection procedures regarding mirrors and vehicle glazing, pages 227 and 228 (text omitted); Also attached to letter dated 1 0-15-90 from P.J. Rice to W.M. Rickert (A36; Std. 205)

TEXT:

Section 22-104 of the Maryland Vehicle Law states that a person may not willfully or intentionally remove or alter any safety device or equipment that has been placed on any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer in compliance with any law, rule, regulation, or requirement of any officer or agency of the United States or of this State, if it is intended that the vehicle be operated on highways in this State, unless the removal or alteration is permitted by rule or regulation adopted by the Administrator.

Maryland's existing rule and regulation prohibits any type of after market tinting; however, there has been a lot of legislative interest in permitting some form of after market tinting due to medical conditions.

We are interested in amending our rule and regulation to permit the installation of after market tinting. If this would create a problem from your standpoint, please advise us on or before October 1, 1990.

Attached is a copy of sections 22-103 and 22-104 of Maryland Vehicle Law (text omitted).

Also attached is a copy of Maryland vehicle inspections procedures regarding mirrors and vehicle glazing, pages 227 and 228 (text omitted).