Interpretation ID: nht92-1.8

DATE: 12/29/92

FROM: THOMAS L. WRIGHT -- COORDINATOR, TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT, MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

TO: PATRICK BOYD -- CRASH AVOIDANCE DIVISION, NHTSA

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 3-11-93 FROM JOHN WOMACK TO THOMAS L. WRIGHT (A40; STD. 205)

TEXT: I am waiting to request an update on the status of the proposed rulemaking for window tinting standards as published in the Federal Register, Volume 57, Number 14, January 22, 1992.

The proposal states that a state may not establish a standard applicable to the same aspect of performance for equipment which is not identical to the Federal standard. Does this provision cause state laws which permit add-on window tinting material for medical or aesthetic reasons to be in violation of Federal law?

Additionally, I would like to request a copy of the referenced Report to Congress on Tinting of Motor Vehicle Windows.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.