Illinois Window Tint Laws and Tint laws In General

slomoking13

Well-Known Member
So i live in Illinois and let me be the first to say that i'm honestly fine with state troopers being cut by 1/3 due to budget cuts... probably one of the better things that could happen IMO.

So here's my story... just happened about 30 minutes ago. I'm driving home from class on the interstate just mindin my own business, cruise control is set at 65 on the dot, nothing illegal about my turck in any way shape or form other than 20% tint on my front windows. (the new law allows up to 35% if you don't have anything darker than 35% on the back, stupid technicality). Anyways, i look over to my left and i'm being passed by a little dickhead state trooper on his motorcycle, who was speeding by the way because i was going the speed limit... He looks over and see's that my front windows are tinted, hits his brakes and gets behind me.... When he approached my window the first thing he says is .. How many tickets have you gotten for these windows already and i tell him that I have had the windows tinted for 2 years and have never gotten pulled over for it. He goes on to be a HUGE asshole telling me that most guys won't bother me for it but that he likes to write tickets for the complicated laws.. and then starts to get all upset and says how big of a safety issue it is for them and that troopers get shot all the time pulling people over because they can't see through people's windows. He wrote me a 75 dollar ticket and took my license for bond and then told me if he sees me again with my tinted windows that he will charge me with a misdemeanor, tow my truck, hancuff me, and take me to jail! keep in mind that i was as polite as possible... nothing but yes sir and no sir... I have no criminal record, i have never been in jail other than on a tour, i have had only one traffic ticket and it was for going 5 mph over the speed limit on a motorcycle 3 years ago...

Now maybe im just venting a little bit here, but 1. i'm glad that this prick is about to lose his job (all state motorcycle cops in Illinois are gone by next year) 2. if he doesn't want to get shot then maybe he shouldn't be such an asshole to everyone he deals with... Now, I'm a nice guy and will respect a cop out of courtesy unless he gives me a reason not to, but i honestly felt like clubbing this guy in the head when it was over with 3. If the Illinois or any state troopers for that matter have nothing better to do than straight harass people over their window tint, maybe they don't need to be working for our tax dollars anyways. 4. they make a huge deal out of how state troopers are going to get laid off and crime is going to increase so much...yet nobody in the public really gives a shit (at least nobody i have talked to) because this is how a lot of people i have talked to get treated by these guys when they get pulled over.

Having said this, it's a good thing he was done being a dickhead for the moment and had no interest in searching my truck. :blsmoke:
I guess the bottom line to me is that i have never actually been helped by a police officer, even when i had to call because my house got broken into. They came out to my house to investigate a break in and then started trying to flip the script on me and make it out to where it was my fault my house got broken into and probe me about illegal activity because coincidentally it was the second time my house got broke into.... So obviously i'm doing something wrong that causes people to break into my shit. That's another story for another time but... really, i can not think of one time that a cop did anything to protect or help me... but instead have always tried to find a way to write me a ticket or arrest me. Protect and Serve is the biggest load of bullshit i have ever heard and to be honest with you i will never even think to call the police again until i handle shit on my own. Someone breaks in my house, ill shoot and kill them.. then ill call the police. All i have to say is i'm honestly glad that these fucks are gone considering a decent amount of them are crooked anyways and are always using double standards. How do they expect anyone to give a shit and want to help them save their jobs when they act like this? sorry for rambling... just needed to get this out haha, anyone else out there feel the same way i do about all of this?
 

fitch303

Well-Known Member
15% tint all around and never had a problem. If I see a cop coming by I just roll down my front windows just in case. BTW it's not illegal to be disrespectful to police officers, I'll give them the same amount of respect they show me.
 

Zeplike

Active Member
I have 5% in florida front back and side and got the "fix-it-ticket". 10 bucks if your take the tint off and 90 if you don't. fuck that though its worth much more than 80 bucks to me haha
 

......

Well-Known Member
15% tint all around and never had a problem. If I see a cop coming by I just roll down my front windows just in case. BTW it's not illegal to be disrespectful to police officers, I'll give them the same amount of respect they show me.
not illegal but stupid.Its not worth the bullshit misdameanor and a ass beating to give a few rude remarks to the officer.
 

slomoking13

Well-Known Member
15% tint all around and never had a problem. If I see a cop coming by I just roll down my front windows just in case. BTW it's not illegal to be disrespectful to police officers, I'll give them the same amount of respect they show me.
just had a buddy that gave attitude back to a cop a week ago and got a DUI for having drank 1 beer with dinner at a restaurant .... but yeah... it was hard to just sit there and act like i care, be quiet, and be polite, but i had to do it considering i was smoking on a chllum when he was passing me that he luckily didnt see as he was pulling me over thanks to the tinted windows! (luckily he didn't smell that) also, i had an ounce of shrooms with me that i had just picked up off a fellow class member after class lol. Needless to say, i wasn't trying to press my luck :-| ...

What really blew my mind is that you can go to jail, pay like 500 bucks, get a misdemeanor, and not get your license back until the tint is gone... all over some window tint, which i would like to think is a pretty non violent crime. Does the same go for obstruction of view for something hanging from your mirror or a stereo violation? they are also non moving violations....
 

2012

New Member
But everyone here is actin like bitches and letting them do what they want with you..

if a cop said to suck his dick or your going to jail yall probably be on ya knees in seconds.
 

Scott187

Active Member
But everyone here is actin like bitches and letting them do what they want with you..

if a cop said to suck his dick or your going to jail yall probably be on ya knees in seconds.

if you've been to jail before and its over somethin little like a window tint then im pretty sure you'd take your 3 days in jail *maximum they can hold you for something of that sort...at least a DUI* you would do your 3 days in jail over being any cops bitch...at least i would. then you get a attorney and sue the fuck out of them. its not a probable situation either since most cops arnt that stupid to pull shit like that and most of them do have there dash cams....
 

2012

New Member
if you've been to jail before and its over somethin little like a window tint then im pretty sure you'd take your 3 days in jail *maximum they can hold you for something of that sort...at least a DUI* you would do your 3 days in jail over being any cops bitch...at least i would. then you get a attorney and sue the fuck out of them. its not a probable situation either since most cops arnt that stupid to pull shit like that and most of them do have there dash cams....
in key west jail, they will keep u in jail for 40+ days for like an open beer in public
 

slomoking13

Well-Known Member
But everyone here is actin like bitches and letting them do what they want with you..

if a cop said to suck his dick or your going to jail yall probably be on ya knees in seconds.
dude... what are you talking about, i let a cop write me a window ticket and tried to be calm to avoid actually going to jail for two counts of posession. I think that's pretty far from being his bitch. I wouldn't ever even consider sucking a cops dick to get out of going to jail, maybe you've thought about it before and that's an alternative you'd be willing to take but i'd fight to the death before that would ever happen... the cop didn't push me around either, he was just a huge asshole and said that he would take me to jail just because he could. He's probably just pissed and out to prove a point because he's going to lose his job and i honestly don't have one shred of sympathy for him. He can work security at the mall now for all i care.
 

Scott187

Active Member
alot of cops nowdays tend to be dickheads more then they use to just for the fact the economy is bad and they are loosing jobs due to budget cuts. they will pull you over and give you a ticket now for just doin 5mph over the limit let alone having illegal shit on ya
 

vince33

Member
IMO to avoid the ticket we should make it a point to always check the current tint law in our state. Here, you may check it at www.TintBuyer.com. They also provide other relevant information about window tints such as its types, quotations and will help you find the best professional tinter near your area. I hope this helps
 

slomoking13

Well-Known Member
IMO to avoid the ticket we should make it a point to always check the current tint law in our state. Here, you may check it at www.TintBuyer.com. They also provide other relevant information about window tints such as its types, quotations and will help you find the best professional tinter near your area. I hope this helps
I know the law, i know the types of window tint, and i don't need a shop cause that shits easy to do yourself, worked at a shop. Thanks anyways for the first post. Seems like your a police officer or someone wanting me to go to your website. Either way, your post didn't help
 
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