Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-34 - Inspection of glazing materials

(a) Vehicle glazing materials (windshield and window glass or other materials) shall be inspected as follows:

(1) Glass, plastic, or other material used in windshields and windows shall be inspected for type, damage, obstruction, and tinting; (2) The window adjacent to the driver shall be inspected for operability (so that in the event of a turn signal malfunction, hand signals can be made);

(2) Any aftermarket sun screening device installed on the glazing material shall be inspected with a window light transmittance meter certified by its manufacturer for conformance with the minimum light transmittance requirements under section 291-21.5, HRS. The meter readings shall be photographed and recorded as a comment and retained in the inspection database; and

(3) Any sun screening device installed on a windshield that does not have an AS-1 mark, may be no more than 4 inches below the top of the windshield, when measured from the middle point of the bottom edge of the top windshield molding.

(4) Inspection photographs shall be taken with all windows in the closed position, unless the windows are inoperative and noted as such.

(b) No certificate of inspection shall be issued if any of the following occurs:

(1) Glazing materials required by law or rules are not present in specified locations;

(2) Glazing materials installed on a vehicle do not comply with the standards set forth in:

(A) Title 49, Chapter V, Part 571, subpart 205, section 571.205 of the Code of Federal Regulations that existed on the date the vehicle was manufactured;

(B) American National Standard, 226.1-1977, approved January 26, 1977 and supplemented by Z26.la-1980, approved July 3, 1980; or

(C) Society of Automotive Engineers Handbook, section J1203, as this publication existed on February 11, 1993;

(3) Non-transparent materials are used in place of the required type of glazing materials;

(4) The window adjacent to the driver cannot be lowered to the down position (other windows are not required to be operable and a vehicle may be passed with open spaces where glazing was originally installed, except that vehicles built on a car, truck or bus chassis must have a windshield);

(5) Decals or stickers are displayed on the glazing material in areas not permitted by law, ordinances, or rules;

(6) There is damage to the windshield that adversely affects driving visibility;

(7) There is damage to the windows to the immediate left or right of the driver, or to the rear that adversely affects driving visibility;

(8) Any window is broken and has sharp, exposed edges;

(9) Sun screening

(A) The sun screening device applied to the glazing material does not comply with the minimum light transmittance requirements under section 291-21.5, HRS, provided any sun screening applied to the windshield in the AS-1 area must have 70% light transmittance as indicated by the meter; inspectors are not to add six percentage points to the reading as is done on the side and rear windows;

(B) All official inspection stations shall possess and use a window light transmittance meter to inspect the aftermarket sun screening device affixed to the vehicle's glazing material for compliance with the minimum light transmittance requirement under section 291-21.5, HRS;

(C) No inspector shall use a window light transmittance meter to certify light transmittance unless the meter has been certified for performance and accuracy by the manufacturer to accurately measure light transmittance with a margin of error that conforms to section 291-21.5, HRS. Each official inspection station is responsible for ensuring that all window light transmittance meters used by its inspectors accurately measure light transmittance with a margin of error that is no greater than plus or minus six percent; or

(10) A rear window with aftermarket tinting on 2013 model year vehicles and newer has tint over the portion through which the high mounted stop light shines.

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Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-34

[Eff 7/31/89; am 3/31/94; am and comp DEC 02 2005] (Auth: HRS §§ 286-18, 26, 291-21.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 286-16, 26, 291-21.5) [am and comp 8/13/2011; am and comp Nov 1, 2013; Comp 9/30/2018] [Comp 9/4/2021]