Moyock, NC asked in Civil Litigation, Small Claims and Traffic Tickets for Virginia

Q: How can Virginiaenforce a tint violation on a traveling outofstate vehicle and getaway with violating the righttopasslaw

How can Virginia enforce a tint violation on an out of state vehicle and get away with violating the right to pass law?

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Daniel P Leavitt
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  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • Midlothian, VA
  • Licensed in Virginia

A: Every driver in the US is required to comply with the individual requirements of each state they enter. When you enter a state you are required to abide by their laws. So if you bring marijuana that is legal to possess and use from one state where it's legal into a state where it's illegal to possess than you subject yourself to liability if you get caught. The same applies to radar detectors (illegal in some states and not others), speed limits (vary among the states), window tints (vary among the states).

So yes, Virginia can enforce a window tint violation. And get this, you can even have LEGAL tint in Virginia and still get pulled over legally because "officers are not required to be tint meters." As long as they reasonably believed your tint MIGHT have been illegal then a stop is justified.

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