New Hampshire State Police had lobbied for the law, arguing that previously allowed hue values made it difficult to identify people sitting in vehicles. Currently, state law prohibits anyone from selling or driving vehicles with aftermarket tints and prohibits car owners from installing it, but the law includes medical exceptions. The law allows the commissioner of the Ministry of Safety to issue special permits to people with “bona fide medical reasons,” which must be tinted either on the windshield or on the two front side windows. Specific medical reasons are not listed. House Bill 1110 increases the transparency required for post-market windshield tint. (Getty Images) The state of New Hampshire has a medical tinted window exemption that allows people who needed a replacement tint on the windshield and front side windows for medical reasons. New Hampshire DMV: Application for Medical Exemption for Tinted Glass (.pdf Dossier) House Bill 1110 increases the transparency required for post-market windshield tint from 35% to 70%, meaning windshields must let in twice as much light as before. Tinted windshields are only allowed for people with health problems. This calculation allows the tint of the side windows according to the market.
“Police as a whole would be against keeping the hue at 35 percent,” Scott Afton, a state police sergeant, said at a Senate hearing. New Hampshire will soon have stricter regulations to tint the windshield of vehicles after Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill last week. Afton added that vehicles with a darker shade can be more dangerous at night for people driving them. LAW on tinted windows of motor vehicles. New Hampshire House Bill 224 – Tint laws amended in 2021 New Hampshire allows people with a medical exemption to have up to 35% VLT on the front side windows and windshield. NH laws include conditions such as extreme light intolerance, allergic reactions to the sun, melanoma, lupus, porphyria, or other conditions exacerbated by sun exposure. To apply, an application must be submitted, which can be faxed to the DMV at (603) 271-7800 or mailed to: The New Hampshire Bulletin is part of States Newsroom, a media network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c public charity (3). The New Hampshire Bulletin maintains its editorial independence.
Contact editor Dana Wormald with any questions: info@newhampshirebulletin.com. Follow the New Hampshire Bulletin on Facebook and Twitter. NH Dept. of Safety DMV – Director`s Office 23 Hazen Drive Concord NH 03305. Once granted, medical exemptions are valid for 2 years and can be granted for two vehicles. There is no charge. by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin May 9, 2022. New Hampshire counties: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan. State NH passed new legislation in 2021 allowing 70% of VLTs on front side windows. See House Bill 224 in the references below. Cities in New Hampshire: Nashua, Portsmouth, Manchester, Concord, Dover, Keene, Laconia, Hanover, Derry, Merrimack, Exeter, Salem, Hampton Beach, Lebanon, Hampton, Rochester, Londonderry, Bedford, Wolfeboro, Hooksett, Durham, Sunapee, Amherst, Goffstown, Gilford, Hudson, Windham, Plaistow, Claremont, Littleton, Berlin, Peterborough, Lincoln, Stratham, North Hampton, Meredith, Milford, Waterville Valley, Conway, New Boston, Somersworth, Pelham, Hollis, Plymouth, Epping, Seabrook, Rindge, Bretton Woods, Rye, Moultonborough. The legislature had already passed a law last year that increased the transvisibility requirement for front side windows to 70% in 2020; The new law extends this standard to windshields.
New Hampshire Laws Section 266:58-a: Tinted Glass The law, which was signed into law on May 3, will go into effect on July 2.