yes, they will... i believe i read somewhere that tinted windshield was only legal in florida... i could be wrong, but i know its illegal to do it here in tx...
so yeah, you will fail for having it tinted...

 

It's illegal in Florida too but we don't have emission testing. If they are testing for smog and brakes, what does tints have to do with it? In this heat, I need my tints dark. I get headaches and suffer from the glare. That's why I'm always wearing shades while outdoors.

How would anyone know if I've been here longer than 30 days when my residence is setup at my parent's house in Florida and I share my apartment in Texas with my girlfriend. Couldn't I say that I'm visiting her but my permanent address is in Florida?

 

its not just emission testing... its inspection for safetyness...
if your windshield wiper is ripped, and you don't replace it, you'll fail... if your gas cap is not correct, you'll fail... if your horn doesn't work, you'll fail... if one of your blinker bulbs is out, you'll fail...

thats tx for ya... lame, yes... but rules are rules... its all for safety

 

as for residency goes, i have no clue...
maybe thru a leased/rent apartment contract or work related paperwork?

 

It comes does to when you take up residence. That means live and work here. Get a job here, you live here. Rent a place here, you live here. As long as you are hanging with your "Homies" all is fine.

Just watch how you anwser the officer when he ask you where you live or what your current address is.

 

Vic, you live here. Got to do it sooner or later.

 

There is ways to get around it.. At least here in San Antonio, just gotta find a shop willing to do it...Slip an extra 5-10 bucks...

 

You guys are lucky! Its like 100 or more to do here.

 

oh, thats what i meant... they'll know if you live here thru work and residency...

 

Could I get arrested for telling the Officer that I just moved here? I figured I could always say that I'm visiting. Unless the officer reads me my rights I'm not going to jail for lying. I drive my FIT as my daily and never had a problem.

Texas is funny. I see people driving cars with cracked windshield and cops don't pull them over. In Florida, there's zero tolerance for that and you will get a ticket. Illegal tints are not really focused on unless they need an excuse to pull you over.

So, if I tell the officer I'm visiting my girlfriend can he ask for work numbers or pull up my residence on his computer?