19A NCAC 03D .0902. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION

(a)  Each manufacturer prior to offering for sale tinted sun-screening film to be installed on a motor vehicle shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable requirements of this Rule.  Test specimens of the sun-screening film shall be tested in conjunction with the glazing material of intended use.  The necessary tests shall be conducted by or supervised by a laboratory approved by the Commissioner.

(b)  Testing of the sun-screening film shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z26.1-1983; ANSI/ASTM E308-73; ANSI/ASTM E179-73; and ANSI/ASTM C523-68, which are hereby incorporated by reference including all future editions and amendments.

(c)  Each manufacturer prior to offering for sale tinted sun-screening film to be installed shall certify to the Commissioner that the sun-screening film is in compliance with the transmittance and reflectivity requirements of G.S. 20-127.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 20‑39; 20‑127;

Eff. January 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1994.