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Georgia panel advances bill to ban 'electronic tinting' and curb digital license-plate evasion
Summary
The House Motor Vehicles Committee approved HB 1022 on a voice vote to prohibit electronically controlled window tinting and unauthorized digital license plates, citing officer and public safety; the Department of Public Safety would enforce the measure and misdemeanor fines would apply.
A Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday that would bar motorists from using so-called "electronic tinting" to change window darkness and would restrict digital or electronic license-plate displays.
The Motor Vehicles Committee passed House Bill 1022 on a voice vote after the sponsor argued the measure is about officer and public safety and preventing the use of technology to evade observation during traffic stops.
Supporters told the committee that recent technologies allow drivers to switch window tint or alter a plate display with a button or an app, leaving officers unable to verify…
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