Blue lights on back of RK?
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03-26-2009, 08:51 AM
Xtrooper3936. In a recriprecal state, the same laws apply in the state you are in. If it is illeagal in one it is illeagal in the other. In Connecticut, you have to have yellow for turning and red for stopping. Blue is for emergency vehicles only.
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03-26-2009, 09:13 AM
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You've got it exactly bass-ackwards and I pray you aren't a law enforcement officer. Read Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The various states are required to recognize and accept the laws of other states. Like the example I gave above, this means that a Florida resident driving their FL-registered car doesn't have to pull over to the shoulder of the road at the NJ state line and scrape off the tint on his front side windows because, though perfectly legal in Florida, it is illegal in New Jersey.
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#33
03-27-2009, 08:17 PM
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WOW! This thread went 3 pages and only two people posted answers to my question. weird. But thanks for all the legal advice fellers
I believe this is exactly what he was talking about. Where can I get a set of those? Are they wired up as running lights? I think I'll set them up as running lights and also hook them up to a toggle switch incase we're ever in a state where it's a no no
Thanks again guys
I believe this is exactly what he was talking about. Where can I get a set of those? Are they wired up as running lights? I think I'll set them up as running lights and also hook them up to a toggle switch incase we're ever in a state where it's a no no
Thanks again guys
#34
03-27-2009, 11:36 PM
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Also, if blue lights or dark tint on your car, etc are legal in your state and your vehicle is registered in your home state, when you are traveling out-of-state, local law enforcement in the states you are passing through don't have the legal authority to ticket you for them because aren't legal in their own venue. For example, Florida residents who drive up to New Jersey with heavy tint on the front side windows of their cars (illegal on NJ-registered cars), don't have to pull over to the side of the road when they hit the NJ state line and scrap off the tint. It is legal for them to travel through NJ with the tint on their FL-registered cars because it's legal in FL. This falls under Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, commonly known as the "full faith and credit" clause.
This doesn't mean you won't get a ticket for it from someone who doesn't know any better (or doesn't care), but it wouldn't be right or legal if you did. If fought, it would eventually be thrown out.
This doesn't mean you won't get a ticket for it from someone who doesn't know any better (or doesn't care), but it wouldn't be right or legal if you did. If fought, it would eventually be thrown out.
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03-28-2009, 07:51 AM
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"Section 1 - Each State to Honor all others
Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."
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Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."
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