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;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 22, 2018.