ORDINANCE NO. 13,992
AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, by repealing Section 114-438 thereof and enacting a new Section 114-438, relating to windshields and windows on motor vehicles.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:
Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, is hereby amended by repealing Section 114-438 thereof and enacting a new Section 114-438, relating to windshields and windows on motor vehicles, as follows:
Sec. 114-438. Windshields and windows.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows which do not permit clear vision.
(b) No person shall operate on the highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle through the windshield, window or sidewing. "Excessively dark or reflective" means that the windshield, front side windows or front sidewings do not meet the minimum measurable standard of transparency established by rules promulgated by the state department of transportation.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
FORM APPROVED:
Douglas P. Philiph, Assistant City Attorney
George E. Flagg, Mayor Pro Tem
Attest:
I, Donna Boetel-Baker, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 01-2747), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held September 10, 2001, signed by the Mayor Pro Tem on September 10, 2001, and published as provided by law in the Business Record on September 24, 2001. Authorized by Publication Order No. 1889.
Donna Boetel-Baker, MMC City Clerk