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    Default Veil Legal in ohio and texas?

    Is veil legal within ohio and texas. I am planning on buying the veil and lasershield combination and i want to be sure before i make my choice.

    And is Laser shield legal as well. I am only going to be in ohio for the summer and texas after that. so i want to buy it at the right time.

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    Default Re: Veil Legal in ohio and texas?

    I know the laser shield is illegal you are not allowed to have something cover your plate

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    Texas = Laser Shield is a criminal (not traffic) offence, although chances of you being pulled over or arrested for it are slim to none., so long as your plate is clearly legible from all angles. If you Veil it darkly, you're running a risk.

    Veil is fine on headlights. Not so much on licence plates, if it significantly darkens them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    Texas = Laser Shield is a criminal (not traffic) offence, ...........

    .......Veil is fine on headlights. Not so much on licence plates, if it significantly darkens them.
    dang didnt expect it to be criminal, I would rather drive without my plates.....i was going to order it from radarroy and there was a laser shield package with veil was thinking about it. Would one coat on the plates be enough to provide atleast a few seconds of reaction time.

    Does laser shield obstruct view from the sides. I havent seen one myself. Does veil obstruct view from the side.....

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    Laser Shield does not, and again, you would never get pulled over for it. By itself, you can't even tell it's there. Veil would obstruct view only if you made it particularly dark.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kennethmiranda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    Texas = Laser Shield is a criminal (not traffic) offence, ...........

    .......Veil is fine on headlights. Not so much on licence plates, if it significantly darkens them.
    dang didnt expect it to be criminal, I would rather drive without my plates.....i was going to order it from radarroy and there was a laser shield package with veil was thinking about it. Would one coat on the plates be enough to provide atleast a few seconds of reaction time.

    Does laser shield obstruct view from the sides. I havent seen one myself. Does veil obstruct view from the side.....
    Are you going to get a laser jammer too? If not, don't buy the VEIL or the shield.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    Texas = Laser Shield is a criminal (not traffic) offence, although chances of you being pulled over or arrested for it are slim to none., so long as your plate is clearly legible from all angles. If you Veil it darkly, you're running a risk.

    Veil is fine on headlights. Not so much on licence plates, if it significantly darkens them.
    What are you talking about Laser Shield is clear, so long as the plate is legible from at least 50 feet behind you and the shield does not distort angular detectability it's perfectly legal, unless there's some slight color tint that 'changes the color of the plate'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky225 View Post
    What are you talking about Laser Shield is clear
    Yes, I said that in the next post. But anything over the plate is still illegal in Texas, whether it is clear or not.

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    Default Re: Veil Legal in ohio and texas?

    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky225 View Post
    What are you talking about Laser Shield is clear
    Yes, I said that in the next post. But anything over the plate is still illegal in Texas, whether it is clear or not.

    That's not true tho, clear covers are legal in Texas, they're illegal in California, but they're legal in Texas, hence why running a plate in the front window is perfectly legal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by [B]State V. Losoya[/B]

    Drozd testified that he noticed that the pickup did not have a license plate mounted on the front bumper. Instead, the plate was wedged between the dashboard and windshield.

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    The apparent purpose of section 502.404(a) is to facilitate the identification of a motor vehicle by its license plate number whether it is moving toward or away from the viewer. While a place to display the license plate is usually found on the front bumper, the statute does not expressly require the use of this location. The display of the plate in some other place or manner is not inconsistent with the language or purpose of the statute. The officers testified that they could see the license plate in the windshield. We conclude that Losoya's display of his front license plate in the manner shown here did not violate section 502.404(a) as to give the officers grounds to reasonably suspect a violation of that statute./

    The State also argues, as it did below, that the evidence shows a violation of transportation code section 502.409(a)(5) and (7), which at the time in question prohibited the display of a license plate that "has letters, numbers, or other identification marks that because of blurring matter are not plainly visible at all times during daylight" or that "has a coating, covering, or protective material that distorts angular visibility or detectability." Act of May 30, 1999, 76th Leg., R.S., ch. 1189, § 17, 1999 Tex. Gen. Laws 4153, 4161 (Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 502.409(a)(5), (7), since amended). The State refers to Drozd's testimony that he could not read Losoya's license plate because of the glare of the sun on the windshield.

    There is no evidence that the letters and numbers on Losoya's front license plate were blurred, obscured, or otherwise unreadable because any material on either the plate or the windshield. We do not believe that sunlight can reasonably be considered to be "blurring matter." There is also no evidence that the windshield distorted angular visibility or detectability. We find no basis in this record for reasonably suspecting a violation of section 502.409(5) or (7). We overrule the State's first issue or point of error.

    The order granting the motion to suppress is affirmed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyc4 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by kennethmiranda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    Texas = Laser Shield is a criminal (not traffic) offence, ...........

    .......Veil is fine on headlights. Not so much on licence plates, if it significantly darkens them.
    dang didnt expect it to be criminal, I would rather drive without my plates.....i was going to order it from radarroy and there was a laser shield package with veil was thinking about it. Would one coat on the plates be enough to provide atleast a few seconds of reaction time.

    Does laser shield obstruct view from the sides. I havent seen one myself. Does veil obstruct view from the side.....
    Are you going to get a laser jammer too? If not, don't buy the VEIL or the shield.

    I have a V1 for the time being, am planning on getting a jammer sometime later on. sounds good, i am going to order veil and laser shield.

 

 

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