TO:  Manufacturers, Distributors, and Georgia Dealers    

FROM:  Ben Ford, Legislative Chairman  

DATE:  May 5, 2005

SUBJECT:  Status of Georgia HB 20

Governor Perdue signed House Bill 20.  As most of you will                           remember, on June 8, 2004, the IWFA issued a legislative alert informing             its membership of the decision of the Georgia Supreme Court with regard             to the inapplicability of the law to out-of-state motorists.  As a result, the          entire law was declared null and void. 

Through the efforts of Representative Calvin Hill and members in Georgia         over the last year, House Bill 20 has been signed into law.  House Bill 20    restores the window tinting statutes to what they were before the ruling,      but now they also include out of state motorists.  Representative Hill was able            to maintain the former light transmittance requirements, so that you may       continue to operate your business as you did in the past.

The IWFA and the Legislative Consultant would like to express our most     sincere appreciation to those of you who continued to tint as if the law               had still been enforceable over the last eleven months.  It is because of          your dedication to the industry that we were able to have such            great success at the State House.

Just as a refresher, below are the requirements outlined by the Georgia        window film law:

1)   Front and rear side windows and the rear windshield may be           tinted so that 32% of the light hitting the window passes              through the window and the aftermarket film.

2)   The top six inches of the windshield may have film applied        provided that film is not amber or red in color.

3)   The rear windows of MPVs are exempt from the 32% light transmittance standards.

Should you have any further questions please contact the IWFA office at        (276) 666-4932 or the Legislative Consultant at (804) 643-4433