The authorities have introduced a new regulation on the use of tinted glass, with the purpose of promoting road safety and ensuring regulatory compliance on roads.
The measure, which will come into force soon, establishes specific requirements for drivers who wish to equip their cars with this type of glass. The most relevant aspects of this regulation and its impact on drivers are detailed below.
Robinson Gómez, legal representative of Consultores Robinson Gómez, expert in consulting for the transit and transportation sector system, explains why tinted glasses have permitted light transmission percentages that range from 70%, being the clearest, to 14%. %, the darkest or inked.
To obtain authorization for the use of tinted windows, interested parties must contact the SIJIN office of the department and metropolitan police command. There, they must make the request, fill out the form and submit the vehicle to a technical review at the Automotive Identification Technical Unit to verify the originality of the identification systems.
Costs and Renewal
The value is 20 current legal daily minimum wages, valid for a period of 2 years. Renewal must be carried out 6 months in advance and has a cost of 15 current legal daily minimum wages. For active members of the Military Forces and the National Police, the cost is 10 current legal minimum wages.
To make payments, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol has set up an account at Banco Popular (account number: 11 01 4000 1744) or it can be made by secure online payment.
Attention these are the requirements
Gómez clarifies that for greater clarity applicants, whether natural or legal persons, must present the following documents:
– Request addressed to the Central Director of the Judicial Police of the National Police.
– Copy of the consignment receipt to the respective Metropolitan Command or Police Department for the value of twenty current legal daily minimum wages (20 SMDLV).
– Security study carried out by the Intelligence Directorate, which recommends the need to use tinted, tinted or darkened windows as a personal protection measure.
– Technical inspection of the vehicle carried out by the Automotive Groups of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police, which confirms the vehicle identification systems and the absence of tinted, tinted or darkened windows, unless there is a previous valid permit.
– Certificate issued by the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences that justifies the need to use tinted windows for health reasons.
– Photocopy of the traffic license and mandatory vehicle insurance.
– Peace and quiet from taxes and levies on the vehicle.
– Photocopy of the citizenship card of the interested party or NIT of the legal entity.
– Certificate from the Chamber of Commerce for a legal entity, with issuance no longer than 30 days.
– Certificate of residence issued by the local Police Commander.
– Current Judicial Certificate of the person who will use the permit.
– Official letter that establishes the registration with the Chamber of Commerce and the corporate name of the company in case of tinting, tinting or darkening of the windows.