Typically it is illegal to operate a vehicle with any sort of windshield crack that can hinder your vision (small or large). However, laws regarding this vary from state to state. If your state requires vehicle inspections it’s likely your car will not pass the inspection if you have a windshield cracked or broken on the passenger side. If your state doesn’t require auto inspections there’s probably a law or statute in place that makes it illegal to have a broken windshield.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety:
- “Windshield cracks at any length may be present anywhere within the six inch border that surrounds the outside edge of a windshield. This border measurement is taken on the outside of the glass from the edge where the glass and the molding meet.
- The area of the windshield that falls on the inside of this border is known as the acute area. Any crack that extends into the acute area by more than one inch will not pass a safety inspection. Also, any damage or repairs in this acute area that exceeds one inch in length or diameter will also not pass a safety inspection.”
If you’re living in Utah and have any questions regarding this subject you can contact the Safety Inspection Section at (801) 965-4889 Option 1. If you don’t know the laws in your state contact your local DMV or online public safety services.
At A New Windshields we understand that a car with a damaged windshield may be unsafe to drive or that you simply don’t have time to wait for repairs at a shop: that’s why we ALWAYS COME TO YOU either at your work, home or place of business. And you never pay extra for our convenient mobile service. We also will pay YOU cold hard cash for any insurance repair claim: call us for details. Don’t wait till the problem gets worse.
Colorado Law Requires NO WAIVING DEDUCTIBLES OF ANY KIND IF U SEE A COMPANY WAIVING DEDUCTIBLES THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY ALOUD TO.
CRS18-13-119.5. Abuse of property insurance.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:
(a) (I) Business practices that have the effect of reducing or eliminating the need for actual payment of
required copayments and deductibles by an insured for property damages interfere with contractual
obligations entered into by the insured and insurer relating to such payments;
(II) Interference described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) is not in the public interest because it
has the effect of increasing insurance costs by removing the incentives that copayments and deductibles
create in making the consumer a cost-conscious purchaser; and
(b) (I) Business practices that have the effect of providing rebates or something of value to an insured to
attract business relating to property damages when the costs of the rebate or thing of value is passed on
to an insurer interfere with contractual obligations entered into by the insured and insurer relating to
such property damages;
(II) Interference described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) is not in the public interest because it
has the effect of increasing insurance costs by including items unrelated to the property damage in the
costs paid by insurers; and
(c) Advertising of practices described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1) may aggravate the
impact of such practices.
(2) (a) The general assembly further declares that business practices described in subsection (1) of this
section are illegal and that such practices or the advertising thereof shall be grounds for disciplinary
actions by any governmental body which is responsible for licensing or regulating persons who engage
in such practices.
(b) The general assembly further declares that this section shall create a private right of action in courts
of the state of Colorado, including an action for injunctive relief.
(3) Any person who provides repairs, goods, or services commits abuse of property insurance if such
person knowingly:
(a) Submits a fee to an insurer which is higher than a fee estimate such person provided to the insured or
which is higher than the fee such person has agreed to accept from the insured if the effect is to provide
the insured a rebate or something of value to attract the insured to do business with such person and the
cost of providing the rebate or thing of value is passed on to the insurer as a part of the higher fee; or
(b) Provides a rebate or a gift, cash, or thing of value to an insurance company or its representative,
agent, employee, or others acting on behalf of the insurance company, in connection with any claim
under an insurance policy which insures for property damage.
(4) Any insurance company, or its agent, employee, representative, or other person acting on behalf of
the insurance company, commits abuse of property insurance if such company or person knowingly:
Accepts a rebate or a gift, cash, or thing of value from any person who provides repairs, goods, or
services in connection with any claim under an insurance policy which insures for property damage.
