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KCC §16-17.29Clear Windshields and Working Wipers Required
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗You cannot drive if your windshield, rear window, or side windows are so dirty, stained, damaged, or repaired that they block your view. You also cannot hang things in the windshield area or attach items to the hood that move and distract you. Every car must have a working windshield wiper the driver can control, and approved stickers can only go in certain spots.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Windshields to Be Unobstructed and Equipped with Wiper
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon any highway while the windshield or rear window or window thereof are so obscured by foreign matters, stains, or defective lamination, or is so damaged or repaired, as to obscure the vision of the operator to a substantial degree.No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any nontransparent material or object suspended within the windshield area as viewed from the driver's seat, nor shall any person drive any motor vehicle upon the hood or radiator of which is attached any fixture or ornament of any material which vibrates, swings, or flutters within view of the driver of the vehicle.The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.Posters or stickers approved by the Chief of Police shall be placed at the lower right hand corner of the front windshield of a left-hand driven motor vehicle or at the lower left-hand corner of the front windshield of a right-hand driven motor vehicle. However, those posters or stickers so placed shall not cover an area greater than four (4) inches by six (6) inches except for non-residence permits or for military requirements, in which case an additional area four and one-half (4 1/2) inches by six (6) inches may be used. As an option, a military sticker or non-residence permit not to exceed an area greater than four and one-half (4 1/2) inches by six (6) inches may be placed in the center, uppermost part of the front windshield as approved by the Chief of Police.Every windshield wiper upon a vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026 The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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