Overview

• Mayor Mónica Valdez ordered the enforcement, carried out by Municipal Public Security with Seguridad Vial and Tránsito.
• Officials cite Article 465 of Michoacán’s mobility regulation and Article 22 of Zacapu’s municipal regulation as legal grounds.
• Municipal patrol cars were stripped of tint first, and videos show officers removing film during roadside inspections using hand tools.
• The operation is currently limited to Zacapu with no formal announcement of expansion to other jurisdictions.
• Mexico City maintains separate rules that cap side and rear tint at 20% with a SEMOVI-registered medical exception.