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"name": "State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position",
"description": "Every state sets its own minimum visible-light-transmittance (VLT) percentage for aftermarket window tint, and the limit is usually different for the windshield, front side windows, rear side windows, and rear window -- so the same tint film can be legal in one state and a ticket in the next, and legal on the back windows but not the front. States revise these numbers periodically (Iowa's front-side-window minimum dropped from 70% to 50% effective 1 July 2026 under House File 766, while Iowa's own implementing administrative rule, 761 IAC 450.7, still states the old 70% figure), and the free tint-shop guides that circulate are inconsistent about it: one popular guide's Iowa page, dated before the law was even signed, still shows 70%. A car owner or installer asking 'how dark can I legally tint my windows here' needs the current, per-window, per-state percentage from the statute itself.",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/",
"licence": "unknown",
"last_verified": "2026-08-28",
"stale_after": "2027-02-24",
"sources": [
"https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00959-01.htm",
"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26708",
"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/316.2953",
"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF766.pdf",
"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D",
"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-709",
"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71",
"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=307.173",
"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484D.html",
"https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375",
"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html",
"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-41-03",
"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430",
"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=22-406&enactments=false",
"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/0316.2952",
"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=062500050K12-503"
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "1998 & Newer Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
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"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/1998-newer-passenger-cars-front-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "1998 & Newer Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
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"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/1998-newer-passenger-cars-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "1998 & Newer Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "1998-newer-passenger-cars-rear-window-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/1998-newer-passenger-cars-rear-window-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vehicle_class": "1998 & Newer Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "1998-newer-passenger-cars-windshield-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/1998-newer-passenger-cars-windshield-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "All Other Vehicles",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "all-other-vehicles-front-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/all-other-vehicles-front-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | All Other Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "All Other Vehicles",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "all-other-vehicles-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/all-other-vehicles-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | All Other Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "All Other Vehicles",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "all-other-vehicles-rear-window-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/all-other-vehicles-rear-window-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | All Other Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vehicle_class": "All Other Vehicles",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "all-other-vehicles-windshield-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/all-other-vehicles-windshield-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | All Other Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Arizona",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent",
"condition": "Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material",
"statute_citation": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-959.01(A)(1)",
"id": "front-side-windows-arizona",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-arizona/",
"source": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00959-01.htm",
"source_quote": "A. This section does not apply to: 1. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "California",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "88 percent",
"condition": "clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat",
"statute_citation": "Cal. Veh. Code 26708(d)",
"id": "front-side-windows-california",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-california/",
"source": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26708",
"source_quote": "(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following conditions are met: (1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Florida",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "28 percent",
"condition": "the material has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 25 percent as measured on the nonfilm side",
"statute_citation": "Fla. Stat. 316.2953",
"id": "front-side-windows-florida",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-florida/",
"source": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/316.2953",
"source_quote": "316.2953 Side windows; restrictions on sunscreening material. \u2014 A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street on which vehicle the side wings and side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator\u2019s seat are composed of, covered by, or treated with any sunscreening material or other product or covering which has the effect of making the window nontransparent or which would alter the window\u2019s color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce its light transmittance, except as expressly permitted by this section. A sunscreening material is authorized for such windows if, when applied to and tested on the glass of such windows on the specific motor vehicle, the material has a total solar reflectance of visible light of not more than 25 percent as measured on the nonfilm side and a light transmittance of at least 28 percent in the visible light range.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Iowa",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "fifty percent",
"statute_citation": "Iowa Code 321.438(2)(a)(2), as amended by House File 766 (91st G.A.), effective 1 July 2026",
"id": "front-side-windows-iowa",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-iowa/",
"source": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF766.pdf",
"source_quote": "Section 1. Section 321.438, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. a. A person shall not operate on the highway a motor 4 vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a any of the 5 following: 6 (1) A front windshield that meets a minimum standard of 7 transparency of less than seventy percent light transmittance. 8 (2) A side window to the immediate right or left of the 9 driver, or a sidewing forward of and to the left or right of the 10 driver which is excessively dark or reflective so that it is 11 difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into 12 the motor vehicle through the windshield, window, or sidewing, 13 that meets a minimum standard of transparency of less than 14 fifty percent light transmittance.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Massachusetts",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five per cent",
"condition": "if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(4)",
"id": "front-side-windows-massachusetts",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-massachusetts/",
"source": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D",
"source_quote": "(4) the use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application which has a total visible light reflectance of not more than thirty-five per cent or a visible light transmittance of not less than thirty-five per cent on the side windows immediately adjacent to the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger seat or on the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Michigan",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"condition": "a tinted film may be used along the top edge of the windshield and the side windows or sidewings immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger if the material does not extend more than 4 inches from the top of the windshield, or lower than the shade band, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "Mich. Comp. Laws 257.709(1)(a)",
"id": "front-side-windows-michigan",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-michigan/",
"source": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-709",
"source_quote": "(a) A sign, poster, nontransparent material, window application, reflective film, or nonreflective film upon or in the front windshield, the side windows immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger, or the sidewings adjacent to and forward of the driver or front passenger, except that a tinted film may be used along the top edge of the windshield and the side windows or sidewings immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger if the material does not extend more than 4 inches from the top of the windshield, or lower than the shade band, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield.",
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"jurisdiction": "Minnesota",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "50 percent plus or minus three percent",
"condition": "when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window",
"statute_citation": "Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3)",
"id": "front-side-windows-minnesota",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-minnesota/",
"source": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71",
"source_quote": "A person must not drive or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street or highway under the following conditions: (1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light transmittance through the windshield; (2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance; (3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window or has a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in the visible light range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus three percent; or",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Missouri",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five percent or more plus or minus three percent",
"condition": "front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material",
"statute_citation": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 307.173.1",
"id": "front-side-windows-missouri",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-missouri/",
"source": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=307.173",
"source_quote": "1. Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent or more plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent or less plus or minus three percent.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Nevada",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent",
"condition": "A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is: (1) Nonreflective",
"statute_citation": "Nev. Rev. Stat. 484D.440(3)(a)",
"id": "front-side-windows-nevada",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-nevada/",
"source": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484D.html",
"source_quote": "The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to: (a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is: (1) Nonreflective; and (2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "New York",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "seventy percent",
"condition": "the sidewings or side windows of which on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat",
"statute_citation": "N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(2)",
"id": "front-side-windows-new-york",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-new-york/",
"source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375",
"source_quote": "(2) the sidewings or side windows of which on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or",
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"jurisdiction": "North Carolina",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five percent (35%)",
"condition": "A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
"statute_citation": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)(1)",
"id": "front-side-windows-north-carolina",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-north-carolina/",
"source": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html",
"source_quote": "(b) Window Tinting Restrictions. - A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area shall comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Provided, however, an untinted clear film which does not obstruct vision but which reduces or eliminates ultraviolet radiation from entering a vehicle may be applied to the windshield. Any other window of the vehicle may be tinted in accordance with the following restrictions: (1) The total light transmission of the tinted window shall be at least thirty-five percent (35%). A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Ohio",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "fifty per cent plus or minus three per cent",
"condition": "is not red or yellow in color",
"statute_citation": "Ohio Admin. Code 4501-41-03(A)(3)",
"id": "front-side-windows-ohio",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-ohio/",
"source": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-41-03",
"source_quote": "(3) Any sunscreening material or other product or material applied to the side windows to the immediate right or left of the driver, so long as such material, when used in conjunction with the safety glazing materials of such windows, has a light transmittance of not less than fifty per cent plus or minus three per cent and is not red or yellow in color.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "35 percent or more",
"condition": "The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(2)",
"id": "front-side-windows-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(2) Tinting material may be applied to the side and rear windows of a motor vehicle if: (a) The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more; (b) The tinting material has a light reflectance of 13 percent or less; and (c) The total light transmittance through the window with the tinting material applied is 35 percent or more.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "50 percent",
"condition": "unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(D)(2)",
"id": "front-side-windows-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "D. Except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1053 , but notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film is applied or affixed in accordance with the following: 1. No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of the Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than 35 percent; 2. No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the front side windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of the Commonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to less than 50 percent;",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Washington",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vlt_min": "twenty-four percent",
"condition": "where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left",
"statute_citation": "Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(a)",
"id": "front-side-windows-washington",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/front-side-windows-washington/",
"source": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430",
"source_quote": "(5) No film sunscreening or coloring material that reduces light transmittance to any degree may be applied to the surface of the safety glazing material in a motor vehicle unless it meets the following standards for such material: (a) The maximum level of net film sunscreening to be applied to any window, except the windshield, shall have a total reflectance of thirty-five percent or less, and a light transmission of twenty-four percent or more, where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left. Installation of more than a single sheet of film sunscreening material to any window is prohibited.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "medium-heavy-trucks-buses-front-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/medium-heavy-trucks-buses-front-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "medium-heavy-trucks-buses-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/medium-heavy-trucks-buses-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "medium-heavy-trucks-buses-rear-window-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/medium-heavy-trucks-buses-rear-window-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vehicle_class": "Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "medium-heavy-trucks-buses-windshield-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/medium-heavy-trucks-buses-windshield-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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"vlt_min"
],
"derived_fields": [
"jurisdiction",
"statute_citation",
"vehicle_class",
"window_position"
]
},
{
"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck",
"condition": "applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below 35 percent",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(H)",
"id": "multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-or-pickup-truck-rear-side-windows-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-or-pickup-truck-rear-side-windows-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "H. Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below 35 percent.",
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"condition"
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"window_position"
]
},
{
"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck",
"condition": "applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below 35 percent",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(H)",
"id": "multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-or-pickup-truck-rear-window-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-or-pickup-truck-rear-window-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "H. Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multipurpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below 35 percent.",
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]
},
{
"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "multipurpose passenger vehicle",
"condition": "may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(4)",
"id": "multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-rear-side-windows-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-rear-side-windows-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(4) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle. The windows as tinted shall meet the requirements for AS-3 glazing material established by federal regulation. For purposes of this subsection, a \u201cmultipurpose passenger vehicle\u201d is a motor vehicle with motive power that is designed to carry 10 or fewer persons and is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "multipurpose passenger vehicle",
"condition": "may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(4)",
"id": "multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-rear-window-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/multipurpose-passenger-vehicle-rear-window-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(4) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to all windows of a multipurpose passenger vehicle that are behind the driver. This subsection applies only to vehicles that are equipped with rearview mirrors on each side of the vehicle. The windows as tinted shall meet the requirements for AS-3 glazing material established by federal regulation. For purposes of this subsection, a \u201cmultipurpose passenger vehicle\u201d is a motor vehicle with motive power that is designed to carry 10 or fewer persons and is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Pre-1998 Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "pre-1998-passenger-cars-front-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/pre-1998-passenger-cars-front-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* |",
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"vlt_min"
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"jurisdiction",
"statute_citation",
"vehicle_class",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Pre-1998 Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "pre-1998-passenger-cars-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/pre-1998-passenger-cars-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* |",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "Pre-1998 Passenger Cars",
"condition": "VESC-20*",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "pre-1998-passenger-cars-rear-window-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/pre-1998-passenger-cars-rear-window-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | Medium/Heavy Trucks & Buses | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | All Other Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement | *A label, permanently installed between the sun screening device or other material and the glazing to which it is applied, shall contain the name of the device or material manufacturer or a registration number and the statement, \u2018\u2018Complies with VESC-20.\u2019\u2019",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vehicle_class": "Pre-1998 Passenger Cars",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "pre-1998-passenger-cars-windshield-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/pre-1998-passenger-cars-windshield-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* |",
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"vlt_min"
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"derived_fields": [
"jurisdiction",
"statute_citation",
"vehicle_class",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Arizona",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"condition": "Side windows that are to the rear of the driver and rear windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent or less.",
"statute_citation": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-959.01(A)(6)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-arizona",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-arizona/",
"source": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00959-01.htm",
"source_quote": "A. This section does not apply to: 1. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent. 2. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material not attached in conjunction with glazing material that is used by a vehicle operator on a moving vehicle during daylight hours as provided in section 28-922. 3. Rearview mirrors. 4. Adjustable nontransparent sun visors that are mounted forward of the side windows and that are not attached to the glass. 5. Signs, stickers or other materials that are either: (a) Displayed in a seven inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver. (b) Displayed in a five inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver. 6. Side windows that are to the rear of the driver and rear windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent or less.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "California",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"condition": "Side windows that are to the rear of the driver",
"statute_citation": "Cal. Veh. Code 26708(b)(4)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-california",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-california/",
"source": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26708",
"source_quote": "(b) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) Rearview mirrors. (2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors that are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass. (3) Signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials that are displayed in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver. (4) Side windows that are to the rear of the driver.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Massachusetts",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five per cent",
"condition": "if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(4)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-massachusetts",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-massachusetts/",
"source": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D",
"source_quote": "(4) the use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application which has a total visible light reflectance of not more than thirty-five per cent or a visible light transmittance of not less than thirty-five per cent on the side windows immediately adjacent to the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger seat or on the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Michigan",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"condition": "The use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen, or other decorative window application on the rear window or a side window to the rear of the driver.",
"statute_citation": "Mich. Comp. Laws 257.709(3)(b)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-michigan",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-michigan/",
"source": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-709",
"source_quote": "(3) This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) The use of draperies, louvers, or other special window treatments, except those specifically designated in this section, on the rear window, or a side window to the rear of the driver if the vehicle is equipped with 2 outside rearview mirrors, 1 on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle. (b) The use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen, or other decorative window application on the rear window or a side window to the rear of the driver.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Minnesota",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "50 percent plus or minus three percent",
"condition": "when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window",
"statute_citation": "Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-minnesota",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-minnesota/",
"source": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71",
"source_quote": "A person must not drive or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street or highway under the following conditions: (1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light transmittance through the windshield; (2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance; (3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window or has a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in the visible light range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus three percent; or",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Nevada",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"condition": "A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "Nev. Rev. Stat. 484D.440(3)(b)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-nevada",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-nevada/",
"source": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484D.html",
"source_quote": "The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to: (a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is: (1) Nonreflective; and (2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent. (b) A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "North Carolina",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five percent (35%)",
"condition": "A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
"statute_citation": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)(1)",
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"source": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html",
"source_quote": "(b) Window Tinting Restrictions. - A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area shall comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Provided, however, an untinted clear film which does not obstruct vision but which reduces or eliminates ultraviolet radiation from entering a vehicle may be applied to the windshield. Any other window of the vehicle may be tinted in accordance with the following restrictions: (1) The total light transmission of the tinted window shall be at least thirty-five percent (35%). A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
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"jurisdiction": "Ohio",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"condition": "outside left and right rear view mirrors are required if the sunscreening material is applied to the rear window",
"statute_citation": "Ohio Admin. Code 4501-41-03(A)(4)",
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"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-ohio/",
"source": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-41-03",
"source_quote": "(4) Any sunscreening material or other product or material applied to a window not otherwise listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(3) or (A)(5) of this rule, except that outside left and right rear view mirrors are required if the sunscreening material is applied to the rear window and the sunscreening material, when used in conjunction with the safety glazing material of such window, has a light transmittance of less than fifty per cent plus or minus three per cent.",
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"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "35 percent or more",
"condition": "The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(2)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(2) Tinting material may be applied to the side and rear windows of a motor vehicle if: (a) The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more; (b) The tinting material has a light reflectance of 13 percent or less; and (c) The total light transmittance through the window with the tinting material applied is 35 percent or more.",
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"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "35 percent",
"condition": "unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(D)(1)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "D. Except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1053 , but notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film is applied or affixed in accordance with the following: 1. No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of the Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than 35 percent;",
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"jurisdiction": "Washington",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vlt_min": "twenty-four percent",
"condition": "where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left",
"statute_citation": "Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(a)",
"id": "rear-side-windows-washington",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-side-windows-washington/",
"source": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430",
"source_quote": "(5) No film sunscreening or coloring material that reduces light transmittance to any degree may be applied to the surface of the safety glazing material in a motor vehicle unless it meets the following standards for such material: (a) The maximum level of net film sunscreening to be applied to any window, except the windshield, shall have a total reflectance of thirty-five percent or less, and a light transmission of twenty-four percent or more, where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left. Installation of more than a single sheet of film sunscreening material to any window is prohibited.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Arizona",
"window_position": "rear window",
"condition": "Side windows that are to the rear of the driver and rear windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent or less.",
"statute_citation": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-959.01(A)(6)",
"id": "rear-window-arizona",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-arizona/",
"source": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00959-01.htm",
"source_quote": "A. This section does not apply to: 1. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent. 2. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material not attached in conjunction with glazing material that is used by a vehicle operator on a moving vehicle during daylight hours as provided in section 28-922. 3. Rearview mirrors. 4. Adjustable nontransparent sun visors that are mounted forward of the side windows and that are not attached to the glass. 5. Signs, stickers or other materials that are either: (a) Displayed in a seven inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver. (b) Displayed in a five inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver. 6. Side windows that are to the rear of the driver and rear windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus or minus three percent or less.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "California",
"window_position": "rear window",
"condition": "The rear window or windows, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "Cal. Veh. Code 26708(b)(8)",
"id": "rear-window-california",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-california/",
"source": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26708",
"source_quote": "(8) The rear window or windows, if the motor vehicle is equipped with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Massachusetts",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five per cent",
"condition": "if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(4)",
"id": "rear-window-massachusetts",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-massachusetts/",
"source": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D",
"source_quote": "(4) the use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application which has a total visible light reflectance of not more than thirty-five per cent or a visible light transmittance of not less than thirty-five per cent on the side windows immediately adjacent to the right and left of the operator's seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operator's seat and the front passenger seat or on the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Michigan",
"window_position": "rear window",
"condition": "The use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen, or other decorative window application on the rear window or a side window to the rear of the driver.",
"statute_citation": "Mich. Comp. Laws 257.709(3)(b)",
"id": "rear-window-michigan",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-michigan/",
"source": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-709",
"source_quote": "(3) This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) The use of draperies, louvers, or other special window treatments, except those specifically designated in this section, on the rear window, or a side window to the rear of the driver if the vehicle is equipped with 2 outside rearview mirrors, 1 on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle. (b) The use of a nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated window screen, or other decorative window application on the rear window or a side window to the rear of the driver.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Minnesota",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "50 percent plus or minus three percent",
"condition": "when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window",
"statute_citation": "Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3)",
"id": "rear-window-minnesota",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-minnesota/",
"source": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71",
"source_quote": "A person must not drive or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street or highway under the following conditions: (1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light transmittance through the windshield; (2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance; (3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window or has a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in the visible light range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus three percent; or",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Nevada",
"window_position": "rear window",
"condition": "A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "Nev. Rev. Stat. 484D.440(3)(b)",
"id": "rear-window-nevada",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-nevada/",
"source": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484D.html",
"source_quote": "The prohibition set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to: (a) A window that is to the immediate right or left of the driver if the window is: (1) Nonreflective; and (2) Has a total light transmission through the combination, if any, of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent with a tolerance of 7 percent. (b) A side window that is to the rear of the driver, or a rear window, if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side that are located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.",
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"jurisdiction": "New York",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "seventy percent",
"condition": "A rear window may have a light transmittance of less than seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic behind such vehicle.",
"statute_citation": "N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(4)",
"id": "rear-window-new-york",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-new-york/",
"source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375",
"source_quote": "(4) the rear window of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent. A rear window may have a light transmittance of less than seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic behind such vehicle.",
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"jurisdiction": "North Carolina",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "thirty-five percent (35%)",
"condition": "A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
"statute_citation": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)(1)",
"id": "rear-window-north-carolina",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-north-carolina/",
"source": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html",
"source_quote": "(b) Window Tinting Restrictions. - A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area shall comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Provided, however, an untinted clear film which does not obstruct vision but which reduces or eliminates ultraviolet radiation from entering a vehicle may be applied to the windshield. Any other window of the vehicle may be tinted in accordance with the following restrictions: (1) The total light transmission of the tinted window shall be at least thirty-five percent (35%). A vehicle window that, by use of a light meter approved by the Commissioner, measures a total light transmission of more than thirty-two percent (32%) is conclusively presumed to meet this restriction.",
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"jurisdiction": "Ohio",
"window_position": "rear window",
"condition": "outside left and right rear view mirrors are required if the sunscreening material is applied to the rear window",
"statute_citation": "Ohio Admin. Code 4501-41-03(A)(4)",
"id": "rear-window-ohio",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-ohio/",
"source": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-41-03",
"source_quote": "(4) Any sunscreening material or other product or material applied to a window not otherwise listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(3) or (A)(5) of this rule, except that outside left and right rear view mirrors are required if the sunscreening material is applied to the rear window and the sunscreening material, when used in conjunction with the safety glazing material of such window, has a light transmittance of less than fifty per cent plus or minus three per cent.",
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"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "35 percent or more",
"condition": "The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(2)",
"id": "rear-window-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(2) Tinting material may be applied to the side and rear windows of a motor vehicle if: (a) The tinting material has a light transmittance of 50 percent or more; (b) The tinting material has a light reflectance of 13 percent or less; and (c) The total light transmittance through the window with the tinting material applied is 35 percent or more.",
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"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "35 percent",
"condition": "unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(D)(1)",
"id": "rear-window-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "D. Except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1053 , but notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied or affixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as to reflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film is applied or affixed in accordance with the following: 1. No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear side windows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of the Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance of such window to less than 35 percent;",
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"jurisdiction": "Washington",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vlt_min": "twenty-four percent",
"condition": "where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left",
"statute_citation": "Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(a)",
"id": "rear-window-washington",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/rear-window-washington/",
"source": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430",
"source_quote": "(5) No film sunscreening or coloring material that reduces light transmittance to any degree may be applied to the surface of the safety glazing material in a motor vehicle unless it meets the following standards for such material: (a) The maximum level of net film sunscreening to be applied to any window, except the windshield, shall have a total reflectance of thirty-five percent or less, and a light transmission of twenty-four percent or more, where the vehicle is equipped with outside rearview mirrors on both the right and left. Installation of more than a single sheet of film sunscreening material to any window is prohibited.",
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"jurisdiction": "New York",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible",
"vlt_min": "seventy percent",
"condition": "if it is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible",
"statute_citation": "N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(3)",
"id": "station-wagon-sedan-hardtop-coupe-hatchback-or-convertible-rear-side-windows-new-york",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/station-wagon-sedan-hardtop-coupe-hatchback-or-convertible-rear-side-windows-new-york/",
"source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375",
"source_quote": "(3) if it is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible and any rear side window has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles",
"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-front-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-front-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-rear-side-windows-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "rear window",
"vehicle_class": "Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles",
"condition": "No Requirement",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-rear-window-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-rear-window-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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"jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania",
"window_position": "windshield",
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"vlt_min": "70%",
"statute_citation": "67 Pa. Code Ch. 175, Table X",
"id": "trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-windshield-pennsylvania",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/trucks-multi-purpose-passenger-vehicles-windshield-pennsylvania/",
"source": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/067/chapter175/s175.265.html",
"source_quote": "| | Front Side | Rear Side | Vehicle Type | Windshield | Windows/Wings | Windows/Wings | Rear Window | Pre-1998 Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | VESC-20* | 1998 & Newer Passenger Cars | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles | 70% | 70% | No Requirement | No Requirement |",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Maryland",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912",
"vlt_min": "at least 35%",
"condition": "In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Md. Code, Transp. 22-406(i)(1)(i)",
"id": "vehicle-registered-under-13-912-front-side-windows-maryland",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/vehicle-registered-under-13-912-front-side-windows-maryland/",
"source": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=22-406&enactments=false",
"source_quote": "(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a person may not operate a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912, \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article on a highway in this State if: (i) In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%; and",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Maryland",
"window_position": "rear side windows",
"vehicle_class": "vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912",
"vlt_min": "at least 35%",
"condition": "In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Md. Code, Transp. 22-406(i)(1)(i)",
"id": "vehicle-registered-under-13-912-rear-side-windows-maryland",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/vehicle-registered-under-13-912-rear-side-windows-maryland/",
"source": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=22-406&enactments=false",
"source_quote": "(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a person may not operate a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912, \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article on a highway in this State if: (i) In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%; and",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Maryland",
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"vehicle_class": "vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912",
"vlt_min": "at least 35%",
"condition": "In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Md. Code, Transp. 22-406(i)(1)(i)",
"id": "vehicle-registered-under-13-912-rear-window-maryland",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/vehicle-registered-under-13-912-rear-window-maryland/",
"source": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=22-406&enactments=false",
"source_quote": "(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a person may not operate a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912, \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article on a highway in this State if: (i) In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%; and",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Maryland",
"window_position": "front side windows",
"vehicle_class": "vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937",
"vlt_min": "at least 35%",
"condition": "In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article, there is affixed to any window to the immediate right or left of the driver any window tinting materials added after manufacture of the vehicle",
"statute_citation": "Md. Code, Transp. 22-406(i)(1)(ii)",
"id": "vehicle-registered-under-13-913-13-917-or-13-937-front-side-windows-maryland",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/vehicle-registered-under-13-913-13-917-or-13-937-front-side-windows-maryland/",
"source": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=22-406&enactments=false",
"source_quote": "(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a person may not operate a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912, \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article on a highway in this State if: (i) In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013912 of this article, there is affixed to any window of the vehicle any tinting materials added to the window after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%; and (ii) In the case of a vehicle registered under \u00a7 13\u2013913, \u00a7 13\u2013917, or \u00a7 13\u2013937 of this article, there is affixed to any window to the immediate right or left of the driver any window tinting materials added after manufacture of the vehicle that do not allow a light transmittance through the window of at least 35%.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Arizona",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "Transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-959.01(A)(11)",
"id": "windshield-arizona",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-arizona/",
"source": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00959-01.htm",
"source_quote": "11. Transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if: (a) The bottom edge of the material is at least twenty-nine inches above the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point five inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface. (b) The material is not red or amber in color.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "California",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply: (1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver\u2019s seat when measured from a point five inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver\u2019s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface. (2) The material is not red or amber in color.",
"statute_citation": "Cal. Veh. Code 26708(c)",
"id": "windshield-california",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-california/",
"source": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26708",
"source_quote": "(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following conditions apply: (1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver\u2019s seat when measured from a point five inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver\u2019s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface. (2) The material is not red or amber in color.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Florida",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "Sunscreening material along a strip at the top of the windshield, so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the driver\u2019s direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 205 as the AS/1 portion of the windshield.",
"statute_citation": "Fla. Stat. 316.2952(2)(b)",
"id": "windshield-florida",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-florida/",
"source": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/0316.2952",
"source_quote": "(2) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on any public highway, road, or street with any sign, sunscreening material, product, or covering attached to, or located in or upon, the windshield, except the following: (a) A certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law. (b) Sunscreening material along a strip at the top of the windshield, so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the driver\u2019s direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 205 as the AS/1 portion of the windshield.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Illinois",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "a nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "625 ILCS 5/12-503(a)",
"id": "windshield-illinois",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-illinois/",
"source": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=062500050K12-503",
"source_quote": "(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window application, reflective material, nonreflective material, or tinted film upon the front windshield, except that a nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Iowa",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vlt_min": "seventy percent",
"statute_citation": "Iowa Code 321.438(2)(a)(1), as amended by House File 766 (91st G.A.), effective 1 July 2026",
"id": "windshield-iowa",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-iowa/",
"source": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF766.pdf",
"source_quote": "Section 1. Section 321.438, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. a. A person shall not operate on the highway a motor 4 vehicle equipped with a front windshield, a any of the 5 following: 6 (1) A front windshield that meets a minimum standard of 7 transparency of less than seventy percent light transmittance.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Massachusetts",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "the use of any transparent material limited to the uppermost 6'' along the top of the windshield, provided such strip does not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area",
"statute_citation": "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(5)",
"id": "windshield-massachusetts",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-massachusetts/",
"source": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D",
"source_quote": "(5) the use of any transparent material limited to the uppermost 6'' along the top of the windshield, provided such strip does not encroach upon the driver's direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Michigan",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "a tinted film may be used along the top edge of the windshield and the side windows or sidewings immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger if the material does not extend more than 4 inches from the top of the windshield, or lower than the shade band, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "Mich. Comp. Laws 257.709(1)(a)",
"id": "windshield-michigan",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-michigan/",
"source": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-709",
"source_quote": "(a) A sign, poster, nontransparent material, window application, reflective film, or nonreflective film upon or in the front windshield, the side windows immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger, or the sidewings adjacent to and forward of the driver or front passenger, except that a tinted film may be used along the top edge of the windshield and the side windows or sidewings immediately adjacent to the driver or front passenger if the material does not extend more than 4 inches from the top of the windshield, or lower than the shade band, whichever is closer to the top of the windshield.",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Minnesota",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light transmittance through the windshield",
"statute_citation": "Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(1)",
"id": "windshield-minnesota",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-minnesota/",
"source": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71",
"source_quote": "A person must not drive or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street or highway under the following conditions: (1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light transmittance through the windshield;",
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},
{
"jurisdiction": "Missouri",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited",
"statute_citation": "Mo. Rev. Stat. 307.173.1",
"id": "windshield-missouri",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-missouri/",
"source": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=307.173",
"source_quote": "Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Nevada",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "Any transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "Nev. Rev. Stat. 484D.440(3)(c)",
"id": "windshield-nevada",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-nevada/",
"source": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484D.html",
"source_quote": "(c) Any transparent material that is installed, affixed or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if: (1) The bottom edge of the material is not less than 29 inches above the undepressed driver\u2019s seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver\u2019s seat in its rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface;",
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{
"jurisdiction": "New York",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vlt_min": "seventy percent",
"condition": "unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield",
"statute_citation": "N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(1)",
"id": "windshield-new-york",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-new-york/",
"source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375",
"source_quote": "(b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield; or",
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{
"jurisdiction": "North Carolina",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer.",
"statute_citation": "N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)",
"id": "windshield-north-carolina",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-north-carolina/",
"source": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html",
"source_quote": "(b) Window Tinting Restrictions. - A window of a vehicle that is operated on a highway or a public vehicular area shall comply with this subsection. The windshield of the vehicle may be tinted only along the top of the windshield and the tinting may not extend more than five inches below the top of the windshield or below the AS1 line of the windshield, whichever measurement is longer. Provided, however, an untinted clear film which does not obstruct vision but which reduces or eliminates ultraviolet radiation from entering a vehicle may be applied to the windshield.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Ohio",
"window_position": "windshield",
"vlt_min": "seventy per cent plus or minus three per cent",
"condition": "is not red or yellow in color",
"statute_citation": "Ohio Admin. Code 4501-41-03(A)(2)",
"id": "windshield-ohio",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-ohio/",
"source": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-41-03",
"source_quote": "(2) . Any sunscreening material or other product or material applied to the windshield when used in conjunction with the safety glazing materials of such window, has a light transmittance of not less than seventy per cent plus or minus three per cent and is not red or yellow in color",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Oregon",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "may be applied to the top six inches of a windshield. Tinting material may not be applied to any other portion of the windshield.",
"statute_citation": "Or. Rev. Stat. 815.221(3)",
"id": "windshield-oregon",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-oregon/",
"source": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html",
"source_quote": "(3) Tinting material that has a lower light transmittance or produces a lower total light transmittance than permitted in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of this section may be applied to the top six inches of a windshield. Tinting material may not be applied to any other portion of the windshield.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Virginia",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. However, clear film may be applied to a windshield",
"statute_citation": "Va. Code 46.2-1052(F)",
"id": "windshield-virginia",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-virginia/",
"source": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/",
"source_quote": "F. No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. However, clear film may be applied to a windshield, so long as it is maintained in a condition consistent with 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 571.205, Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials.",
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{
"jurisdiction": "Washington",
"window_position": "windshield",
"condition": "A greater degree of light reduction is permitted along the top edge of the windshield as long as the product is transparent and does not extend into the AS-1 portion of the windshield or extend more than six inches from the top of the windshield.",
"statute_citation": "Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(e)",
"id": "windshield-washington",
"url": "https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/windshield-washington/",
"source": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430",
"source_quote": "(e) A greater degree of light reduction is permitted along the top edge of the windshield as long as the product is transparent and does not extend into the AS-1 portion of the windshield or extend more than six inches from the top of the windshield. Clear film sunscreening material that reduces or eliminates ultraviolet light may be applied to windshields.",
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