# California · front side windows — State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position

For California · front side windows, jurisdiction is California; window position is front side windows; vlt min is 88 percent; condition is 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 is Cal. Veh. Code 26708(d), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** front side windows _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **vlt min:** 88 percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Cal. Veh. Code 26708(d) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (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.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=26708

Last verified: 2026-08-27. Review by: 2027-02-23.
Part of [State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position](https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/).