# Minnesota · rear window — State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position

For Minnesota · rear window, jurisdiction is Minnesota; window position is rear window; vlt min is 50 percent plus or minus three percent; condition is 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 is Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** rear window _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **vlt min:** 50 percent plus or minus three percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 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

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.71

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/).