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New York · rear window

For New York · rear window, jurisdiction is New York; window position is rear window; vlt min is seventy percent; condition is 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 is N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(4), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

jurisdiction
New York our reading
window position
rear window our reading
vlt min
seventy percent verified
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. verified
statute citation
N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(4) our reading
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(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.

nysenate.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27

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