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

For North Carolina · rear window, jurisdiction is North Carolina; window position is rear window; vlt min is thirty-five percent (35%); condition is 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 is N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** rear window _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **vlt min:** thirty-five percent (35%) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-127(b)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (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.

## Source

- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-127.html

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/).