# Massachusetts · windshield — State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position

For Massachusetts · windshield, jurisdiction is Massachusetts; window position is windshield; condition is 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 is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(5), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Massachusetts _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, s. 9D(5) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (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.

## Source

- https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section9D

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/).