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

For Minnesota · windshield, jurisdiction is Minnesota; window position is windshield; condition is 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; statute citation is Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **condition:** 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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(1) _(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;

## 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/).