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

For New York · windshield, jurisdiction is New York; window position is windshield; vlt min is seventy percent; condition is unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield; statute citation is N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** New York _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **vlt min:** seventy percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **condition:** unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a)(b)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches of the windshield; or

## Source

- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/375

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/).