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

For Virginia · windshield, jurisdiction is Virginia; window position is windshield; statute citation is Va. Code 46.2-1052(F), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **condition:** No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. However, clear film may be applied to a windshield _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Va. Code 46.2-1052(F) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> F. No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except to replace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. However, clear film may be applied to a windshield, so long as it is maintained in a condition consistent with 49 C.F.R. § 571.205, Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter10/section46.2-1052/

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/).