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

For Washington · windshield, jurisdiction is Washington; window position is windshield; condition is A greater degree of light reduction is permitted along the top edge of the windshield as long as the product is transparent and does not extend into the AS-1 portion of the windshield or extend more than six inches from the top of the windshield; statute citation is Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(e), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **condition:** A greater degree of light reduction is permitted along the top edge of the windshield as long as the product is transparent and does not extend into the AS-1 portion of the windshield or extend more than six inches from the top of the windshield. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Wash. Rev. Code 46.37.430(5)(e) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (e) A greater degree of light reduction is permitted along the top edge of the windshield as long as the product is transparent and does not extend into the AS-1 portion of the windshield or extend more than six inches from the top of the windshield. Clear film sunscreening material that reduces or eliminates ultraviolet light may be applied to windshields.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.430

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/).