![]() No film or darkening material may be applied on the windshield except toreplace the sunshield in the uppermost area as installed by the manufacturerof the vehicle.į. Suchmeasurements made by law-enforcement officers shall be given a tolerance ofminus seven percentage points.Į. Law-enforcement officersshall use only such equipment or devices to measure light transmittancethrough windows that meet the standards established by the Division. The Division of Purchases and Supply, pursuant to 2.2-1112, shalldetermine the proper standards for equipment or devices used to measure lighttransmittance through windows of motor vehicles. No sun-shading or tinting films shall be applied or affixed to any windowof a motor vehicle that (i) have a reflectance of light exceeding 20 percentor (ii) produce a holographic or prism effect.Īny person who operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this Commonwealthwith sun-shading or tinting films that (i) have a total light transmittanceless than that required by subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) havea reflectance of light exceeding 20 percent, or (iii) produce holographic orprism effects shall be guilty of a traffic infraction but shall not beawarded any demerit points by the Commissioner for the violation.Īny person or firm who applies or affixes to the windows of any motor vehiclein Virginia sun-shading or tinting films that (i) reduce the lighttransmittance to levels less than that allowed in subdivisions 1 and 2 ofthis subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding 20 percent, or(iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a Class 3misdemeanor for the first offense and of a Class 2 misdemeanor for anysubsequent offense.ĭ. ![]() No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the frontside windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of thisCommonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to lessthan 50 percent ģ. No sun-shading or tinting films may be applied or affixed to the rear sidewindows or rear window or windows of any motor vehicle operated on thehighways of this Commonwealth that reduce the total light transmittance ofsuch window to less than 35 percent Ģ. Except as provided in 46.2-1053, but notwithstanding the foregoingprovisions of this section, no sun-shading or tinting film may be applied oraffixed to any window of a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle isequipped with a mirror on each side of such motor vehicle, so located as toreflect to the driver of the vehicle a view of the highway for at least 200feet to the rear of such vehicle, and the sun-shading or tinting film isapplied or affixed in accordance with the following:ġ. To drive a motor vehicle when the driver's clear view of the highwaythrough the rear window or windows is otherwise obstructed.Ĭ. To have affixed to the rear side windows, rear window or windows of amotor vehicle any sticker or stickers, regardless of size orģ. To drive a motor vehicle equipped with one optically grooved clear plasticright-angle rear view lens attached to one rear window of such motor vehicle,not exceeding 18 inches in diameter in the case of a circular lens or notexceeding 11 inches by 14 inches in the case of a rectangular lens, whichenables the driver of the motor vehicle to view below the line of sight asviewed through the rear window Ģ. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, whenever a motorvehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side of such vehicle, so located asto reflect to the driver of such vehicle a view of the highway for at least200 feet to the rear of such vehicle, any or all of the following shall belawful:ġ. Such stickers shall be affixed on the windshield at alocation designated by the Superintendent.ī. The size of stickers or decals used by counties, cities, and towns in lieu oflicense plates shall be in compliance with regulations promulgated by theSuperintendent. ![]() This provision, however, shall not apply toany certificate or other paper required by law or permitted by theSuperintendent to be placed on a motor vehicle's windshield or window. Except as otherwise provided in this article or permitted by federal law,it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle on a highwaywith any sign, poster, colored or tinted film, sun-shading material, or othercolored material on the windshield, front or rear side windows, or rearwindows of such motor vehicle. ![]() Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc. View our newest version here 2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-1052 - Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.
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