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Virginia Window Tint Checker (2026)
The legal tint limit for every window position in Virginia (50% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.
Virginia window tint checker
VLT (visible light transmission) is the share of light the film lets through; a lower number is darker. It is printed on the film packaging or your installation receipt. Leave it blank to just read the limits.
Enter your film's VLT above to check it against each Virginia window limit, or read the limits as they stand.
Multipurpose vehicles and pickups are exempt from the 35% floor behind the driver (§46.2-1052(H)). Law-enforcement meter readings receive a −7 percentage-point tolerance (§46.2-1052(E)).
Film is sold by its own VLT, but police measure the installed darkness: the film combined with your factory glass, which reads darker than the film alone. These are the Virginia figures stated as information, not a determination about any stop or ticket.
Informational only, not legal advice. Reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Virginia window tint reference, cited to Va. Code §46.2-1052 (VLT/penalties) + §46.2-1053 (windshield & medical).
How the Virginia tint rules work
Virginia splits its rules across two sections drivers rarely both read: §46.2-1052 carries the 50%/35% darkness limits and a generous −7-point meter tolerance, while §46.2-1053 holds the windshield rule and the medical authorization. As of July 1, 2026, clear windshield film is expressly legal, a small 2026 change that alters no darkness number.
This checker applies the Virginia figures to the VLT you enter. It is informational only and not legal advice: reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. For the full rules, the shades table, and the citations, see the Virginia window tint reference, cited to Va. Code §46.2-1052 (VLT/penalties) + §46.2-1053 (windshield & medical).
Window tint checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.