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West Virginia Window Tint Checker (2026)
The legal tint limit for every window position in West Virginia (35% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.
West 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 West Virginia window limit, or read the limits as they stand.
Every window on a West Virginia vehicle carries the same 35% floor and 20% reflectivity cap; the windshield allows only a non-reflective strip along the top.
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 West 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 West Virginia window tint reference, cited to W. Va. Code §17C-15-36a.
How the West Virginia tint rules work
West Virginia uses one number for the whole car: every window must let in at least 35% of light, and no film may be more than 20% reflective. The windshield is the only exception, and it goes the other way, tint there is limited to a non-reflective strip along the top, down to the AS-1 line or 5 inches, whichever sits closer to the top. Get it wrong and it is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $200.
This checker applies the West 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 West Virginia window tint reference, cited to W. Va. Code §17C-15-36a.
Window tint checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.