![]() ![]() Request form MV-80W from a DMV Office or Call Center."Īccording to Skin Cancer Foundation nearly 53% of skin cancers in the United States occur on the left (or the driver's side) of the body (Driving is Linked to More Skin Cancers on the Left Side of the Body, 2010). If you have a medical condition that requires you to have tinted vehicle windows, you can request an exemption from the law. It is illegal to operate a vehicle with glass that does not comply with this law. It is illegal to sell, offer for sale, or install glass that does not comply with this law. If the vehicle is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe, hatchback or convertible, the rear side windows must also allow at least seventy percent of light from the outside to pass through the window. The mirrors must give the driver a full and clear view behind the vehicle. This law also applies to the rear window unless the vehicle has outside rear-view mirrors on both sides. Seventy percent or more of the light from the outside must pass through the window. The windshield and front side windows cannot block more than 30% of the light. ![]() It depends. Section 375 (12-a) of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law does not allow a windshield or front side windows that are dark. ![]() Tinted windows: "Can I have tinted windows on my vehicle? The current law in New York State is as follows: New York State has gotten out of control with the laws that they enact, the taxes that we pay, and the lack of concern for the condition our state is in. However, when we look at much more lenient states (such as Texas) there is no evidence or proof that window tinting does any harm to pedestrians or police officers. Hitting pedestrians and police officer safety for example are the main arguments against having window tinting on a vehicle. The benefits of window tint on vehicles seem to be tossed aside due to safety issues. New York State has one of the strictest laws in the country pertaining to vehicle window tinting. ![]()
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