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Nevada allows tint on the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver only if the window is nonreflective and passes at least 35% total light transmission through film and glass, with a tolerance of 7 percent. Side windows behind the driver and the rear window are exempt if outside mirrors on each side show at least 200 feet to the rear. Windshield tint is limited to the topmost portion.
Source: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.440; Nev. Admin. Code 484D.280 to 484D.290 (exemption permits); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.900(1) (default civil infraction); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484A.7043(1)-(2) (civil infraction penalties). Summary last checked against these sources on September 28, 2026.
| Window | Rule |
|---|---|
| Windshield | Material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield is allowed only on its topmost portion, and its bottom edge must be at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat, measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the seat in its rearmost and lowermost position and the vehicle on a level surface (3)(c)(1). The material may not be red or amber (3)(c)(2). The statute gives this as a height above the seat, not a strip depth in inches. Elsewhere on the windshield, subsection (2) bars any transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission, apart from material the vehicle was or could have been sold with when new (5). |
| Front side windows | Tint is allowed on a window to the immediate right or left of the driver only if the window is nonreflective and has a total light transmission through the combination of transparent material and safety glazing of not less than 35 percent, with a tolerance of 7 percent (3)(a). Light transmission is the ratio of the light allowed to pass through the material to the light that falls on it (1). The section states the same rule for every vehicle type. |
| Rear side windows | A side window to the rear of the driver is exempt from the tint ban if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side placed to show the driver the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear (3)(b). The exemption carries no light-transmission percentage. Without those mirrors, subsection (2) bars any transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the window. The section does not treat sedans, SUVs and trucks differently. |
| Rear window | Same as the rear side windows: exempt from the tint ban if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side showing the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear (3)(b); otherwise subsection (2) bars any transparent material that alters its color or reduces its light transmission. |
| Reflectance and color | Tint on the windows to the immediate right or left of the driver must be nonreflective (3)(a)(1); the section states no reflectance percentage. The exemption for the side windows behind the driver and the rear window (3)(b) has no reflectance condition. Windshield material may not be red or amber (3)(c)(2). |
| Installers | Subsection (2)(a) bars any person from placing, installing, affixing or applying non-exempt material on the windshield or any side or rear window of a motor vehicle required to be registered in Nevada, and (2)(b) bars operating such a vehicle on a highway. The section contains no label, sticker or certificate requirement. |
VLT (visible light transmission) is the percentage of visible light that passes through a window or film; a higher number means lighter tint. Most state limits are measured on the finished window (glass and film together). Where a rule is stated for the film itself, the table says so. Some states also limit reflectance, the share of light bounced back off the surface (a mirror-like look).
NRS 484D.440 covers motor vehicles required to be registered in Nevada: it bars applying transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield or any side or rear window, and bars operating such a vehicle on a highway, except as subsections (3) to (5) allow. It does not prohibit the operation or sale of a vehicle whose windows carry material the vehicle was, or could have been, sold with when new as standard or optional equipment without violating any federal statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture (5). The operating ban does not apply to a vehicle of model year 1993 or older whose tint was applied before July 1, 1993 (4). The legislature's text, revised through the 2025 session, shows the section added in 1993 with no later amendment.
The statute lets the Director provide exemptions by regulation (6). Under NAC 484D.280, a person may apply in writing for an exemption permit, filed with the Nevada Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety, 555 Wright Way, Carson City, Nevada 89711. The application must give the applicant's name and address, the vehicle's year, make, model, color, VIN and plate number, the percentage of total light transmission after the tint is applied, and any supporting sworn statements. Under NAC 484D.285, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue the permit on a sworn statement by the applicant's treating physician that the applicant has a medical condition requiring the tint, plus the applicant's sworn statement of being the primary driver of the vehicle. Permits are also available on a sworn statement that the vehicle is operated exclusively as an ambulance or hearse (with a copy of the ambulance permit under NRS 450B.200 or 450B.210 for an ambulance), or will be used by a federal, state or local law enforcement agency for surveillance, to transport canines, or for undercover or forensic purposes. The owner of a vehicle with a gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more that is subject to 49 C.F.R. 393.60(b) may not apply (NAC 484D.290).
NRS 484D.440 sets no penalty of its own. Unless chapters 484A to 484E declare otherwise for a particular offense, doing an act they forbid is a civil infraction (NRS 484A.900(1)). A person found to have committed a civil infraction faces a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation unless a specific statute authorizes more (NRS 484A.7043(1)), and the court also orders administrative assessments (NRS 484A.7043(2)). For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a violation of NRS 484D.440(2) is not a moving traffic violation (7).
Tint is allowed on the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver only if the window stays nonreflective and lets through at least 35% of light, counting film and glass together, with a tolerance of 7 percent (NRS 484D.440(3)(a)). Side windows behind the driver and the rear window are exempt from the tint ban if the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side showing the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear (3)(b). Windshield tint is limited to the topmost portion (3)(c).
If the vehicle has outside mirrors on each side placed to show the driver the highway for at least 200 feet to the rear, the side windows behind the driver and the rear window are exempt from the tint ban, and the exemption states no light-transmission percentage (NRS 484D.440(3)(b)). Without those mirrors, subsection (2) bars any transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission of those windows. The section applies the same way to sedans, SUVs and trucks.
Only the topmost portion. The bottom edge of the material must be at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver's seat, measured from a point 5 inches in front of the bottom of the backrest with the seat all the way back and down and the vehicle on level ground, and the material may not be red or amber (NRS 484D.440(3)(c)). Elsewhere on the windshield, subsection (2) bars transparent material that alters the color or reduces the light transmission.
Not on the windows to the immediate right or left of the driver, where tint must be nonreflective (NRS 484D.440(3)(a)(1)). The section states no reflectance percentage. The exemption for the side windows behind the driver and the rear window in (3)(b) depends only on the vehicle having outside mirrors on each side with a 200-foot view to the rear.
Yes, by permit. An application is filed in writing with the Nevada Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety, and must give the vehicle details and the percentage of total light transmission after tint (NAC 484D.280). The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue the permit on a sworn statement by the applicant's treating physician that the applicant has a medical condition requiring the tint, plus the applicant's sworn statement of being the vehicle's primary driver (NAC 484D.285). Owners of vehicles with a gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more subject to 49 C.F.R. 393.60(b) may not apply (NAC 484D.290).
NRS 484D.440 sets no penalty of its own. Unless chapters 484A to 484E declare otherwise for a particular offense, doing an act they forbid is a civil infraction (NRS 484A.900(1)), punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation unless a specific statute authorizes more, plus administrative assessments (NRS 484A.7043). For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a tint violation under NRS 484D.440(2) is not a moving traffic violation (7).
The operating ban does not apply to a vehicle of model year 1993 or older whose tint was applied before July 1, 1993 (NRS 484D.440(4)). The section also does not prohibit operating or selling a vehicle whose windows carry material it was, or could have been, sold with when new as standard or optional equipment without violating any federal statute or regulation governing the sale at the time of manufacture (5).
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This page summarizes Nevada statute and regulation text for general information and is not legal advice. It covers passenger vehicles with aftermarket film (film added after the vehicle left the factory) and includes SUV, van and truck rules where the state sets different ones. Some vehicle types, such as limousines, buses, commercial and law-enforcement vehicles, and factory glass are treated differently in some states, and whether a vehicle registered in another state is covered depends on the state; see “Who this covers” above. Federal glazing rules (FMVSS 205, 49 CFR 571.205) apply separately from state law, and 49 U.S.C. 30122 bars manufacturers, distributors, dealers, rental companies and motor vehicle repair businesses from knowingly making inoperative any part of a device or element of design installed to comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard, so installers should check both. Laws change and enforcement varies; confirm current requirements with the state before tinting. Before tinting, ask the installer to measure your glass and confirm the finished window will meet the limit; afterward, ask for a reading on a light-transmission meter and keep it.