Window Tint
Section 66-3-846.1 — at least twenty percent of light through the side and rear windows
- On the windshield, sun screening material is nonreflective, not red, yellow or amber, and only along the top, no lower than the ASI line or five inches from the top, whichever is closer to the top.
- On the side windows next to the driver, the windows behind the driver and the rearmost window, it is nonreflective and lets through at least twenty percent of light, and only on a vehicle with right and left outside mirrors.
Who handles this in New Mexico: Enlace Comunitario; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the New Mexico directory.
A person with a physician's or optometrist's affidavit that a physical condition makes darker material necessary is exempt, and the affidavit is kept with them. Material on a vehicle before July 1, 1997, is not covered.
A violation is a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
Sources for this section (1)
- NMSA 1978, § 66-3-846.1 — Sun screening material on windshields and windows; requirements; violation; penalty
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of November 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Mexico attorney.