Window Tint Laws in New Mexico
Laws change. Verify current requirements with your local DMV/RMV before choosing or installing film. This is not legal advice.
VLT is visible light transmission: lower percentages mean darker windows. A film's labeled shade is not necessarily the finished glass-plus-film reading. The limits below cover ordinary passenger cars unless stated otherwise.
- Front side windows
- At least 20% transmission; nonreflective; both outside mirrors required.
- Rear side windows
- At least 20% transmission; nonreflective; both outside mirrors required.
- Back window
- At least 20% transmission; nonreflective; both outside mirrors required.
- Windshield strip
- Nonreflective strip above statutory ASI or top five inches, whichever is closer; not red/yellow/amber.
Vehicle class and conditions
Measurement basis: Device used with glazing; product/material transmission definition not explicitly NET
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle rear sides: Behind-driver statutory MPV windows exempt from transmission minimum; other applicable requirements remain.
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle back window: Behind-driver statutory MPV windows exempt from transmission minimum; other applicable requirements remain.
- Correct official Chapter 66 section 66-3-846.1 obtained; prior Chapter 73 URL was unrelated.
- Exception also names truck tractors, buses, recreational vehicles and motor homes. Product transmission definition not explicitly NET; film label alone does not establish finished compliance.
- Manufacturer labels/certificates and New Mexico medical affidavit/registration conditions apply; pre-July 1, 1997 installations have separate exception.
Sources and verification
Official source: State statute/regulation. Reviewed 2026-10-29. Laws and agency guidance can change after this review.
Laws change. Verify current requirements with your local DMV/RMV before choosing or installing film. This is not legal advice.