This is only for passenger cars. Anything on a truck chassis (vans, pickups, suv) can have any darkness for back windows and rear window. Only windshield needs to be clear and 50% max on front two. Ill post link in a few minutes.
edit: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Safety.shtm
What are the tint laws in Virginia? Section 46.2-1052 states:
Any person or firm who applies or affixes to the windows of any motor vehicle in Virginia sun-shading or tinting films that (i) reduce the light transmittance to levels less than that allowed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, (ii) have a reflectance of light exceeding twenty percent, or (iii) produce holographic or prism effects shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and of a Class 2 misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.
number 4
Nothing in this section shall prohibit applying to the rear side windows or rear window of any multi-purpose passenger vehicle or pickup truck sun-shading or tinting films that reduce the total light transmittance of such window or windows below thirty-five percent.
definition of Multipurpose Passenger vehicle
"Multipurpose passenger vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is (i) designed to carry no more than ten persons and (ii) constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road use;
many SUV's come with the rear side windows and rear glass darker than 35% anyway, they are "smoked" from the factory, not tinted.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/2010-2012_Lexus_RX350_--_03-03-2012.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/00-02_Honda_Passport.jpg
google image search "smoked windows" for many more examples of factory "tinting"
also, if you get a ticket and the officer didn't use something like this, fight it. there is NO way to tell the % without prior knowledge of it being installed, especially under certain lighting conditions, like dusk. argued with an officer at DCA telling me my suv was illegally tinted, i asked if he had the device, which was a "no", so i told him without it to not even bring it up since he can't verify it anyway.
