New Mexico Window Tint Law

       "66-3-846.  Windshields must be unobstructed and
 Equipped with wipers, Windows must be transparent

 A.  No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other
     nontransparent material upon or in the front windshield, windows to 
     the immediate right and left of the driver or in the rearmost window 
     if the latter is used for driving visibility, except as provided in 
     Section 66-3-846.1 NMSA 1978.  The rearmost window is not necessary 
     for driving visibility where outside rearview mirrors are attached 
     to the vehicle.

 B.  The windshield on every motor vehicle except a motorcycle shall be 
     equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture 
     from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to 
     be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

 C.  Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in 
     good working order."


66-3-846.1. Sun Screening Material on Windshields and Windows --
     Requirements, violation, penalty

A.  A person shall not operate on any street or highway a motor 
    vehicle that is registered or required to be registered in this 
    state if that motor vehicle has a sun screening material on the 
    windshield or any window that does not comply with the requirements 
    of this section.

B.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a sun screening material:

    (1)  when used in conjunction with the windshield, shall be 
         nonreflective, shall not be red, yellow or amber in color 
         and shall be used only along the top of the windshield, not 
         extending downward beyond the ASI line or more than five inches 
         from the top of the windshield, whichever is closer to the 
         top of the windshield; and 

    (2)  when used in conjunction with the safety glazing materials 
         of the side wings or side windows located at the immediate 
         right and left of the driver, the side windows behind the 
         driver and the rearmost window shall be nonreflective, shall 
         have a light transmission of not less than twenty percent and 
         shall be used only on the windows of a motor vehicle equipped 
         with one right and one left outside rearview mirror.

C.  Each manufacturer shall:

    (1)  certify to the division that a sun screening material used 
         by that manufacturer is in compliance with the nonreflectivity 
         and light transmission requirements of this section;

    (2)  provide a label not to exceed one and one-half square inches in 
         size that:

         (a)  is installed permanently and legibly between the sun 
              screening material and each glazing surface to which it 
              is applied;

         (b)  contains the manufacturer's name, the date that the sun 
              screening material was manufactured and the percentage 
              of light transmission; and

         (c)  is placed in the left lower corner of each glazing 
              surface when facing the motor vehicle from the 
              outside; and

    (3)  include instructions with the sun screening material for 
         proper installation, including the affixing of the label 
         specified in this subsection.

             D.  No person shall:

                   (1)  offer for sale or for use any sun screening 
                        1material for motor vehicle use not in compliance 
                        with this section; or

                   (2)  install any sun screening material on motor 
                        vehicles intended for operation on any street 
                        or highway without permanently affixing the 
                        label specified in Subsection C of this section.

             E.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a motor 
                 vehicle registered in this state in the name of a person, 
                 or the person's legal guardian, who has an affidavit 
                 signed by a physician or an optometrist licensed to 
                 practice in this state that states that the person has 
                 a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip 
                 the motor vehicle with sun screening material that is 
                 in violation of this section.  The affidavit shall be 
                 in the possession of the person with such a physical 
                 condition, or the person's legal guardian, at all 
                 times while being transported in the motor vehicle.

             F.  The light transmission requirement of this section does 
                 not apply to windows behind the driver on truck tractors, 
                 buses, recreational vehicles, multi-purpose passenger
                 vehicles and motor homes. The provision of this section
                 shall not apply to motor vehicle glazing which complies
                 with federal motor vehicle standards.

             G.  The provisions of this section do not apply to motor 
                 vehicles that have sun screening material on the 
                 windshield or any window prior to the effective date 
                 of this section.

             H.  As used in this section:

                 (1)  "light transmission" means the ratio of the amount 
                      of total light that passes through a product or 
                      material, expressed in percentages, to the amount 
                      of the total light falling on the product or material;
                 (2)  "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the 
                      manufacturing or assembling of sun screening products 
                      or materials designed to be used in conjunction with 
                      motor vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of 
                      reducing the effects of the sun;
                 (3)  "nonreflective" means designed to absorb light rather 
                      that to reflect it; and
                 (4)  "sun screening material" means any film material, 
                      substance, device or product that is designed to be 
                      used in conjunction with motor vehicle safety glazing 
                      materials for reducing the effects of the sun.

I.  Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a 
    petty misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine 
    of not more than seventy-five dollars ($75.00)."