2025 Georgia Codes – Page 387

(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the
front windshield, side windows, or rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of
the highway or any intersecting highway; provided, however, that, except as prohibited by federal law, rules,
or regulations in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, a person may drive a motor vehicle with a
mount for the support of a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device, as such
terms are defined in Code Section 40-6-241, upon the front windshield, provided that such mount is located
on the windshield in a manner which minimizes obstruction of the driver’s view.
(b) The windshield of every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other
moisture therefrom, 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.
(d) No opaque or solid material including, but not limited to, cardboard, plastic, and taped glass shall be
employed in lieu of a glass windshield or window.
(e) No motor vehicle shall be operated with a windshield or rear window having a starburst or spider webbing
effect greater than three inches by three inches.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) “Light reflectance” means the ratio of the amount of total light that is reflected outward by a product or
material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material.
(2) “Light transmission” means the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, which is
allowed to pass through a surface to the amount of light falling on the surface.
(3) “Manufacturer” means a person who produces or assembles a vehicle glass-coating material or who fab-
ricates, laminates, or tempers a safety-glazing material, which material reduces light transmission.
(4) “Material” means any transparent product or substance which reduces light transmission.
(5) “Multipurpose passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed to carry ten persons or less which is
constructed on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
(b) Except as provided in this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in
this state:
(1) Which has material and glazing applied or affixed to the front windshield, which material and glazing
when so applied or affixed reduce light transmission through the windshield; or
(2) Which has material and glazing applied or affixed to the rear windshield or the side or door windows,
which material and glazing when so applied or affixed reduce light transmission through the windshield
or window to less than 32 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, or increase light reflectance to more than 20
percent.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to:
(1) Adjustable sun visors which are mounted forward of the side windows and are not attached to the glass;
(2) Signs, stickers, or other matter which is displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the wind-
shield farthest removed from the driver or signs, stickers, or other matter which is displayed in a five-inch
square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest the driver;
(3) Direction, destination, or termination signs upon a passenger common carrier motor vehicle if the signs
do not interfere with the driver’s clear view of approaching traffic;
(4) Any transparent item which is not red or amber in color which is placed on the uppermost six inches of
the windshield;
(5) Any federal, state, or local sticker or certificate which is required by law to be placed on any windshield
or window;
(6) The rear windshield or the side or door windows, except those windows to the right and left of the driver
of:
(A) A multipurpose passenger vehicle;
(B) A school bus, any other bus used for public transportation, and any bus or van owned or leased by any
religious or any nonprofit organization duly incorporated under the laws of this state;
(C) Any limousine owned or leased by a public or private entity; or
(D) Any other vehicle, the windows or windshields of which have been tinted or darkened before factory
delivery or permitted by federal law or regulation;
(7) Any law enforcement vehicle;
(8) Any vehicle that displays a valid special license plate issued to a government official under Code Section