Window Banners in Virginia
It is unlawful to operate with any sign, poster, or colored or tinted film on the windshield except as required by law. No sun-shading film may be applied except to replace the manufacturer-installed sunshield in the uppermost area, and clear UV film meeting FMVSS 205 is excepted. A printed windshield banner is not legal in Virginia.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
It is unlawful to operate with any sign, poster, or colored or tinted film on the windshield except as required by law. No sun-shading film may be applied except to replace the manufacturer-installed sunshield in the uppermost area, and clear UV film meeting FMVSS 205 is excepted. A printed windshield banner is not legal in Virginia.
Specific Limits
- Placement rule
- It is unlawful to operate with any sign, poster, or colored or tinted film on the windshield except as required by law. No sun-shading film may be applied except to replace the manufacturer-installed sunshield in the uppermost area, and clear UV film meeting FMVSS 205 is excepted.
- Printed banner allowed
- No
- Windshield strip allowed
- No
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