Virginia Administrative Code › Title 19 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE › Chapter 70 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION REGULATIONS › Part III - Inspection Requirements for Passenger Vehicles and Vehicles Up to 10,000 Pounds (GVWR) › Section 19VAC30-70-210 - Glass and glazing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Motor
				  vehicles may be inspected without windshields, side glasses, or any kind of
				  glazing, except that any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle that was
				  manufactured, assembled, or reconstructed after July 1, 1970, must be equipped
				  with a windshield. If glass or other glazing is installed, it must be
				  inspected. If no windshield is installed, see
				  19VAC30-70-50
				  C for location of the sticker.
B.
				  Inspect for and reject if:
1. Any motor
				  vehicle manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1936, or any bus, taxicab or
				  school bus manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1935, is not equipped
				  throughout with safety glass, or other safety glazing material. (This
				  requirement includes slide-in campers used on pickups or trucks, caps, or
				  covers used on pickup trucks, motor homes, and vans.)
2. Any safety glass or glazing used in a
				  motor vehicle is not of an approved type and properly identified (refer to
				  approved equipment section). (Replacement safety glass installed in any part of
				  a vehicle other than the windshield need not bear a trademark or name, provided
				  the glass consists of two or more sheets of glass separated by a glazing
				  material, and provided the glass is cut from a piece of approved safety glass,
				  and provided the edge of the glass can be observed.)
NOTE: A number of 1998 and 1999 model year Ford
					 Contour/Mystique, Econoline and Ranger vehicles were produced without the AS-1
					 windshield marking as required by FMVSS #205. Ford has certified that these
					 vehicles' windshields meet all performance standards and will not be
					 rejected.
3. Any glass at
				  any location where glass is used is cracked or broken so that it is likely to
				  cut or injure a person in the vehicle.
4. Windshield has any cloudiness more than
				  three inches above the bottom, one inch inward from the outer borders, one inch
				  down from the top, or one inch inward from the center strip. The bottom of the
				  windshield shall be defined as the point where the top of the dash contacts the
				  windshield.
5. Any distortion or
				  obstruction that interferes with a driver's vision; any alteration that has
				  been made to a vehicle that obstructs the driver's clear view through the
				  windshield.
a. Any hood scoop installed on any
				  motor vehicle manufactured for the year 1990 or earlier model year cannot
				  exceed 2-1/4 inches high at its highest point measured from the junction of the
				  dashboard and the windshield.
b.
				  Any hood scoop installed on any motor vehicle manufactured for the 1991 or
				  subsequent model year cannot exceed 1-1/8 inches high at its highest point
				  measured from the junction of the dashboard and the windshield.
NOTE: Vehicles up to 10,000 pounds (GVWR) submitted for
					 inspection, with a navigational device, video event recording device, or a
					 crash avoidance camera mounted on the interior of the windshield; when the
					 entire device is outside the area swept by the windshield wipers or any
					 location above the AS-1 line, shall be issued an approval sticker if no other
					 violations are detected.
6. Windshield glass, on the driver's side,
				  has any scratch more than 1/4 inch in width and six inches long within the area
				  covered by the windshield wiper blade, excluding the three inches above the
				  bottom of the windshield. A windshield wiper that remains parked within the
				  driver's side windshield wiper area shall be rejected.
EXCEPTION: Do not reject safety grooves designed to clean
					 wiper blades if the grooves do not extend upward from the bottom of the
					 windshield more than six inches at the highest point.
7. There is a pit, chip, or star crack larger
				  than 1-1/2 inches in diameter at any location in the windshield above the
				  three-inch line at the bottom.
8.
				  At any location in the windshield above the three-inch line at the bottom (as
				  measured from the junction of the dash board and the windshield) there is more
				  than one crack from the same point if at least one of the cracks is more than
				  1-1/2 inches in length. There is any crack that weakens the windshield so that
				  one piece may be moved in relation to the other. (If there is more than one
				  crack running from a star crack that extends above the three-inch line, the
				  windshield shall be rejected.)
NOTE: Windshield repair is a viable option to windshield
					 replacement. However, the primary focus of windshield repairs is to stop or
					 reduce further damage from roadway adversities, vibrations, ambient temperature
					 changes, and weather. Repairs to minor damage may be made so long as the
					 windshield meets all of the standards set forth in this section.
9. Any sticker is on the
				  windshield other than an official one required by law or permitted by the
				  superintendent. Authorization is hereby granted for stickers or decals, to
				  include those required by any county, town, or city, measuring not more than
				  2-1/2 inches in width and four inches in length to be placed in the blind spot
				  behind the rear view mirror. The normal location for any required county, town,
				  or city sticker is adjacent to the right side of the official inspection
				  sticker when viewed from inside the vehicle. The top edge of the sticker is to
				  be approximately four inches from the bottom of the windshield. The left side
				  edge adjacent to the official inspection sticker shall not be more than 1/4
				  inch from the right edge of the official inspection sticker when viewed from
				  inside the vehicle. Valid Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection
				  decals or similar commercial vehicle inspection decal issued by local law
				  enforcement may be placed at the bottom right corner of the windshield when
				  viewed from inside the vehicle. The top edge of such decals are to be
				  approximately four inches from the bottom of the windshield when viewed from
				  inside the vehicle and are to be located outside the area swept by the
				  windshield wipers.
Any sticker or decal required by the laws of any other
					 state or the District of Columbia and displayed upon the windshield of a
					 vehicle submitted for inspection in this state is permitted by the
					 superintendent, provided the vehicle is currently registered in that
					 jurisdiction, and the sticker is displayed in a manner designated by the
					 issuing authority and has not expired. This includes vehicles with dual
					 registration; (i.e., Virginia and the District of Columbia).
NOTE: Toll transponder devices may be affixed to the inside
					 center of the windshield at the roof line just above the rear view mirror. If
					 space does not allow, then the transponder device may be affixed to the
					 immediate right of the mirror at the roof line.
NOTE: A licensed motor vehicle dealer may apply one
					 transponder sticker no larger than one inch by four inches and one barcode
					 sticker no larger than three inches by four inches to the driver's side edge of
					 a vehicle's windshield to be removed upon the sale or lease of the vehicle
					 provided that it does not extend below the AS-1 line. In the absence of an AS-1
					 line the sticker cannot extend more than three inches downward from the top of
					 the windshield.
NOTE: Any vehicle displaying an expired sticker or decal on
					 its windshield at the time of inspection, excluding a rejection sticker, shall
					 not be issued an approval sticker unless the owner or operator authorizes its
					 removal. A rejection sticker will be issued versus an involuntary
					 removal.
10. Sunshading
				  material words, lettering, numbers or pictures on the windshield that extend
				  below the AS-1 line or three inches downward from the top of the windshield in
				  the absence of an AS-1 line. Sunshading is permitted on the windshield if
				  authorized by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and indicated on the
				  vehicle registration.
NOTE: Vehicles with permitted sunshading on the windshield
					 must have a cut-out to accommodate the direct application of an approval or
					 rejection sticker to the windshield in the location indicated in
					 19VAC30-70-50
					 C or
					 19VAC30-70-60
					 E.
NOTE: Vehicles with logos made into the glass at the
					 factory meet federal standards and will pass state inspection.
11. Any sunscreening material is
				  scratched, distorted, wrinkled or obscures or distorts clear vision through the
				  glazing.
12. Front side windows
				  have cloudiness above three inches from the bottom of the glass or other
				  defects that affect the driver's vision or one or more cracks that permit one
				  part of the glass to be moved in relation to another part. Wind silencers,
				  breezes or other ventilator adaptors are not made of clear transparent
				  material.
EXCEPTION: Colored or tinted ventvisors that do not exceed
					 more than two inches from the forward door post into the driver's viewing area
					 are permitted.
13. Glass in
				  the left front door cannot be lowered so a hand signal can be given. (This does
				  not apply to vehicles that were not designed or manufactured for the left front
				  glass to be lowered, provided the vehicle is equipped with approved turn
				  signals.) If either front door has the glass removed and material inserted in
				  place of the glass that could obstruct the driver's vision.
EXCEPTION: Sunscreening material is permissible if the
					 vehicle is equipped with a mirror on each side.
14. Any sticker or other obstruction is on
				  either front side window, rear side windows, or rear windows. (The price label,
				  fuel economy label and the buyer's guide required by federal statute and
				  regulations to be affixed to new or used vehicles by the manufacturer shall
				  normally be affixed to one of the rear side windows.) If a vehicle only has two
				  door windows, the labels may be affixed to one of these windows. If a vehicle
				  does not have any door or side windows the labels may be temporarily affixed to
				  the right side of the windshield until the vehicle is sold to the first
				  purchaser.
NOTE: A single sticker no larger than 20 square inches in
					 area, if such sticker is totally contained within the lower five inches of the
					 glass in the rear window if a vehicle has only one outside mirror, a single
					 sticker or decal no larger than 10 square inches located in an area not more
					 than three inches above the bottom and not more than eight inches from the
					 rearmost edge of either front side window, is permissible and should not be
					 rejected.
A single sticker issued by the Department of Transportation
					 to identify a physically challenged driver, no larger than two inches by two
					 inches, located not more than one inch to the rear of the front door post, or
					 one inch to the rear of the front ventilator glass, if equipped with a
					 ventilator glass and no higher than one inch from the bottom of the window
					 opening, is permitted on the front driver's side window on a vehicle specially
					 equipped for the physically challenged.
15. Rear window is clouded or distorted so
				  that the driver does not have a view 200 feet to the rear.
EXCEPTIONS: The following are permissible if the vehicle is
					 equipped with a mirror on each side:
a. There is attached to one rear window of
				  such motor vehicle one optically grooved clear plastic right angle rear view
				  lens, not exceeding 18 inches in diameter in the case of a circular lens or not
				  exceeding 11 inches by 14 inches in the case of a rectangular lens, which
				  enables the operator of the motor vehicle to view below the line of sight as
				  viewed through the rear window.
b.
				  There is affixed to the rear side windows, rear window, or windows of such
				  motor vehicle any sticker or stickers, regardless of size.
c. There is affixed to the rear side windows,
				  rear window, or windows of such motor vehicle a single layer of sunshading
				  material.
d. Rear side windows,
				  rear window, or windows is clouded or distorted.