Virginia Tint Exemption

Virginia DMV Medical Tint Exemption — The Full Process

Virginia's medical tint exemption is issued by a licensed Virginia physician — not through a DMV filing. No in-person DMV visit required. Here's exactly how it works.

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General information

Does Virginia DMV Handle Medical Tint Exemptions?

No. The Virginia DMV does not process, register, or issue medical window tint exemptions. Virginia Code §46.2-1052 creates a physician-issued exemption. A licensed Virginia physician writes a certification that darker window tint is medically necessary for a specific patient. That document lives in your vehicle — no DMV application, no special plate, no license endorsement required.

Virginia Annual Safety Inspection and Tint

Unlike some other states, Virginia requires an annual vehicle safety inspection that includes window tint. Inspection stations in Virginia test front side window VLT. Without a medical exemption, tint darker than 50% VLT on front windows will cause your vehicle to fail inspection — preventing registration renewal.

A valid Virginia medical tint exemption, presented to the inspection station before the test, allows your vehicle to pass inspection even with darker front window tint. This makes the exemption valuable not just for traffic stops, but for maintaining your vehicle registration year to year.

What Virginia Law Requires for the Exemption

  • Written certification from a physician licensed in Virginia
  • Patient full name matching Virginia driver's license
  • Physician's Virginia Board of Medicine license number
  • Clear statement of the medical condition requiring reduced light
  • Physician signature and date
  • Kept in the vehicle at all times — presented to VSP or inspection station on demand

Get Your Virginia Tint Exemption Online

an independent, appropriately licensed clinician reviews your case through an online intake, with clinical and agency steps varying — In-person requirements vary, DMV requirements should be confirmed, timing varies. Submit your intake, receive review on a variable timeline, download your certificate, and present it at your next inspection or traffic stop.

Starting at $275 · Use is subject to current requirements for VA inspections and traffic stops

Official Virginia Resources

MyEyeRx coordinates intake/referral/administrative support. Independent, appropriately licensed clinicians make individual decisions. State or agency steps and timing vary; no documentation, approval, enforcement, or inspection outcome is guaranteed.

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