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Window tint laws by state
The legal shade is the one on the vehicle registration, not the state you drove through last week. These are the published front and rear limits we schedule against. Enforcement and SUV exceptions still vary, so we meter the glass before the film is cut.
How to read the table
A lower number is darker film. 70% is nearly clear. 20% is dark. “Any darkness” means that window is not held to a lightness percentage. “No aftermarket film” means we will not put a roll on the front doors in that state.
House film and storefront film are not traffic laws. The limits below are for vehicles. Alabama still has its own longer guide if that is the registration.
- Texas
Front side windows must let at least 25% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- New York
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through, and rear side windows are held to 70% as well.
Rear glass on the back glass is not limited the same way.
- California
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Georgia
Front side windows must let at least 32% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 32% of visible light through.
- Missouri
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Tennessee
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- New Jersey
Front side windows do not allow aftermarket film.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Illinois
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Colorado
Front side windows must let at least 27% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 27% of visible light through on a normal install.
- Michigan
Front side windows are not given a simple darkness percentage in the usual charts, so we confirm the shade before any film is cut.
Rear glass can be any darkness behind the driver.
- Oklahoma
Front side windows must let at least 25% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 25% of visible light through.
- Florida
Front side windows must let at least 28% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 15% of visible light through on a sedan, and SUVs can go darker behind the driver.
- Pennsylvania
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 70% of visible light through.
- Mississippi
Front side windows must let at least 28% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 28% of visible light through.
- Maryland
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through on sedan rear doors, while the back glass can go darker.
- Wisconsin
Front side windows must let at least 50% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- West Virginia
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Massachusetts
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Nebraska
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 20% of visible light through.
- New Hampshire
Front side windows do not allow aftermarket film.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Nevada
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Oregon
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Maine
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- South Carolina
Front side windows must let at least 27% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 27% of visible light through.
- Wyoming
Front side windows must let at least 28% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 28% of visible light through.
- Utah
Front side windows must let at least 43% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Arizona
Front side windows must let at least 33% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Idaho
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- North Carolina
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Kansas
Front side windows must let at least 35% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 35% of visible light through.
- Washington
Front side windows must let at least 24% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 24% of visible light through.
- Iowa
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Indiana
Front side windows must let at least 30% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 30% of visible light through.
- Arkansas
Front side windows must let at least 25% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 10% of visible light through.
- Alaska
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 40% of visible light through.
- Ohio
Front side windows must let at least 50% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- New Mexico
Front side windows must let at least 20% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 20% of visible light through.
- Louisiana
Front side windows must let at least 40% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 12% of visible light through.
- Montana
Front side windows must let at least 24% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 14% of visible light through.
- Minnesota
Front side windows must let at least 50% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 50% of visible light through.
- Delaware
Front side windows must let at least 70% of visible light through.
Rear glass can be any darkness.
- Alabama
Front side windows must let at least 32% of visible light through.
Rear glass must let at least 32% of visible light through on a passenger car, while SUVs and trucks can go darker behind the driver when the vehicle qualifies.