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Tint Laws

Here is a question we get asked quite often: What are the tint laws in my state and what is the legal limit that I can apply to my car to comply with state law? Each state has their own set of requirements as to what is legal to put on your vehicle. As for instance here in Texas the legal limit must meet a VLT(visual light transmission)  of 25% or higher on the front driver and passenger side of the vehicle and no more than 25% reflectivity. Back driver and passenger side and rear window can be as dark as you want. Most people will ask if we have a 25% tint to put on their vehicle, problem is once film is applied to glass it will darken due to the UV inhibitors in the glass and most glass even though it appears clear has a slight tint to it already. So applying a 25% tint in texas would actually meter somewhere around 17 to 18% on glass and would then not meet Texas law. We always reccomend using a 35% film here in Texas to be safe which will come in somewhere around 27 to 28%. To find your state laws and what is the legal tint you can put on your vehicle I have attached a link for you to check out. It is always good to check your state laws just to make sure that what is listed is true and accurate because laws change all the time.

Here is a snapshot from 2021 IWFA listing below.  Remember to always check for updates through your local agency.

IWFA

<————————VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMISSION   >

————————WIND- F.SIDE B.SIDE B.SIDE REAR  REAR

         ENACTED     SHIELD            (car)    (MPV)   (car)    (MPV)

AL        96        NET     6″         32        32        ANY     32        ANY

AK       94        NET     5″         70        40        ANY     40        ANY

AZ       94        NET     AS1     33        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

AR       93        NET     5″         25        25        10        10        10

CA       99        NET     4″         70        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

CO       95        NET     4″         NO       ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

CO       95        NET     4″         27        27        27        27        27

CT       94        NET     AS1     35        35        ANY     ANY     ANY

DE       92        NET     AS1     70        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

FL        2005    NET     AS1     28        15        6          15        6

GA       2005    NET     6″         32        32        ANY     32        ANY

HI        89        NET     4″         35        35        ANY     35        ANY

IA         83        NET     AS1     70        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

ID        92        FILM    AS1     35        20        ANY     35        ANY

IL         98        NET     6″         SEE     addendum

IN        2003    VAGUE   AS1     30        30        VAGUE   30        VAGUE

KS       87        NET     AS1     35        35        35        35        35

KY       94        FILM    AS1     35        18        8          18        8

LA        93        NET     AS1     40        25        ANY     12        ANY

MA       85        NET     6″         35        35        35        35        35

ME       2007    NET     AS1     35        35        ANY     35        ANY

MD      95        NET     5″         35        35        ANY     35        ANY

MI        2000    NET     4″         4″         ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

MN      85        VAGUE   NO       50        50        ***V     50        ***V

MO      2002    NET     ASI      35        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

MS       2006    NET     AS1     28        28        ANY     28        ANY

MT       91        FILM    AS1     24        14        ANY     14        ANY

NC       2001    NET     AS1     35        35        ANY     35        ANY

ND       2003    NET     70        50        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

NE       2006    NET     AS1 OR 5″  35        20        35        20        35

NH       97        NET     6″         NO       35        ANY     35        ANY

NJ        2003    NET     NO       NO       ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

NM      97        NET     AS1 OR 5″  20        20        ANY     20        ANY

NV       93        NET     AS1     35        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

NY       91        NET     6″         70        70        ANY     ANY     ANY

OH       2004    NET     70        50        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

OK       2005    NET     AS1 OR 5″  25        25        ANY     25        ANY

OR       2003    NET     6″         35        35        ANY     35        ANY

PA       99        NET     NO       70        70        ANY     70        ANY

RI        2000    NET     AS1     70        70        ANY     70        ANY

SC**    92        NET     AS1     27        27        ANY**  27        ANY

SD       89        NET     AS1     35        20        NR       20        NR

TN       90        NET     AS1     35        35        ANY     35        ANY

TX       2003    NET     AS1 OR 5″           SEE     addendum

UT       2005    NET     AS1     43        ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

VT       84        NET     AS1     NO       ANY     ANY     ANY     ANY

VA       99        NET     AS1     50        35        ANY     35        ANY

WA      93        NET     6″         24        24        ANY     24        ANY

WI        96        NET     AS1     50        35        35        35        35

WV      91        NET     5″         35        35        ANY     35        ANY

WY      96        NET     AS1 OR 5″  28        28        ANY     28        ANY

Wash., DC       NET     AS1 OR 5″  70        50        35        50        35

NET = VLT% refers to the combined LT of film and glass.

Reflectivity: NR = NOT REGULATED, NE = NOT EXCESSIVE (NOT SPECIFIC), MBNR = MUST BE NON – REFLECTIVE (NOT SPECIFIC),

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