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.
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<————————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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