Alabama Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Alabama window tint law requires 32% VLT on front side windows. SUVs may use any darkness on rear windows. Medical exemptions available. Penalties up to $500.
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Alaska Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Alaska window tint law requires 70% VLT on front side windows and 40% on rear windows. Mirrored tint banned. Medical exemptions available with annual certification.
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Arizona Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Arizona window tint law requires front side windows to allow at least 33% VLT. Back and rear windows may be any darkness. Learn the full 2026 rules, penalties, and medical exemption process.
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Arkansas Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Arkansas window tint law sets front side windows at 25% VLT for all vehicles. SUVs and trucks can go to 10% on rear side windows. Get the full 2026 rules, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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California Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
California requires front side windows to allow 70% VLT (film must be 88%). Back side and rear windows may be any darkness with dual mirrors.
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Colorado Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Colorado requires 27% VLT on front side windows. Rear windows may be any darkness if front sides and windshield allow 70%+ VLT. No medical exemption.
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Connecticut Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Connecticut requires 35% VLT on front side windows. Sedans need 35% on rear sides; SUVs may use any darkness. Rear window any tint with dual mirrors. Medical exemption to 20%.
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Delaware Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Delaware bans aftermarket front side tint for most drivers; windows must stay at factory FMVSS 205 level. Rear windows may be any darkness. Medical waiver available from DMV.
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District of Columbia Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
DC window tint laws: standard vehicles require 70% VLT on front side windows and 50% on back/rear. Minivans allow 55% front and 35% back/rear. Penalties up to $5,000.
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Florida Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Florida requires 28% VLT on front windows, 15% on sedan rear windows, and 6% on SUV/truck rear windows. Learn the rules, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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Georgia Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Georgia requires 32% VLT on front windows and sedan rear windows. SUVs and trucks may have any darkness in back. Learn exemptions, penalties, and the O.C.G.A. 40-8-73.1 rules.
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Hawaii Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Hawaii requires 35% VLT on front side windows. After 2025 Act 129, rear and back side windows may be any darkness. No medical exemption. Penalties up to $550.
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Idaho Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Idaho window tint law: 35% VLT on front side windows, 20% on back side windows, 35% on rear. Medical exemption available. No compliance sticker required.
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Illinois Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Illinois window tint law allows 50% front if back is 30%+, or 35% front if back is 35%+. SUVs may go any darkness in rear. Penalties, exemptions explained.
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Indiana Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Indiana requires 30% VLT on all side windows and the rear window for every vehicle type. Learn limits, medical exemptions, compliance sticker rules, and penalties.
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Iowa Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Iowa front side windows require 70% VLT today, dropping to 50% on July 1, 2026 under HF 766. No medical exemption. Back and rear windows any darkness.
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Kansas Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Kansas requires 35% VLT on all windows for every vehicle type. Medical exemption is UV-clear film only (78%+ VLT). Learn current limits and penalties.
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Kentucky Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Kentucky window tint law requires 35% VLT on front side windows. Sedans need 18% on rear windows; SUVs may use any darkness. Penalties, exemptions, and sticker rules explained.
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Louisiana Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Louisiana window tint law requires 25% VLT on front and back side windows (lowered from 40% by 2025 Act 143, eff. Aug 1 2025) and 12% on rear windows. Penalties and exemptions explained.
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Maine Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Maine requires 35% VLT on front side windows. Rear windows may be any darkness with dual mirrors. Learn fines, medical exemptions, and inspection rules.
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Maryland Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Maryland requires 35% VLT on all windows for sedans. SUVs with dual mirrors may go darker on rear windows. Learn color bans, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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Massachusetts Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Massachusetts requires 35% VLT on all side and rear windows. Learn the legal limits, windshield strip rule, medical exemption process, and penalties under MGL ch. 90, s. 9D.
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Michigan Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Michigan bans aftermarket tint on front side windows except a non-reflective top-4-inch strip. Rear windows may be any darkness. Learn the rules under MCL 257.709.
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Minnesota Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Minnesota window tint law requires 50% VLT on all windows for passenger cars. Pickups and vans are exempt on rear windows. Learn the rules, exemptions, and penalties.
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Mississippi Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Mississippi window tint law sets a 28% VLT minimum on all side and rear windows for every vehicle type. Learn the rules, medical exemption, sticker requirement, and penalties.
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Missouri Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Missouri window tint law requires 35% VLT on front side windows. Back and rear windows have no limit. Learn the rules, penalties, and medical exemptions.
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Montana Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Montana window tint law: 24% VLT on front windows, 14% on sedan rear windows, no limit for SUVs/vans. Learn rules, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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Nebraska Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Nebraska window tint law requires 35% VLT on front side windows and 20% on sedan rear windows. No medical exemption. Penalties and SUV rules explained.
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Nevada Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Nevada window tint law requires 35% VLT on front side windows with a 7% tolerance (28% passes). Rear windows any darkness with dual mirrors. Medical exemption available.
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New Hampshire Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
New Hampshire window tint law: front side windows must be 70% VLT (nearly clear); back/rear 35%. Windshield strip top 6 inches only. Medical exemption available.
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New Jersey Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
New Jersey bans aftermarket tint on front side windows and windshield (NJSA 39:3-74). Rear windows any darkness. Medical exemption available. Fines up to $5,000.
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New Mexico Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
New Mexico allows 20% VLT on front side windows, among the darkest legal limits in the US. Learn sedan vs. SUV rules, windshield limits, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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New York Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
New York requires 70% VLT on all side windows for sedans. Learn the rules, plus or minus 7% tolerance, medical exemption process, and penalties under VTL 375(12-a).
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North Carolina Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
North Carolina requires 35% VLT on all side and rear windows (32%+ presumed compliant). Learn the 2026 rules, windshield limits, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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North Dakota Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
North Dakota lowered its window tint limit to 35% VLT (from 50%) via 2025 HB 1340, effective Aug 1, 2025. Learn current rules, windshield limits, and penalties.
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Ohio Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Ohio requires 50% VLT on front side windows. Back side and rear windows have no minimum. Learn Ohio tint limits, penalties, and medical exemptions.
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Oklahoma Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Oklahoma requires 25% VLT on front side windows. Sedans need 25% on rear windows too; SUVs can go any darkness in the back. Learn tint limits, penalties, and exemptions.
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Oregon Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Oregon window tint law requires film at 50% VLT minimum and combined film-plus-glass at 35%. Learn legal limits, banned colors, medical exemptions, and penalties.
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Pennsylvania Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Pennsylvania window tint law requires 70% VLT on all passenger car windows. SUVs and trucks have no restriction behind the driver. Medical exemptions via PennDOT.
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Rhode Island Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Rhode Island window tint law: front side windows require 70% VLT minimum. SUVs and trucks may use any darkness behind the driver. $250 penalty per violation.
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South Carolina Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
South Carolina window tint law: 27% VLT minimum on front windows for all vehicles. SUVs may use any darkness on rear windows. Red, yellow, amber tint banned.
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South Dakota Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
South Dakota window tint laws: front side windows must allow 35% VLT; back side and rear windows 20%. Learn penalties, sticker rules, and the broad 9% tolerance.
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Tennessee Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Tennessee window tint laws: front side windows must allow 35% VLT for all vehicles. SUVs and vans may have any tint darkness on rear windows. Installer sticker required.
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Texas Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Texas window tint laws: 25% VLT minimum on front side windows, any darkness on back and rear. Red, blue, and amber films banned. Medical exemptions available.
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Utah Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Utah window tint laws: 35% VLT minimum on front side windows since May 7, 2025 (HB 112), down from 43%. Any darkness on rear windows. Medical exemptions available.
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Vermont Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Vermont prohibits aftermarket tint on front side windows. Rear windows may have any darkness. Medical exemptions available. Act 165 (2024) may change rules July 2026.
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Virginia Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Virginia requires 50% VLT on front windows. Sedans: 35% rear. SUVs/trucks: any rear darkness. Police cannot stop solely for tint. Medical exemptions available.
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Washington Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Washington requires 24% VLT on all windows except the windshield. Learn front/rear limits, banned colors, medical exemptions, and penalties under RCW 46.37.430.
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West Virginia Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
West Virginia requires 35% VLT on front windows; trucks and SUVs may go any darkness behind the driver. Learn limits, banned colors, penalties, and medical exemptions.
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Window Tint Laws by State (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Window tint laws by state: VLT limits for front side, rear, and windshield windows. Compare all 50 states plus DC, including 2025-2026 changes.
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Wisconsin Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Wisconsin requires 50% VLT on front side windows (35% with medical exemption) and 35% on back and rear windows. Learn the rules, penalties, and how to comply.
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Wyoming Window Tint Laws (2026): Legal VLT Limits
Wyoming requires 28% VLT on front side windows. Sedans need 28% on all windows; multipurpose vehicles with dual mirrors may use any rear tint. Learn the rules.
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