Updated for 2026 law changes
How dark can your windows legally be?
Every state sets its own limit for each window. We checked all 50 against the actual statutes, so you can tint once and keep the ticket book closed.
- states checked against statute
- 50
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- window limits, sedans and SUVs
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- window limits, sedans and SUVs
- law changes included
- 2026
- law changes included
See it before you tint it
Drag the slider to darken the glass. The states that allow that shade on a car’s front side windows light up underneath.
Back windows are usually more lenient. Open your state for every window.
35 states allow 35% on a car’s front side windows.
- AL (legal)
- AK (too dark)
- AZ (legal)
- AR (legal)
- CA (too dark)
- CO (legal)
- CT (legal)
- DE (too dark)
- FL (legal)
- GA (legal)
- HI (legal)
- ID (legal)
- IL (legal)
- IN (legal)
- IA (too dark)
- KS (legal)
- KY (legal)
- LA (legal)
- ME (legal)
- MD (legal)
- MA (legal)
- MI (too dark)
- MN (too dark)
- MS (legal)
- MO (legal)
- MT (legal)
- NE (legal)
- NV (legal)
- NH (too dark)
- NJ (too dark)
- NM (legal)
- NY (too dark)
- NC (legal)
- ND (legal)
- OH (too dark)
- OK (legal)
- OR (legal)
- PA (too dark)
- RI (too dark)
- SC (legal)
- SD (legal)
- TN (legal)
- TX (legal)
- UT (legal)
- VT (too dark)
- VA (too dark)
- WA (legal)
- WV (legal)
- WI (too dark)
- WY (legal)
The darkest legal front window in every state
Each pane is tinted to the darkest film a state allows on a car’s front side windows, ordered from darkest to lightest. 6 states hold drivers to 70% or lighter, and 2 allow no aftermarket film on the front at all.
Back and rear windows are usually far more lenient. Tap any state for the full breakdown.
- NM20%New Mexico
- MT24%Montana
- WA24%Washington
- AR25%Arkansas
- LA25%Louisiana
- OK25%Oklahoma
- TX25%Texas
- CO27%Colorado
- SC27%South Carolina
- FL28%Florida
- GA28%Georgia
- MS28%Mississippi
- WY28%Wyoming
- IN30%Indiana
- AL32%Alabama
- AZ33%Arizona
- CT35%Connecticut
- HI35%Hawaii
- ID35%Idaho
- IL35%Illinois
- KS35%Kansas
- KY35%Kentucky
- ME35%Maine
- MD35%Maryland
- MA35%Massachusetts
- MO35%Missouri
- NE35%Nebraska
- NV35%Nevada
- NC35%North Carolina
- ND35%North Dakota
- OR35%Oregon
- SD35%South Dakota
- TN35%Tennessee
- UT35%Utah
- WV35%West Virginia
- DE50%Delaware
- IA50%Iowa
- MN50%Minnesota
- OH50%Ohio
- VA50%Virginia
- WI50%Wisconsin
- AK70%Alaska
- CA70%California
- NH70%New Hampshire
- NY70%New York
- PA70%Pennsylvania
- RI70%Rhode Island
- MIStripMichigan
- NJNoneNew Jersey
- VTNoneVermont
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Light sensitivity, lupus or another condition? You may qualify for darker tint.
Most states let drivers with a qualifying condition run darker film than the standard limit. MyEyeRx connects you with a licensed doctor in your state to get the paperwork, entirely online.
- 1
See a licensed doctor
An online visit with a physician or optometrist licensed in your state.
- 2
Get your certificate
They document why you need extra protection from UV and glare.
- 3
Register or carry it
Some states want it filed with the DMV; all want it in the car.
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