Automotive Tinting State Rules and Laws
| Updated: March 2016 | % OF: VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMISSION | % OF: REFLECTIVITY | ||||||||||||||
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| STATE | YEAR LAW MADE | TYPE | WIND | F. SIDE | B. SIDE | B. SIDE | REAR | REAR | F SIDE | B SIDE | RESTRICTED COLORS |
L&R. MIRR. | CERTIF. | STCKR/LOC | MEDI-CAL | TOLER-ANCE |
| SHIELD | (car) | MPV | (car) | MPV | (SEE LEGEND) | (SEE LEGEND) | REQ | REQ | ||||||||
| AL | 1996 | NET | 6" | 32 | 32 | ANY | 32 | ANY | 20 | 20 | N/S | NO | YES | SPEC / ALL | YES | 3% |
| AK | 1994 | NET | 5" | 70 | 40 | ANY | 40 | ANY | NMMA | NMMA | R,A,Y | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| AZ | 1994 | NET | AS1 | 33 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | 35 | 35 | R, A | YES | NO | NO | YES | 3% |
| AR | 1993 | NET | 5" | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NR | NR | N/S | NO | NO | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | 3% |
| CA | 1999 | NET | 4" | 70 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | MNIR | MNIR | R,A,B | YES | YES | SPEC/DRIVER | YES* | |
| CO | 1995 | NET | 4" | NO | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NMMA | NMMA | R, A | NO | NO | NO | NO | 3% |
| CO | 1995 | NET | 4" | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | NMMA | NMMA | R, A | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| CT | 1994 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 35 | ANY | ANY | ANY | 21 | 27 | N/S | YES | YES | SPEC / ALL | NO | 3% |
| DE | 1992 | NET | AS1 | 70 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | |
| FL | 2005 | NET | AS1 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 35 | ALL | YES | NO | SPEC / DOOR | YES | |
| GA | 2005 | NET | 6" | 32 | 32 | ANY | 32 | ANY | 20 | 20 | R, A | NO | NO | NO | YES | 3% |
| HI | 1989 | NET | 4" | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | NO | NO | 6% |
| IA | 1983 | NET | AS1 | 70 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NE | NE | N/S | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| ID | 1992 | FILM | AS1 | 35 | 20 | ANY | 35 | ANY | 35 | 35 | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | 3% |
| IL* | 1998 | NET | 6" | *SEE ADDENDUM ON WWW.IWFA.COM | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | 5% | ||||||
| IN | 2003 | VAGUE | AS1 | 30 | 30 | VAGUE | 30 | VAGUE | 25 | 25 | N/S | NO | YES | NO | YES | |
| KS | 1987 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | MBNR | MBNR | R,A,Y | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| KY | 1994 | FILM | AS1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 25 | N/S | NO | YES | SPEC/DOOR | NO | |
| LA | 1993 | NET | AS1 | 40 | 25 | ANY | 12 | ANY | 20 | 20 | N/S | NO | YES | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | |
| MA | 1985 | NET | 6" | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | N/S | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| ME | 2007 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | MBNR | MBNR | N/S | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| MD | 1995 | NET | 5" | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | NONE | NONE | R,A,Y | YES | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| MI | 2000 | NET | 4" | 4" | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | 35 | 35 | N/S | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| MN | 1985 | VAGUE | NO | 50 | 50 | ***V | 50 | ***V | 20 | 20 | N/S | N0 | NO | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | 3% |
| MO | 2002 | NET | ASI | 35 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | 35 | 35 | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | 3% |
| MS | 2006 | NET | AS1 | 28 | 28 | ANY | 28 | ANY | 20 | 20 | N/S | NO | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| MT | 1991 | FILM | AS1 | 24 | 14 | ANY | 14 | ANY | 35 | 35 | N/S | NO | NO | RECOMMEND | YES | |
| NC | 2001 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | 20 | 20 | R,A,Y | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| ND | 2003 | NET | 70 | 50 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| NE | 2006 | NET | AS1/5" | 35 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ***R,A,Y | VAGUE | NO | NO | YES | |
| NH | 1997 | NET | 6" | NO | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| NJ | 2003 | NET | NO | NO | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NMMA | NMMA | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| NM | 1997 | NET | AS1/5" | 20 | 20 | ANY | 20 | ANY | NONE | NONE | ***R,A,Y | YES | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| NV | 1993 | NET | AS1 | 35 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NONE | NONE | N/S | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| NY | 1991 | NET | 6" | 70 | 70 | ANY | ANY | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| OH | 2004 | NET | 70 | 50 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | MNIR | MNIR | R,Y | YES | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | 3% |
| OK | 2005 | NET | AS1/5" | 25 | 25 | ANY | 25 | ANY | 25 | 25 | N/S | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| OR | 2003 | NET | 6" | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | 13 | 13 | R,G,A,Y,BK | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| PA | 1999 | NET | NO | 70 | 70 | ANY | 70 | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| RI | 2000 | NET | AS1 | 70 | 70 | ANY | 70 | ANY | NONE | NONE | N/S | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| SC** | 1992 | NET | AS1 | 27 | 27 | ANY** | 27 | ANY | MBNR | MBNR | R,A,Y | YES | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| SD | 1989 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 20 | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | N/S | NO | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| TN | 1990 | NET | AS1 | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | NO | NO | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | |
| TX | 2003 | NET | AS1/5" | *SEE ADDENDUM ON WWW.IWFA.COM | 25 | 25 | R,B,A | YES | YES | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | |||||
| UT | 2005 | NET | AS1 | 43 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NMMA | NMMA | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| VT | 1984 | NET | AS1 | NO | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | NR | NR | N/S | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| VA | 1999 | NET | AS1 | 50 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | 20 | 20 | R,A,Y | YES | NO | NO | YES | 7% |
| WA | 1993 | FILM | 6" | 24 | 24 | ANY | 24 | ANY | 35 | 35 | R,Y,G,BK | YES | YES | SPEC/DRIVER | YES | 3% |
| WI | 1996 | NET | AS1 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | MBNR | MBNR | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| WV | 1991 | NET | 5" | 35 | 35 | ANY | 35 | ANY | 20 | 20 | R,A,Y | YES | YES | SPEC/ALL | YES | |
| WY | 1996 | NET | AS1/5" | 28 | 28 | ANY | 28 | ANY | 20 | 20 | N/S | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| WASH., DC | NET | AS1/5" | 70 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 35 | YES | ||||||||