There are many threads on here about what the tint laws are for which states. I came across this chart which lists each state's laws from as current as 2004 and thought I'd post the link. Maybe this will help to cut down on some of the threads we have asking about what tint is legal in which states.

EDIT: The chart has been revised as of May 24th, 2005

Enjoy!

New laws as of 2004

 

Great post! ...although the aesthetics of that excel sheet make me wanna

 

Excellent find. Now if we could combine all those tint threads under this we might have a sticky.

 

That helps me alot. I wanted to get the front doors tinted to cut down on the sun, but I was told I couldn't. Damn CHP

 

Can't believe I missed this thread before.... great link Tim...

 

Great information. Thanks Warren

 

Just in case you didn't know, the HIGHER the number, the LIGHTER the tint!!!

 

Very handy post, I know alot of people that will want to see this.

 

70% in cali, HA ! 15% owns joo

 

call me daft but I dont fully understand the bumbers.

example the 70% for CA would mean you can have no less than a certain tint?

 

[QUOTE=MDeezy]call me daft but I dont fully understand the bumbers.

example the 70% for CA would mean you can have no less than a certain tint?[/QUOTE

The 70% is the visible light transmisson, This means there is enough light coming into the car so the police can see you. So you order 30% tint without any problems for the front windows and any % tint on the rear windows. Also only 4" tint on the windshield and add tint to your outside mirrors. Later Warren

 

Thanks for the great link, it takes a lot of guess work out of it and asking stupid question at the DMV.

 

cool, nice find indeed! I dont fully understand the chart... why cant they just say "yes tint is allowed, and up to this %" or "no tint allowed" ? i feel stupid after looking at that chart... man i need to go back to college. lol

and i could have sworn that RI had a no tint law... when the heck did that change? maybe i will pass my inspection after all...

 

well they told me at the tint shop that anything over 35% is illegal for front pass and driv windows in san diego CA.

 

You guys dont understand that chart? If it says 70, than that means you are not allowed to get a lower light transmission tint, such as limo black 5. I had 20 on my old car here and NY and got hell for it, so Id never do it again...70 is so light you might as well not even bother. NY Sux.

 

Get CT plates. 35 but most people get around 25 and cops don't bother.

 

Just FYI...looks like the chart has been revised as of May 24th, 2005.

 

this has been posted many times.. here is a much better one

http://home.pcisys.net/~bpc/auto_law/tint/

 

[QUOTE=ramberg]thats wrong.. its means you can order only 70% tint..and as far as the visor on the front window it can only go as far as printed on the windshield where its marked AS1..

 

You could go by that site which is pretty out of date, but the one I located is linked from The International Window Film Association But both are useful.

 

Thank you for informing me of that error. I have 35% tint here in NY and have not been pulled over. In the new tint chart that you posted NYS says no tint. There are alot of cars here in Brooklyn that are tinted and only a couple of guys I know got pulled over, but they had 20% tint. Later Warren


You can see into my car from a few feet away.

 

Yeah I believe the NY info on the 2nd chart is erronious, because I know for a fact any degree of tint is ok on the rears, and 70% is legal on sides here (from a cop)

 

California's VC is very confusing. Even the two websites referenced here can't agree on California's law. Read my write-up on CA window tinting: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=1#post3955302 (post #32).

 

Very helpful, thanks

 

cali is so dag blasted confusing i just hope that im ok with 20% all around havent gotten pulled over yet tho.........

 

GREAT RESOURCE THANKS! Luckily i'm out in FL area in a year, better tinting / cheaper tinting... BIG PIMPIN

 

Excellent info good work!

 

Good stuff. I got cited a few years ago and had to remove the tint or pay the fine. The guy after me in court also was stopped by the same officer for tinting.

 

Anyone in NJ get in trouble for tint? I go to college in Indiana and every car is pretty much tinted. But NJ *legally* doesn't allow front windows to be tinted.

 

Thanks a lot!!! Great info.

 

good posting

HoldTight...

 

Ive been rolling around with 10% for over a year now. Cops on Long Island wont give you a tint ticket unless you do something else and its considered an "add-on" ticket. Some of my friends have gotten tint tickets, they either pay it and forget about it, or they pay a shop to make a fake bill for removal of tints and hand it to the precinct and the ticket goes bye bye.

 

if you have tint on your windows in a no-tint state will you pass inspection?

 

great post, thanks

 

Just got my 2nd window ticket last night.........oh well
still keepin it on.....but thanks for the chart.......