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Alabama Window Tint Checker (2026)
The legal tint limit for every window position in Alabama (32% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.
Alabama window tint checker
VLT (visible light transmission) is the share of light the film lets through; a lower number is darker. It is printed on the film packaging or your installation receipt. Leave it blank to just read the limits.
Enter your film's VLT above to check it against each Alabama window limit, or read the limits as they stand.
Alabama sets one number for every window that can be tinted: 32% (±3%). Factory privacy glass darker than 32% on the rear and back side windows of SUVs, vans, and trucks is allowed because it is original manufacturer glazing, not aftermarket film (§32-5C-2).
Film is sold by its own VLT, but police measure the installed darkness: the film combined with your factory glass, which reads darker than the film alone. These are the Alabama figures stated as information, not a determination about any stop or ticket.
Informational only, not legal advice. Reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Alabama window tint reference, cited to Ala. Code §32-5C-1 et seq. (esp. §32-5C-2, §32-5C-4, §32-5C-7).
How the Alabama tint rules work
Alabama keeps window tint simple: one number, 32% (±3%), for the front doors, the back side windows, and the rear glass alike. Aftermarket film on the windshield is limited to a transparent, non-reflective strip across the top 6 inches, and no window film may bounce back more than 20% of light. The one wrinkle is factory privacy glass: an SUV or van that left the plant with dark rear glass is legal at that darkness because it is original glazing, not film you added.
This checker applies the Alabama figures to the VLT you enter. It is informational only and not legal advice: reflectivity limits, color bans, and vehicle-class exceptions can change the answer for a specific car. For the full rules, the shades table, and the citations, see the Alabama window tint reference, cited to Ala. Code §32-5C-1 et seq. (esp. §32-5C-2, §32-5C-4, §32-5C-7).
Window tint checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.