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Alaska Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Alaska (70% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.

Reviewed by PlainStatute EditorialLast reviewed July 2026Verified against AS 28.35.155; 13 AAC 04.223

Alaska window tint checker

Window tint · Alaska

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.

Alaska legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
70% VLT min
At least 70% light transmittance (±3% manufacturing variance).
Back side windows
40% min
At least 40% on rear door windows and quarter glass (±3%).
Rear window
40% min
At least 40% on the back glass (±3%).
Windshield
Top 5 in strip only
Tinting on the windshield is limited to a strip along the top edge that does not extend down more than 5 inches. No film is allowed below that strip..
Medical exemption
A medical exception is available. A window may carry reduced light transmittance when a driver or passenger needs sun shielding for a certified medical reason, with a physician certification renewed annually and carried in the vehicle.
Penalty
Improper installation of window tinting is an infraction. It is a correctable "fix-it" violation with no points; failing to correct it draws a fine (roughly $300 plus surcharge under state rules; Anchorage sets its own higher amount by municipal code).
Tint-meter tolerance
±3% manufacturing variance, measured with a certified light-transmittance device

Enter your film's VLT above to check it against each Alaska window limit, or read the limits as they stand.

The 40% floor covers the rear door windows, quarter glass, and back glass. Limousines, buses for hire, motor homes, and manufacturer-designated multipurpose vehicles instead follow federal glazing Standard No. 205 (13 AAC 04.223).

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 Alaska 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 Alaska window tint reference, cited to AS 28.35.155; 13 AAC 04.223.

How the Alaska tint rules work

Alaska runs one of the tighter front-window rules in the country: the driver and front passenger windows must let at least 70% of light through, so most aftermarket film simply will not pass up front. Behind the driver the floor drops to 40% on the side and back glass. The windshield gets only a top strip no more than 5 inches deep, mirrored film is banned outright, and the film color has to be a neutral shade like gray, bronze, or smoke.

This checker applies the Alaska 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 Alaska window tint reference, cited to AS 28.35.155; 13 AAC 04.223.

Window tint checkers for other states

Same tool, each with its own per-window limits.