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Arizona Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Arizona (33% 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 §28-959.01

Arizona window tint checker

Window tint · Arizona

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.

Arizona legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
33% VLT min
At least 33% (±3%) light transmission.
Back side windows
Any darkness
Any VLT, limited only by the 35% (±3%) reflectance cap.
Rear window
Any darkness
Any VLT, limited only by the 35% (±3%) reflectance cap.
Windshield
29-in seat-height line
Transparent strip on the topmost windshield with its bottom edge at least 29 inches above the undepressed driver’s seat (the statute does NOT use "AS-1"); not red or amber.
Medical exemption
A department-issued exemption on written attestation from a licensed physician (§28-959.01(G)): ADOT Form 40-1511, certified by an MD, DO, NMD, or ophthalmologist. The windshield is excluded, and the certificate is carried per vehicle.
Penalty
Civil traffic violation (classification via A.R.S. §28-121(B)). Dollar amounts are not specified in statute; set by court schedule.
Tint-meter tolerance
The statutory ±3% on both the 33% transmission and 35% reflectance figures

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

Behind the driver Arizona caps only reflectance (35% ±3%), not darkness (§28-959.01(A)(6)).

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 Arizona 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 Arizona window tint reference, cited to A.R.S. §28-959.01.

How the Arizona tint rules work

Arizona writes its tolerance into the law itself, 33% front transmission and 35% reflectance both carry a statutory ±3%, and measures the windshield strip not by the AS-1 line but by a 29-inch height above the driver’s seat. Behind the driver, darkness is unlimited; only mirror-like reflectivity is capped.

This checker applies the Arizona 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 Arizona window tint reference, cited to A.R.S. §28-959.01.

Window tint checkers for other states

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