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Arkansas Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Arkansas (25% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.

Draft entry: figures pending statute verificationStatute §27-37-301 et seq.Source codes.findlaw.com

Arkansas window tint checker

Window tint · Arkansas

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.

Draft entry: figures pending source verification. Confirm with the official source before relying on this result.
Arkansas legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
25% VLT min
At least 25% net light transmission.
Back side windows
25% min
At least 25% net light transmission, except at least 10% on any truck, bus, trailer, motor home, or multipurpose passenger vehicle.
Rear window
10% min
At least 10% net light transmission on the rearmost window.
Windshield
Top 5 in eyebrow only
Windshield tint is limited to an eyebrow strip along the top edge that may not extend down more than 5 inches from the top center. No film is allowed below that strip on the standard rule..
Medical exemption
A medical path exists. With a physician certification, the side windows may go to 20% and the windshield to at least 50% net light transmission (the rearmost window stays at 10%).
Penalty
A window tint violation is handled as a traffic offense under the equipment chapter. The transmission section itself sets no dollar amount.
Tint-meter tolerance
Not specified in statute

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

The 25% floor on side windows behind the driver drops to 10% on any truck, bus, trailer, motor home, or multipurpose passenger vehicle. The rearmost window may go to 10% on any vehicle (§27-37-306).

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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas window tint reference, cited to Ark. Code §27-37-301 et seq. (esp. §27-37-306).

How the Arkansas tint rules work

Arkansas lets front side windows go to 25%, which is darker than most neighboring states allow up front. Behind the driver the rules split by vehicle: cars keep the 25% floor on the back side windows, while trucks, vans, and other multipurpose vehicles may drop those to 10%, and the rearmost window can hit 10% on anything. The windshield gets only a 5-inch eyebrow strip along the top.

This checker applies the Arkansas 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 Arkansas window tint reference, cited to Ark. Code §27-37-301 et seq. (esp. §27-37-306).

Window tint checkers for other states

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