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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.

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against Ark. Code §27‑37‑301 · law.justia.com
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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.

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.