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Connecticut Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Connecticut (35% 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 §14-99gSource cga.ct.gov

Connecticut window tint checker

Window tint · Connecticut

State

Your tint's VLT (optional)

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.

Connecticut legal tint limit, window by window

Front side windows

35% VLT min

At least 35% light transmission (±3%); not mirror-like; luminous reflectance no more than 27% (±3%).

Back side windows

35% min

At least 35% light transmission (±3%) on a passenger vehicle; not mirror-like; luminous reflectance no more than 21% (±3%).

Rear window

Any darkness

Any darkness allowed; dual outside rear-view mirrors required when the rear window is tinted.

Windshield

Transparent top strip (≥29 in from seat)

No change to color or light transmittance of the windshield, except a transparent material along the top whose bottom edge is at least 29 inches above the driver seat; that strip must not be red or amber.

Medical exemption

A person who must be shielded from direct sunlight for medical reasons is exempt from the tint limits. The exemption is requested in writing to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, supported by written documentation from a Connecticut-licensed physician or optometrist.

Penalty

Operating or selling a non-conforming vehicle is an infraction. After a written notice of non-compliance, a repeat violation can lead to the vehicle being ordered off the road until corrected.

Tint-meter tolerance

±3% built into the light-transmission and reflectance specifications

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

The rear window may be any darkness, but a rear-tinted vehicle must carry dual outside rear-view mirrors. Front and back side windows share the 35% (±3%) floor.

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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut window tint reference, cited to Conn. Gen. Stat. §14-99g.

How the Connecticut tint rules work

Connecticut sets one number for both front and back side windows on a car: 35% (±3%). The break comes by body style, not by seat. On a passenger car every side window keeps that 35% floor, but on a multipurpose vehicle such as an SUV or van the glass behind the driver may be any darkness. The rear window itself can be any darkness on either, provided the vehicle carries dual outside mirrors. Unlike a few neighbors, Connecticut does keep a medical exemption, applied for in writing through the DMV.

This checker applies the Connecticut 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 Connecticut window tint reference, cited to Conn. Gen. Stat. §14-99g.

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