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Georgia Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Georgia (32% 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 §40-8-73.1; DPS Rules 570-22

Georgia window tint checker

Window tint · Georgia

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.

Georgia legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
32% VLT min
At least 32% (±3%).
Back side windows
32% min
At least 32% (±3%), subject to the multipurpose-vehicle exemption.
Rear window
32% min
At least 32% (±3%), subject to the multipurpose-vehicle exemption.
Windshield
Top 6 in, transparent
No windshield tint except a transparent item in the uppermost 6 inches, not red or amber.
Medical exemption
DPS Window Tint Permit, form DPS-431 (rev. 8/2022): a letter from a licensed physician (Title 43 ch. 34) or optometrist (ch. 30), mailed from the medical office with a $10 per-household fee (money order or certified/cashier’s check) to the DPS Office of Professional Standards. Valid 4 years; even with a permit, no tint below 23% (±3%), and the windshield is never allowed.
Penalty
Misdemeanor. Dollar amount not specified in the tint statute; set by court schedule (general misdemeanor maximum $1,000 under O.C.G.A. §17-10-3).
Tint-meter tolerance
±3% (built into the statutory 32% figure)

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

Multipurpose vehicles, buses, and limousines are exempt behind the driver (§40-8-73.1(c)(6)); the 32% figure carries the statutory ±3%.

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 Georgia 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 Georgia window tint reference, cited to O.C.G.A. §40-8-73.1; DPS Rules 570-22.

How the Georgia tint rules work

Georgia applies one number, 32%, with a built-in ±3% tolerance, to every window of a sedan, then exempts SUVs, vans, and limos behind the driver. Its medical exemption is unusually formal: a $10 application mailed directly from your doctor’s office to the Department of Public Safety, and even then tint may not go below 23%.

This checker applies the Georgia 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 Georgia window tint reference, cited to O.C.G.A. §40-8-73.1; DPS Rules 570-22.

Window tint checkers for other states

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

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