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Indiana Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Indiana (30% 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 §9-19-19-4

Indiana window tint checker

Window tint · Indiana

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.

Indiana legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
30% VLT min
At least 30% light transmittance in the visible range.
Back side windows
30% min
At least 30%, the same floor Indiana applies to the front windows.
Rear window
30% min
At least 30%; the rear back window is named in the statute alongside the side windows.
Windshield
Above AS-1 line
Windshield film is limited to the uppermost part of the glass and may not extend below the AS-1 line, which the manufacturer marks roughly five to six inches from the top.
Medical exemption
The rules do not apply to a driver of a vehicle owned by, or a habitual passenger who is, a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from direct sunlight, when the condition is attested to by a physician or optometrist licensed in Indiana. The certification must be carried in the vehicle and renewed each year.
Penalty
Section 9-19-19-4 sets the standard but states no fine in its own text; a tint violation is enforced as a Class C infraction under the Title 9 penalty provisions.
Tint-meter tolerance
Not specified in statute

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

Indiana runs one number everywhere: 30% light transmittance on the side wings, the front-door side windows, and the rear back window, plus a 25% reflectance cap (§9-19-19-4).

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 Indiana 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 Indiana window tint reference, cited to Ind. Code §9-19-19-4.

How the Indiana tint rules work

Indiana keeps its tint rule short and uniform: 30% light transmittance on the side wings, the front-door side windows, and the rear back window, with reflectance held under 25%. There is no darker allowance for the back of the car, and windshield film is confined to the strip above the AS-1 line. A medical exemption exists, but it has to be renewed every year.

This checker applies the Indiana 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 Indiana window tint reference, cited to Ind. Code §9-19-19-4.

Window tint checkers for other states

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

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