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Kansas Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Kansas (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 K.S.A. 8-1749aSource ksrevisor.gov

Kansas window tint checker

Window tint · Kansas

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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.

Kansas legal tint limit, window by window

Front side windows

35% VLT min

At least 35% total light transmission. Film on the side windows at the immediate right and left of the driver must also be nonreflective..

Back side windows

35% min

At least 35% total light transmission by the letter of (a)(3); many Kansas guides describe windows behind the driver as unrestricted, which conflicts with the statute text..

Rear window

35% min

At least 35% total light transmission by the letter of (a)(3), and the film must be nonreflective. Aggregator claims of unlimited rear darkness are not supported by the statute..

Windshield

Top strip above AS-1

A sun screening device on the windshield may run only along the top, above the AS-1 line, and must be nonreflective and not red, yellow, or amber. A clear UV material of at least 78% transmittance may cover the whole windshield..

Medical exemption

K.S.A. 8-1749a does not create a medical tint exemption. It exempts law enforcement vehicles and allows a clear 78% UV film, but no physician-certification path appears in the section.

Penalty

A violation is a misdemeanor. The statute sets no fixed dollar amount; the fine follows the court schedule for the misdemeanor.

Tint-meter tolerance

Not specified in statute

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

The 35% floor is written as a total-transmission rule (film plus factory glazing) in K.S.A. 8-1749a(a)(3), so it reaches any window carrying film, not just the front doors.

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 Kansas 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 Kansas window tint reference, cited to K.S.A. 8-1749a.

How the Kansas tint rules work

Kansas writes its 35% rule in an unusual way. Instead of naming a per-window number, K.S.A. 8-1749a(a)(3) says the total light transmission of any window carrying film may not drop below 35%, and it requires every window to stay nonreflective. On the windshield you get only a strip above the AS-1 line, and it cannot be red, yellow, or amber. Aggregator tables that call the rear windows unrestricted read past the actual text, so this page stays in draft until a first-party source reconciles the wording.

This checker applies the Kansas 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 Kansas window tint reference, cited to K.S.A. 8-1749a.

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