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New Hampshire Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in New Hampshire (No film 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 RSA 266:58-a; N.H. Admin. Co…Source law.cornell.edu

New Hampshire window tint checker

Window tint · New Hampshire

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.
New Hampshire legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
No darkening film
No aftermarket darkening. A vehicle is rejected at inspection if the windows to the immediate right and left of the driver carry aftermarket tint without a medical waiver; where such tint is allowed it must stay at 70% or lighter..
Back side windows
35% min
At least 35% light transmittance where aftermarket tinting is allowed.
Rear window
35% min
At least 35% light transmittance; dual outside rear-view mirrors required when any window behind the driver is tinted.
Windshield
Top 6-in strip at 35%
No aftermarket tint on the windshield; a strip no wider than 6 inches at the very top is allowed provided its light transmittance is not less than 35%. No reflective or mirrored film..
Medical exemption
A medical waiver allows aftermarket tint on the windshield and the front side windows at not less than 35% light transmittance. The applicant submits an application dated within the prior six months plus copies of the vehicle registration(s); once approved the waiver is valid for two years and must be kept in the vehicle.
Penalty
A tint violation is enforced through the annual safety inspection: a vehicle with non-compliant aftermarket tint is rejected and cannot pass inspection until the film is removed or a medical waiver is produced. Roadside, it is a violation-level motor vehicle offense.
Tint-meter tolerance
Not specified in statute. RSA 266:58-a and Saf-C 3217.06 state no metering tolerance.

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

Where aftermarket tinting is applied to any window behind the driver, outside rear-view mirrors are required on both the left and right side of the vehicle (Saf-C 3217.06).

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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire window tint reference, cited to RSA 266:58-a; N.H. Admin. Code Saf-C 3217.06; RSA 266:61-a, IX.

How the New Hampshire tint rules work

New Hampshire is one of the strictest states on the two windows next to the driver: aftermarket film is not allowed there at all, and a vehicle carrying it is rejected at the annual inspection unless a medical waiver is on file. The windshield is off limits too, aside from a 6-inch strip at the top that must stay at 35% or lighter. Behind the driver you get room to work, down to 35%, with mirrors on both sides once you tint back there.

This checker applies the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire window tint reference, cited to RSA 266:58-a; N.H. Admin. Code Saf-C 3217.06; RSA 266:61-a, IX.

Window tint checkers for other states

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