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Oklahoma Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Oklahoma (25% 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 §12-422

Oklahoma window tint checker

Window tint · Oklahoma

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.

Oklahoma legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
25% VLT min
At least 25% light transmission (same floor as the other side windows).
Back side windows
25% min
At least 25% light transmission, luminous reflectance no more than 25%.
Rear window
25% min
At least 25% light transmission for aftermarket film; factory glass on a multipurpose (truck-frame) vehicle meeting FMVSS 205 is exempt.
Windshield
AS-1 / top 5 in; no red/amber
Nonreflective tint only on the topmost portion, no lower than the AS-1 line or 5 inches from the top (whichever is closer to the top), and not red or amber.
Medical exemption
The Commissioner of Public Safety may issue a written exemption for a person who must be shielded from direct sunlight for medical reasons, supported by a written attestation from a physician licensed under 59 O.S. §495. The exemption covers a vehicle the person owns or habitually rides in.
Penalty
A violation is a misdemeanor, punished under the general traffic penalty section 47 O.S. §17-101. Installers must also warn buyers in bold-face type that side-window tint may be illegal in other states.
Tint-meter tolerance
Not specified in statute

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

Every side and rear window is held to the same 25% floor. The darker rear glass you see on many SUVs and vans is factory glazing that meets FMVSS 205, which the statute exempts (§12-422(L)); it is not aftermarket film cut below 25%.

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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma window tint reference, cited to 47 O.S. §12-422.

How the Oklahoma tint rules work

Oklahoma keeps one number for the glass you can see the driver through: 25%. Front doors, back side windows, and the rear window all have to let at least a quarter of the light through, and film may bounce back no more than 25% of it. The darker rear glass on many SUVs and vans is not an exception cut into the film rule, it is factory glazing that already meets the federal standard, which the statute waves through. Aftermarket film still has to hold 25%.

This checker applies the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma window tint reference, cited to 47 O.S. §12-422.

Window tint checkers for other states

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