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Tennessee Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Tennessee (35% on the front sides), checked against your own film's VLT, with the medical exemption and what a ticket costs.

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against Tenn. Code Ann. §55‑9‑107 · capitol.tn.gov
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Tennessee window tint checker

Window tint · Tennessee

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.

Tennessee legal tint limit, window by window
Front side windows
35% VLT min
At least 35% (corroborated; pending first-party confirmation).
Back side windows
35% min
At least 35% (corroborated).
Rear window
35% min
At least 35% (corroborated).
Windshield
Factory shade band only
Windshield must allow at least 70%, except the manufacturer’s factory shade band; this is not an AS-1-line or top-X-inches rule.
Medical exemption
Email Driver.Improvement@tn.gov with a doctor’s note, a copy of the registration, and your driver-license number; you receive a decal and a commissioner-signed certificate in about 3-4 weeks (process confirmed live on the official TN Dept. of Safety site). The windshield is never exempt, and the VLT degree granted is not fixed in statute ((b)(1)).
Penalty
Class C misdemeanor (corroborated): up to 30 days and/or a fine up to $50 under the general classification statute; no dollar amount inside §55-9-107.
Tint-meter tolerance
Not specified in statute

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

Corroborated values pending first-party confirmation. Tennessee grants no aftermarket SUV/van rear allowance, only factory glazing is treated differently (§55-9-107(a)(6)(A)(i)).

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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee window tint reference, cited to Tenn. Code Ann. §55-9-107.

How the Tennessee tint rules work

Tennessee applies one flat number, 35%, to every window behind the windshield, with no SUV exception: aggregator sites claiming vans may run darker in back are wrong; only factory-installed glazing gets that leeway. The windshield rule is also unusual, keyed to the manufacturer’s shade band rather than the AS-1 line.

This checker applies the Tennessee 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 Tennessee window tint reference, cited to Tenn. Code Ann. §55-9-107.

Window tint checkers for other states

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

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