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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.

Draft entry: figures pending statute verificationStatute §55-9-107Source capitol.tn.gov

Tennessee window tint checker

Window tint · Tennessee

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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.

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.

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