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Vermont Window Tint Checker (2026)

The legal tint limit for every window position in Vermont (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 §1125Source legislature.vermont.gov

Vermont window tint checker

Window tint · Vermont

State

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.

Vermont legal tint limit, window by window

Front side windows

No darkening film

No aftermarket tint. It is unlawful to apply material over the windshield, the vent windows, or the side windows immediately to the left and right of the driver..

Back side windows

Any darkness

Any darkness (no minimum).

Rear window

Any darkness

Any darkness; the rear window may be obstructed only if the car has a securely attached mirror on each side.

Windshield

Strip above AS-1 only

No material may be applied over the windshield. A non-reflective tint strip is permitted only above the manufacturer’s AS-1 line..

Medical exemption

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may grant an exemption on application from a person who, for medical reasons, must be shielded from the sun, supported by a document signed by a licensed physician or optometrist certifying the need. Any permitted shading is limited to the vent or side windows immediately to the left and right of the driver.

Penalty

A §1125 violation is a traffic violation. Starting July 1, 2026, improperly tinted windows cause the vehicle to fail the annual state safety inspection rather than draw an advisory note.

Tint-meter tolerance

Not specified in statute. Because front-side aftermarket tint is banned outright, §1125 sets no metering variance.

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

Vermont bans aftermarket film on the windshield (below AS-1) and on the front side windows entirely. Windows behind the driver may be any darkness if the car has an outside mirror on each side.

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 Vermont 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 Vermont window tint reference, cited to 23 V.S.A. §1125 (as amended by 2024 Act 165).

How the Vermont tint rules work

Vermont is one of the strictest states on the front of the car: no aftermarket film is allowed on the windshield below the AS-1 line or on the front side windows next to the driver. Only factory glass and a non-reflective strip above the AS-1 line are legal there. Behind the driver the rule flips completely, any darkness is fine as long as the car has an outside mirror on each side. A 2024 law (Act 165) did not loosen those limits; starting July 1, 2026 it just makes illegal tint an automatic inspection failure.

This checker applies the Vermont 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 Vermont window tint reference, cited to 23 V.S.A. §1125 (as amended by 2024 Act 165).

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