Vehicle Law · Window Tint
Window Tint Laws in Nebraska
The exact legal darkness allowed on every window of your vehicle in Nebraska, plus reflection limits, the medical exemption, and what a ticket costs.
How dark you can legally go
Visible-light transmission (VLT) allowed for each window.
Common tint shades, and whether they're legal here
What the shop sells, mapped to the Nebraska limit.
| Film shade | Front side | Back & rear |
|---|---|---|
| 70% (light) | Legal | Legal |
| 50% | Legal | Legal |
| 35% (factory look) | Legal | Legal |
| 20% | Too dark | Legal |
| 5% (limo) | Too dark | Too dark |
The 20% floor behind the front seat does not apply to a multipurpose vehicle, van, or bus, so those rear windows may run any darkness (§60-6,257(1)(d)).
Film is sold by its own VLT, but police measure the installed darkness: the film combined with your factory glass. Ask the shop for the net, as-installed VLT before you buy.
The full rules, with the statute
Every limit and where it comes from in the code.
| Rule / window | Legal limit in Nebraska | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| Windshield | Below the AS-1 line the material must be clear and transparent. | §60-6,257(1)(b) |
| Front side | At least 35% light transmission; luminous reflectance no more than 35% | §60-6,257(1)(c) |
| Back side | At least 20% light transmission; luminous reflectance no more than 35% | §60-6,257(1)(d) |
| Rear window | At least 20% light transmission on a passenger car; a multipurpose vehicle, van, or bus is exempt from the 20% floor behind the front seat | §60-6,257(1)(d) |
| SUV / van rear | The 20% floor does not apply to windows behind the front seat on a multipurpose vehicle, van, or bus, so those windows may carry any darkness | §60-6,257(1)(d) |
| Reflection | Luminous reflectance no more than 35% on both the front side windows and the windows behind them | §60-6,257(1)(c)–(d) |
| Banned colors | Red, yellow, and amber, above the AS-1 line on the windshield | §60-6,257(1)(b) |
| Medical exemption | NoneNo medical exemption exists in this state. | §60-6,257 |
| Meter tolerance | Not specified in statute | §60-6,257 |
Penalties & how it's enforced
What happens if your tint is too dark.
LB106 (2025): LB106 (2025) proposed dropping the front floor from 35% to 20% and the reflectance cap from 35% to 20%. It never passed and was declared dead in April 2026, so the 35% front and 20% rear floors remain the law.
Medical exemption: none in this state
What the statute actually provides.
What Nebraska drivers get wrong
Nebraska keeps a bright front line: at least 35% on the front doors, one of the higher floors in the region. Behind the front seat the floor drops to 20%, and it lifts entirely for a multipurpose vehicle, van, or bus, which may run any darkness there. Watch the 2025 chatter, LB106 tried to loosen the front number to 20% but died in committee, so the 35% rule still stands. The statute itself carries no medical exemption.
Common questions
What is the legal window tint in Nebraska?
Front side windows must allow at least 35% of light, and the side windows behind the driver plus the rear window must allow at least 20% (§60-6,257). Reflectance is capped at 35% on all of those windows.
Did Nebraska change its tint law to 20% in 2025?
No. LB106 would have lowered the front floor from 35% to 20%, but it did not pass and was declared dead in April 2026. The front floor is still 35%.
Does Nebraska offer a medical tint exemption?
The statute (§60-6,257) contains no medical exemption or physician-waiver provision. Some aggregator sites describe a certificate process, but no such path appears in the law itself, so treat any medical accommodation as unconfirmed until a primary source is cited.
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