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What are the
Texas legal limits regarding
window tint on my car?
Texas has two sets of laws
regarding window tinting that have been
amended as of 9-1-03
from a film
darkness law to a film net law (combined
with any existing pigment already in the glass) and is current. Passenger cars go by one set of laws and and Multi Purpose Vehicles by another. They
are
summarized as follows ....
Cars (Passenger Cars)
This law restricts the amount of window film
darkness on all side windows combined with any existing
pigment
already in the glass to no darker than a number total of
35% 25%LT (LT = light transmission). If the car has 2 outside door mirrors (one
on each side) it allows any darkness on the rear wind shield. If the car has only 1
outside mirror the car is only allowed a total of 35% 25%LT on all
windows including the rear wind shield. It does allow front windshields to be tinted
measured down from the top of the windshield 5 inches or to the AS1 line which ever
measurement comes first (most cars have this AS1 line & some don't). Total of 35%
25%LT allowed here as well. 1987 and older are not excluded from this law any more.
M.P.V. (Multi
Purpose Vehicles)
(
M.P.V. ) Multi Purpose Vehicle laws restrict the amount of window film darkness on the
front doors only combined with any existing tint already in the
glass to no darker than a number total of 35%
25%LT (LT = light transmission). If the M.P.V. has 2 outside door mirrors (one on each
side) it allows any darkness on rest of the rear windows (behind the front doors). If the
M.P.V. has only 1 outside mirror the M.P.V. is only allowed a total of 35%
25%LT on all windows combined with any existing tint already in
the glass. No part of front windshields are not allowed to be tinted at all in both cases.
It does allow front windshields to be tinted measured down from the top of the windshield
5 inches or to the AS1 line which ever measurement comes first (most M.P.V.s have this AS1
line & some don't). Total of 35% 25%LT allowed here as well. 1987 and
older are not excluded from this law any more.
Exemptions:
A vehicle that is: (A) used regularly to transport passengers for a fee;
and (B) authorized to operate under license or permit by a local authority.
A vehicle that is maintained by a law enforcement agency and used for
law enforcement purposes.
A motor vehicle that is not registered in this state.
Those individual drivers that present a written medical permit and/or a
letter of exemption from the Texas Department of Public Safety are exempt from inspection
requirements of sun screening devices.
It is not a violation to sell or offer to sell a vehicle with
uncertified window film.
More Links:
To see the new legislature effective 9-1-09
click here.
To
see the actual law amendment from 9-1-03 click here.
To
see the Texas Vehicle State Inspection enforcement policy click here.
To see what almost happened to our tint laws and our rights
back in 2003 click here.
OR Click HERE
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