Arizona Tint Laws
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Arizona Tint Laws
Looking to get your vehicle tinted but you are not sure what the Arizona tint laws are? You’ve come to the right place.
Adding window tint to a vehicle can help reduce the glare of the sun and oncoming headlights, making driving safer and more comfortable, it can block solar energy and keep the car cooler, making it safer for occupants and more energy efficient, and it can prevent ultraviolet light damage to the interior surfaces and to the skin of those inside the car. The excessive number of sunny days and the heat common in Arizona make window tint a welcome addition to any vehicle, but not all window tint is allowed in Arizona.
The state of Arizona enacted its first automotive window tint laws in 1994, and in the nearly three decades since then the regulations regarding window tint for cars in Arizona have changed several times. Window tint laws change based on new tinting products entering the marketplace, new practices from vehicle manufacturers, and other factors as well.
This guide will help you determine whether or not the window tint you have on your vehicle or are considering installing a window film legal in Arizona in 2021. Pay close attention to how dark window tint is, where it is placed, its reflectivity, and its color.
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suvs, trucks, & vans
Front Windows
All Vehicles
33% Tint (VLT%)
Rear Passenger Windows
Includes rear window and rear passenger
Any shade of tint can be used for trucks, SUVs, and vans ONLY
Rear Window
Includes rear window and rear passenger windows
Any shade of tint can be used for trucks, SUVs, and vans ONLY
Windshield Visor
ALL VEHICLE TYPES
Any shade of tint can be used from the AS-1 Line up. This is the line extending from the letters AS-1, found on most motor vehicle windshields, running parallel to the top of the windshield.
sedans & coupes
Front Windows
ALL VEHICLE TYPES
Includes Trucks, SUVs, Vans, Sedans, Coupes, & Hatchbacks
33% Tint (VLT%)
Rear Passenger Windows
for Sedans, Coupes, & Hatchbacks
Any shade of tint can be used
Rear Window
for Sedans, Coupes, & Hatchbacks
Any shade of tint can be used
Windshield Visor
ALL VEHICLE TYPES
Any shade of tint can be used from the AS-1 Line up. This is the line extending from the letters AS-1, found on most motor vehicle windshields, running parallel to the top of the windshield.
% of Tint or Visible light transmission (VLT) is the measurement used to assess the amount of light passing through a piece of glass. This is the percent of visible light that passes through the film and glass to give you a net transmission percentage. The lower the VLT%, the darker the window.
Law Enforcement uses a tint meter which measures the Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) of window film and glass for illegal tint.
Windshield: Several states allow medical exemptions for drivers or passengers who frequently travel in the vehicle. These exemptions usually require a licensed physician in that state to sign a waiver. Please visit your states .gov site for details.
AS-1 Line: This is the line extending from the letters AS-1, found on most motor vehicle windshields, running parallel to the top of the windshield.
Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-959.01: materials on windows or windshield.
Click above to download the Nationwide Medical Exemptions Window Tinting Directory.
If you’re driving a truck or SUV built in the last decade, chances are it’s equipped with factory tinted glass on all windows behind the front doors.
Many owners of vehicles like this often choose to only have the front windows tinted to match the back because they believe that they are already set with the rear windows.
UV Protection
While this factory tint improves the looks of the vehicle, and offers rear passengers some privacy, it does very little to help reduce the heat entering through the glass or protect them from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
Heat Rejection
The same also goes for heat rejection. Some assume that the level of heat rejection they will on the front glass is already present in the rear glass because of the factory tint. Nothing can be further from the truth. Other than having the tinted look, these windows do very little to stop the heat.
To find out what options you have to protecting your passengers and vehicles interior, click here.