Louisiana Window Tint Laws

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Louisiana Window Tint Laws

Automotive window tint is perhaps the best aftermarket upgrade you can make to a vehicle in Louisiana. Car tinting keeps your vehicle cooler and more comfortable to operate even on the hottest days by blocking solar heat.

As a result, it reduces the damaging effects of UV light on the cabin’s interior, stopping the fading and cracking and discoloration that can greatly damage the looks of the car and that reduce its resale value. In most cases, window tint for cars in Louisiana will pay for itself many times over in preserved value. But as tickets for window tint violations in Louisiana quickly escalate in cost, soon reaching $350 per offense, it’s worth knowing the Louisiana Tint Laws.

Note that even highly transparent window tint can block 99% of the sun’s damaging UV light, can reduce interior heat, and can even reduce glare – don’t think you need dark privacy tint in order to get the primary benefits if window tint for vehicles. And if you do want a darker car window tint in Louisiana, just be sure you are aware of the laws.

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CLICK ON INDICATORS TO VIEW WINDOW TINT LAWS FOR SPECIFIC WINDOWS

suvs, trucks, & vans

Front Windows

All Vehicles

40% 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 AS1 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

40% Tint (VLT%)

Rear Passenger Windows

for Sedans, Coupes, & Hatchbacks

25% Tint (VLT%)

Rear Window

for Sedans, Coupes, & Hatchbacks

12% Tint (VLT%)

Windshield Visor

ALL VEHICLE TYPES

Any shade of tint can be used from the AS1 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.

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% 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.

 

Louisiana State Legislature – §361.1 – View outward or inward through windshield or windows (RS 32:361.1)

U.S. Exemption For VLT

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.