What % of tint is allowed in NYC?

North Carolina
AS-1 / 32% Net / 32% Net / 32% Net / 1996

Enforcement Note : Illegal tint is a reson to fail state safety inspection. Out-of-state cars must be in compliance with tint law in the state where registered.

North Dakota
AS-1 / NO / ANY* / ANY* / 1989

Note : If windows behind the front side doors are tinted, a right and left outside rear view mirror is required.

Enforcement Note : The tint law may be applied to non-resident cars as written.

Ohio
5 inches / 50% Film / 50% Film / 50% Film / 1987

Note : Director of Ohio DPS determines what degree of tint that is legal on motor vehicles in Ohio. The tint law has been known to be enforced on out-of-state cars in some towns.

Oklahoma
Before 1996 Model Year :
AS-1 or 5 inches / 25% Net / 10% Net* / 10% Net* / 1995

1996 Model Year and after :
AS-1 or 5 inches / 25% Net / 25% Net / 25% Net / 1995

Note : MPV windows behind the front side doors are exempt from the tint law. Outside right and left rear view mirrors are required if tint is darker than 25% net for pre-1996 vehicles. Law enforcement and government owned vehicles are exempt.

Oregon
6 inches / 50% Film & 35% Net / 50% Film & 35% Net / 50% Film & 35% Net / 1996

Note : MPV windows behind the front side doors are exempt as long as they are in compliance with FMVSS 205.

Government and Law Enforcement vehicles are exempt from the tint law. If ordinary people are required to obey this law, it should definitely apply to government and law enforcement vehicles.

Enforcement Note : Tint Law may be applied to out-of-state vehicles.

Pennsylvania
NO / NO / NO / NO / 1996 for 1998 model year and after NO / NO / ANY / ANY before 1998 Model Year

Enforcement Note : Illegal tint on cars can be a reason to be failed in the state safety inspection which was struck down in court.

Rhode Island
NO / NO / NO / NO / 1993

Note : MPV's are exempt on windows behind the front side windows but the windows must comply to FMVSS 205 which is usually 30% VLT.

Government and Law Enforcement vehicles are exempt from the tint law. If ordinary people are required to obey this law, it should definitely apply to government and law enforcement vehicles.

South Carolina
UnDef / 27% Net / ANY / *27% Net / 1993

Special Note : If the rear-back window was tinted darker than 27% VLT before 1/1/93, it continues to be legal as long as it is the original tint. There was also a bill to require 50% VLT on front side windows and rear-back effective 1/1/99. If the Rear-back window was done before 1/1/99, it must have at least 27% VLT. It never got out of committee but with many sponsors, it can be counted on to be back.

South Dakota
Undef / 26% Net / ANY / 11% Net / 1991 ?

Note : The defined numbers include an enforcement tolerance of 9%. The numbers are the absolute darkest that is allowed. Violation is a Class 2 Misdemeanor.

Tennessee
NO / 35% Film / 35% Film / 35% Film / 198x

Note : MPV's and SUV's can have darker tint behind the front side doors such as extended cab trucks.

Texas
Before 1988 Model Year:
AS-1 / 35% Film / 20% Film / 20% Film / 1988

1988 Model Year and after :
AS-1 / 35% Film / 35% Film / 20% Film / 1988

Enforcement Note : Illegal window tint can be the reason for failing state safety inspection. State DPS carry light meters especially around the Mexican Border.

Utah
NO / 43% Net / ANY / ANY / 2002

Note : Previous laws allowed only 28% tint behind and prior, nonthing was allowed on the front side windows and anything behind.

Enforcement Note : Illegal tint can be a reason to fail safety inspection. The tint law can be enforced on out-of-state cars. Violation is a Class C misdemeanor.

Vermont
AS-1 / NO / ANY / ANY / 198x

Enforcement Note : Tint law can be applied to out-of-state registered cars. The fine is $120.50 with no points.

Virginia
AS-1 / 43% Net / 35% Film / 35% Film / 1993

Enforcement Note : Tint law may technically be applied to out-of-state registered cars. There is HB 1563 which would make the law apply to VA registered cars only. The bill did not pass. VA State Police opinion on out-of-state cars with tint that does not comply with VA law.

Washington
6 inches / 32% Film / 32% Film / 32% Film / 1989

Note : MPV Windows behind the front side doors are exempt.

Enforcement Note : Tint law applies to non-Washington registered vehicles.

West Virginia
AS1 or 5 inches/ 35% Film / 35% Film / 35% Film / 1991 ?

Wisconsin
NO / 50% Film / 35% Film / 35% Film / 1996

Note : MPV windows behind the front side doors are exempt. The new tint regulation is defined under the Tran-305 administrative rule.

Enforcement Note : Tint regulation applies to non-Wisconsin registered vehicles but out-of-state motorist are normally left alone for tint.

Additional Notes : 2 demerit points are assessed for tinted window violation. Revisions to the regulation is being considered this fall and comments can be sent to B. Bird at the Wisconsin DOT. One of the proposed revisions is exempting out-of-state cars that are temporarily in Wisconsin such as tourist.

Wyoming
AS-1 / 28% Net / 28% Net / 28% Net / 1997

Note : MPV windows behind the front side doors are exempt. There is a medical exemption which allows for window film as dark as 25% light transmission.

I came across a newspaper article located at Laramie County Community College. The article which mentions the new law.

Alberta
15cm / NO / ANY / ANY / ????

British Columbia
7.5 cm / NO / ANY / ANY / ????

Enforcement Note : Tint law applies to non-residents.

Manitoba
15 cm / 45% Net / 30% Net / 30% Net / 19??

New Brunswick
NO / NO / ANY / ANY / 19??

New Foundland
15 cm / Vague / ANY / ANY / 19??

Northwest Territories
NO / NO / ?? / ?? / 19??

Enforcement Note : Tint law applies to non-residents.

Nova Scotia
NO / NO / NO / NO / 19??

Ontario
Vague / Vague / ANY / ANY / 198x

Note : Has vague law. Law simply says that the windshield and front side windows cannot be tinted to the extent that people and contents inside cannot easily be identified from the outside.

Enforcement Note : Tint law applies to non-residents.

Prince Edward Island
15 cm / NO / ANY / ANY / 19??

Quebec
15 cm / NO / ANY / ANY / ????

Enforcement Note : Tint law may apply to non-residents.

Saskatchewan
15 cm / NO / ANY / ANY / 19??

Yukon Territory
??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / 19??

Originally Posted by itchyNscratchy

Yes howie is my brother, the one with the silver e36 m3.
i guess you frequent bimmerforums as well.

no i'm not actually, we were talking for awhile at bimmerfest NYC and i told him about my E46 and he was like "oh my brother has one" and pointed at yours and i don't know why i just remembered your car lol - looks dope. and ugh yeah sorry if i jacked a bit of this thread...

Originally Posted by NorthJersey 3er

no i'm not actually, we were talking for awhile at bimmerfest NYC and i told him about my E46 and he was like "oh my brother has one" and pointed at yours and i don't know why i just remembered your car lol - looks dope. and ugh yeah sorry if i jacked a bit of this thread...

Don't worry about jacking the thread but sorry we didn't get a chance to meet
but i am sure we will since meet season is coming up.
Thanks for the compliments and I have to say you have an excellent memory.

Take care

Originally Posted by itchyNscratchy

he ran a meter check and it happened
in brooklyn (around 4th ave) off the 38th street exit
on the BQE. Unforunately there was heavy traffic and
thus was the reason why i exited....i should've stayed
and just sat in traffic instead but thanks.

hey, i live 20 blocks away from that exit. our neighborhood isnt the greatest at night. how do u manage to keep your car from being stolen or ripped up considering the fact that most the houses in our neighborhood are brownstones without garages..

If it is anything like Jersey, you can't have anything on your side windows at all or windshield (below 4 inches). The rest of the car can be as dark as you want (as long as you have two side mirrors).

I have 35% all the way around without problem. (knock on wood ) Opening the sunroof is enough to let light in so a cop can see through it!

Originally Posted by bmwhype

hey, i live 20 blocks away from that exit. our neighborhood isnt the greatest at night. how do u manage to keep your car from being stolen or ripped up considering the fact that most the houses in our neighborhood are brownstones without garages..

I actually live a couple of miles south of there in a much
safer neighborhood plus having a garage helps. I wouldn't bother
modding my car if i didn't have a garage.

Originally Posted by itchyNscratchy

he ran a meter check and it happened
in brooklyn (around 4th ave) off the 38th street exit
on the BQE. Unforunately there was heavy traffic and
thus was the reason why i exited....i should've stayed
and just sat in traffic instead but thanks.

Someone, help me understand this. If the below quote is 100% true for NY then why would a cop use a meter to check the tint VLT when tint is outright illegal. Am I missing something?

Example

4 inches / 35 % Film / 15 % Net / 5 % Net / 1994

A tint brow on the windshield cannot go no lower than 4 inches, 35% film may be applied to the front side windows, 15% light must go through the combined window film and windows for the rear side windows and 5 % light transmission is required on the rear back window and film combined. The year 1994 is the year that the law went into effect.

New Jersey
NO / NO / ANY / ANY / 198x

Enforcement Note : Illegal window tint can be the reason for failing state safety inspection.

New York
NO / NO/ NO/ NO / 1993

Note : Very strict law. Replacement glass that is tinted is allowed if and only if the original windows were tinted as well. Medical exemption is provided for with permission from Commisioner of Motor Vehicles.

They were doing new thing at the Brooklyn battery tunnel today.A nice sign that said,, Tint enforcement in progress'', and there was a few TBTA officers standing there waiting with the test meter, to bang out a ticket or two for illegal tint. Once you head toward the tunnel you have no where to go but drive by the cop. It looks like they are cracking down on tint. Ive got 20 percent but thats enought to get bagged..

but seriously, % of tint does not matter as long as you have your piece

Originally Posted by pbotz

They were doing new thing at the Brooklyn battery tunnel today.A nice sign that said,, Tint enforcement in progress'', and there was a few TBTA officers standing there waiting with the test meter, to bang out a ticket or two for illegal tint. Once you head toward the tunnel you have no where to go but drive by the cop. It looks like they are cracking down on tint. Ive got 20 percent but thats enought to get bagged..

thx for the heads up, i will definitely avoid the battery tunnel at all cost!
Are they using the proceeds to fund the west side stadium?

I got pulled over about 2 months ago for going 43 in a 35 they let me go for the speed but used their little device on my windows. I go to Just Tints in Astoria New York for all my tints he does an amazing Job there. Anyway, he told me the tins were 35% the cop said 31%. I got 2 tickets for my coupe and he said technically your not allowed to have anything under 75% in New York.... Which is very close to factory tint. Anyway I have my cour date in January.. Well see how it goes.

OP, where did you get pulled over? I live in midtown manhattan and I have limo tints in the rears and 35% in the fronts I have yet to get pulled over for them THANK GOD but when I do venture out of neighborhood I open sunroof and maybe even put windows down unless I'm with the wife and daughter in the back and I just turn the rear lights on if I see a copper

Originally Posted by .DatBlackBM.

I got pulled over about 2 months ago for going 43 in a 35 they let me go for the speed but used their little device on my windows. I go to Just Tints in Astoria New York for all my tints he does an amazing Job there. Anyway, he told me the tins were 35% the cop said 31%. I got 2 tickets for my coupe and he said technically your not allowed to have anything under 75% in New York.... Which is very close to factory tint. Anyway I have my cour date in January.. Well see how it goes.

Tell them that you fixed it and they'll drop them down to 10$ each but you'll still have to pay the 50$ each that they can't lower it, atleast that's what happened to me when I had my old car who knows you might get lucky and they might even throw them away completely...GOOD LUCK

Only time will tell, THANKS!!