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Pennsylvania Window Tint Laws (2026)

Info: Front side windows must let at least 70% of light through, and the windshield must also let at least 70% through. (75 Pa. Cons. Stat. 4524)

InfoVerified Jun 18, 2026
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Window Tint in states bordering Pennsylvania

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

  • DelawareInfo

    You can't add aftermarket tint to the front side windows at all; they must stay at the federal glass standard (FMVSS 205), which is about 70% light through for factory glass. On the windshield, tint is allowed only above the AS-1 line, the marking near the top. (21 Del. C. 4313)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: delcode.delaware.gov · Full Delaware rule →

  • MarylandInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 35% of light through; the windshield can't be tinted below the AS-1 line — the marking near the top — or below 5 inches from the top. (Md. Transp. Code 22-406)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov · Full Maryland rule →

  • New JerseyInfo

    No aftermarket tint is allowed on the windshield or the front side windows; medical and law-enforcement exemptions apply. (N.J. Rev. Stat. 39:3-74)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: pub.njleg.gov · Full New Jersey rule →

  • New YorkInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 70% of light through; on the windshield, only the top 6 inches may carry non-reflective tint. (N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law 375(12-a))

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: dmv.ny.gov · Full New York rule →

  • OhioInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 50% of light through, with a 3% margin allowed; windshield tint is allowed only above the AS-1 line — the marking near the top — or across the top 5 inches. (Ohio Admin. Code 4501-41-03)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →

  • West VirginiaInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 35% of light through, and the tint can't reflect more than 20% of light; windshield tint is limited to the top 5 inches, above the AS-1 line — the marking near the top. (W. Va. Code 17C-15-36a)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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