Window Tint Laws in Indiana
Laws change. Verify current requirements with your local DMV/RMV before choosing or installing film. This is not legal advice.
VLT is visible light transmission: lower percentages mean darker windows. A film's labeled shade is not necessarily the finished glass-plus-film reading. The limits below cover ordinary passenger cars unless stated otherwise.
- Front side windows
- The statute prohibits specified material with solar reflectance greater than 25% AND light transmission below 30%; it does not state two independent prohibitions or an unconditional 30% minimum.
- Rear side windows
- Rear-door and rear-quarter side windows are not expressly enumerated in section 9-19-19-4(c). No standalone rear-side VLT recommendation is given here.
- Back window
- Rear back window is covered by the greater-than-25% reflectance AND below-30% transmission clause, not a standalone 30% minimum.
- Windshield strip
- Permitted treatment only on the uppermost windshield, no farther down than AS-1.
Vehicle class and conditions
Measurement basis: Statutory transmission and nonfilm-side reflectance conjunction; no standalone VLT recommendation
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle rear sides: Rear-door and rear-quarter side windows are not expressly enumerated in section 9-19-19-4(c). No standalone rear-side VLT recommendation is given here.
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle back window: Rear back window is covered by the greater-than-25% reflectance AND below-30% transmission clause, not a standalone 30% minimum.
- The current statute uses AND. This summary reports the wording without claiming that avoiding one condition makes every tint installation legal. Confirm your configuration with Indiana State Police before installation.
- Manufacturer FMVSS-205-compliant glazing is excepted with proof carried in the vehicle.
- Medical exception requires Indiana-licensed physician or optometrist certification carried in the vehicle and renewed annually.
Sources and verification
Official source: State statute/regulation. Reviewed 2026-10-29. Laws and agency guidance can change after this review.
Laws change. Verify current requirements with your local DMV/RMV before choosing or installing film. This is not legal advice.