Window Tint Laws in Rhode Island
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
- At least 70% total VLT.
- Rear side windows
- At least 70% total VLT.
- Back window
- At least 70% total VLT.
- Windshield strip
- Transparent uppermost six-inch strip only; ordinary nontransparent/sunscreen material prohibited.
Vehicle class and conditions
Measurement basis: Combined glass-plus-film visible light transmission, not the film label alone.
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle rear sides: Listed qualifying MPVs and other statutory classes exempt behind driver with both compliant outside mirrors.
SUV, van and multipurpose-vehicle back window: Same listed vehicle-class exemption with both compliant outside mirrors.
- DMV quotes state law; medical exception requires physician/optometrist affidavit under applicable conditions.
Sources and verification
Official source: DMV guidance quoting state law. 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.