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Arizona Window Tint Laws (2026)

Info: Front side windows must let 33% of light through, with a 3% margin allowed, and the tint can't reflect more than 35% of light (also a 3% margin); windshield tint is allowed only across the top — above a line 29 inches up from the driver's seat, measured with the seat empty — and it can't be red or amber.

InfoVerified Jul 2, 2026
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Front side windows must let 33% of light through, with a 3% margin allowed, and the tint can't reflect more than 35% of light (also a 3% margin); windshield tint is allowed only across the top — above a line 29 inches up from the driver's seat, measured with the seat empty — and it can't be red or amber. (A.R.S. 28-959.01)

Official source: azleg.gov →

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Window Tint in states bordering Arizona

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

  • CaliforniaInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 70% of light through, so only clear, colorless film is legal — the film itself passes 88% of light, and 70% once combined with the glass, under the federal glass standard (FMVSS 205); on the windshield, tint is allowed only across the very top, with its bottom edge at least 29 inches above the driver's seat measured with the seat empty; it can't be red or amber, and it can't add glare. (Cal. Veh. Code 26708)

    Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · Full California rule →

  • ColoradoInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 27% of light through; the windshield must let at least 70% through, and only the top 4 inches may carry non-reflective tint. (C.R.S. 42-4-227)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: leg.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →

  • NevadaInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 35% of light through, with a 7% margin allowed; windshield tint is allowed only across the very top, with its bottom edge at least 29 inches above the seat. (Nev. Rev. Stat. 484D.440)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: leg.state.nv.us · Full Nevada rule →

  • New MexicoInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 20% of light through, and the tint must be non-reflective; windshield tint is limited to the top 5 inches, above the AS-1 line — the marking near the top. (N.M. Stat. Ann. 66-3-846.1)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: nmonesource.com · Full New Mexico rule →

  • UtahInfo

    Front side windows must let at least 35% of light through, with a 5% variance allowed; on the windshield, only the top 4 inches may carry non-reflective tint. (Utah Code 41-6a-1635)

    Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: le.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →

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