Window tint ticket fines, by state
What an illegal tint ticket can cost depends on the state. Below is the penalty for 47 of the 51 places we cover, quoted from the statute, with a link to each state’s full tint rules and sources.
Alabama tint ticket
A person who violates the chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor (32-5C-7). For a first conviction the punishment is a fine of not more than $100, imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or both. For a second conviction for an offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense: a fine of not more than $200, imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. For a third or subsequent offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than three months, or both. The chapter reaches installers as well as drivers: 32-5C-6 bars installing material that would violate 32-5C-2.
Source: Code of Ala. §§ 32-5C-1 to 32-5C-7 · checked 2026-09-28 · Alabama tint limits →
Alaska tint ticket
13 AAC 04.223 states no penalty of its own. Under AS 28.90.010(c), unless otherwise specified by law, a person convicted of violating a regulation adopted under Title 28 is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $300. An infraction is not a criminal offense and may not result in imprisonment (AS 28.90.010(d)).
Source: 13 AAC 04.223; AS 28.05.011(a)(2); AS 28.90.010(c)-(d) · checked 2026-09-28 · Alaska tint limits →
Arizona tint ticket
Section 28-959.01 has no penalty subsection and no fix-it or correction provision of its own. Under section 28-121, a violation of a chapter 3 provision is a civil traffic violation unless the statute says otherwise, and this section does not. The Arizona Department of Transportation's 2025-2026 MVD and Courts Training Manual lists subsections B and C as civil violations with 0 points. A civil traffic penalty generally may not exceed $250, plus court surcharges (section 28-1598), and a judge may mitigate or waive a civil penalty if the person shows paying it would be a hardship (section 28-1603).
Source: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-959.01 · checked 2026-09-19 · Arizona tint limits →
Arkansas tint ticket
An installer who installs tint in violation of 27-37-306, or any person operating a motor vehicle with tint or other aftermarket alteration of the glass contrary to the section, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor (27-37-306(g)). A violation of 27-37-304 (material on the windshield or front door windows that obstructs the view) is a Class C misdemeanor (27-37-304(c)). The sections read do not state a fine or jail term for these classes.
Source: Ark. Code Ann. § 27-37-306; § 27-37-307; § 27-37-304 · checked 2026-09-28 · Arkansas tint limits →
California tint ticket
Section 26708 states no penalty of its own. Under Vehicle Code 40000.1, violating a provision of the code is an infraction unless that article provides otherwise. Section 42001(a) sets the fine at up to $100 for an infraction, up to $200 for a second infraction within one year of a prior infraction that resulted in a conviction, and up to $250 for a third or later infraction within one year of two or more prior infractions that resulted in convictions, except as the code provides otherwise. That is the base fine limit only; this page does not cover court fees or assessments that may be added. For an equipment infraction under Division 12 of the Vehicle Code, where section 26708 sits, an arresting officer must permit the person to sign a promise to correct unless the officer finds evidence of fraud or persistent neglect, an immediate safety hazard, or that the person does not agree to, or cannot, promptly correct it (sections 40303.5(e) and 40610). The notice states an estimated reasonable time to correct and prove correction, not to exceed 30 days (section 40610(d)). A police department, the California Highway Patrol, a sheriff or another law enforcement agency regularly engaged in enforcing the Vehicle Code can certify the correction (section 40616(c)), and on proof of correction the court clerk collects a $25 transaction fee unless the notice is processed only by the issuing agency and no record of the action is sent to the court (sections 40610 and 40611). Willfully violating the written promise, or willfully failing to deliver proof of correction, is a misdemeanor (section 40616). For a windshield or rear window that does not comply, section 26710(c) separately directs the inspecting officer to require the driver to make it conform within 48 hours, and allows the officer to arrest the driver, give a notice to appear, and require proof of correction in court.
Source: Cal. Veh. Code §§ 26708, 26708.2, 26708.5, 26708.7, 26710, 26701(d), 34500, 34500.7, 415, 40000.1, 42001, 40303.5, 40610, 40611, 40616, 49 C.F.R. 393.60 · checked 2026-09-19 · California tint limits →
Colorado tint ticket
Operating a vehicle with a window that violates the section is a class B traffic infraction. Installing, covering or treating a windshield or window so it does not meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a), which include the 27% and 70% limits, is a class A traffic infraction. The general table in C.R.S. 42-4-1701(3)(a)(I) lists $15 to $100 for both classes, but it applies "except as provided in" subsections (4) and (5). Subsection (4)(a)(I)(D) lists section 42-4-227 at a $50 penalty plus a $16 surcharge for the section as a whole, with no separate amount for the installer offense, and those scheduled amounts apply when a person admits liability or has judgment entered. If a penalty assessment notice goes unpaid and the case is heard in court, the penalty imposed cannot exceed the scheduled penalty (subsection (5)(b)). Where subsection (5)(c) bars a penalty assessment notice, for example when the alleged violation contributed to a crash causing appreciable property damage or injury, the schedule does not apply and the $15 to $100 range governs.
Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 42-4-227, 42-4-226(2), 42-4-1701(3)-(5) (2024 ed.) · checked 2026-09-19 · Colorado tint limits →
Connecticut tint ticket
Each violation of subsections (b) to (e) is an infraction (14-99g(f)). A person who violates subsection (b) must remove the obstructing material and, within 60 days, report to the police department that issued the infractions complaint to present the vehicle for inspection and show compliance; a person who fails to report and is cited for a later violation has the vehicle impounded after notice and opportunity for hearing (14-99g(f)). Infraction fines are set by the Chief Court Administrator's schedule; for a Title 14 infraction the scheduled fine may be no less than $50 and no more than $90, and a Title 14 infraction with no scheduled fine carries $50 (51-164m(c)(2), (e)). This page did not read the schedule's amount for 14-99g or any added fees.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99g · checked 2026-09-28 · Connecticut tint limits →
Delaware tint ticket
The operator, owner or custodian of a motor vehicle operated in violation of §§ 4312-4316 faces a fine of $28.75 to $100 (§ 4315(d)). Where no collision has occurred, a § 4313 violation may be dismissed before trial if the defendant shows that repairs have brought the vehicle into compliance (§ 4315(g)). A person who commercially installs tint in violation of § 4313 is fined $100 to $500. If a fee was charged, the installer must pay the vehicle owner restitution of that fee (§ 4313A(b)). Court costs and other assessments are not covered here.
Source: 21 Del. C. § 4313 · checked 2026-09-28 · Delaware tint limits →
District of Columbia tint ticket
Operating or parking a vehicle in violation of subsection (a) brings a $50 citation (subsection (c)). Except where an officer orders immediate removal under subsection (f), the vehicle must also be inspected at an official District Inspection Station within 5 business days; if it is not brought into compliance by the end of that period, the owner shall be fined not more than $1,000 (subsection (d)), or may be fined not more than $5,000 after a second or subsequent finding (subsection (e)). An officer may order the vehicle removed immediately to an inspection station if the tint puts public health and safety at risk (subsection (f)). The (d)(2) and (e)(2) violations are adjudicated as moving violations (subsection (l)). The mailed notice of infraction must be answered within 30 calendar days of mailing, or a longer period the Director sets by regulation, or the registration certificate is suspended (subsections (k) and (n)). No points are assessed (subsection (p)).
Source: D.C. Code § 50-2207.02 · checked 2026-09-28 · District of Columbia tint limits →
Florida tint ticket
A driver whose vehicle violates the windshield, front side window or behind-the-driver rules commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation under chapter 318. Section 318.18(2) sets a $30 base penalty for nonmoving traffic violations. Among the amounts added on top are $18 in court costs for a nonmoving infraction under s. 318.18(12)(a), a further $2.50 court cost under s. 318.18(12)(c), a $12.50 administrative fee under s. 318.18(19) and a $10 assessment under s. 318.18(20). Other court costs can apply, and a county board may add a surcharge of up to $30 by ordinance under s. 318.18(14), so the amount due is well above $30. Replacing or repairing material that was legally installed is not a violation of ss. 316.2951 to 316.2954. The reduced-fine repair-affidavit option in s. 318.18(2)(c) names violations of ss. 316.2935 and 316.610, not the tint sections. Anyone who sells or installs sunscreening material in violation of any provision of ss. 316.2951 to 316.2955 is guilty of a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, which in the ordinary case allow up to 60 days in jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. A higher fine is possible where s. 775.083(1)(f) or (g) applies (for example, double the pecuniary gain or loss), and court costs are added under s. 775.083(2).
Source: Fla. Stat. §§ 316.2951-316.2957 (including § 316.29545) · checked 2026-09-19 · Florida tint limits →
Georgia tint ticket
Violating the tint limits in subsection (b), or installing material that would cause a violation of them (subsection (e)), is a misdemeanor under O.C.G.A. 40-8-73.1(h). The section states no fine or other punishment of its own and has no fix-it or repair provision, so the general misdemeanor range in O.C.G.A. 17-10-3(a)(1) applies unless other law provides otherwise: a fine of up to $1,000, confinement of up to 12 months, or both. Subsection (b) does not apply to what subsection (c) lists: the windshield items in (c)(1)-(5); the rear windshield and rear side windows, but not the front side windows or windshield, of the (c)(6) vehicle classes; and the vehicles in (c)(7)-(10) (law enforcement vehicles, certain government-plated vehicles, and vehicles operated in the course of business by licensed private detective or security businesses). A DPS medical exemption comes with DPS's conditions: it never allows reducing light through the windshield, and the rule bars going below 23% (plus or minus 3 percent) on the windows right and left of the driver.
Source: O.C.G.A. § 40-8-73.1 as amended by 2026 Ga. Act 640 (HB 1161) § 3, effective July 1, 2026; O.C.G.A. § 17-10-3(a)(1); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 570-22-.05 and 570-22-.06 · checked 2026-09-19 · Georgia tint limits →
Hawaii tint ticket
The vehicle owner is fined no less than $300 and no more than $550 for each separate offense ((f)(1)); an installer (person or business entity) of a noncompliant device is fined no less than $700 and no more than $1,200 for each separate offense and must reinstall compliant devices free of charge or reimburse the owner ((f)(2)). Any violator is liable for removal of the noncompliant device ((b)). Failing to roll down windows at a traffic stop may be cited as a noncriminal traffic infraction ((d)).
Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291-21.5 (as amended by L 2025, c 129, § 2) · checked 2026-09-28 · Hawaii tint limits →
Idaho tint ticket
A person convicted of violating the section is guilty of an infraction (Idaho Code 49-944(6)). An infraction is a civil public offense, not a crime, punishable only by a penalty not exceeding $300 and no imprisonment (49-110(5); 18-113A), and Title 49 punishments follow 18-113A unless otherwise provided (49-236(4)). Under 18-113A the penalty is the amount set by statute. Otherwise it is the fixed penalty for that infraction under Idaho Supreme Court Infraction Rule 9 as of January 1, 2014 (excluding rule 9's 'other infractions' subsection (38)), then a city or county ordinance amount, and if none of those applies, $15.50. The rule 9 schedule was not read for this page.
Source: Idaho Code § 49-944 · checked 2026-09-28 · Idaho tint limits →
Illinois tint ticket
Our state page doesn't quote a tint-specific penalty yet; see the full rules.
Source: 625 ILCS 5/12-503 (current through P.A. 103-32, eff. 1/1/2024) · checked 2026-09-23 · Illinois tint limits →
Indiana tint ticket
Except as provided in section 8, a person who violates the chapter commits a Class C infraction (9-19-19-7(b)); section 7(a) says that section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle that contains parts and accessories and is equipped as required under U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. Tinting or treating a vehicle so that driving it violates subsection 4(c) or (d) is a Class A infraction (9-19-19-8). Under IC 34-28-5-4, a judgment of up to $500 may be entered for a Class C infraction, except as provided in subsection (f) of that section, which limits the amounts for a moving violation constituting a Class C infraction; this page has not checked whether a tint violation counts as a moving violation. A judgment of up to $10,000 may be entered for a Class A infraction. Court costs are not covered here.
Source: Ind. Code § 9-19-19-4 · checked 2026-09-28 · Indiana tint limits →
Iowa tint ticket
A violation of section 321.438 is an equipment violation with a scheduled fine of $70 (Iowa Code 805.8A(3)(ai), Iowa Code 2026 print).
Source: Iowa Code § 321.438 (as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts ch. 1100, H.F. 766) · checked 2026-09-28 · Iowa tint limits →
Kansas tint ticket
A person convicted of violating K.S.A. 8-1749a is guilty of a misdemeanor ((h)); the section states no class or fine. Installing a sun screening device that does not comply with 8-1749a is a class C misdemeanor (K.S.A. 8-1749c), which carries up to one month in county jail (K.S.A. 21-6602(a)(3)) and a fine of up to $500 (K.S.A. 21-6611(b)(3)).
Source: K.S.A. 8-1749a · checked 2026-09-28 · Kansas tint limits →
Kentucky tint ticket
A person who violates KRS 189.110 is fined not less than $20 nor more than $100 for each offense under KRS 189.990(1)(a). A person who applies sunscreening material in violation of the section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor on conviction (KRS 189.110(9)). KRS 532.090(2) caps a Class B misdemeanor jail term at 90 days, and KRS 534.040(2)(b) sets a fine of up to $250 for a Class B misdemeanor, except as otherwise provided for an offense defined outside that code. Tint that fails the light transmission standards must be removed immediately (KRS 189.110(8)).
Source: KRS 189.110; KRS 189.010(20)-(23); KRS 189.990(1)(a) · checked 2026-09-28 · Kentucky tint limits →
Louisiana tint ticket
Individual operator: fined not more than $150 for a first offense, not more than $250 for a second offense, and not more than $350 for a third or subsequent offense, R.S. 32:361.1(E). Sellers, installers, manufacturers, or distributors who violate the Section are fined $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for a second offense, and are prohibited from conducting that business in Louisiana after a third or subsequent offense, R.S. 32:361.1(G).
Source: La. R.S. 32:361.1 (as amended by Acts 2025, No. 143 / HB 119, eff. Aug. 1, 2025) · checked 2026-09-23 · Louisiana tint limits →
Maine tint ticket
A person adjudicated of a violation of section 1916 commits a traffic infraction punished by a forfeiture of not less than $100 (subsection 6). At inspection, the State Police inspection manual tells the technician to reject a vehicle with tinted windows whose owner cannot provide a certificate of compliance, and any tint that fails the inspection standard must be removed; the manual exempts vehicles with tinted glass on the rear side windows and rear window from that certificate check (16-222 C.M.R. ch. 1).
Source: 29-A M.R.S. § 1916 · checked 2026-09-28 · Maine tint limits →
Maryland tint ticket
A driver stopped for a violation can be cited, and the officer may also issue a safety equipment repair order. The District Court fine schedule effective October 1, 2025 lists a preset, prepayable fine of $70 (court costs included) for operating a vehicle with unauthorized window tint and $70 for installing tint that does not meet the statute's light transmittance requirements. Section 22-406 itself states no fine amount. Under Transp. 27-101, a Maryland Vehicle Law violation with no other penalty stated is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500; $70 is the District Court's preset, prepayable schedule amount. The repair order directs the owner to have the tint corrected within 10 days and to send in a repair order certification, and state law directs that the rules provide for suspending the registration if the order is not complied with within 30 days. The State Police say tint repairs must be certified at a licensed inspection station, even if the tint has been removed. At a roadside stop, a valid medical certification kept in the vehicle exempts the owner from the 35% requirement; see the exemptions section for the inspection and repair-order route.
Source: Md. Code, Transp. § 22-406(i); COMAR 11.14.02.14D, 11.14.04.16D and 29.02.01.11F · checked 2026-09-19 · Maryland tint limits →
Massachusetts tint ticket
A violation of any provision of the section is punishable by a fine of not more than $250. On a third or subsequent conviction, the registrar must suspend the person's operator's license for up to 90 days.
Source: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 9D · checked 2026-09-28 · Massachusetts tint limits →
Michigan tint ticket
Our state page doesn't quote a tint-specific penalty yet; see the full rules.
Source: MCL 257.709 (Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300 of 1949, § 709, as amended through 2010 PA 258) · checked 2026-09-23 · Michigan tint limits →
Minnesota tint ticket
Section 169.71 states a penalty only for subdivision 5. Under chapter 169's general rule, unless otherwise declared, a violation is a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and no imprisonment (§ 169.89, subds. 1-2). It becomes a misdemeanor if committed so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, or when preceded by two or more petty misdemeanor convictions within the preceding 12 months (§ 169.89, subd. 1). Selling, offering for sale or using windows or windshields treated with non-compliant material, or applying such material as part of a business transaction, is a misdemeanor under § 169.71, subd. 5. That carries up to 90 days, a fine of up to $1,000, or both (§ 609.02, subd. 3; § 609.03(3)). Court costs are not covered here.
Source: Minn. Stat. § 169.71, subds. 4, 4a and 5 · checked 2026-09-28 · Minnesota tint limits →
Mississippi tint ticket
Installing material that puts a vehicle in violation of subsection (2) (subsection (7)), issuing a label contrary to subsection (8), or altering, reproducing or misusing a label or medical exemption certificate (subsection (9)) is punishable on conviction by a fine of up to $1,000, up to three months in the county jail, or both (subsection (10)). Any other violation of the section is punishable as provided in Miss. Code 63-7-7 (subsection (11)); that section was not read for this page, so its penalty is not stated here.
Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 63-7-59, as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 340 (SB 2453), effective July 1, 2026 · checked 2026-09-28 · Mississippi tint limits →
Missouri tint ticket
Violating section 307.173 is a class C misdemeanor (subsection 4). Under Missouri's general sentencing statutes, the maximum fine for a class C misdemeanor is $750 (RSMo 558.002.1(4)) and the maximum jail term is 15 days (RSMo 558.011.1(8)). Court costs and other consequences are not covered here.
Source: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.173 · checked 2026-09-28 · Missouri tint limits →
Montana tint ticket
A person who owns or operates a motor vehicle in violation of 61-9-405(4) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and so is a person who applies sunscreening or glass-plastic glazing material in a manner that results in a window that violates it (61-9-429(1), (2)). Both are punishable under 46-18-212, which allows up to 6 months in the county jail, a fine of up to $500, or both, when no other penalty is provided.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-405 · checked 2026-09-28 · Montana tint limits →
Nebraska tint ticket
A person owning or operating a motor vehicle in violation of 60-6,257 is guilty of a Class V misdemeanor (60-6,258), which carries no imprisonment and a fine of up to $100 (28-106(1)). A person who applies sunscreening or glass-plastic glazing material so that a window violates 60-6,257(1) is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor (60-6,259). That carries up to three months' imprisonment, a fine of up to $500, or both (28-106(1)).
Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,257 · checked 2026-09-28 · Nebraska tint limits →
Nevada tint ticket
NRS 484D.440 sets no penalty of its own. Unless chapters 484A to 484E declare otherwise for a particular offense, doing an act they forbid is a civil infraction (NRS 484A.900(1)). A person found to have committed a civil infraction faces a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation unless a specific statute authorizes more (NRS 484A.7043(1)), and the court also orders administrative assessments (NRS 484A.7043(2)). For the purposes of NRS 483.473, a violation of NRS 484D.440(2) is not a moving traffic violation (7).
Source: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484D.440 · checked 2026-09-28 · Nevada tint limits →
New Hampshire tint ticket
Any person who violates RSA 266:58-a is guilty of a violation ((VI)). A violation is not a crime (RSA 625:9, II(b)), and the fine imposed on an individual for a violation may not exceed $1,000 (RSA 651:2, IV(a)). RSA 265:95 also bars driving any vehicle with aftermarket windshield tint prohibited under RSA 266:58-a, and a violation of that section carries a $75 fine (265:95, IV). A vehicle with aftermarket tint that fails these limits is rejected at state inspection (Saf-C 3217.06(a)).
Source: N.H. RSA 266:58-a · checked 2026-09-28 · New Hampshire tint limits →
New Jersey tint ticket
Our state page doesn't quote a tint-specific penalty yet; see the full rules.
Source: N.J.S.A. 39:3-74; N.J.S.A. 39:3-75.1 · checked 2026-09-28 · New Jersey tint limits →
New Mexico tint ticket
A violation of 66-3-846.1 is a penalty assessment misdemeanor ((I)). The schedule in NMSA 66-8-116(A) sets a $50 penalty assessment for improper equipment under Sections 66-3-801 through 66-3-840 and 66-3-842 through 66-3-851; it does not list 66-3-846.1 by number, but that section falls within the second range. If the person accepts a notice to appear instead, a fine on later conviction may not exceed the penalty assessment (66-8-116(C)). A violation that caused or contributed to an accident resulting in injury or death is not a penalty assessment misdemeanor (66-8-116(B)).
Source: NMSA 1978, § 66-3-846.1 · checked 2026-09-28 · New Mexico tint limits →
New York tint ticket
VTL 375(12-a) itself sets no violation-specific fine. Read as a standard Article 9 traffic infraction, it falls under the general cap in VTL § 1800(a) — not more than $150 for a first offense, with mandatory surcharges added by other statutes and higher caps for repeat offenses. Separately, a 2025-2026 session bill (A4026, in the Assembly Transportation committee as of early 2026) would raise this to $200 first offense / $500 for repeats and add inspection-failure consequences; it has not been enacted, so the $150 first-offense cap still applies today. A different bill (A5306, substituted for S9226 in the Senate) that would lower the non-windshield VLT floor from 70% to 50% and remove the rear-window mirror exemption passed both houses on June 2, 2026 and was returned to the Assembly; as of September 28, 2026 it had not been delivered to or signed by the Governor. Confirm current law before relying on the 70% figures on this page if that bill has since been signed.
Source: N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 375(12-a) · checked 2026-09-23 · New York tint limits →
North Carolina tint ticket
Driving a vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area with a window that does not meet the tint limits is a Class 3 misdemeanor. Applying tint that does not meet the limits is also a Class 3 misdemeanor, but the statute states it only for a window of a vehicle that is subject to a safety inspection in North Carolina. G.S. 20-183.2(a) describes that vehicle as a motor vehicle that is subject to registration under Article 3 of Chapter 20, is not subject to inspection under 49 CFR Part 396, and is not a house trailer or a trailer whose gross weight is less than 4,000 pounds; historic vehicles and school buses titled to a local board of education are excepted. Session Law 2025-47 removed window tint from the safety inspection as of December 1, 2025 but did not amend the applying offense, so by its wording that offense can still reach a person who applies non-compliant tint to a vehicle meeting that description; this page has not confirmed how it is enforced now that tint is no longer inspected. Under the general sentencing statute, unless a specific offense provides otherwise, the maximum fine for a Class 3 misdemeanor is $200, and a person with no more than three prior convictions receives a fine only; a person with four or more prior convictions is outside that fine-only rule. Court costs and other consequences are not covered here. On a charge of driving with an unlawfully tinted window, it is a defense that the tint was removed within 15 days after the charge and the window now meets the limits; the person must produce, in court or to the prosecutor before trial, a certificate from the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Highway Patrol showing the window complies. The statute states no such defense for the applying charge. A medical permit holder who does not display the required sticker commits an infraction punishable by a $200 fine.
Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-127(b)-(g) · checked 2026-09-19 · North Carolina tint limits →
North Dakota tint ticket
A person cited for a traffic violation under state law, other than an offense listed in 39-06.1-05 (a list that does not include 39-21-39), is charged with a noncriminal offense and may pay the statutory fee (39-06.1-02(1)). A 39-21-39 violation discovered when the vehicle is not actually being operated is a nonmoving violation (39-06.1-08(2)); otherwise it falls under 39-06.1-09, which defines violations of chapter 39-21 as moving violations, with exceptions that do not include 39-21-39. The statutory fee is $20 in either case (39-06.1-06(1) and (2)), and at a hearing the official may waive, reduce or suspend the fee (39-06.1-02(3)).
Source: N.D. Cent. Code § 39-21-39 (as amended by 2025 H.B. 1340, eff. Aug. 1, 2025), with § 39-21-38; N.D. Cent. Code §§ 39-06.1-02, 39-06.1-05, 39-06.1-06, 39-06.1-08 and 39-06.1-09 (penalties) · checked 2026-09-28 · North Dakota tint limits →
Ohio tint ticket
Operating, leasing or renting an Ohio-registered vehicle that does not conform, or violating the reflectorized-material ban in R.C. 4513.241(F), is a minor misdemeanor, and R.C. 2929.28(A)(2)(a)(v) sets a maximum fine of $150 for that level of offense, with court costs imposed in addition. A dealer who sells a nonconforming vehicle commits a minor misdemeanor if the dealer or its agent knew of the nonconformity at the time of sale. Installing glass or other material that does not conform is a fourth-degree misdemeanor, with a maximum fine of $250 under R.C. 2929.28(A)(2)(a)(iv) and, if the court imposes a jail term, not more than 30 days under R.C. 2929.24(A)(4). An organization cannot be convicted of installing unless a board, partner or high managerial officer authorized the installation and an employee acting within the scope of employment performed it. The installer is also liable in a civil action to the vehicle owner for damages, the costs of the action and attorney fees. A repeat violator of the installation ban who is a registered motor vehicle repair operator or a licensed motor vehicle dealer can face a registration or license suspension of up to 180 days. Ohio Adm. Code 4501-41-04(B) requires film manufacturers to warn buyers that aftermarket film may violate federal law and expose an installer who is not the vehicle's owner to federal civil penalties if it lowers a window the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration treats as requisite for driving visibility below 70%, or otherwise reduces compliance with FMVSS 205. Neither R.C. 4513.241 nor Ohio Adm. Code chapter 4501-41 contains a fix-it or correction-period provision.
Source: Ohio Adm. Code 4501-41-03 (with 4501-41-02, -04 and -05); Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.241, § 4513.24, § 2929.24 and § 2929.28; Ohio Adm. Code 4901:2-5-03 and 49 C.F.R. 393.60(d) (commercial motor vehicles) · checked 2026-09-19 · Ohio tint limits →
Oklahoma tint ticket
A violation of any provision of the section is a misdemeanor punished as provided in § 17-101 ((I)). Section 17-101(B)(1), which covers Sections 10-101 through 14-121 (a range that includes § 12-422) where no other penalty is provided, sets a fine of $5 to $500 or imprisonment for up to 10 days; for a second conviction within one year after the first, imprisonment for up to 20 days; for a third or later conviction within one year after the first, imprisonment for up to 6 months, or both fine and imprisonment.
Source: 47 Okla. Stat. § 12-422 · checked 2026-09-28 · Oklahoma tint limits →
Oregon tint ticket
Applying tint that does not comply with ORS 815.221, and operating a vehicle registered or required to be registered in Oregon with non-compliant tint, are each a Class B traffic violation (815.222(1)-(3)). Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum fine for a Class B violation is $1,000 for an individual and $2,000 for a corporation (ORS 153.018). The presumptive fine is generally $265 plus any surcharge (ORS 153.019). The minimum fine is $135, which a court may waive if payment would be inconsistent with justice (ORS 153.021). A court may dismiss an operating citation, or reduce the fine, if the windows were modified to comply after the citation, shown for example by a removal or installation receipt or an officer's written statement (815.222(4)).
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 815.221, 815.222 · checked 2026-09-28 · Oregon tint limits →
Pennsylvania tint ticket
Noncompliant tint is generally prosecuted as an equipment violation under 75 Pa.C.S. § 4107(b)(2) (operating with equipment that doesn't conform to PennDOT regulations), not under § 4524 directly, which sets no fine of its own. Because no specific fine is set, the Vehicle Code's general penalty provision, 75 Pa.C.S. § 6502(b), applies: $25. This was confirmed on appeal in Commonwealth v. Castaneira, 2024 PA Super 178 (filed Aug. 12, 2024), where a driver's front-side tint tested at 31% VLT (below the 70% requirement) and he was fined $25 plus costs of prosecution.
Source: 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524; 67 Pa. Code §§ 175.261–175.265 (Table X) · checked 2026-09-23 · Pennsylvania tint limits →
Rhode Island tint ticket
A person or business that installs sunscreening material that does not comply with the chapter may be fined not more than $250 for each offense (§ 31-23.3-5(a)). The owner of a vehicle with sunscreening material installed in violation of the chapter may be fined not more than $250 (§ 31-23.3-5(b)). At safety inspection, glass or sunscreening material that fails the inspection regulation is a cause for rejection (280-RICR-30-15-3, § 3.5.15(G)(5)).
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 31-23.3-1 to 31-23.3-6 · checked 2026-09-28 · Rhode Island tint limits →
South Carolina tint ticket
Owning or operating a vehicle in violation of the section is a misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court, punishable by a fine of not more than $200 or up to 30 days in jail (K). A professional window tinter who violates the certificate or sale-and-installation rules in (E) or (G) is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $1,000 or jailed up to 30 days, or both, for each offense; a consumer who violates (E) or (G) must be fined not less than $200 or jailed up to 30 days for each offense (G). Court costs and other consequences are not covered here.
Source: S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-5015 · checked 2026-09-28 · South Carolina tint limits →
South Dakota tint ticket
A violation of SDCL 32-15-2.4, 32-15-2.5 or 32-15-2.9 is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Under SDCL 22-6-2(2), a Class 2 misdemeanor carries up to 30 days in a county jail or a $500 fine, or both. Driving with nontransparent material on the windows that obstructs the driver's clear view is a petty offense (SDCL 32-15-5).
Source: S.D. Codified Laws §§ 32-15-2.4, 32-15-2.5, 32-15-2.9 · checked 2026-09-28 · South Dakota tint limits →
Tennessee tint ticket
Violating any provision of the section is a Class C misdemeanor, and so is an operator's refusal to submit to a field comparison test when a POST-certified law enforcement officer directs it ((d)). A POST-certified Tennessee law enforcement officer's reasonable belief that a vehicle violates (a)(1) is probable cause to detain it for a field comparison test ((c)), and the commissioner of safety sets the test method ((e)). Fine amounts are not covered here.
Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-107 · checked 2026-09-28 · Tennessee tint limits →
Texas tint ticket
Section 547.613(a) makes two misdemeanors: operating a vehicle with material on the windshield or side or rear window that obstructs or reduces the operator's clear view, and, for any person including an installer or manufacturer, placing transparent material that alters color or reduces light transmission on those windows, except where a Subsection (b) exception applies. The section states no fine for those offenses, and the general penalty for a Rules of the Road misdemeanor with no other penalty is a fine of $1 to $200 (Section 542.401). A person in the business of applying tint who applies it without a label that complies with Section 547.609 between the material and the glass faces a fine of up to $1,000 (Subsection (a-1)). Subsection (b) lists exceptions to Subsection (a) and does not mention the label offense, and the medical defense in Subsection (e) is written for Subsection (a) offenses; this page does not settle whether a label is required on windows or vehicles that Subsection (b) exempts, or whether the medical defense reaches the label offense. Section 547.004(c) lets a court dismiss a charge brought under that general equipment section if the defect is fixed before the first court appearance and a fee of up to $10 is paid; this page does not settle whether a tint citation is brought under that section.
Source: Tex. Transp. Code § 547.613 and 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.3 · checked 2026-09-19 · Texas tint limits →
Utah tint ticket
A violation of the section is an infraction (Utah Code 41-6a-1635(9)). A person convicted of an infraction may not be imprisoned but may be subject to a fine, forfeiture, disqualification, or any combination of them (76-3-205(1)). An individual's fine for an infraction conviction may not exceed $750, or any greater amount specifically authorized by statute (76-3-301(1)(e)-(f)). A peace officer may not request that the Motor Vehicle Division or Driver License Division revoke or suspend a vehicle registration or driver license for violations of the windshield or front side window limits (subsection (10)).
Source: Utah Code § 41-6a-1635 · checked 2026-09-28 · Utah tint limits →
Vermont tint ticket
Our state page doesn't quote a tint-specific penalty yet; see the full rules.
Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1125 · checked 2026-09-28 · Vermont tint limits →
Virginia tint ticket
Operating with noncompliant tint: traffic infraction, no DMV demerit points (Subsec. D). Installing/applying illegal tint (the installer or shop, not necessarily the driver): Class 3 misdemeanor for a first offense, Class 2 misdemeanor for subsequent offenses (Subsec. D). A second conviction within one year involving the same vehicle's windshield can also trigger a court-ordered removal of the tint (Subsec. J). Officers cannot stop a vehicle for suspected tint alone (Subsec. P), and a court may dismiss a summons if proof of compliance is shown by the court date (Subsec. O).
Source: Va. Code § 46.2-1052 · checked 2026-09-23 · Virginia tint limits →
Washington tint ticket
Operating a vehicle on Washington public highways with film sunscreening or coloring material that violates the section is a traffic infraction (RCW 46.37.430(7)). RCW 46.63.110(1)(a) says no traffic infraction penalty may exceed $250 per offense unless the chapter or title authorizes it, and the supreme court sets the penalty schedule by rule (46.63.110(3)); that schedule was not read for this page. Knowingly installing film in violation of RCW 46.37.430 is a misdemeanor, and providing or receiving compensation knowing it is for such an installation is a gross misdemeanor (RCW 46.37.435); installation includes fitting windows that already have film applied.
Source: Rev. Code Wash. (RCW) § 46.37.430 · checked 2026-09-28 · Washington tint limits →
West Virginia tint ticket
A person who violates the section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is fined not more than $200 (subsection (i)).
Source: W. Va. Code § 17C-15-36a · checked 2026-09-28 · West Virginia tint limits →
Wisconsin tint ticket
Unless a statute provides a different penalty, a violation of chapter Trans 305 is punishable as prescribed in Wis. Stat. § 110.075(7) (Trans 305.04). That subsection provides a forfeiture of not less than $10 nor more than $200 for violating § 110.075, § 110.06, chapter 347 or rules issued under them, unless otherwise provided by statute. No person may operate, or allow to be operated, on Wisconsin highways a vehicle subject to the chapter that does not conform to it (Trans 305.03).
Source: Wis. Admin. Code Trans 305.32 and 305.34 · checked 2026-09-28 · Wisconsin tint limits →
Wyoming tint ticket
Section 31-5-962 states no penalty of its own. Violating any provision of W.S. 31-5-101 through 31-5-1701, which includes 31-5-962, is a misdemeanor (31-5-1201(a); 31-5-102(a)(lxxii)). Where no other penalty is provided, a first conviction carries a fine of up to $200. A second conviction of the same offense within one year carries up to $300. A third or later conviction within one year of the first carries up to $500, up to six months' imprisonment, or both (31-5-1201(b)). A $5 police officer continuing education and training fee is added (31-5-1201(h)).
Source: Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-962 · checked 2026-09-28 · Wyoming tint limits →
Tint ticket questions
How much is a window tint ticket?
It depends on the state. Each state sets its own penalty, and many tint rules borrow a general equipment or traffic penalty rather than naming a fine of their own. This page quotes the penalty from 47 of the 51 places we cover, each checked against the statute; open a state for the full rules.
Is a tint ticket a criminal offense?
In some states it is a misdemeanor; in others it is a civil infraction or an equipment violation. Where the statute classifies the offense, the state's entry below quotes it.
Can a tint ticket be fixed instead of paid?
Some states treat tint as a correctable equipment violation, where proof of removal or a passed inspection can reduce or dismiss the ticket. Whether that applies depends on the state and the court, so check the state page and the citation itself.
Do tint shops get fined too?
Some states also penalize installing non-compliant film or require a compliance label from the installer. Where the statute says so, it is in the state's entry or on its state page.
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General information, not legal advice. Penalties are quoted from SalesThumb’s statute-checked state pages (latest check 2026-09-28). Courts add costs and fees, and laws change; check the citation and the state’s current statute.