Window Tint Laws in Missouri
The current window tint limits in Missouri, verified August 2026. Where a figure is given it is a minimum visible light transmission for the glass and film measured together, so a higher percentage requires a lighter film.
What is the legal tint in Missouri?
- Front side windows
- 35%
- Back side windows
- No specific limit
- Rear window
- No specific limit
- Windshield
- Factory-style upper strip only
- Medical exemption
- Available
Measured against the other jurisdictions that publish a numeric limit, 13 require a lighter film than Missouri does and 16 allow a darker one. The identical front-side figure applies in Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas.
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Verified August 2026 · General information, not legal advice — always confirm with your DMV, provincial authority, or installer before applying film.
Missouri: current tint limits
Medical exemption: available with physician certification — paperwork generally must be carried in the vehicle.
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Missouri compared with bordering jurisdictions
Tint is enforced where you are stopped, not where it was installed, so a legal install at home can be a ticket one line over. These are the jurisdictions sharing a land border with Missouri.
| Jurisdiction | Front side windows | Back side windows | Rear window | Windshield | Medical exemption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 35% | No specific limit | No specific limit | Factory-style upper strip only | Available |
| Arkansas | 25% | 25% · 10% for trucks/MPVs | 10% | Strip above the AS-1 line | Available |
| Illinois | 35% if nothing behind the driver is below 35%, otherwise 50% | No statutory limit | No statutory limit (dual side mirrors required) | Top 6-inch strip only | Available |
| Iowa | 50% (lowered from 70% effective July 1, 2026) | Any darkness | Any darkness | Entire windshield must keep 70%+ transmittance | None |
| Kansas | 35% | 35% | 35% | Strip above the AS-1 line; no red/yellow/amber | Available |
| Kentucky | 35% | 18% · any for SUVs/vans/trucks | 18% · any for SUVs/vans | Strip above the AS-1 line; no metallic film | Available |
| Nebraska | 35% | 20% · any for MPVs/vans | 20% · any for MPVs | Strip above the AS-1 line; no red/yellow/amber | None |
| Oklahoma | 25% | 25% · any for MPVs with dual mirrors | 25% · any for MPVs | Strip above the AS-1 line | Available |
| Tennessee | 35% | 35% · any for SUVs/vans | 35% · any for SUVs/vans | Strip above the AS-1 line | Available |
Comparing more than the neighbors? The complete tables for all 50 states, D.C. and the 13 Canadian provinces and territories are on one page.
How to read these numbers
Three details trip up more drivers than the percentages themselves. First, the limit applies to the combined reading of glass plus film, and factory glass is never perfectly clear, so a film's box rating always overstates what a meter will read on the car. Second, the windshield is its own category everywhere: below the AS-1 line (the small marking near the top corner of the glass), meaningful tint is illegal across both countries, whatever the side windows allow. Third, reflectivity is regulated separately from darkness, and mirrored or metallic film fails in most jurisdictions even at a legal VLT.
Sources: state statutes and DMV publications including NY VTL §375(12-a), Cal. Vehicle Code §26708, Texas Transp. Code §547.613, La. R.S. 32:361.1 (as amended 2025), Iowa HF 766 (2026), NH RSA 266:58-a, the SAAQ's Quebec standards, and provincial highway traffic regulations, cross-checked against 2026-current legal references. Last verified August 2026. Spot an error? Email info@carwraps.net.
Missouri tint law questions, answered
What is the legal tint limit in Missouri?
Front side windows: 35%. Back side windows: No specific limit. Rear window: No specific limit. Where a figure is given it is a minimum VLT, meaning the share of light that must still pass through the glass and film together, so a higher number requires a lighter film.
Is 5% limo tint legal in Missouri?
Not on the front side windows: Missouri requires them to pass at least 35% of light, and 5% film blocks far more than that. Behind the driver the answer flips: Missouri sets no darkness floor on the back side or rear windows, so 5% limo film is fine there, subject to the mirror and vehicle-type conditions noted in the table.
What is the darkest legal tint in Missouri?
The darkest legal film on the front side windows in Missouri is 35% VLT. Of the shades shops commonly stock, 70%, 50% and 35% pass there, while 20% and 5% do not. Behind the driver there is no floor at all, so the darkest film available is legal on the back side and rear glass. A lower VLT number is a darker window.
Is a medical exemption for darker tint available in Missouri?
Yes. Missouri provides a medical exemption route for documented photosensitivity conditions. The paperwork has to travel in the vehicle, and an exemption attaches to the person's own car rather than to any car they drive.
What does Missouri allow on the windshield?
Factory-style upper strip only. The windshield is regulated separately from side glass everywhere in North America, so whatever shade is legal on the doors says nothing about what is permitted up front.
Is Missouri stricter than other states on window tint?
Missouri requires 35% on the front side windows. Of the jurisdictions that publish a numeric limit, 13 require a lighter film than that and 16 allow darker. The same front-side figure applies in Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois.