Guide
Most pages about this quote one number and move on. The statute has more in it than that, including a truck and SUV allowance that a lot of sites state incorrectly, and a labeling requirement almost nobody mentions.
The limits
The governing law is Ark. Code Ann. 27-37-306. VLT means visible light transmission, so a lower percentage is a darker film.
Aftermarket tinting must leave at least 25 percent light transmission. This applies to every vehicle, with no truck or SUV exception, which makes 35 percent film the darkest practical legal choice for the front doors.
Side windows behind the driver may go to 10 percent, but only on trucks, buses, trailers, motor homes and multipurpose vehicles. An ordinary passenger car is still bound by the 25 percent floor on its rear sides.
The rearmost window may go to 10 percent and no darker. That is the floor for every vehicle in the state. Nothing below 10 percent is legal on an Arkansas road, front or back. If it is tinted to the point where you cannot see through it clearly, make sure your mirrors are set up accordingly.
A tint strip is allowed, extending no more than five inches down from the top center. That is the brow. Full windshield film sits outside the statute for an ordinary vehicle.
The bit everyone gets wrong
You will read on plenty of sites that Arkansas allows 10 percent on all rear windows. That is not what the statute says. The 10 percent allowance for side windows behind the driver is written for trucks, buses, trailers, motor homes and multipurpose vehicles.
If you drive a sedan or a coupe, your rear side windows are held to the same 25 percent floor as the front ones. This matters, because it is the difference between a legal install and a ticket, and it is the single most common misunderstanding we correct at the counter.
There is a second piece of confusion worth clearing up. Aggregator sites often cite 27-37-307 as though it creates a separate rule for sedans. It does not. That section deals with chauffeur-driven sedans licensed for hire, which is to say limousines, and it has nothing to do with your daily driver.
The requirement nobody mentions
Arkansas requires a label on the front glass immediately to the operator's left, carrying the installing company's name and phone number. It is a small sticker and it is easy to skip, which is exactly why a lot of shops skip it.
We think it is a useful signal for you as a customer. A shop that puts its name and number permanently on your glass is a shop that expects you to call if the film bubbles, and one that does not is telling you something.
There is also a medical exemption in Arkansas, available with physician certification carried in the vehicle. If you think you qualify, talk to your physician first and then to us, and we will work to whatever the certification supports rather than guessing.
This page summarizes Arkansas law as we understand it for the purpose of installing film legally. It is not legal advice, and statutes change. If your situation is unusual, check the current text of the statute or ask a lawyer rather than relying on a detailer's website.
Tint law
On front side windows, every vehicle has to let at least 25 percent of light through, which makes 35 percent film the darkest you can realistically fit there. Behind the driver, trucks, SUVs, vans and other multipurpose vehicles can go as dark as 10 percent, and the rearmost window can be 10 percent on any vehicle.
No. The statute allows a tint strip on the top five inches of the windshield only. Anything below that line is outside the law for an ordinary vehicle.
Yes. Arkansas provides a medical exemption with physician certification, and the certification needs to be carried in the vehicle. Talk to us and to your physician before assuming a given level qualifies.
Arkansas requires an installer label on the front glass immediately to the operator's left, showing the installing company's name and phone number. We fit one on every vehicle we film.
Ready when you are
Our name goes on the installer label, so the install has to be right. Tell us the vehicle and we will tell you what is legal on it.
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