Window Tint in North Carolina
Front side windows: minimum 35% VLT. Rear side and back windows: minimum 35% VLT. Darker limits apply behind the driver on some larger vehicles.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
Front side windows: minimum 35% VLT. Rear side and back windows: minimum 35% VLT. Darker limits apply behind the driver on some larger vehicles. Enforcement uses a 32% meter threshold. A 2025 amendment (S.L. 2025-47) changed medical-permit rules only.
Specific Limits
- Back window
- 35% VLT minimum
- Rear side windows
- 35% VLT minimum
- Front side windows
- 35% VLT minimum
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