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D.C. board seeks tint-meter training and clearer enforcement rules
A September 29 oversight report recommends four changes. MPD agreed, the report says, but completion is not established.
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Window tint law proposals, enacted changes and enforcement news. Check the jurisdiction, legal status and original authority behind each story.
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Delaware enacts 50% front-side tint provision
The August 17 law is already effective. Its material-based wording and an older posted regulation deserve a close read.
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Source date Suffolk Police reported 38 tint-related reports in July 2026 operation
An A12 enforcement operation generated 205 Traffic Offence Reports overall, according to the force.
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Source date India’s DGTR recommended duties on TPU paint-protection-film imports
June findings specify proposed rates and exclude standalone base TPU film.
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New York’s 50% tint bill passed both chambers; enactment not established
The official bill record checked October 14 did not establish enactment.
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Source date Iowa’s 2026 act set a 50% front-side window threshold
HF 766 was signed May 15 and took effect July 1.
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Source date Minnesota’s 2026 tint amendment expressly included optometrists
The clarification applied retroactively to prescriptions issued from July 1, 2025.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date New Hampshire House rejected a 35% front-window tint proposal in March 2026
HB 1178’s proposed January 2027 start date never became an effective date through that bill.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Maryland’s 2026 tint proposal sought out-of-state medical certifications
HB 1507 proposed broader physician eligibility and indefinite certificates but has no recorded enactment.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Barbados announced a three-month tint-enforcement pause in 2025
The transport ministry also reported a rear-windscreen adjustment, followed by testing guidance and a December enforcement deadline.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date North Carolina removed tint checks from safety inspections in December 2025
The change also removed the extra inspection fee and added a traffic-stop requirement.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Vermont scrapped its planned 2026 tint changes in 2025
Act 66 deleted three earlier provisions, including standards that had been scheduled to start in July 2026.