Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Hawaii’s 2025 tint law expanded rear-window exemptions and added traffic-stop duties
Act 129 kept front-glass requirements while changing rear-window treatment and driver obligations.
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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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Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Maryland made permanent-condition tint certifications indefinite in 2025
A narrowly defined medical-exemption change took effect October 1, 2025.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Bermuda moved tint-exemption applications online in 2025
A March 21 announcement put tint exemptions in the first phase of a transport-service rollout beginning March 31.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date New York’s A4026 proposed quarterly tint-enforcement sweeps
The 2025 proposal remained in Assembly committee when checked in October 2026.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date DVSA found gaps in legal guidance during 2024 tint checks
A January 2025 report details checks on 42 products and outreach to 684 automotive-tint businesses.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date A Pennsylvania tint-inspection proposal remained at committee in 2024
HB 2501 paired meter checks with proposed installer-disclosure consequences.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Louisiana extended its enforcement-vehicle tint exemption to wildlife operations in 2024
Act 268 removed a specific exclusion for Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement vehicles.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Philadelphia’s 2024 tint ordinance reached parked vehicles
The city added a parking offense, with a $100 scheduled penalty and a documented exemption route.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Trinidad and Tobago changed tint-exemption procedures in 2024
A gazetted amendment added a national-security category and a deadline for submitting medical certificates.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Wisconsin signed a conditional police-vehicle tint exemption in 2024
Act 251 linked the exemption to government ownership and protection needs.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Utah’s 2024 tint-penalty bill ended without becoming law
HB 323 passed the House after amendment, but its final record places it among bills not passed.
Laws & enforcementHistorical briefing
Source date Brazil relaxed rear-glass transmission rules in January 2023
Resolution 989 changed the rule for glass outside driving-critical areas, with external mirrors required on both sides.