Transportation Code · §547.613

Window Tint Restrictions

Window Tint Restrictions (§547.613): key points and worked practice questions for Texas peace officer exam preparation.

Key points

  • Front side windows: 25%+ light transmission, 25% or less reflectance (§547.613(b)(2))
  • Exceptions in §547.613(b)

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Worked examples

Worked example 1

Tinted windows that are too dark for legal limits violate which chapter of Tex. Transp. Code (and DPS administrative rules)?

  1. Ch. 547 (vehicle equipment) — specifically §547.613: front side windows must have light transmission of 25 percent or more and luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less Correct
  2. Ch. 521 (driver licensing)
  3. Ch. 502 (registration)
  4. Ch. 542 (uniform act of regulation)
Why: §547.613 restricts window sunscreening. A window to the left or right of the operator is exempt only if, with the sunscreening device, it has a light transmission of 25 percent or more and a luminous reflectance of 25 percent or less (§547.613(b)(2)). These limits are in the statute itself.
Statute: Tex. Transp. Code §547.613