# Illinois · windshield — State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position

For Illinois · windshield, jurisdiction is Illinois; window position is windshield; condition is a nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield; statute citation is 625 ILCS 5/12-503(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **jurisdiction:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **window position:** windshield _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **condition:** a nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** 625 ILCS 5/12-503(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window application, reflective material, nonreflective material, or tinted film upon the front windshield, except that a nonreflective tinted film may be used along the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield.

## Source

- https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=062500050K12-503

Last verified: 2026-08-27. Review by: 2027-02-23.
Part of [State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position](https://referencesource.org/state-window-tint-vlt-limits/).