Editorial policy

Our goal is that every VLT value, reflectivity cap, and medical-exemption step on TintLaws can be traced back to an official state source.

Sourcing priority

1. State statute (code) or administrative rule.
2. State DMV, DOT, or Public Safety agency publication or form.
3. State legislature website.
4. State police or attorney-general guidance.
5. Other government publications (transcripts, traffic safety board notices).

We do not rely on affiliate tint shops, SEO directories, or user-generated content as a primary source.

Verified-for-2026 standard

Every state page on TintLaws carries a Verified for 2026 badge. A page cannot carry the badge until an editor has read the cited statute, administrative rule, or DMV publication line-by-line against each field (VLT, reflectivity, windshield rule, compliance sticker, mirror requirement, medical exemption, and references).

Review cadence

We review every state page at least every 6 months. Every state page receives a supplemental re-check whenever a legislative session adjourns, a DMV form is reissued, or a reader reports a discrepancy through our contact page.

Corrections policy

If we publish incorrect information, we correct it. Material corrections are noted in the page editorial notes section. Minor copy edits are not individually logged.

Conflicts of interest

TintLaws may link to partner services (such as MyEyeRx for medical exemption evaluations). Those links do not change what we publish about state tint law. If a partner content conflicted with what a state statute required, we would publish the statute.

AI use

We use AI-assisted drafting for readable summaries and boilerplate content structure. Every legal, statutory, and medical-exemption assertion on the site is hand-reviewed by an editor against the cited official source before publication. AI does not independently publish unreviewed claims about state law.