Window tint medical exemptions in Utah
Utah does not provide one. Utah Code 41-6a-1635 sets the tint limits and provides no medical exemption. The Utah Highway Patrol's own window tint page cites that section and lists no exemption, and neither S.B. 149 (2022) nor H.B. 112 (2025), the recent amendments to it, adds one. Pages claiming a Utah medical exemption cite no statute. Before you conclude you are stuck, read what Utah already allows, because it is more than most states and it may be all you need: the statute restricts only the windows beside the driver and the windshield. Nothing behind the driver is limited at all, so a rear side window or the back glass can be as dark as you like, legally and with no paperwork. If the reason you wanted an exemption is a passenger who needs to be out of the sun, seating them behind the driver solves it outright. What is fixed is the front. The windows immediately left and right of the driver must pass at least 35 percent of light, with a five point variance in your favour when an officer meters them, and the windshield must pass more than 70 percent, with non-transparent material allowed only along the top edge or in the lower left-hand corner within the sizes the statute gives. Material with a metallic or mirrored appearance is barred on every window, including the ones that have no darkness limit. Expect the front to be measured rather than eyeballed: the Highway Patrol's inspection manual instructs inspectors to meter the windows either side of the driver and reject anything under 35 percent.
What applies instead
With no exemption in the statute, the ordinary limits stand: front side windows 35% VLT minimum, back side windows No limit specified, rear window No limit specified. A physician's letter does not change them, because there is no provision for an officer to apply.
The practical route for a sun-sensitivity condition is a clear or near-clear ceramic film. The good ones block 99% or more of UV and much of the infrared heat while metering well inside the legal VLT, so you get the protection without the darkness Utah forbids.
Check a film's VLT against Utah law →Frequently asked questions
Does Utah have a window tint medical exemption?
No. Utah Code 41-6a-1635 sets the tint limits and provides no medical exemption. The Utah Highway Patrol's own window tint page cites that section and lists no exemption, and neither S.B. 149 (2022) nor H.B. 112 (2025), the recent amendments to it, adds one. Pages claiming a Utah medical exemption cite no statute. Before you conclude you are stuck, read what Utah already allows, because it is more than most states and it may be all you need: the statute restricts only the windows beside the driver and the windshield. Nothing behind the driver is limited at all, so a rear side window or the back glass can be as dark as you like, legally and with no paperwork. If the reason you wanted an exemption is a passenger who needs to be out of the sun, seating them behind the driver solves it outright. What is fixed is the front. The windows immediately left and right of the driver must pass at least 35 percent of light, with a five point variance in your favour when an officer meters them, and the windshield must pass more than 70 percent, with non-transparent material allowed only along the top edge or in the lower left-hand corner within the sizes the statute gives. Material with a metallic or mirrored appearance is barred on every window, including the ones that have no darkness limit. Expect the front to be measured rather than eyeballed: the Highway Patrol's inspection manual instructs inspectors to meter the windows either side of the driver and reject anything under 35 percent.
Can a doctor's note make darker tint legal in Utah?
Not on its own. With no exemption in the statute, a physician's letter gives an officer no provision to apply, so the ordinary limits stand: front side windows 35% VLT, back sides no numeric limit, rear no numeric limit.
What can I do about sun sensitivity in Utah then?
A clear or near-clear ceramic film is the usual route: the good ones block 99% or more of UV and a large share of infrared heat at a VLT that stays inside Utah Code § 41-6a-1635. That gets you the protection without the darkness the statute forbids.
Sources
- Utah Highway Patrol - Window Tint Requirements (official)
- Utah Highway Patrol - Peace officer inspection manual, 2025 edition (official)
- Utah Code 41-6a-1635 (official)
- Utah H.B. 112 (2025), enrolled (official)
- Utah S.B. 149 (2022), enrolled (official)
Reference only, not legal or medical advice. Forms and fees change — confirm against the official source above before you file, and get the form from the agency rather than a third-party form site.