• Car window paint is regulated by state law.just married image by Judy Ben Joud from Fotolia.com
  
  Chapter 18 of Arkansas Traffic Law contains three sections that cover car window paint. Section 27-37-302 prohibits obstructive material on a car's window while it is in operation. Section 27-37-304 prohibits the obstruction of the interior of a car. Section 27-37-306 establishes light transmission levels for the tinting of motor vehicle windows. Window paint can obstruct a driver's view of the road and is therefore restricted under Arkansas Code Title 27.
  
  

Window Paint

• Window paint comes in opaque styles, without transparency or with a degree of transparency as in tints and frosts. Most window tints are permanent and cannot be removed, whereas the paint usually chosen to scrawl "Happy Birthday" on a window or mirror can be washed or scraped off. In the case of car windows, light transmission and size of the painted object determine whether it violates Arkansas law.
  
  

After-Market Changes

• Industry-wide federal standards must be adhered to by automobile manufacturers regarding tinting of windows and objects placed on windows and mirrors. After-market car window paint is regulated largely on a state level. The term "after-market" refers to something added that was not provided by the original manufacturer. Arkansas Code Title 27 addresses after-market additions to vehicles in the state of Arkansas. If moving from Arkansas to another state, abide by the laws of that state.
  
  

Obstruction

• Whether a car window is painted or tinted, compliance with the law boils down to having no obstructive material on any car window that blocks the driver's vision and poses a safety risk. This includes side wings, side windows and rear windows. The only exception is a certificate or paper that the law requires to be there.
  
  

Light Transmission Levels

• Light transmission levels pertain to the percentage of light allowed through a tint. After-market tinting of car windows is permitted if light transmission level restrictions are complied with and tinting is placed only where allowed. For example, the "eyebrow" portion, or top edge, of a windshield may have a strip of tinting applied as long as it does not extend more than five inches from the top center of the "eyebrow."