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Studded Snow Tire Laws

Studded Snow Tire Regulations For Passenger Cars for United States by State

State

Studded Tire Regulations

Alabama

Rubber studs permitted; metal illegal

Alaska

Permitted Sept. 15 to May 1; Sept. 30 to Apr. 15, south of 60 degrees n.

Arizona

Permitted Oct. 1 to May 1

Arkansas

Permitted Nov. 15 to Apr. 15

California

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

Colorado

Permitted year round

Connecticut

Permitted from Nov. 15 to Apr. 30

Delaware

Permitted Oct. 15 TO Apr. 15

Dist Of Columbia

Permitted Oct. 15 to Apr. 15

Florida

Studs that do not damage highway are permitted

Georgia

Prohibited except for snow and ice driving conditions

Hawaii

Prohibited

Idaho

Permitted Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

Illinois

Prohibited

Indiana

Permitted Oct. 1 to May 1

Iowa

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

Kansas

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 15

Kentucky

Permitted

Louisiana

Prohibited

Maine

Permitted Oct. 1 to May 1

Maryland

Prohibeted except in western counties from Nov. 1 to March 31

Massachusetts

Permitted Nov. 2 to April 30

Michigan

Prohibited except under certain conditions

Minnesota

Prohibited except for non-residents

Mississippi

Prohibited

Missouri

Permitted Nov. 1 to mar 31

Montana

Permitted Oct. 1 to May 31

Nebraska

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

New Hampshire

Permitted

New Jersey

Permitted Nov. 15 to Apr. 1

New Mexico

No regulation

New York

Permitted Oct. 15 to Apr. 30

North Carolina

Permitted

North Dakota

Permitted Oct. 15 to Apr. 15. School buses anytime

Ohio

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 15

Oklahoma

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

Oregon

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

Pennsylvania

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 15

Rhode Island

Permitted Nov. 15 to Apr. 1

South Carolina

Permitted if projection less than 1/16 when compressed

South Dakota

Permitted Oct. 1 to Apr. 30. School buses and emergency vehicles allowed studs anytime

Tennessee

Permitted Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

Texas

Only studs that do not damage highway are permitted

Utah

Prohibited except for special alloy studs

Vermont

Permitted

Virginia

Permitted Oct. 15 to Apr. 15

Washington

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 1

West Virginia

Permitted Nov. 1 to Apr. 15

Wisconsin

Prohibited except for emergency vehicles

Wyoming

Permitted

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