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From: tierney@fortune.UUCP (Charles Tierney)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Re: Where are radar detectors illegal?
Message-ID: <4853@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 19:12:23 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 19:12:23 1985
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Reply-To: tierney@fortune.UUCP (Charles tierney)
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In article <11551@gatech.UUCP> strick@gatech.UUCP (henry strickland) writes:
>> > Connecticut says that the "installation and use of radar
>> > detectors" is illegal.
>
>I was under the impression that the FCC gives you the right to
>moniter any sort of radio transmission that you like, as long
>as you don't forward the information to a third party.
>
>When did this change?  What exactly is the situation?
>
>-- 
> --  henry strickland  


OK, as a native of the Great State of Connecticut, I shall respond.

It is illegal to have a radar detector in CT.  If they find one, they
take it.  If you take them to court, you lose (illegal).

AH!!  Now the catch!

	If you appeal enough to make it to FEDERAL COURT, you will
WIN!!!

	The FCC Act says the Gov't may not infringe upon anyones
RECEPTION of electromagnetic radiation.

But no one has appealed this particular statute that far.  Yet.

This does point up an interesting problem in Law:  The State or
Municipality which KNOWINGLY makes a law which is illegal.

Charlie Tierney		(fortune!tierney)