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From: alien@gcc-opus.ARPA (Alien Wells)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Re: Where are radar detectors illegal?
Message-ID: <182@gcc-opus.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 11:56:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 11:56:13 1985
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Summary: 

In article <258@enmasse.UUCP> mroddy@enmasse.UUCP (Mark Roddy) writes:
>> Connecticut says that the "installation and use of radar
>> detectors" is illegal.

In reality, any state which has a low forbidding radar detectors cannot enforce
it.

The FCC classifies radar detectors as radio receivers.  There are federal laws
protecting the rights of citizens to own and use radio receivers.

The first case of a state anti-radar detector law being overturned was in 
Virginia.

HOWEVER, the law itself was NOT overturned, but rather an injunction was placed
on Virginia PROHIBITING THEM FROM ENFORCING the law.  This means that they are
still allowed to put up signs saying 'radar detectors illegal' since they are
against the law.  However, they are prohibited from enforcing that law by the
feds.

I know, in particular, that Virginia has had this injunction placed on them.  I
know that a number of other states have also joined this camp.  I do not know
if every state with an anti-radar detector law is in this category.  I suspect
that if someone really cared, an injunction could also be placed on them 
forbidding them from threatening people with a law they cannot prosecute, but
I am not a legal expert.

There is a book out called 'The Ticket Book' (can't remember the author or
publisher, sorry) which I highly recommend for anyone interested.  It is
written by a former cop who did a lot of research, and has a lot of inside
information about the psyche and methods of traffic cops.

					Alien