Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site drusd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!drusd!phl From: phl@drusd.UUCP (LavettePH) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Radar detectors, radar jamming, the police and the F.C.C. Message-ID: <16@drusd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 18:07:15 EDT Article-I.D.: drusd.16 Posted: Wed Aug 21 18:07:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:40:50 EDT References: <3176@teklabs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 15 One of the problems the police have is understanding that, just because their radio is licensed with the FCC, their radar gun (which requires a seperate license) isn't. A good trial lawyer establishes whether or not the radar gun is a licensed *transmitter* under FCC rules and if it was not licensed evidence derived from its use is inadmissable in court. A while back, POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS ran an article about how a whole area's speeding convictions were reversed because of the pig's illegal use of unlicensed transmitters. They were ordered to refund any fines obtained from radar-gun evidence and remove any points charged against anybody's license because of illegally obtained evidence. I haven't seen a followup as to how this case survived the appeals. - Phil