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From: pataky@gymble.UUCP (Bill Pataky)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Radar Detector Legislation
Message-ID: <280@gymble.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 17:52:54 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 17:52:54 1985
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In article <55200198@trsvax> mikey@trsvax writes:
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>First off, the fed does regulate receiving the airwaves.  The Communications
>act of 1934 has specific areas that apply to divulging of information of
>things that can be received.  Where most of the radar detector ordinances
>have stood is because they are not considered receivers, that are basically
>signal detectors.  Even the superhet receivers are basically super field
>strength meters.  Personally, I'll use a remote and hide the head to avoid
>trouble, even where the use is not regulated, but I won't take it out of 
>my car.  If I lived in PA  near the NJ border, I'd just get me a lawyer
>and fight it.  Most people give up instead of continuing the fight.  It's
>not principle, people just figure that the $50 - $200 fine is not worth the
>court battle.  I read that Washington D.C. had a detector law that stood
>for quite a few years because no one bothered to fight it.  When someone
>finally did, it was struck down first round.  I remember reading that the 
>judges comment on the ruling was something about we can't afford to live in
>a country where a citizen does not have the right to know what the police 
>department is doing.
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>mikey at trsvax
>55, it's not just a good idea, it S*CKS!!
>It's mostly revenue anyway.


The law in D.C. has NOT been struck down!  As you enter the District on
any of the major arteries large signs announce "Radar Detectors Illegal"

A friend of mine learned the hard way. I was in the car when he was
caught.