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From: phl@drusd.UUCP (LavettePH)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re:Radar Detectors *are* Illegal in the Law Books
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 10:01:22 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 10:01:22 1985
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>..........................  Another point no one has mentioned -- it is
>illegal in most, if not all, states to possess a police/emergency band
>scanner in your car or truck -- this was done to prevent "ambulance chasers"
>(lawyers, thrill-seekers, rubber-neckers, et. al.)
>                                                        Curtis Jackson

I don't know where you got your information but the latest SCAN magazine
survey of state laws indicates that mobile psb scanners are perfectly
legal without a permit in forty-two states.  Mobile scanners are legal
with a permit in the other eight.  (Indiana,Michigan,Minnesota,New Jersey,
New York, North and South Dakota and Kentuky)

Thirty-three states have no laws covering the use of psb *receivers* at all.
Most of the rest allow their use without a permit for "any lawful purpose".
Florida is real tricky.  You can have a scanner in your car but it cannot be
connected to the car's electrical system.  Indiana is the most restrictive.
Hand-helds are illegal without a permit except in your residence or place of
business.

If you want to investigate this further I would suggest you write to SCAN,
240 Fenci Lane,Hillside,Illinois 60162 and ask for a copy of "Summary of
State Laws Regarding Ownership and Use of Scanner Radios".  They would
probably appreciate about a buck and a SASE to cover their costs.

- Phil