U.S. RADAR-Detector Laws

TIME IS NOW: Local Time. Internet services provided for free by Alachua County FreeNet. Mobile Scanner and RADAR-Detector Laws		WHEN LINKING PLEASE LINK TO THE MAIN PARENT PAGE ABOVE THIS ONE OR YOU'LL MESS UP MY COUNTER STATS! -THANKS! ON THE ABOVE MAP: - Red indicates use illegal. - Black denotes no restrictive laws. INDEX: Commercial- and Military-related Laws Currently Active State Laws Repealed Laws IF YOU'RE A TRUCKER: RADAR Detectors are illegal period in ALL states for all "commercial" vehicles over 10,000 pounds! Here is the Federal Law. (2002 law) ON A MILITARY BASE: RADAR Detector use on military bases is illegal. Here is the law on that. (2002 law) CURRENT STATE LAWS: If any state restricts, bans, or otherwise regulates the use of RADAR-detectors in some way or another, it will be listed below, and there will be a link to the actual text of the law for that state. IF THERE IS NO CURRENTLY KNOWN LAW, THE STATE WILL NOT BE LISTED. NOTE: The blinking "UPDATED" icon indicates that a law has either been updated or at least checked/verified for currency, regardless of whether the law has actually changed or not. District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) - (1995 law, still effective 2003) - RADAR-detectors are illegal. Illinois - (2002 law) - Not regulated in passenger vehicles, but they are illegal used in commercial motor vehicles over 26,001 pounds (which is redundant legislation, since Federal law already makes that illegal in any U.S. state for vehicles over TEN-thousand pounds, anyway; BUT, some states like to have it in their lawbooks so that they can charge added fines and penalties that would go to the state). Minnesota - (2002 law) - Radar detectors not specifically regulated, BUT - hanging things from windshields not permitted. If one were to put two and two together, then this would supposedly include radar-detectors if they were hung from the windshield. However, I suppose one could also infer that they would be okay if simply rested upon the top of the dashboard. The law does not specify that it is not. So... New York - (2002 law) - For motor vehicles over 18,000lbs, and any other commercial vehicle over 10,000lbs, RADAR-detectors are illegal. [This is already covered by Federal law, as well.] Virginia - (2002 law) - Use is illegal. REPEALED LAWS: Connecticut - Connecticut's anti-radar-detector law was repealed in 1998, and all the signs along the highways were taken down. RDs are now legal in Connecticut. (I keep this up here because - believe it or not - people STILL ask me about it, even now. [grin]) When done browsing here, please take a look at my own North Fla. Area Scannist's Page! COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND WARNING STATEMENT
Mobile Scanner & RADAR-Detector Laws In The U.S. c/o Todd L. Sherman/KB4MHH Gainesville, Alachua Co., Fla. E-mail: afn09444@afn.org Previous Update: February 16, 2002. Last updated: January 16, 2003. © Copyright 1995-2004 by Todd L. Sherman. All Rights Reserved.