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Legal or illegal?

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Some states legal, some states illegal........

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Location: South Bend, Indiana
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http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/radardet.html

"Detectors are legal in all states except Virginia and the District of Columbia. They're legal in the following Canadian provinces as well: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. On US military bases, they are legal to have but illegal to use."

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All states illegal in commercial big trucks & rigs.

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In Canada they don't just cite you, they confiscate it or make you drive over it, and slap you with a huge fine and points. Cross-jurisdictional, apparently.

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Interesting article, Mike. I'm afraid I'd be the one who ends up getting caught because I don't know how to use it properly...then I'd get a ticket for sure!!

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I had a friend in college who was from Canada. One day on a trip back for a break the OPP pulled him over and he had a detector running. So, he threw the detector on the floor, got out of the car and locked the door behind him. The OPP officer demanded to see the detector and he said, "Oops, I seem to have locked my keys in the car." He got on the phone and called CAA to have someone come and open the car. He got off the cell phone and told the officer it would be about an hour.

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If they aren't illegal, they should be...

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Originally posted by eric_mcgovern
If they aren't illegal, they should be...

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Registered: Oct 1999
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Yes, why?

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Legal here in California. My Valentine One has saved numerous times. Well worth the $$$ for a lead footed dude like me.

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I love my 2 month old V1! It's really interesting to see the taillights on cars half a mile ahead light up the same time I'm pressing on the brake pedal for a signal that's 2 miles away.
I took both my V1 and my Passport 5000 on a trip last month. V1 was the clear winner EVERY TIME!

Radar detectors shouldn't be illegal IMO. Speed traps should be! I'd love to see these officers hunting down real criminals like rapists, burglars, thieves, etc. instead of generating revenue in this manner. I know they are just doing their job, but I feel that a change in focus is needed!

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Registered: Mar 2000
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Don't bring them to Virginina. Our State Police must make a fortune on catching people with detectors. I believe it is illlegal even to posess one in VA. It seems like every year or so they are on the news with the next generation of "radar detector detector" and reminding us (as if we didn't know) that detectors are illegal.

So, remember to heed the warning signs as you enter our beautiful commonwealth.

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I don't see the problem with owning one or using one, just like a police scanner, if you're using it for 'informational purposes'. However, if you're caught committing a crime while using it (speeding), I also see no problem with it being confiscated and/or you paying a hefty fine for it.

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http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanla...s/radar/va.html

It is illegal to operate a vehicle in VA equipped with any device that detects or interferes with RADAR.

A person shall not be guilty of a violation of this Section when the device or mechanism in question, at the time of the alleged offense, had no power source and was not readily accessible for use by the driver or any passenger in the vehicle.


So, I guess you have to put your radar detector in the trunk.

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Originally posted by satguymtl
All states illegal in commercial big trucks & rigs.

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http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/39271.htm

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http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanla...commercial.html
http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanla...html#commercial

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Hmmm...

Interesting.

And...

This must win the award for the most often ignored law in history!

I don't think I've ever seen a big rig not equipped with a radar detector!

Simply look into the windshields of any big rig you see on the freeway. There'll be a Valentine I or a Passport up high on the glass, just like in a car!

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If you check the second link in the post above, apparently in MN it's illegal to drive any vehicle with anything on the windshield other than the rear-view mirror!

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