We all know that most of the police force in the country uses a speed
gun to measure if motorists are moving faster that what is allowed by
the current speed limits in our roads and highways. And it is also
common knowledge for both the motorists and the police that there are
devices that detect and jams these police radar speed guns to prevent
being caught for speeding.
Radar detector and legal issues
Now the question that goes to everyone’s mind is that are such devices legal in first place? Because a product is popular doesn’t mean that it is legal. In reality, however, possession and use of such radar detector devices are tolerated in some states in the US and in some countries in the world. But still there are a number of places where radar detectors are illegal and anyone captured possessing one can be subjected to fines or confiscation of the device or both.
Now the question that goes to everyone’s mind is that are such devices legal in first place? Because a product is popular doesn’t mean that it is legal. In reality, however, possession and use of such radar detector devices are tolerated in some states in the US and in some countries in the world. But still there are a number of places where radar detectors are illegal and anyone captured possessing one can be subjected to fines or confiscation of the device or both.
In the United States, the use of radar detectors is prohibited in the
Commonwealth of Virginia where specific laws ban their use and
possession in the vehicle. The same holds true in the District of
Columbia where the laws to the ban came in effect in 1995.
In Illinois, radar detectors are only regulated in commercial
vehicles of over 26,001 pounds while in New York motor vehicles over
18,000 pounds and any other commercial motor vehicles over 10,000 pounds
are banned from having any kind of radar detectors. But in the states
of Utah, California, Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska the use of radar
jamming devices are outright illegal.
Interestingly, vehicles inside US military bases are not impounded
and users fined if they have been found to be owners of radar detectors.
However, using them is a different matter and the said act is illegal
inside any US military bases.
Radar detector in USA
Other states that prohibit the use of radar detectors include
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Outside the United States, radar detectors are also considered
illegal in countries like Australia where basically all states besides
Western Australia bans the sale, purchase or possession of radar
detectors.
Radar detector in Canada
In Canada these devices are illegal in Newfoundland & Labrador,
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario,
Manitoba, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. While in
Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan the use of the devices are
not banned at all.
Radar detector in other Countries
Moreover, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom.
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