looking for concrete evidence that its ok to use and the police are ok about it....can anyone give me some information on this? im really curious evey one has been telling me that its ok to use in this manner....no laws governing it, but i want legal proof.
thank-you
sgm
2006-08-26 10:08:30 · 8 answers · asked by steve m 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
not in the USA
2006-08-26 10:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you want to use a radar gun to check the speed of vehicles, perhaps in your neighborhood. This would most likely vary state-to-state. Where I live, the police will loan you a radar gun if you have a speeder in your neighborhood. You can't ticket them, nor do anything else to them. You can make notes, date,time,speed, license place, location, etc., and give that information to the police and they will send the registered owner of the car a letter that it has been observed speeding. This usually stops the problem. I don't know if this is what you want to do. I can't give you legal proof. As far as the FCC goes, as long as the power transmitted is below a certain limit, no license is required. You can check at the FCC web site, fcc.gov.
They use radar guns to measure the speed of baseballs for pitchers. Using them to check cars isn't that much different. Just don't take any action on your own. Or whatever it is you want to do.
2006-08-26 15:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I'll start by busting some myths!!!
Radar detectors are only illegal in Virginia and Washington DC
Canada is a different story
http://www.radarbusters.com/support/choosing-detector/radar-detector-laws.asp
http://guysoflidar.com/faq.html
As for operating a radar gun the police generally are NOT cool with you just sitting on the side of the road shooting traffic. I own a police laser gun which I use to test out laser jammers and such and I have had more of a problem with other people wondering what I was doing. When ever I am testing out a laser jammer on a road I alway call the cops ahead of the time to make sure they are cool with it. One officer who actually came to see if the jammers worked or not and he said if i didn't call and they were getting complaints I would get charged for impersonating a police officer
2006-08-28 05:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by Tino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each State has it's own independent Laws governing Radar detectors.
I would like to tell you the exact answer but What State?
You could look it up in a Law book.
Ask your local police department . Ask a Lawyer.
Or if your chicken ask the Cop shop what the civil violation code is for using a radar detector . They may just tell you it isn't applicable in your state. Or they may dissapoint you by reading one out loud.
2006-08-26 10:25:33 · answer #4 · answered by grainy33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it truly is a technical piece of artwork that has to fulfill government standards,it truly is not criminal in maximum states for you utilize a radar detecting gadget on your motor vehicle.If it have been,the motor vehicle manufactures might leap throughout it.you need to use radar on your motor vehicle ,it pick do you any solid,if it does not meet the factors.
2016-11-05 21:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's based on state laws. Georgia was the first to make them illegal years ago. I'm not sure which state you live in so I can't tell you for sure if you're okay where you live.
2006-08-26 10:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Snooper - I am from Glasgow UK - The Police cannont consider them as illegal as - you are using the Snooper to aid road safety...(hehe!)
2006-08-26 10:14:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe its illegal but i'm not 100% sure
2006-08-26 10:14:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋