Overview of State Scanner Laws
Quick and Dirty Version:
From http://www.fordyce.org/scanning/scanning_info/scanlaws.html.
Mobile Scanners and Radar Detectors following states.
(For private vehicles, not commercial vehicles) (March 12, 1998)
E-mail--> folson@advancenet.net
LEGAL LEGAL LEGAL-HAM LEGAL-HAM-NOVICE RADAR MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE UNITED STATES DETECTORS SCANNERS SCANNERS SCANNERS --------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ALABAMA.............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... ALASKA............... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... ARIZONA.............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... ARKANSAS............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... CALIFORNIA........... YES...... YES**.... YES**.... ......... COLORADO............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... CONNECTICUT.......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... 12/02/97 DELAWARE............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... DIST. OF COLUMBIA.... NO ...... NO ...... .......... ......... FLORIDA.............. YES...... NO ...... YES...... ......... GEORGIA.............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... HAWAII............... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... IDAHO................ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... ILLINOIS............. YES...... YES...... YES...... YES...... INDIANA.............. YES...... NO ...... YES...... ......... IOWA................. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... KANSAS............... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... KENTUCKY............. YES...... NO........ YES...... YES...... 05/16/96
LOUISIANA............ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MAINE................ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MARYLAND............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MASSACHUSETTS........ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MICHIGAN............. YES...... NO ...... YES...... NO.......
MINNESOTA............ YES...... NO ...... YES...... ......... MISSISSIPPI.......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MISSOURI............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... MONTANA.............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NEBRASKA............. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NEVADA............... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NEW HAMPSHIRE........ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NEW JERSEY........... YES...... YES...... YES...... YES...... NEW MEXICO........... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NEW YORK............. NO....... *NO....... YES...... ......... NORTH CAROLINA....... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... NORTH DAKOTA......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... OHIO................. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... OKLAHOMA............. YES...... *YES...... ......... ......... OREGON............... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... PENNSYLVANIA......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... RHODE ISLAND......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... SOUTH CAROLINA....... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... SOUTH DAKOTA......... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... TENNESSEE............ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... TEXAS................ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... UTAH................. YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... VERMONT.............. YES...... *YES...... ......... ......... VIRGINIA............. NO ...... YES...... YES...... ......... WASHINGTON........... YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... WEST VIRGINIA........ YES...... *YES...... YES...... ......... WISCONSIN............ YES...... YES...... YES...... ......... WYOMING.............. YES...... YES...... YES...... .........
* Denotes that it might be controlled by local government. (permit needed)
**a 1944 Los Angeles County "Anti-Scanner" ordinance is still in effect, and
was amended as recently as 1983.
See it at http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/lacountyord.htm
Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998 by Fran Olson, WB9ULS
This is compiled on heresay only. Check with your state police before
you travel with a radio capable of receiving police or emergency type
transmissions.
NOTE: Some states won't allow Novice Class hams to have radios capable
of receiving police or emergency transmissions.
Some states and cities require that you have a special permit to have
receivers such as these in your vehicle.
There also are other laws banning receivers such as these in commercial type vehicles. Again, check with your state police before you travel.
More Detailed Explanation of Scanner Laws:
Visit http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/scanner5.html for more detailed laws regarding scanner monitoring.

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