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Radar Detector, Radar Jammer and Laser Jammer Laws
Radar jammers (also called "active radar scramblers") are illegal to SELL or USE in every U.S. state, all of Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, as
well as most other countries.What are your options?
Radar detectors illegal in what states is a question frequently asked. Are radar detectors illegal? How can you prevent a speeding ticket? Radar detector laws and laws by state are described below. Some countries are also included. The Passport 9500ci is one of the finest hidden remote radar detectors; while the Bel STi Driver and Escort Redline are 100% invisible to all radar detector detectors. We get a questions on which product is best to prevent a speeding ticket. Are radar detectors legal or illegal? Which radar detectors are illegal in what states? What states are radar detectors illegal? Are radar detectors illegal in New York, Texas, Florida or Illinois? Many answers are below, so please review the information on radar detectors, laser jammers and radar jammers below. Call us at 1-720-635-3931 to prevent a speeding ticket.
SCD-2 Photo Radar is a Speed Camera Jammer that detects and prevents any picture of your license plates. We also provide photo radar jammers for one standard license plate in the USA and Canada, wide European/Asian license plates and motorcycle license plates. UK speed cameras and European speed cameras are defeated using the SCD-2 International photo radar jammer. The SCD products also include the new APC power Control product at no additional cost. Legal in the USA.
Tired of the photo Radar tickets you get in the mail? Tired of the SPEED ON GREEN photo radar traps? Tired of the SPEED CAMERAS in your area? The SCD photo radar jammer stops all speed cameras, red light cameras, speed on green cameras and any speed camera van, which are mobile speed camera vans.
Radar detectors and laser jammers are legal in most U.S. states, but laws vary by state. DOT (Federal department) in the USA bans radar detectors in commercial vehicles
APC POWER Control manages power to all your radar laser and photo products.
Many of our customers asked that we provide a good way to organize power cables and power switches of the different radar laser and photo products, controlled by a single power control with the capability to switch power modes between ACTIVE and SAFE power modes.
If you have a radar detector and laser jammer installed in your vehicle, the APC Power Control product will definitely be of interest to you. Maybe you have a photo radar detector too! How many power switches do you have? When you encounter a police speed trap, and you want to discreetly shut power down to all your radar, laser and photo radar products, will you get flustered by trying to find 2 or 3 power switches, while trying to keep your car in a straight line? You may have a Radar Detector power button on the windshield, a laser detector power switch down on the center console; perhaps a photo radar power switch somewhere else. Power cables around the vehicle. When you come into a speed trap, your emotions usually do not allow a calm response, but demand a frantic search for two or three POWER OFF buttons. The APC, Auto Power Control Interface organizes all those power cables to a single power control module which has a single POWER SWITCH, so you can switch all of your radar laser photo products with ONE MASTER POWER CONTROL switch.
APC allows a calm response when you encounter a speed trap to switch all your radar, laser and photo products from ACTIVE power to SAFE power mode with a single power control module and one power switch.
Law information is provided by State and Country as follows:
United States
U.S. Federal law prohibits the use of radar detectors and laser jammers in
commercial vehicles crossing state lines and weighing over 10,000 pounds. Radar detectors and laser jammers are also illegal to use
on any U.S. military base.
Passport 9500ix Radar Detector
Also known as the Escort 9500ix Radar Detector, this superb product won best in test at the annual Speed Measurement Labs test, which 1stRadarDetectors attends every year to find the best radar detector. The Passport 9500ix provides X, K, Ka radar detection, photo radar detector, Red Light Camera alerts, WEB updates and memory to stop alert to store front, false radar alerts. But don’t use this radar detector in Virginia or the Eastern Canadian provinces due to police radar detector detectors. If you are in VA and Eastern Canada, get the Passport 9500ci radar detector, which combines all the Passport 9500ix capabilities into a hidden remote that can not be seen or detected. And it adds laser jamming too. Click for More Information
Alabama
Radar Detectors in Alabama: Radar detectors are legal to use in Alabama,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Alabama: Laser jammers are legal to use in Alabama.
Alaska
Radar Detectors in Alaska: Radar detectors are legal to use in Alaska.
Laser Jammers in Alaska: Laser jammers are legal to use in Alaska.
Arizona
Radar Detectors in Arizona: Radar detectors are legal to use in Arizona.
Laser Jammers in Arizona: Laser jammers are legal to use in Arizona.
Arkansas
Radar Detectors in Arkansas: Radar detectors are legal to use in Arkansas.
Laser Jammers in Arkansas: Laser jammers are legal to use in Arkansas.
California
Radar Detectors in California: Radar detectors are legal to use in California. It is illegal to hang anything from the windshield with suction cups in California. Drivers in California might be interested in our Radar Detector Visor Holder to keep your radar detector off the windshield
Laser Jammers in California: Laser jammers are illegal to use in California.
Source: California Vehicle Code, Section 28150 and http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/) Jamming: Electronic Speed-Measuring Devices
28150. (a) No vehicle shall be equipped with any device that is designed for, or is capable of, jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with radar, laser, or any other electronic device used by a law enforcement agency to measure the speed of moving objects.
(b) No person shall use, buy, possess, manufacture, sell, or otherwise distribute any device that is designed for jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with radar, laser, or any other electronic device used by a law enforcement agency to measure the speed of moving objects.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is an infraction.
(d) When a person possesses four or more devices in violation of subdivision (b), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who has a valid federal license for operating the devices described in this section may transport one or more of those devices if the license is carried in the vehicle transporting the device at all times when the device is being transported.
Added Sec. 1, Ch. 493, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Colorado
Radar Detectors in Colorado: Radar detectors are legal to use in Colorado,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Colorado: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Colorado.
Source: Colorado Statutes : TITLE 4, ARTICLE 4, PART 14, 42-4-1415Link 2 42-4-1415. Radar jamming devices prohibited - penalty.
(1) (a) No person shall use, possess, or sell a radar jamming device.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle with a radar jamming device in the motor vehicle.
(2) (a) For purposes of this section, "radar jamming device" means any active or passive device, instrument, mechanism, or equipment that is designed or intended to interfere with, disrupt, or scramble the radar or laser that is used by law enforcement agencies and peace officers to measure the speed of motor vehicles. "Radar jamming device" includes but is not limited to devices commonly referred to as "jammers" or "scramblers".
(b) For purposes of this section, "radar jamming device" shall not include equipment that is legal under FCC regulations, such as a citizens' band radio, ham radio, or any other similar electronic equipment.
(3) Radar jamming devices are subject to seizure by any peace officer and may be confiscated and destroyed by order of the court in which a violation of this section is charged.
(4) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, punishable as provided in section 42-4-1701 (3) (a) (II) (A).
(5) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to peace officers acting in their official capacity.
History Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 340, § 1, effective July 1.
Connecticut
Radar Detectors in Connecticut: Radar detectors are legal to use in Connecticut.
Laser Jammers in Connecticut: Laser jammers are legal to use in Connecticut.
Radar Detectors in Delaware: Radar detectors are legal to use in Delaware.
Laser Jammers in Delaware: Laser jammers are legal to use in Delaware.
Florida
Radar Detectors in Florida: Radar detectors are legal to use in Florida.
Laser Jammers in Florida: Laser jammers are legal to use in Florida.
Georgia
Radar Detectors in Georgia: Radar detectors are legal to use in Georgia.
Laser Jammers in Georgia: Laser jammers are legal to use in Georgia.
Hawaii
Radar Detectors in Hawaii: Radar detectors are legal to use in Hawaii.
Laser Jammers in Hawaii: Laser jammers are legal to use in Hawaii.
Idaho
Radar Detectors in Idaho: Radar detectors are legal to use in Idaho,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Idaho: Laser jammers are legal to use in Idaho.
Illinois
Radar Detectors in Illinois: Radar detectors are legal to use in Illinois,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Illinois: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Illinois.
Source: Illinois Vehicle Code 625 ILCS 5/12-613 Sec. 12-613. Possession and use of radar or laser jamming devices prohibited.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is equipped with any instrument designed to interfere with microwaves or lasers at frequencies used by police radar for the purpose of monitoring vehicular speed.
(b) A person operating a motor vehicle who possesses within the vehicle a radar or laser jamming device that is contained in a locked opaque box or similar container, or that is not in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and that is not in operation, is not in violation of this Section. (c) Any person found guilty of violating this Section is guilty of a petty offense. A minimum fine of $50 shall be imposed for a first offense and a minimum fine of $100 for a second or subsequent offense.
(d) The radar or laser jamming device or mechanism shall be seized by the law enforcement officer at the time of the violation. This Section does not authorize the permanent forfeiture to the State of any radar or laser jamming device or mechanism. The device or mechanism shall be taken and held for the period when needed as evidence. When no longer needed for evidence, the defendant may petition the court for the return of the device or mechanism. The defendant, however, must prove to the court by a preponderance of the evidence that the device or mechanism will be used only for a legitimate and lawful purpose.
(d) A law enforcement officer may not stop or search any motor vehicle or the driver of any motor vehicle solely on the basis of a violation or suspected violation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 94-594, eff. 1-1-06.)
Indiana
Radar Detectors in Indiana: Radar detectors are legal to use in Indiana.
Laser Jammers in Indiana: Laser jammers are legal to use in Indiana.
Iowa
Radar Detectors in Iowa: Radar detectors are legal to use in Iowa.
Laser Jammers in Iowa: Laser jammers are legal to use in Iowa.
Passport 9500ci and Laser Jammer, Blinder M47
The Passport 9500ci Radar Detector combined with a Blinder M47 Laser Jammer is as good as it gets. Hidden installation, superb X, K, Ka radar detector, total electronic invisibility to all police radar detector detectors in the world, speed camera alerts, photo radar alerts, red light camera alerts, laser detection, laser jamming, park assist, and laser jamming that will prevent all laser guns from reading your speed while you slow down. Both the Passport 9500ci and Blinder M47 provide WEB updates, so when new speed cameras are installed in the USA or Canada, or if new laser guns come out, simply download the new software codes from your computer. If you want the best, as proven by 1stRadarDetectors at Speed Measurement Labs annual radar detector tests, this is it!
Click for More Information
Kansas
Radar Detectors in Kansas: Radar detectors are legal to use in Kansas,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Kansas: Laser jammers are legal to use in Kansas.
Kentucky
Radar Detectors in Kentucky: Radar detectors are legal to use in Kentucky.
Laser Jammers in Kentucky: Laser jammers are legal to use in Kentucky.
Louisiana
Radar Detectors in Louisiana: Radar detectors are legal to use in Louisiana.
Laser Jammers in Louisiana: Laser jammers are legal to use in Louisiana.
Maine
Radar Detectors in Maine: Radar detectors are legal to use in Maine.
Laser Jammers in Maine: Laser jammers are legal to use in Maine.
Maryland
Radar Detectors in Maryland: Radar detectors are legal to use in Maryland,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Maryland: Laser jammers are legal to use in Maryland.
Massachusetts
Radar Detectors in Massachusetts: Radar detectors are legal to use in Massachusetts.
Laser Jammers in Massachusetts: Laser jammers are legal to use in Massachusetts.
Michigan
Radar Detectors in Michigan: Radar detectors are legal to use in Michigan.
Laser Jammers in Michigan: Laser jammers are legal to use in Michigan.
Minnesota
Radar Detectors in Minnesota: Radar detectors are legal to use in Minnesota. It is illegal to use to hang anything from the windshield with suction cups. Drivers in Minnesota might be interested in our Radar Detector Visor Holder.
Laser Jammers in Minnesota: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Minnesota.
Source: Minnesota Statute 169.14 Subd. 12. Radar jammer. For purposes of this section, "radar jammer" means any instrument, device, or equipment designed or intended for use with a vehicle or otherwise to jam or interfere in any manner with a speed-measuring device operated by a peace officer.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, use, or possess any radar jammer in this state.
Passport 9500ix Radar Detector
Also known as the Escort 9500ix Radar Detector, this superb product won best in test at the annual Speed Measurement Labs test, which 1stRadarDetectors attends every year to find the best radar detector. The Passport 9500ix provides X, K, Ka radar detection, photo radar detector, Red Light Camera alerts, WEB updates and memory to stop alert to store front, false radar alerts. But don’t use this radar detector in Virginia or the Eastern Canadian provinces due to police radar detector detectors. If you are in VA and Eastern Canada, get the Passport 9500ci radar detector, which combines all the Passport 9500ix capabilities into a hidden remote that can not be seen or detected. And it adds laser jamming too. Click for More Information
Mississippi
Radar Detectors in Mississippi: Radar detectors are legal to use in Mississippi.
Laser Jammers in Mississippi: Laser jammers are legal to use in Mississippi.
Missouri
Radar Detectors in Missouri: Radar detectors are legal to use in Missouri,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Missouri: Laser jammers are legal to use in Missouri.
Montana
Radar Detectors in Montana: Radar detectors are legal to use in Montana,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Montana: Laser jammers are legal to use in Montana.
Nebraska
Radar Detectors in Nebraska: Radar detectors are legal to use in Nebraska.
Source: Nebraska Revised Statutes, sections 60-6,274, 60-6,275, 60-6,276, and 60-6,277 Section 60-6,274 Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 60-6,274 to 60-6,277:
(1) Radar transmission device shall mean any mechanism designed to interfere with the reception of radio microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum, which microwaves, commonly referred to as radar, are employed by law enforcement officials to measure the speed of motor vehicles;
(2) Possession shall mean to have a radar transmission device in a motor vehicle if such device is not (a) disconnected from all power sources and (b) in the rear trunk, which shall include the spare tire compartment, or any other compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle while such vehicle is in operation. If no such compartment exists in a vehicle, then such device must be disconnected from all power sources and be placed in a position not readily accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle; and
(3) Transceiver shall mean an apparatus contained in a single housing, functioning alternately as a radio transmitter and receiver. Section 60-6,275
Radar transmission device; operation; possession; unlawful; violation; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or possess any radar transmission device while operating a motor vehicle on any highway in this state. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IIIA misdemeanor. Section 60-6,276
Authorized devices.
Section 60-6,275 shall not apply to (1) any transmitter, transceiver, or receiver of radio waves which has been lawfully licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or (2) any device being used by law enforcement officials in their official duties Section 60-6,277
Prohibited device; seizure; disposal.
Any device prohibited by sections 60-6,275 and 60-6,276 found as the result of an arrest made under such sections shall be seized, and when no longer needed as evidence, such device shall, if the owner was convicted of an offense under such sections, be considered as contraband and disposed of pursuant to section 29-820.
Laser Jammers in Nebraska:Laser jammers are legal to use in Nebraska, as there is no specific mention in the above radar law.
Nevada
Radar Detectors in Nevada: Radar detectors are legal to use in Nevada.
Laser Jammers in Nevada: Laser jammers are legal to use in Nevada.
New Hampshire
Radar Detectors in New Hampshire: Radar detectors are legal to use in New Hampshire.
Laser Jammers in New Hampshire: Laser jammers are legal to use in New Hampshire.
New Jersey
Radar Detectors in New Jersey: Radar detectors are legal to use in New Jersey.
Laser Jammers in New Jersey: Laser jammers are legal to use in New Jersey.
Radar Detectors in New Mexico: Radar detectors are legal to use in New Mexico.
Laser Jammers in New Mexico: Laser jammers are legal to use in New Mexico.
New York
Radar Detectors in New York: Radar detectors are legal to use in New York,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in New York: Laser jammers are legal to use in New York.
North Carolina
Radar Detectors in North Carolina: Radar detectors are legal to use in North Carolina.
Laser Jammers in North Carolina: Laser jammers are legal to use in North Carolina.
North Dakota
Radar Detectors in North Dakota: Radar detectors are legal to use in North Dakota.
Laser Jammers in North Dakota: Laser jammers are legal to use in North Dakota.
Ohio
Radar Detectors in Ohio: Radar detectors are legal to use in Ohio,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Ohio: Laser jammers are legal to use in Ohio.
Oklahoma
Radar Detectors in Oklahoma: Radar detectors are legal to use in Oklahoma.
Laser Jammers in Oklahoma: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Oklahoma.
Oregon
Radar Detectors in Oregon: Radar detectors are legal to use in Oregon,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Oregon: Laser jammers are legal to use in Oregon.
Pennsylvania
Radar Detectors in Pennsylvania: Radar detectors are legal to use in Pennsylvania.
Laser Jammers in Pennsylvania: Laser jammers are legal to use in Pennsylvania.
Passport 9500ci and Laser Jammer, Blinder M47
The Passport 9500ci Radar Detector combined with a Blinder M47 Laser Jammer is as good as it gets. Hidden installation, superb X, K, Ka radar detector, total electronic invisibility to all police radar detector detectors in the world, speed camera alerts, photo radar alerts, red light camera alerts, laser detection, laser jamming, park assist, and laser jamming that will prevent all laser guns from reading your speed while you slow down. Both the Passport 9500ci and Blinder M47 provide WEB updates, so when new speed cameras are installed in the USA or Canada, or if new laser guns come out, simply download the new software codes from your computer. If you want the best, as proven by 1stRadarDetectors at Speed Measurement Labs annual radar detector tests, this is it!
Click for More Information
Rhode Island
Radar Detectors in Rhode Island: Radar detectors are legal to use in Rhode Island.
Laser Jammers in Rhode Island: Laser jammers are legal to use in Rhode Island.
South Carolina
Radar Detectors in South Carolina: Radar detectors are legal to use in South Carolina.
Laser Jammers in South Carolina: Laser jammers are illegal to use in South Carolina.
Source: Oklahoma Statutes: Title 47, Chapter 11, 11-808 Section 11-808 - Radar Interference Devices - Advertising, Sale, Manufacture Or Distribution Prohibited - Exemption - Penalties
A. As used in this section:
1. "Jammer" means any instrument, device, or equipment designed or intended for use with a vehicle or otherwise to jam or interfere with in any manner a speed measuring device operated by a law enforcement officer in the vicinity; and
2. "Speed measuring device" shall include, but is not limited to, devices commonly known as radar speed meters or laser speed meters.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess a jammer.
C. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, advertise or offer for sale, sell or otherwise distribute any jammer in this state.
D. This section shall not apply to any person who lawfully possesses a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission for the use of a jammer.
South Dakota
Radar Detectors in South Dakota: Radar detectors are legal to use in South Dakota.
Laser Jammers in South Dakota: Laser jammers are legal to use in South Dakota.
Tennessee
Radar Detectors in Tennessee: Radar detectors are legal to use in Tennessee,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Tennessee: Laser jammers are legal to use in Tennessee.
Source: Tennessee Code 39-16-610Top-level link 39-16-610. Radar jamming devices. -
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Radar jamming device" means any active or passive device, instrument, mechanism, or equipment that is designed or intended to interfere with, disrupt, or scramble the radar or laser that is used by law enforcement agencies and officers to measure the speed of motor vehicles;
(2) "Radar jamming device" includes, but is not limited to, devices commonly referred to as "jammers" or "scramblers"; and
(3) "Radar jamming device" does not include equipment that is legal under FCC regulations, such as a citizens' band radio, ham radio, or any other similar electronic equipment.
(b) It is an offense for any person to knowingly possess or sell a radar jamming device.
(c) It is an offense for any person to knowingly operate a motor vehicle with a radar jamming device in the motor vehicle.
(d) It is an offense for a person to knowingly use a radar jamming device for the purpose of interfering with the radar signals or lasers used by law enforcement personnel to measure the speed of a motor vehicle on a highway.
(e) Any radar jamming device that is used in violation of this section is subject to seizure by any law enforcement officer and may be confiscated and destroyed by order of the court in which a violation of this section is charged.
(f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity.
(g) (1) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) A violation of subsection (d) is a Class B misdemeanor.
[Acts 2006, ch. 853, § 1.]
Texas
Radar Detectors in Texas: Radar detectors are legal to use in Texas,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Texas: Laser jammers are legal to use in Texas.
Utah
Radar Detectors in Utah: Radar detectors are legal to use in Utah,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Utah: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Utah.
Source: Utah Code, Title 41, Chapter 06a 41-6a-609. Radar jamming devices and jamming radar prohibited -- Defense -- Exceptions -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section, "radar jamming device" means any instrument or mechanism designed or intended to interfere with the radar or any laser that is used by law enforcement personnel to measure the speed of a motor vehicle on a highway.
(2) (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway with a radar jamming device in the motor vehicle.
(b) A person may not knowingly use a radar jamming device to interfere with the radar signals or lasers used by law enforcement personnel to measure the speed of a motor vehicle on a highway.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under Subsection (2)(a) that the radar jamming device was in an inoperative condition or could not be readily used at the time of the arrest or citation.
(4) This section does not apply to law enforcement personnel acting in their official capacity.
(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
Vermont
Radar Detectors in Vermont: Radar detectors are legal to use in Vermont.
Laser Jammers in Vermont: Laser jammers are legal to use in Vermont.
Passport 9500ix Radar Detector
Also known as the Escort 9500ix Radar Detector, this superb product won best in test at the annual Speed Measurement Labs test, which 1stRadarDetectors attends every year to find the best radar detector. The Passport 9500ix provides X, K, Ka radar detection, photo radar detector, Red Light Camera alerts, WEB updates and memory to stop alert to store front, false radar alerts. But don’t use this radar detector in Virginia or the Eastern Canadian provinces due to police radar detector detectors. If you are in VA and Eastern Canada, get the Passport 9500ci radar detector, which combines all the Passport 9500ix capabilities into a hidden remote that can not be seen or detected. And it adds laser jamming too. Click for More Information
Virginia
Radar Detectors in Virginia: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Virginia.
Source: Code of Virginia, Title 46, Chapter 10, 46.2-1079 § 46.2-1079. Radar detectors; demerit points not to be awarded.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth when such vehicle is equipped with any device or mechanism, passive or active, to detect or purposefully interfere with or diminish the measurement capabilities of any radar, laser, or other device or mechanism employed by law-enforcement personnel to measure the speed of motor vehicles on the highways of the Commonwealth for law-enforcement purposes. It shall be unlawful to use any such device or mechanism on any such motor vehicle on the highways. It shall be unlawful to sell any such device or mechanism in the Commonwealth. However, provisions of this section shall not apply to any receiver of radio waves utilized for lawful purposes to receive any signal from a frequency lawfully licensed by any state or federal agency.
This section shall not be construed to authorize the forfeiture to the Commonwealth of any such device or mechanism. Any such device or mechanism may be taken by the arresting officer if needed as evidence, and, when no longer needed, shall be returned to the person charged with a violation of this section, or at that person's request, and his expense, mailed to an address specified by him. Any unclaimed devices may be destroyed on court order after six months have elapsed from the final date for filing an appeal.
Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the presence of any such prohibited device or mechanism in or on a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. The Commonwealth need not prove that the device or mechanism in question was in an operative condition or being operated.
B. 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.
C. This section shall not apply to motor vehicles owned by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof and used by law-enforcement officers in their official duties, nor to the sale of any such device or mechanism to law-enforcement agencies for use in their official duties.
D. No demerit points shall be awarded by the Commissioner for violations of this section. Any demerit points awarded by the Commissioner prior to July 1, 1992, for any violation of this section shall be rescinded and the driving record of any person awarded demerit points for a violation of this section shall be amended to reflect such rescission.
(1962, c. 125, § 46.1-198.1; 1975, c. 108; 1976, c. 90; 1978, cc. 87, 91; 1981, c. 303; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 825; 1998, c. 300.)
Laser Jammers in Virginia: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Virginia.
Washington
Radar Detectors in Washington: Radar detectors are legal to use in Washington,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Washington: Laser jammers are legal to use in Washington.
Washington, DC
Radar Detectors in Washington, DC: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Washington, DC.
Laser Jammers in Washington, DC: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Washington, DC.
West Virginia
Radar Detectors in West Virginia: Radar detectors are legal to use in West Virginia.
Laser Jammers in West Virginia: Laser jammers are legal to use in West Virginia.
Wisconsin
Radar Detectors in Wisconsin: Radar detectors are legal to use in Wisconsin,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Wisconsin: Laser jammers are legal to use in Wisconsin.
Wyoming
Radar Detectors in Wyoming: Radar detectors are legal to use in Wyoming,
however they may not be used in commercial vehicles.
Laser Jammers in Wyoming: Laser jammers are legal to use in Wyoming.
Radar Detectors in Alberta: Radar detectors are legal to use in Alberta.
Laser Jammers in Alberta: Laser jammers are legal to use in Alberta.
British Columbia
Radar Detectors in British Columbia: Radar detectors are legal to use in British Columbia.
Laser Jammers in British Columbia: Laser jammers are legal to use in British Columbia.
Labrador
Radar Detectors in Labrador: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Labrador.
Laser Jammers in Labrador: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Labrador.
Manitoba
Radar Detectors in Manitoba: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Manitoba.
Laser Jammers in Manitoba: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Manitoba.
New Brunswick
Radar Detectors in New Brunswick: Radar detectors are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Laser Jammers in New Brunswick: Laser jammers are illegal to use in New Brunswick.
Newfoundland
Radar Detectors in Newfoundland: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Laser Jammers in Newfoundland: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Newfoundland.
Northwest Territories
Radar Detectors in Northwest Territories: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Laser Jammers in Northwest Territories: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Northwest Territories.
Passport 9500ci and Laser Jammer, Blinder M47
The Passport 9500ci Radar Detector combined with a Blinder M47 Laser Jammer is as good as it gets. Hidden installation, superb X, K, Ka radar detector, total electronic invisibility to all police radar detector detectors in the world, speed camera alerts, photo radar alerts, red light camera alerts, laser detection, laser jamming, park assist, and laser jamming that will prevent all laser guns from reading your speed while you slow down. Both the Passport 9500ci and Blinder M47 provide WEB updates, so when new speed cameras are installed in the USA or Canada, or if new laser guns come out, simply download the new software codes from your computer. If you want the best, as proven by 1stRadarDetectors at Speed Measurement Labs annual radar detector tests, this is it!
Click for More Information
Nova Scotia
Radar Detectors in Nova Scotia: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Laser Jammers in Nova Scotia: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Nova Scotia.
Ontario
Radar Detectors in Ontario: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Ontario.
Laser Jammers in Ontario: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Ontario.
Prince Edward Island
Radar Detectors in Prince Edward Island: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Laser Jammers in Prince Edward Island: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Prince Edward Island.
Saskatchewan
Radar Detectors in Saskatchewan: Radar detectors are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Laser Jammers in Saskatchewan: Laser jammers are legal to use in Saskatchewan.
Quebec
Radar Detectors in Quebec: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Quebec.
Laser Jammers in Quebec: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Quebec
Yukon Territory
Radar Detectors in Yukon Territory: Radar detectors are illegal to use in Yukon Territory.
Laser Jammers in Yukon Territory: Laser jammers are illegal to use in Yukon Territory
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The Valentine One Radar Detector is used in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
You can also order the Valentine One Euro from 1stRadarDetectors with Narrowband Ka Photo Radar, Ku, Euro K, Dual Band K/Ka POP3.
Narrowband Ka is used throughout Europe and Australia as the primary photo speed trap. Ku is used in Belgium, Northern France, Eastern Europe and Taiwan.
Australia: User of radar detectors is illegal in all states except Western Australia.
They are illegal to sell, purchase or possess in South Australia, New South Wales, ACT and Victoria.
Radar Detectors are illegal to use in Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania.The Bel STi Driver is totally invisible to police radar detector detectors. The STi Driver is identical to the STi XR and detects all radar in AU. The new Speed Camera Jammer from 1stRadarDetectors blocks Photo Radar pictures of your license plate and operates as a license plate light, when you need discretion.
Canada:: User of radar detectors and laser jammers in western provinces are legal, but eastern provinces (Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan Quebec and Yukon) of Canada are banned. The Bel STi Driver is totally invisible to police radar detector detectors. The new Photo Radar Jammer from 1stRadarDetectors blocks Speed Camera pictures of your license plate and operates as a license plate light, when you need discretion.
Egypt: User of radar detectors is illegal in Egypt.
Estonia: User of radar detectors is illegal in Estonia.
Finland: User of radar detectors is illegal in Finland.
France: User of radar detectors is illegal in France.
Germany: User of radar detectors is illegal in Germany.
Greece: User of radar detectors is illegal in Greece.
Ireland (Republic of): User of radar detectors is illegal in Ireland.
Netherlands: User of radar detectors is illegal in Netherlands.
New Zealand:User of radar detectors is legal in NZ. The STi Driver is identical to the STi XR and detects all radar in NZ. The Bel STi Driver is totally invisible to police radar detector detectors. The new Photo Radar Jammer from 1stRadarDetectors blocks Speed Camera pictures of your license plate and operates as a license plate light, when you need discretion.
Norway: User of radar detectors is illegal in Norway.
Poland: User of radar detectors is illegal in Poland.
Portugal: User of radar detectors is illegal in Portugal.
Romania: User of radar detectors is legal in Romania.
South Africa: User of radar detectors is illegal in South Africa.
Spain: User of radar detectors is illegal in Spain.
Sweden: User of radar detectors is illegal in Sweden.
Switzerland: User of radar detectors is illegal in Switzerland. The Bel STi Driver is totally invisible to police radar detector detectors. The new Photo Radar Jammer from 1stRadarDetectors blocks Speed Camera pictures of your license plate and operates as a license plate light, when you need discretion.
Taiwan: User of radar detectors is illegal in Taiwan.
Turkey: User of radar detectors is illegal in Turkey.
United Kingdom: User of radar detectors is legal in United Kingdom. The Bel STi Driver is totally invisible to police radar detector detectors. The new Speed Camera Jammer from 1stRadarDetectors blocks Photo Radar pictures of your license plate and operates as a license plate light, when you need discretion.