One of the most common questions is about the legality of using a radar detector. "Are radar detectors legal?" "Where are radar detectors illegal?" Current laws about radar detectors are rather simple:
Radar detectors are currently illegal in the following states/districts/areas or use with certain vehicles:
Virginia (VA)
Washington DC (DC)
Military Bases
Radar detectors are illegal to use at the federal level (in all states) and in commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs.
Here is a list of the states where it is 100% legal to possess and operate a radar detector:
ALABAMA (AL) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
ALASKA (AK) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
ARIZONA (AZ) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
ARKANSAS (AR) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
CALIFORNIA (CA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
COLORADO (CO) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
CONNECTICUT (CT) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
DELAWARE (DE) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
FLORIDA (FL) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
GEORGIA (GA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
HAWAII (HI) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
IDAHO (ID) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
ILLINOIS (IL) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
INDIANA (IN) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
IOWA (IA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
KANSAS ( KS) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
KENTUCKY (KY) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
LOUISIANA (LA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MAINE (ME) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MARYLAND (MD) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MASSACHUSETTS (MA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MICHIGAN (MI) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MINNESOTA (MN) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MISSISSIPPI (MS) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MISSOURI (MO) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
MONTANA (MT) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEBRASKA (NE) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEVADA (NV) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEW JERSEY (NJ) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEW MEXICO (NM) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NEW YORK (NY) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NORTH CAROLINA (NC) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
NORTH DAKOTA (ND) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
OHIO (OH) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
OKLAHOMA (OK) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
OREGON (OR) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
PENNSYLVANIA (PA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
RHODE ISLAND (RI) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
SOUTH CAROLINA (SC) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
TENNESSEE (TN) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
TEXAS (TX) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
UTAH (UT) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
VERMONT (VT) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
WASHINGTON (WA) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
WEST VIRGINIA (WV) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
WISCONSIN (WI) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
WYOMING (WY) - Legal to own and use a radar detector.
Can a radar detect speed on a hill
radar detectors help us monitor those that are monitoring us.......whats wrong with that...............................
Why does Virginia have a radar detector law?
Virginia is a communist state.
This article provides the answer.
Why are radar detectors illegal in Virginia?
Can you tell us more about this? I'd care to find out more details.
My radar detector also picks up emergency signals from fire trucks and ambulances as this unit of mine saved me and my family's life as we talked to Hell pulling a U-Haul trailer behind us it let us know that there was a bad accident ahead and we got slowed down in time to prevent another accident
I 100% agree with a comment someone has already made here, "were only monitoring the very people monitoring us, what's wrong with that". It also monitors emergency vehicle. Why some states don't allow these, is beyond me. Ill rock it either way.
Lovely just what I was searching for. Thanks to the author for taking his time on this one.
Its bad that radar detectors are illegal in Virginia ..but we don't have any issue with radar detectors in NY.
Yeah I live in a stupid state called Virginia
radar detectors are illegal in Virginia
If you like to be controlled by a state this is the place to live
Personally I’d rather be in a state doesn’t have too many stupid unnecessary rules and I won’t be living here much longer