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Arizona, NewMexico, California Radar legal?
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They're legal in NM. I have my Valentine on all the time!
Currently the only state that it is illegal to operate a radar detector is Virginia and Washington D.C.
Laser jammers are illegal to operate in the states of: Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado and Washington DC.
Radar jammers are illegal to own and/or operate in all 50 states per the Federal Communications Commission.
Radar detectors are also illegal in commercial vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds in all fifty states, per Title 49 Transportation Act.
Radar detectors are also illegal to operate on any military base.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_detector
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Your friendly traffic enforcement officer may see it differently since it's a proven statistical fact that emotionally an officer takes a more aggressive enforcement position with a driver that has a radar detector versus a driver without a radar detector. Again, it's a proven fact and very well-documented by police psychologists.
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Moral of that story : hide the detector and only answer their question with a question
Can they tell from their equipment that your using any type of jammer or detector without seeing it in your car?
Yes.
When you are pulled over they will have ur 411 on file and in my case I've had a good number of moving violations (although none are visible to my insurance company). That being the case, I and others with prior records are basically SOL and the cop, usually CHP will feel more inclined to add yet another chapter on my private record.
Hey Bats,
How are your violations not visible to your insurance company?
How are your violations not visible to your insurance company?
Combination of traffic school every 18 months or contesting it by (works very well with CHP since they are less likely to deal with paperwork than city police):
1. Contesting it by mail (says on the back of ur ticket)
and if I were to loose (which isn't often)
2. Trial De Novo (in person court appearance) with the furthest out date and one continuance to delay the appearance so that it's almost a year since the citation (their memory of details - most dun take proper notes starts to get foggy).
Thanks Bats.
I do the same thing as you do, but I typically get more than one ticket every 18 months. In fact, I had one about 8 months ago, and then two more within the past two months.
In the past, I used to opt for traffic school everytime, even if it was before the 18 month period, and it did not show the point in my DMV records. However, I went to the courts three weeks ago, and was told that as of like 8 months ago, they are actually checking to see if it has been 18 months. You can opt to pay for traffic school, and attend school, but after doing all that, you will still see the point on your record. So it's best not to do it from now on.
I'm now having the two violations fought via written declaration, and then if I don't win that, to hire a lawyer to represent me in court after the continuance.
Thanks for sharing. I thought there was some other magical method in which you were keeping the insurance companies from seeing the violations.
Back on topic:
Redwings explained it perfectly. Some radar detectors manufacturers have anti-detector detectors (like the Escort Passport 9500ix, and the top-of-the-line Beltronics), but to have it hidden and turned off when pulled over is a great idea.
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Thanks for the heads-up.
I'll look into him if my Trial by Written Declaration doesn't go well.
I called him up. It would be like $1500 for each ticket (because he has to drive up from Huntington Beach). I guess he's good for SoCal folks, but not for us here in the bay area.
