re radar detector detectors it is illegal to use anything you eavedropped on for a business or for an illegal use jurisdictions that ban radar detectors or police monitors are essentially making the claim that there is no other reason for a radar detector or police radio monitor the results of fighting these claims in courts have been mixed the federal courts are not anxious to intervene and state courts have sometimes held that the feds have exclusive jurisdiction and sometimes they have not a lot of state courts do not have enough imagination to see any use for a radar detector besides avoiding law enforcement action for speeding when you buy a radar detector amongst the guarrantees instructions explanations and other detritus is an invitation to join an association dedicated to preserving your right to use a radar detector i promise i am not making this up i do not think radar detector manufacturers would be making any headway at all in courtrooms if police departments enforced speed laws with a strict eye to public safety and a blind eye to the fund raiser aspect of tickets mike coyne
