is it illegal to listen to a police scanner while driving a car in the state of virginia?
553566
Virginia - (2002 law) - Illegal used in furtherance of a felony.
810221
It is not legal, but not illegal as long as you cannot and are not seen. If you were stopped for any traffic violation or had an accident, you would receive a ticket and possibly go to jail for indecent exposure, since at a minimum you would have to roll down the window.\n\nTake care,\nTroy
276567
Checked with a friend of mine he advises me you have LASER, some hand held portables  radar ka guns, and some units have Vascar a non radio in car computer based on officer observation.\n\nThis is connected to the vehicles speedometer through a sensor that feed both the computer and the radar and corrects the vehicle speed indicated for patrol car speed.\n\nAPS
737567
Sometimes it's not illegal to sell or possess certain items, but it is illegal to use them.  I think in most cases radar detectors fall under this category.\n\nIn particular, they are illegal to use in Arkansas. Sorry about that.
69325
yea you can have a scanner and listen to anything you want. You can listen to all radio frequencies in the united states cause any radio transmission going through the air is PUBLIC info, you just cannot interfere with them. the only limitation i know is that you cannot have a scanner in your car because they consider that a burglary tool, in minnesota at least. One interesting fact tho is in canada you can LEGALLY hack into U.S. Cell phones, the FCC can only control the U.S. Canada has no FCC limitations, no CB watt limits or anything of that matter. You can do what you want up there!
1074006
Yes...just give some sort of signal that you know the police are behind you.  Turn on your hazards and slow down.  Keep driving until you are in a lit area or parking lot.  A good officer will know what you are doing.
303106
Police anywhere need probable cause to pull you over. But it can be over something simple. You car looks like one that has been stolen, your tail light is out, you're speeding.... MOST cops are actually just doing their jobs and not trying to be jerks about it. But you have a few who take the job to their head. There are also situations where they are looking for someone or something and they can pull cars over at random for searches. But I believe they have to tell you if thats the case.
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It is not a violation of civil rights.  You'd propbably only be able to check to see once a warrant/ticket has been filed in court.  Check with your state's highest court, they should have a website with access to each county.\n\nwww.courts.state.va.us
788292
the short answer is no.\nthey may have laws about unlicensed possession.\nthe way around that is to put a nos system on your car.
382349
Illegal.  Only the police may execute a warrant, and when searching a home, the police may NOT be accompanied by a member of the media, UNLESS they are necessary to the search (which is rare, i.e. to identify stolen property).  Presence of reporters renders the search unreasonable and illegal, as it is outside the purpose of the execution of the warrant.\n\nThe First Amendment here does not outweigh the more important Fourth Amendment right.
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Better than that, get a couple of pieces of wood the same size as a cell phone and paint them black or silver and hinge them so you can hold them to your ear like a cell phone, then go to a state where it is illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving and try to get pulled over... when the police officer comes to your car and starts in about how it is illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving, say "what cell phone?" and show him the two blocks of wood.  Just make sure there is no cell phone anywhere in the car. I know of no law where it is illegal to drive while holding a block of wood up to your head.
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You didn't say what state you're in, and that makes a huge difference.  Your question is (evidently) a little unclear for some folks, too...so let's see if we can clarify at least that part of it:\n\nIt looks to me like what you're asking is if the police can stop you for a traffic violation committed on private property.  As an example, maybe you're wanting to know if you can be stopped at the local hotel for not stopping at a stop sign erected by the hotel on their property, having a headlight out, or driving five miles an hour faster than what the hotel's signs say you should.\n\nIn California, the answer is generally no.  The California Vehicle Code generally does not apply to private property, though there are some notable exceptions (DUI, reckless driving, etc).  The examples I cited above are not illegal in California.\n\nIf I've got that wrong...and what you want to know is if you can be stopped on private property for a violation you committed on public property...the answer in California, and I'd bet in every state in the union, is yes.\n\nBut really, if you want a reliable answer you need to explain what state you're in, and if you're talking about a specific violation, you need to talk about that too.  There are just too many variables that can apply without any additional information.
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First of all, the police most certainly can pull you over in your driveway if they choose to.  It's not like making it to your driveway suddenly invokes some kind of "King's X" on breaking the law.  Pulling him over in the driveway has absolutely no bearing on his guilt or innocence.\n\nSounds like the officer wrote the wrong posted speed limit  on the ticket, and later sent you an amendment to the ticket, indicating what he'd amended (the posted speed).  Don't see any kind of issue with that.\n\nIf the police were following him (which is what you said), they very likely didn't have a radar reading to show him...why use radar when you're following someone?  It's certainly possible, but I suspect radar wasn't the issue here.\n\nThe "they" charging him $800 isn't the police, it's the court.  Law enforcement does not set the fines for traffic offenses, the courts do.  This has nothing to do with whether or not he should have received the ticket, so I don't know why you're mentioning it. \n\nIf your brother does not agree with the officer's assessment that he was driving 60 miles an hour in a 40 mile an hour zone, then he should contest the ticket in court.  It will be the officer's job to prove your brother violated the speed limit and your brother can offer whatever defense he might be able to offer.  The judge makes up his mind based on what he/she hears.
1034321
not while your driving
112041
legal to use. Illegal to honk.
999768
Actually, the police are trained in identifying plates and expiration stickers from other states.  If you are doing something suspicious or possibly violating a traffic law, you could get stopped and cited.
255813
It's illegal to tickle a woman in Virginia.