<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Using or possessing a radar detector or jammer is illegal in certain countries, and it may result in fines, seizure of the device, or both . These prohibitions generally are introduced under the premise that a driver who uses a radar detector will pose a greater risk of accident than a driver who does not . The table below provides information about laws regarding radar detectors in particular nations . In 1967 devices to warn drivers of radar speed traps were being manufactured in the United Kingdom; they were deemed illegal under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Legality </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Radar Bands </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Illegal in all states besides Western Australia </Td> <Td> They are illegal to use in a moving vehicle (as stated by the traffic laws in) SA, NSW, ACT, NT, Queensland and Tasmania . In the state of Victoria it is an offence to sell, use or possess a radar detector, and police may confiscate such equipment if found in a vehicle . Heavy fines apply, ranging from AU $200--$1,700, up to nine demerit points, and confiscation of the radar detector . However, importing a unit is permitted under Australian customs regulations . Queensland = up to 40 penalty units (approximately equal to $3,000) for being in or on a vehicle whether or not the device is operating or in working order . </Td> <Td> K, Ka, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> In July 2006, a provisional seizure of a vehicle worth over € 75,000 and destruction of the radar detector was ordered by the courts . The driver's licence was suspended for three months . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> Illegal in all states . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Detectors legal, jammers illegal . </Td> <Td> Radar jammers are illegal . </Td> <Td> X, K (fixed camera + radar) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Legal in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan . </Li> <Li> Illegal in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Regardless of whether they are used or not, police there may confiscate radar detectors, operational or not, and impose substantial fines in provinces where radar detectors are illegal . Quebec penalizes $500 CAD for use of a radar detector, along with confiscation of the device . </Td> <Td> K, Ka, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Detectors legal, jammers illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> Detectors and jammers are illegal to use or to have in a motor vehicle . </Td> <Td> HRK 2000 (€ 270) fine if using a jammer . Only confiscation for a detector . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Detectors legal, jammers illegal . </Td> <Td> Fine up to CZK 200,000 (€ 7750), penalty points . </Td> <Td> Ka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Detectors and jammers are illegal . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle . </Td> <Td> Fine up to € 1150 as well as confiscation of the device . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle on a public road . </Td> <Td> The fine depends on income . The detector will be confiscated . For average net income of 2200 € / month, the fine would be around 640 € plus possible speeding ticket . </Td> <Td> Ka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Detectors and jammers are illegal to own, use or sell . </Td> <Td> Regardless of whether they are used or not, police there may confiscate radar detectors, operational or not, and impose substantial fines . </Td> <Td> K 24.125 GHz, <P> Laser </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle </Td> <Td> € 75 fine, 4 Points, destruction of the radar detector . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> € 2000 fine, 30 day driver's license suspension, 60 days car registration license suspension and 5 SESO penalty points </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> Detectors: legal . Jammers: legal to own, illegal to use . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> Radar jammers are illegal . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> Law Refers to' Speed Meter Detectors', Introduced 1991 . No fixed penalty for possession, expect confiscation and hefty fine . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> Detectors legal as of 2000 . Jammers still illegal . </Td> <Td> Some cellular providers such as Pelephone actually provide radar detecting as a service powered by GPS </Td> <Td> Ka, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> Regardless of whether they are used or not, police there may confiscate radar detectors, operational or not . </Td> <Td> Laser (possibly others) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> X, K, Ka, X POP, Ka POP, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> Legal to own, illegal to use in a vehicle </Td> <Td> 57 EUR fine and the detector will be confiscated . </Td> <Td> K, POP Ka, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> Detectors: legal . Jammers: legal to own, illegal to use . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> X, POP K, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use . Heavy fines apply . </Td> <Td> Radar detectors are also prohibited items under customs laws . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> Legal in most states </Td> <Td> Forbidden in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), 200 USD fine and impoundment of the vehicle . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> € 420 fine and seizure of the device (since 2004) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> Ka and Laser used also fixed speed camera and speed camera vans (Low Powered K Band) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> Confiscated in border controls along South Korea and China borders, and in airports . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> Illegal to use . (Legal to own, sell, and buy) </Td> <Td> 8000 - 10000 krone fine and seizure of the device . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle </Td> <Td> Jammers illegal </Td> <Td> X, K, Pulse K, Ka Narrow, Laser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Illegal to own and / or use in a vehicle </Td> <Td> Law enforcement authorities can confiscate radar detectors and apply a fine . <P> The Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority can seize any imported radar detectors . </P> <P> Radar jammers are also illegal . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Legal since 2006 </Td> <Td> Radar jammers still illegal </Td> <Td> Instant - On K </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Detectors legal, jammers illegal . </Td> <Td> The national system for measuring the speed of vehicles and cars . National ranges work radars in X and Ku . </Td> <Td> Instant - On (Pulse) X (10, 2 - 10, 65 GHz), Ku (13, 56 - 13, 62Ghz) POP K, Laser (0, 8 - 1, 1 mkm) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> Illegal to purchase, use, possess, sell or advertise </Td> <Td> Illegal to use or have in possession in a vehicle in traffic, to sell or advertise: an apparatus or any other means of detecting or interfering with operation of vehicle speed measuring devices, or any other apparatus used for discovering and reporting traffic violations </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use . Heavy fines apply . </Td> <Td> Radar detectors are also prohibited items under customs laws . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> Laser jammers illegal (fine up to € 500 and confiscation of the device). </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Illegal to use in a moving vehicle </Td> <Td> Importing a unit is permitted under South African customs regulations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Radar Detectors illegal, jammers illegal . </Td> <Td> Radar and Laser jammers fine up to € 6000 . <P> Radar detectors fine up to 3 points from the driving license and € 200 . </P> </Td> <Td> Ka narrow, laser, Autovelox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> 660SFr fine . Radar detectors may be confiscated and destroyed . The use of any GPS - based device to locate speed cameras is also illegal . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> Legal </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: zh: 中華 民國 法律 註解 / 道路 交通 管理 處罰 條例 / 第 40 條 #1986 年 5 月 13 日 全文 修正 5 月 21 日 公布 </Td> </Tr> </Table> Effective 1 July 1987, radar detectors used in motor vehicles risked being administratively fined 1200 to 2400 new Taiwan dollars and confiscated . Effective 1 July 2006, radar detectors would no longer be banned in motor vehicles . </Td> <Td> X, K, Ku, Laser (Possibly others) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> Radar jammers are illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UAE </Td> <Td> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Legal, although prior to 1998 the Police would attempt prosecutions under the Wireless and Telegraphy act 1949, laser jammers are still a grey area in the use of them . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Law varies from state to state, but detectors are generally legal in private vehicles under the Communications Act of 1934 and illegal in commercial vehicles by DOT regulation (49 CFR 392.71). Exceptions: <Ul> <Li> Detectors are Illegal in all vehicles: Virginia, Washington D.C., U.S. military bases </Li> <Li> Illegal in commercial vehicles under state law: Illinois, New York, New Jersey (specifically, commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) and all vehicles over 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg)) Also illegal in all commercial vehicles over 10000 lbs under US federal law </Li> <Li> Prohibitions against affixing items to windshield - "obstructing vision"): Minnesota, California </Li> <Li> Repealed: Connecticut (repealed in 1992) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Confiscation and / or destruction of the detector was once a common practice but lawsuits raised by drivers arguing violation of property rights have resulted in temporary removal while a citation is written, then return of the device after its description (make, model and serial number) has been entered on the ticket - usually for speeding and possession / operation of a detector . Use of a radar / lidar detector on a military installation is prohibited . Persons entering a military installation with one visibly mounted to the sun visor or windshield will be asked to remove it and put it away . Those who refuse will be denied entry onto the installation at that time . Military law enforcement may not stop a vehicle solely for a detector being in use, but along with being stopped for another moving violation, active duty personnel using a detector may be ordered to report the violation to his / her unit commanding officer . <P> Radar jammers are not allowed under federal rule, but laser jammers are not specifically banned . Ten states are specifically banning laser jammers: California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia . Radar detectors are not banned in the aforementioned states (Excluding Virginia). </P> </Td> <Td> X, K, Ka, Laser </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Legality </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Radar Bands </Th> </Tr>

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