$48K Penalty Proposed Against Individual in Cell Jammer Investigation

FCC ^ | 4-29-2014

[Don W]

Detectors are illegal in Virginia

That's interesting, because I remember a case several years ago where a state supreme court decision came down allowing the use of detectors. I don't remember the state, but I remember one specific line in the decision, to wit:

"If the police choose to use surreptitious and clandestine means of surveilling the public, this same public has a right to learn of the surveillance by any means available."

Whether this could be used today in a case in a different state is beyond my knowledge, but there it is.

[sargon]

Detectors are illegal in Virginia and there’s a large sign at main highway entry points stating that fact.

For a passive device such as a radar detector to be illegal is patently absurd. I doubt it could even pass Constitutional muster.

[Portcall24]

Agreed that it is a crazy law. I’m not sure how high a challenge has gone in Virginia.