STATES MOTOR RADAR DETECTOR LAWS

                             by Ted Peterson

 

       The following are the official motor radar detector laws of the different states.    If you know of some changes, please let me know at the e-mail address at the end.

 

 Alabama               No radar detector in any commercial vehicle                    

 Alaska                Ok

 Arizona               Ok

 Arkansas              Ok

 California            Ok  

 Colorado              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Connecticut           Ok

 Delaware              Ok

 Florida               Ok

 Georgia               Ok

 Hawaii                Ok

 Idaho                 No radar detector in any commercial vehicle 

 Illinois              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Indiana               Ok

 Iowa                  Ok

 Kansas                No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Kentucky              Ok

 Louisiana             Ok

 Maine                 Ok

 Maryland              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Massachusetts         Ok

 Michigan              Ok

 Minnesota             Ok

 Mississippi           Ok

 Missouri              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Montana               No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Nebraska              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Nevada                Ok

 New Hampshire         Ok

 New Jersey            Ok

 New Mexico            OK 

 New York              No radar detector in any commercial vehicle over 10,000 lb other vehicle over 18,000 lb

 North Carolina       Ok

 North Dakota         No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Ohio                 No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Oklahoma             No law, but they can cite as a traffic violation

 Oregon               No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Pennsylvania         Ok

 Rhode Island         Ok

 South Carolina       Ok

 South Dakota         Ok

 Tennessee            No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Texas                No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Utah                 No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Vermont              Ok

 Virginia             NO Radar detector in ANY vehicle

 Washington           No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 West Virginia        Ok

 Wisconsin            No radar detector in any commercial vehicle

 Wyoming              OK

 

       If you are going to Washington DC do not use a radar detector. It will cost you some money.

 

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