are radar detectors illegal in the state of florida?

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i have a “whistler 1730” radar detector and i want to know if it is legal or illegal to use in Florida.

can you get fined for having one? or get pulled over?

5 Answers

  1. If you drive a motor vehicle in Florida, then YES, you can use a radar detector in your vehicle, so long as you don’t drive a commercial vehicle that weighs over 10,000 pounds.

    While radar detector use is perfectly legal to detect a radar signal, you may not use a radar jammer to block a radar signal. In fact, you cannot use any device that will interfere with a police officer’s radar signal. But if your device is simply meant to detect a police officer’s radar signal then you are acting within the law.

    The reason Florida law permits radar detectors is because radar guns can be inaccurate. When a police officer uses a radar gun, they may use a faulty device, or they may aim it at an angle which will affect the signal’s reading. In fact, studies have shown that, of every 4 speeding tickets which were issued with the use of radar gun, 1 of them has been issued due to an inaccurate reading. These inaccuracies have lead to legislators to permit the use of radar detectors.

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    Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, and California. Florida is most likely next! If you drive a commercial motor vehicle such as a semi, then ALL STATES! What is so ironic about these communist, mmmph, commonwealth states is that you can sell or buy them all day, but not use them. It’s kind of like saying we will sell you a gun Billy, but you have to play in the neighbors yard with it. And California is not really commonwealth, but should be.

  3. Whistler 1730

  4. RECENTLY PULLED OVER FOR RADAR DETECTOR IN FLORIDA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS TO BE HARDWIRED….BULLSHIT

  5. I know they are illegal in oklahoma. But if you get caught with one, they normally just take it away.

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