INSTALLING A LAPTOP MOUNT

k9police · #1 (**permalink**) 02-22-2013, 7:03 PM

Does anyone know if it is legal to install a laptop mount into your own personal vehicle?

KB7MIB · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 1:34 AM

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Check your state DOT/MVD website. They may have a link to information regarding this. The laws are going to vary by state, but most say no TV/DVD player in the front seat/visible to driver. The laws that specifically mention computers usually say it...

KB7MIB · #3 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 1:35 AM

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can't be used while mobile in motion, meaning while you're driving down the road. You have to be at a redlight or pulled off the road. Exemptions are usually given to LEO's.

KB7MIB · #4 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 2:31 AM

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http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/laws/telematics

KB7MIB · #5 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 2:32 AM

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http://www.digitaltips.org/in-vehicle/stateLaws.asp

KB7MIB · #6 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 2:34 AM

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Those two websites will give you a starting point. But laws can be, and are, updated. California's law AB301 is an example, which seems to expand the existing law:
http://m.geekzone.co.nz/News/Read?newsid=2076

KB7MIB · #7 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 2:38 AM

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And I want to correct one of my above comments. North Carolina specifically prohibits computers, and several Canadian provinces specifically prohibit computers and/or video displays which could cover computers.

KB7MIB · #8 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 2:39 AM

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And, of course, an officer could narrowly interpret their state's law to include a computer, even if not specifically mentioned in the law, and you'd have to argue it out in court. Which could easily get expensive. :/

rapidcharger · #9 (**permalink**) 02-23-2013, 9:03 PM

Google Glass is going to fix all this.