Scanners illegal in MI incertain circumstances:
Sorry after clicking on reply I noticed the title says "TEXAS" But I still think this is important information to know.
When I was working at the DFD I was told by an EMT that it's a felony to have a scanner in your car... period. I thought this guy might be misinformed or there might be more to the story.
In response to the Q posted i looked in the MCLA online and found this:
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.508 Equipping vehicle with radio able to receive signals on frequencies assigned for police or certain other purposes; violation; penalties; radar detectors not applicable.
Sec. 508.
(1) A person who has been convicted of 1 or more felonies during the preceding 5 years shall not carry or have in his or her possession a radio receiving set that will receive signals sent on a frequency assigned by the federal communications commission of the United States for police or other law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical, federal, state, or local corrections, or homeland security purposes. This subsection does not apply to a person who is licensed as an amateur radio operator by the federal communications commission. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) A person shall not carry or have in his or her possession in the commission or attempted commission of a crime a radio receiving set that will receive signals sent on a frequency assigned by the federal communications commission of the United States for police or other law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical, federal, state, or local corrections, or homeland security purposes. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) If this subsection is violated in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 93 days but less than 1 year, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(b) If this subsection is violated in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor or felony punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 1 year or more, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who carries or has in his or her possession a radio receiving set described in subsection (2) in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of less than 93 days.
(4) This section does not apply to the use of radar detectors.
It basically says that it's a misdemeanor for a person convicted of a felony in the last 5 years to have one in his car & it's either misdemeanor or a felony to have one in the commission of a crime, depending on if the crime was a misdemeanor or a felony.
So if your last felony conviction was more than 5 years ago and you're not in the process of committing a crime, it's all good.
In response to the last reply about it being better to just walk away: If it's a cop hassling you, you can't walk away... especially in the state of taxes where it's perfectly legal for police to shoot to kill a (person they say they think might be) fleeing felon.... I came back home after I read that in the Texas laws. Dallas police were on a killing spree I didn't feel safe around them.