Re: Scanner Permit
diskmonger said:
detroit780 said:
I too have an amateur license and put that on my application. MSP rejected it saying my license was good enough and they sent a copy of the law which I carry with me since most officers think it is illegal for anyone to carry.
Les
W8MSP
I've been following this thread and just wanted to let everyone know...
I applied for my permit over a month ago and just received it today! I even put on the application I was a licensed amateur radio operator with my callsign and I still got it.
Diskmonger
Something you may want to think about before applying for a permit is what you are agreeing to. While the law applies to everyone, by signing the permit you are signing a document that could be used in a court if you ever revealed something you heard on the scanner. While the chance is close to zero anything like that would ever happen, the possibility is always there.
The only people except from this law are Dem. operatives revealing cell phone conversations they have overheard.
Toydriver
P.S. Opps now there is a document that shows I know what the law is. Oh well I have an Amateur Radio License so I aleady have agreed to follow the law
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
APPLICATION FOR SHORT WAVE PERMIT
IN A VEHICLE TO MONITOR POLICE FREQUENCIES
I have read and understand Section 605 of the Federal Communication Act of 1934 concerning unauthorized publication of communications.
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SHORT WAVE LENGTH
RADIO RECEIVING SETS
UNAUTHORIZED PUBLICATION OR USE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Federal Communications Act of 1934 Sec. 605. Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications.
(a) Practices Prohibited.
Except as authorized by chapter 119, Title 18, no person receiving, assisting in receiving, transmitting, or assisting in transmitting, any interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning thereof, except through authorized channels of transmission or reception, (1) to any person other than the addressee, his agent, or attorney, (2) to a person employed or authorized to forward such communication to its destination, (3) to proper accounting or distributing officers of the various communicating centers over which the communication may be passed, (4) to the master of a ship under whom he is serving, (5) in response to a subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (6) on demand of other lawful authority. No person not being authorized by the sender shall intercept any radio communication and divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such intercepted communication to any person. No person not being entitled thereto shall receive or assist in receiving any interstate or foreign communication by radio and use such communication (or any information therein contained) for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto.
No person having received any intercepted radio communication or having become acquainted with the contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such communication (or any part thereof) or use such communication (or any information therein contained) for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto. This section shall also apply to the receiving, divulging, publishing, or utilizing the contents of any radio communication which is transmitted by any station for the use of the general public, which relates to ships, aircraft, vehicles, or person in distress, or which is transmitted by an amateur radio station operator or by a citizens band radio operator.
