parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (01/08/85)
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Michigan mobile scanner law (from the 1/85 issue of the
RCMA Newsletter):
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SHORT WAVE LENGTH RADIO
RECEIVING SETS
(M.S.A. 28.776) (AS AMENDED IN COMPILED LAWS 1957)
Section 508. "Any person who shall equip a vehicle
with a radio receiving set that will receive signals
sent on frequencies assigned by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission of the United States of America for
police purposes, or use the same in this state unless
such vehicle is used or owned by a peace officer or
bona fide amateur radio operator holding a conditional,
general, advanced, or extra class amateur license
issued by the Federal Communications Commission,
without first securing a permit so to do from the
Director of the Michigan State Police upon such appli-
cation as may prescribe, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail
not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than
$500.00 or by both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court."
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Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414 mikey@trsvax.UUCP (01/11/85)
Does this mean that a Technician class can't have a 2m rig that has the VHF public service frequencies in his car? (i.e. the new Kenwood) Or does the fact that the law specifies receiver and not a transciever or a transmitting receiver, as some areas clasify amatuer equipment, give some immunity to Hams? Even if they are obnoxious, most small communities would probably give anyone a permit if they ask. The bigger cities try to use laws like this that were not intended to restrict the general populace to as more controls over the publics freedom. Face it, no criminal that intended to stay in business very long would ever go on a job without a scanner. In a lot of areas, the laws are intended to try to restrict this (ineffective) or at least give the police "first cause" to detain and search someone. Sounds like a good basis for a court case if it gets abused. mikey at trsvax KA5MJQ