[net.ham-radio] Michigan mobile scanner radio law

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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