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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AustraliaAustralia | Illegal in all states besides Western Australia |
| BelgiumBelgium | Illegal |
| BrazilBrazil | Illegal in all states. |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| CanadaCanada | Legal in British Columbia , Alberta , and Saskatchewan . Illegal in Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , Quebec , Ontario , Manitoba , Yukon , Northwest Territories and Nunavut . |
| ChinaChina | Detectors legal, jammers illegal |
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| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| EgyptEgypt | Detectors and jammers are illegal. |
| EstoniaEstonia | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle. |
| FinlandFinland | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle on a public road. |
| FranceFrance | Illegal |
| GermanyGermany | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| GreeceGreece | Illegal |
| HungaryHungary | Detectors: legal. Jammers: legal to own, illegal to use. |
| IcelandIceland | Legal |
| IndiaIndia | Illegal |
| IrelandIreland | Illegal |
| IsraelIsrael | Legal |
| ItalyItaly | Illegal |
| JapanJapan | Legal |
| JordanJordan | Illegal |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Legal |
| LatviaLatvia | Legal to own, illegal to use in a vehicle |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Illegal |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
| MexicoMexico | Legal |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Illegal |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Legal |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Illegal |
| NorwayNorway | Illegal to use. (Legal to own, sell, and buy) |
| PakistanPakistan | Legal |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Legal |
| PolandPoland | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| PortugalPortugal | Illegal to own and/or use in a vehicle |
| RomaniaRomania | Legal since 2006 |
| RussiaRussia | Legal |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Illegal |
| SerbiaSerbia | Illegal to use, possess, sell or advertise |
| SingaporeSingapore | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Legal |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | Illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Legal |
| SpainSpain | Radar Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | Illegal |
| TaiwanTaiwan | Legal |
| TurkeyTurkey | Illegal |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | Legal |
| United StatesUnited States | Law varies from state to state, but detectors are generally legal in private vehicles under the Communications Act of 1934 and illegal in commercial vehicles by DOT regulation ( 49 CFR 392.71 ). Exceptions: |