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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Australia | Illegal in all states besides Western Australia |
| Belgium | Illegal |
| Brazil | Illegal in all states. |
| Bulgaria | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| Canada | 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 . |
| China | Detectors legal, jammers illegal |
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| Czech Republic | Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| Egypt | Detectors and jammers are illegal. |
| Estonia | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle. |
| Finland | Illegal to use or have in a motor vehicle on a public road. |
| France | Illegal |
| Germany | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| Greece | Illegal |
| Hungary | Detectors: legal. Jammers: legal to own, illegal to use. |
| Iceland | Legal |
| India | Illegal |
| Ireland | Illegal |
| Israel | Legal |
| Italy | Illegal |
| Japan | Legal |
| Jordan | Illegal |
| Kazakhstan | Legal |
| Latvia | Legal to own, illegal to use in a vehicle |
| Lithuania | Illegal |
| Malaysia | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
| Mexico | Legal |
| Netherlands | Illegal |
| New Zealand | Legal |
| North Korea | Illegal |
| Norway | Illegal to use. (Legal to own, sell, and buy) |
| Pakistan | Legal |
| Philippines | Legal |
| Poland | Legal to own, illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| Portugal | Illegal to own and/or use in a vehicle |
| Romania | Legal since 2006 |
| Russia | Legal |
| Saudi Arabia | Illegal |
| Serbia | Illegal to use, possess, sell or advertise |
| Singapore | Illegal to possess, purchase, sell or use. Heavy fines apply. |
| Slovenia | Legal |
| South Africa | Illegal to use in a moving vehicle |
| South Korea | Legal |
| Spain | Radar Detectors legal, jammers illegal. |
| Switzerland | Illegal |
| Taiwan | Legal |
| Turkey | Illegal |
| United Kingdom | Legal |
| United 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: |