Still, just about every state makes it legal to own a police scanner radio. Luckily, relatively few public safety agencies in the U.S. use such systems. "It's a shame to see that tool taken out of the tool box," Padden said on "Inside Olympia." Some of those launchers and other devices may qualify as military equipment under the law, agencies say. If the person runs inthese situations, officers can even follow them on foot to try to get the person to stop, without resorting to force. var scJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? U.S. Scanner Laws In WA state, while it's not listed in the criminal code, it's consider to be an "aggravated circumstance" to use a police scanner in the commission I'm from Oregon, where scanners are legal in your vehicle, and no permit or HAM license is required to listen. transceivers capable of monitoring public service frequencies outside of the Following is a list of police ten codes: 10-1 poor reception. your trip to avoid states with anti-scanner/RD laws for you. It is 24/7 and live. (d) A person operating an authorized emergency vehicle. Be prepared for disasters and other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, CREDITS, and KUDOS,