Radar Detectors in Virginia: Understand the State Law

Virginia Code §46.2-1079 generally prohibits equipping or operating a motor vehicle on Commonwealth highways with a device to detect or interfere with enforcement radar, laser or other speed-measurement equipment. Read the full current statute.

The statute provides an exception when the device has no power source and is not readily accessible to the driver or any passenger at the time of the alleged offense. The specific facts matter; consult current law.

The statute refers to devices that detect or purposefully interfere with radar, laser or other law-enforcement speed-measurement equipment.

Section 46.2-1079 also makes it unlawful to sell covered devices in the Commonwealth. Check the current statutory text and obtain legal advice for a specific transaction.