BB> Well I don't know the law in your state, but the New York Vehicle and
 BB> Traffic law section (397) on scanners says, "Nothing in this section
 BB> contained shall be construed to apply to any person who holds a valid
 BB> amateur radio operator's license issued by the federal communications
 BB> commission and who operates a duly licensed 
 BB> portable mobile transmitter
 BB> and in connection therewith a receiver or receiving set on frequencies
 BB> exclusively allocated by the federal communications commission to duly
 BB> licensed radio amateurs."
You need to look at that statement. I am not a lawyer, but if you
read it, it says, exempt ........ a receiver ...... SET ON FREQUENCIES
EXCLUSIVELY ALLOCATED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  TO DULY
LICENSED RADIO AMATEURS.
 
Public service, police and business communications are not exclusively
allocated to radio amateurs.
 
de W0TLO
John
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