-> The Following is a segment from a document that I received reguarding  
-> Monitoring and the law. 
 
-> Whether you listen as a hobby, as part of your voluenteer work or in your 
-> occupation, you should be aware that there are strict Federal laws 
governing 
-> this activity. The rules are spelled out in the Communications Privacy Act 
o 
-> 1934 and the electronics privacy act (ECPA) of 1986. 
-> The FCC maintains a staff of investigators throughout the country, and the 
-> FBI is also empowered to investigate violations and make arrest when  
-> warranted. The laws provide for monetary fines and/or prison sentences of  
-> as long as 10 years. 
 
-> Reguarding Radio Transmissions that you hear, it is against the law to: 
 
-> * Reveal to any other person, not a party to the transmissions, the 
contents 
->   of those transmissions (in other words, keep it to yourself). 
 
-> * Use any information heard to aid in committing a crime. 
 
-> * Use any information heard for personal gain. 
 
-> Federal law makes it a crime to intentionaly intercept the following types 
-> of radio transmissions: 
 
-> * Remote Radio-TV Brodcast pickups. 
 
-> * Scrambled, Encrypted or coded transmissions. 
 
-> * Mobile Telephone Conversations of any type. 
 
-> Your state or local community may have laws restricting the use of 
scanners 
-> under certain conditions. 
 
-> failure to obey them could result in a monetary fine and/or having your  
-> scanner confiscated.  
 
-> ** Several states have enacted laws prohibiting the interception of 
cordless 
->    telephone conversations. 
->   
->  Note: Of The last Lines My state is not one of those ! 
 
-> The reason I posted this here is because, Just because your state has  
-> regulations does not mean that cordless monitoring is against the law for 
-> every one. So in a way those saying that it is against the law are right 
-> if their state restricts it but wrong when mine doesent. 
 
-> read the FCC rules or pick up a copy of Police Call by radio shack or 
anothe 
-> Scanner type book, They ALL clearly state the same thing. 
 
-> Those who think I am wrong then fine that is your beleif. I however have 
-> researched and found the above to be 100% correct to those who have doubts 
-> I would recomend that you check with information and rules of the FCC 
-> in your state, dont ask them about cordless just ask them for the 
infomation 
 
->                                 Paul.Ragsdale@shine.tfs.net 
 
-> ... Not tonight, dear.  I have a modem. 
-> --- FMail 1.02 
Wish I could find one of them FCC guys when the CBers crank up their 
wattage and knock my cordless phone off frequency.   Got any 
suggestions? 
jwfs 
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