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**Radar Roy** · 02-15-2006, 10:06 PM

Lawmakers focus on anti-radar bill

By CHARLES TOMLINSON
Morning News

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, is co-sponsoring a bill that would outlaw devices that interfere with speed detectors in law enforcement vehicles.
Some, however, question whether the instruments can jam a radar.

"It's a measure that is there for protection for law enforcement and for the citizens," Malloy said of the bill.

The legislation, introduced Feb. 8 in the state Senate, is not meant to prohibit radar detectors that alert drivers when police vehicles are nearby, Malloy said.

"The intent of the legislation is that it will ban any devices that will scramble police radar," he said.

Devices that detect radar and laser are legal for use in passenger cars in South Carolina, S.C. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Sonny Collins said.

The Web site www.radarjammer.com claims the radar- and laser-jamming devices rarely work, if at all. The site's creator, Roy Reyer, lists among his credentials that he is a retired sheriff's lieutenant from Arizona.

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**StlouisX50** · 02-16-2006, 01:56 AM

Heres another full version of the story

Feb 14, 2006

Lawmakers focus on anti-radar bill

By CHARLES TOMLINSON
Morning News

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Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, is co-sponsoring a bill that would outlaw devices that interfere with speed detectors in law enforcement vehicles.

Some, however, question whether the instruments can jam a radar.

"It's a measure that is there for protection for law enforcement and for the citizens," Malloy said of the bill.

The legislation, introduced Feb. 8 in the state Senate, is not meant to prohibit radar detectors that alert drivers when police vehicles are nearby, Malloy said.

"The intent of the legislation is that it will ban any devices that will scramble police radar," he said.

Devices that detect radar and laser are legal for use in passenger cars in South Carolina, S.C. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Sonny Collins said.

The Web site www.radar jam mer.com claims the radar- and laser-jamming devices rarely work, if at all. The site's creator, Roy Reyer, lists among his credentials that he is a retired sheriff's lieutenant from Arizona.

Radar jammer manufacturer Rocky Mountain Radar, the subject of Reyer's ire, also has a Frequently Asked Questions page that aims to cast doubt on Reyer's tests that led him to conclude radar jammers don't work. That page can be viewed at http://www.rockymountainradar.com/fa...il.sstg?id=249.

Florence Police Inspector Allen Heidler said he knows of no devices that have jammed a Florence police officer's radar.

Collins said of such devices, "I've never ran into anything like that."

But when it comes to the possibility of someone interfering with a police officer's radar, "one case is too many," Malloy said.

To catch speeding motorists, police officers use other methods in conjunction with radar, Heidler said.

"Part of their training is that they have to be able to accurately estimate speed" while looking at a moving vehicle, he said.

The Florence Police Department is receptive to the legislation because it will prevent people from thwarting police radar and breaking the law, Heidler said.

"We would be - any law enforcement agency would be - positive toward a bill that would not allow people to interfere with radar," he said.

Collins said highway patrol policy does not allow him to comment on pending legislation.

Anyone caught with radar-jamming equipment would be charged with a misdemeanor if the bill becomes law. The fine could be as much as $1,000.

"This is just the start of the legislation," Malloy said, explaining that the fine is a preliminary figure that could change as the bill passes through the Legislature.

The bill, written by Sen. Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla, has been referred to the Senate's Transportation Committee.