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Radar detectors are illegal

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May you use a radar detector in your car in Virginia?

The rule

Using a radar detector is against the law in Virginia.

It is illegal to use a radar detector anywhere in Virginia.

From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 3, page 14. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.

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