Police Radio In A Vehicle

Florida's rule is section 843.16. A person may not install or transport, in any motor vehicle or business establishment, frequency modulation radio receiving equipment adjusted or tuned to receive messages on frequencies the Federal Communications Commission assigns to police or law enforcement officers or fire rescue personnel of a city or county, or to the state or its agencies. The exceptions in that sentence are an emergency vehicle, a crime watch vehicle, and a place established by a government for governmental purposes.

• §Fla. Stat. 843.16

• A holder of a valid amateur radio operator or station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
• A recognized newspaper or news publication engaged in covering the news on a full-time basis.
• A certified alarm system contractor operating a central monitoring system.
• A sworn law enforcement officer or emergency service employee using personal transportation to and from work.
• An employee of a government agency holding a valid Federal Communications Commission station license, or an agreement allowing access to another agency's radio station.

• §Fla. Stat. 843.16

Those are the people and uses the section says it does not apply to. A violation is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

• §Fla. Stat. 843.16

This is the section, not an assessment. Whether a particular radio, vehicle or situation is one the section reaches, and whether some other law, a local rule or federal law also applies, are questions it does not answer. A licensed Florida attorney is who answers them.

• §Fla. Stat. 843.16