Walk It Through: The Scanner
Barred only after a recent felony, the license on demand, and a crime of its own during a crime.
A driver who follows local news mounts a police scanner on the dashboard.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One car and one scanner. Federal radio law, local rules, and what makes a particular radio one the section reaches are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.