Scanning Legally - Radio Shack PRO-96 Owner's Manual

SCANNING LEGALLY

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire
departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur
radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and
telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your
scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never
intentionally listen to. These include:
Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone
signal transmission)
Pager transmissions
Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to
fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the
contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the
communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is
done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be
easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to
make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to
monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the
laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public
safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.
We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.
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