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 Sec. 12. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally: Sec. 12. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
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 (1) possesses a police radio; (1) possesses a police radio;
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 (2) transmits over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes; or (2) transmits over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes; or
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 (3) possesses or uses a police radio: (3) possesses or uses a police radio:
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 (A) while committing a crime; (A) while committing a crime;
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 (B) to further the commission of a crime; or (B) to further the commission of a crime; or
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 (C) to avoid detection by a law enforcement agency; (C) to avoid detection by a law enforcement agency;
 commits unlawful use of a police radio, a Class B misdemeanor. commits unlawful use of a police radio, a Class B misdemeanor.
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 (b) Subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) do not apply to: (b) Subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) do not apply to:
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 (1) a governmental entity; (1) a governmental entity;
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 (2) a regularly employed law enforcement officer; (2) a regularly employed law enforcement officer;
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 (3) a common carrier of persons for hire whose vehicles are used in emergency service; (3) a common carrier of persons for hire whose vehicles are used in emergency service;
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 (4) a public service or utility company whose vehicles are used in emergency service; (4) a public service or utility company whose vehicles are used in emergency service;
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 (5) a person who has written permission from the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency to possess a police radio; (5) a person who has written permission from the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency to possess a police radio;
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 (6) a person who holds an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission if the person is not transmitting over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes; (6) a person who holds an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission if the person is not transmitting over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes;
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 (7) a person who uses a police radio only in the person's dwelling or place of business; (7) a person who uses a police radio only in the person's dwelling or place of business;
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 (8) a person: (8) a person:
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 (A) who is regularly engaged in newsgathering activities; (A) who is regularly engaged in newsgathering activities;
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 (B) who is employed by a newspaper qualified to receive legal advertisements under IC 5-3-1, a wire service, or a licensed commercial or public radio or television station; and (B) who is employed by a newspaper qualified to receive legal advertisements under IC 5-3-1, a wire service, or a licensed commercial or public radio or television station; and
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 (C) whose name is furnished by his employer to the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency in the county in which the employer's principal office is located; (C) whose name is furnished by his employer to the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency in the county in which the employer's principal office is located;
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 (9) a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling police radios; or (9) a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling police radios; or
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 (10) a person who possesses or uses a police radio during the normal course of the person's lawful business. (10) a person who possesses or uses a police radio during the normal course of the person's lawful business.
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 (c) As used in this section, "police radio" means a radio that is capable of sending or receiving signals transmitted on frequencies assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for police emergency purposes and that: (c) As used in this section, "police radio" means a radio that is capable of sending or receiving signals transmitted on frequencies assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for police emergency purposes and that:
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 (1) can be installed, maintained, or operated in a vehicle; or (1) can be installed, maintained, or operated in a vehicle; or
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 (2) can be operated while it is being carried by an individual. (2) can be operated while it is being carried by an individual.
 The term does not include a radio designed for use only in a dwelling. The term does not include a radio designed for use only in a dwelling.
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 +**Opinion:** Legal. Amateur radio operators holding a valid FCC license are exempted from the restrictions. GMRS licensees are not mentioned and therefore not exempted.
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