[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1418 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1418

  To ban the use of radar in commercial motor vehicles, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 6 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

  Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ban the use of radar in commercial motor vehicles, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RADAR DETECTORS; USE OR POSSESSION.

    (a) Radar Ban.--Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, no driver shall use a radar detector in a commercial motor 
vehicle, or operate a commercial motor vehicle that is equipped with or 
contains any radar detector, in interstate commerce.
    (b) Motor Carrier.--No motor carrier shall require or permit a 
driver to violate subsection (a).
    (c) Violations.--Any violation of this Act shall be punishable by a 
fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 60 
days, or both.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``commercial motor vehicle'' means a motor 
        vehicle used in interstate commerce to transport passengers or 
        property when the vehicle--
                    (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross 
                combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds;
                    (B) is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, 
                including the driver; or
                    (C) is required to be placarded for hazardous 
                materials.
            (2) The term ``radar detector'' means any device that 
        detects radio microwaves used by enforcement officials to 
        measure vehicular speeds on highways for enforcement purposes.
            (3) The term ``motor carrier'' shall have the same meaning 
        as that provided for such term under section 10102 of title 49, 
        United States Code.

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