Kentucky Radar Detectors Laws (2026)

Permitted: Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Kentucky has no state ban on them.

PermittedVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Radar Detectors in states bordering Kentucky

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IllinoisPermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Illinois has no state ban on them.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
IndianaPermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Indiana has no state ban on them.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
MissouriPermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Missouri has no state ban on them.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OhioPermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Ohio has no state ban on them.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
TennesseePermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — no Tennessee statute prohibits them. They are banned in commercial motor vehicles under federal rule 49 CFR 392.71.
Verified Aug 3, 2026 · Source: ecfr.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
VirginiaRestricted
Radar detectors are banned in all vehicles in Virginia, and selling them is also unlawful. See Va. Code 46.2-1079.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaPermitted
Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — West Virginia has no state ban on them.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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