(See Part 1)This is a short primer to the Radar and other Methods LEO use to track speeds in the performance of their duty to control traffic on the public streets in your city or town.
This is not to be construed as an all inclusive expose but only as a guide to building your defense for a Speeding by Radar in Va Code 46.2-882 as used in conjunction with (Part 1) of this series. Ultimately, there are four types of radar that Virginia Law codifies in the statutes: (1) a laser speed determination devise (2) radar (3) a microchip connected to the speedometer of the car (4) microchip aboard a plane or helicopter(VASCAR).
If LEO is using any other type of device to obtain speed from your vehicle, it is illegal and subject to being dismissed because its not authorized by the Virginia Statute. That does not happen as often as it used to because the Law has been molded to include almost anything that is currently on the market. Read more
