New York Scanner Frequency Guides

Owning and using a scanner in New York is legal. Vehicle use technically requires a permit under an antiquated and unenforced law. Read the full New York scanner law guide →

11 of the 91 agencies we track in New York (12%) have moved to full encryption, meaning dispatch traffic from those departments no longer reaches a scanner at all. The county guides below break down where that access still exists and where it doesn't.