Pennsylvania Scanner Frequency Guides

Scanners are legal to own and use anywhere in Pennsylvania, with no permit or registration required. Police scanners are completely legal in Pennsylvania with no restrictions on ownership or use. Read the full Pennsylvania scanner law guide →

131 of the 183 agencies we track in Pennsylvania (72%) 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.