Californiastrong defensefoundationalradarspeed
Radar operator certification & unit calibration (CA)
Legal basis
California follows People v. Ellis (foundational radar admissibility). The operator must be certified; the unit must carry a current calibration certificate; and a tuning-fork test should be logged.
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The declaration does not establish (a) operator certification under POST radar-operator standards, (b) calibration of the unit within the last {calibrationInterval} months, or (c) a start-of-shift tuning-fork test. Under People v. Ellis the speed reading is inadmissible without this foundation.Violations this defense applies to
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