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Suppose I'm using an amateur radio transceiver in my car. I'm not breaking any traffic laws, but I am talking in a secret code, which is illegal under the FCC regulations. Can a state or city police officer pull me over and detain me or write a ticket for my violation of the FCC regulations?

I'm using amateur radio as an example, but the question applies to any part of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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A state or local law enforcement officer cannot enforce federal laws unless the officer has been deputized by the federal government to do so.

State and local law enforcement officers are sometimes deputized to enforce federal law, but this would almost never be done in the case of FCC regulations.

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