A Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that laser speed detection equipment (LIDAR) has not been proven to be accurate and therefore cannot be admitted as evidence in criminal cases in Texas.

The Court ruled that prior judicial decisions affirming the reliability of RADAR were irrelevant to the question of the reliability of LIDAR.

The Court of Appeals in Waco ruled that the state failed to prove the reliability of LIDAR on which the officer relied to determine that the defendant was speeding.

The entire decision is available here.

It might come in handy if you get a ticket in Texas by an officer using laser.