Short answer: no
Nuanced short answer: operate on frs channels or buy a gmrs license and operate on those bands. This is still illegal because your equipment isn't allowed to operate on these bands but not heavily enforced. Use at your own risk.
There are 5W and even 50W GMRS bands. You would need a license in that case, but it's not expensive. The handheld would be non-compliant, but that wouldn't be detectable on-air unless the deviation or power is outside spec for that frequency.
