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State Regulations for Conversation Recording
by Jim Hanks
Below is a state-by-state listing of call recording regulations.
Keep in mind that interstate calls are often subject to the laws of both
the state in which the call originated and the state in which it was
received—so be prepared to follow the stricter regulation.
One-party consent means that as long as the person taping the call
is involved in the conversation, other participants needn't be notified.
All-party consent requires every participant to be notified, whether or not more
than one person belongs to the same firm.
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State1
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All-party
consent required
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One-party
consent required
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Alabama
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--
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x
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Alaska
|
--
|
x
|
|
Arizona
|
--
|
x
|
|
Arkansas
|
--
|
x
|
|
California
|
x
|
--
|
|
Colorado
|
--
|
x
|
|
Connecticut
|
x
|
--
|
|
Delaware
|
--
|
x
|
|
District
of Columbia
|
--
|
x
|
|
Florida
|
x
|
--
|
|
Georgia
|
--
|
x
|
|
Hawaii
|
--
|
x
|
|
Idaho
|
--
|
x
|
|
Illinois
|
x
|
--
|
|
Indiana
|
--
|
x
|
|
Iowa
|
--
|
x
|
|
Kansas
|
--
|
x
|
|
Kentucky
|
--
|
x
|
|
Louisiana
|
--
|
x
|
|
Maine
|
--
|
x
|
|
Maryland
|
x
|
--
|
|
Massachusetts
|
x
|
--
|
|
Michigan
|
x
|
--
|
|
Minnesota
|
--
|
x
|
|
Mississippi
|
--
|
x
|
|
Missouri
|
--
|
x
|
|
Montana
|
x
|
--
|
|
Nebraska
|
--
|
x
|
|
Nevada
|
x2
|
--
|
|
New Hampshire
|
x
|
--
|
|
New Jersey
|
--
|
x
|
|
New Mexico
|
--
|
x
|
|
New York
|
--
|
x
|
|
North Carolina
|
--
|
x
|
|
North Dakota
|
--
|
x
|
|
Ohio
|
--
|
x
|
|
Oklahoma
|
--
|
x
|
|
Oregon
|
--
|
x
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
x
|
--
|
|
Rhode Island
|
--
|
x
|
|
South Carolina
|
--
|
x
|
|
South Dakota
|
--
|
x
|
|
Tennessee
|
--
|
x
|
|
Texas
|
--
|
x
|
|
Utah
|
--
|
x
|
|
Vermont
|
--
|
x
|
|
Virginia
|
--
|
x
|
|
Washington
|
x
|
--
|
|
West Virginia
|
--
|
x
|
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Wisconsin
|
--
|
x
|
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Wyoming
|
--
|
x
|
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1 Disclaimer: Please note that this table is not meant to be
legal advice and may contain inaccuracies. Please check with
state government agencies for current
regulations.
2 Technically, Nevada's law indicates only one-party consent,
but the state Supreme Court has interpreted the law as all-party.
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