Legality of Recording by State.......(size: 2 printed pages) |
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| It is against the law in every jurisdiction to audio record conversations where none of the parties are aware that they are being recorded. In the case where one of the parties is aware and the rest are not, laws vary from state to state along with statutes regarding civil penalties, etc. Below is an overview of which states have what laws. States where consent of all parties is required are highlighted in grey. A blank space means No. |
| STATE | Is consent of all parties required? | Are there criminal penalties? | Does the statute allow for civil suits? | Is there a specific hidden camera law? | Are there additional penalties for disclosing or publishing information? |
Federal |
YES | YES | YES | ||
| Alabama | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Alaska | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Arizona | YES | ||||
| Arkansas | YES | YES | |||
| California | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Colorado | YES | YES | |||
| Connecticut | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Delaware | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| D.C. | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Florida | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Georgia | YES | YES | |||
| Hawaii | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Idaho | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Illinois | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Indiana | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Iowa | YES | YES | |||
| Kansas | YES | YES | |||
| Kentucky | YES | YES | |||
| Louisiana | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Maine | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Maryland | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Massachusetts | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Michigan | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Minnesota | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Mississippi | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Missouri | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Montana | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Nebraska | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Nevada | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| New Hampshire | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| New Jersey | YES | YES | YES | ||
| New Mexico | YES | YES | YES | ||
| New York | YES | YES | |||
| North Carolina | YES | YES | YES | ||
| North Dakota | YES | YES | |||
| Ohio | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Oklahoma | YES | YES | |||
| Oregon | YES | YES | |||
| Pennsylvania | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Rhode Island | YES | YES | YES | ||
| South Carolina | |||||
| South Dakota | YES | YES | |||
| Tennessee | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Texas | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Utah | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Vermont | |||||
| Virginia | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Washington | YES | YES | YES | ||
| West Virginia | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Wisconsin | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Wyoming | YES | YES | YES |