Telephone Taping Laws nationwide



Can telephone conversations be
tape-recorded in my state?

38 states, referred to as 'one-party consent states', allow
unannounced recording by any one party of the conversation.

12 states, referred to as 'all-parties consent states',
require that ALL parties involved in the telephone
conversation give consent to it being recorded.

Note: some 'all-parties consent states'
also have limited exceptions to their rules,
sometimes allowing one-party recording.


ALABAMA: One party

ALASKA: One party

ARIZONA: One party

ARKANSAS: One party

CALIFORNIA: ALL parties

COLORADO: One party

CONNECTICUT: ALL parties

DELAWARE: One party

FLORIDA: ALL parties

GEORGIA: One party

HAWAII: One party

IDAHO: One party

ILLINOIS: ALL parties

INDIANA: One party

IOWA: One party

KANSAS: One party

KENTUCKY: One party

LOUISIANA: One party

MAINE: One party

MARYLAND: ALL parties

MASSACHUSETTS: ALL parties

MICHIGAN:

MINNESOTA: One party

MISSISSIPPI: One party

MISSOURI: One party

MONTANA: ALL parties

NEBRASKA: One party

NEVADA: ALL parties

NEW HAMPSHIRE: ALL parties

NEW JERSEY: One party

NEW MEXICO: One party

NEW YORK: One party

NORTH CAROLINA: One party

NORTH DAKOTA: One party

OHIO: One party

OKLAHOMA: One party

OREGON: One party

PENNSYLVANIA: ALL parties

RHODE ISLAND: One party

SOUTH CAROLINA: One party

SOUTH DAKOTA: One party

TENNESSEE: One party

TEXAS: One party

UTAH: One party

VERMONT: One party

VIRGINIA: One party

WASHINGTON: ALL parties

WASHINGTON DC: One party

WISCONSIN: One party

WYOMING: One party

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