Federal Law
- Permits recording of phone calls and other electronic communications, but only with the advance consent of at least one party to the call.
- Prohibits disclosing the contents of illegally recorded or intercepted phones calls or communications.
State Laws
- The District of Columbia, and 38 states, permit employers to record conversations without telling employees, but only if the employer is on the call.
- California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington all require the advance consent of all parties before you can tape a phone conversation.
According to The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, "Regardless of the state, it is almost always illegal to record a conversation to which you are not a party, do not have consent to tape, and could not naturally overhear. "
Source:
"Can We Tape?" The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press
