It depends on the state/combination of states. Federal law and the laws of thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia permit individuals to record conversations to which they are a party without informing the other parties that they are doing so. However, there are twelve exception states, where all parties must consent to recording: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington.
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Date: 2003-12-04 12:06 pm (UTC)Document everything to death and use it to full effect.
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Date: 2003-12-04 04:35 pm (UTC)It depends on the state/combination of states. Federal law and the laws of thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia permit individuals to record conversations to which they are a party without informing the other parties that they are doing so. However, there are twelve exception states, where all parties must consent to recording: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington.
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Date: 2003-12-04 08:35 pm (UTC)