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Georgia Recording Law Summary: Last Updated: January 2025 | Verified against current Georgia Code Quick Answer Georgia is a one-party consent state for audio recording. You can legally record any conversation you’re part of without telling other participants. However, Georgia has a unique rule for video: recording activities in private places requires consent from all … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Delaware Code Quick Answer Delaware has conflicting recording laws that create legal ambiguity. The state’s wiretapping law (11 Del. C. § 2402) allows recording with one-party consent, but the privacy law (11 Del. C. § 1335) requires all-party consent. Because of this conflict, Delaware is generally treated … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Revised Code of Washington Quick Answer Washington is a two-party consent state. Under RCW 9.73.030, it is unlawful to intercept or record any private communication or conversation without consent from all parties. Consent can be satisfied by announcing that recording is occurring. Violations are a gross misdemeanor … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Quick Answer Pennsylvania is a strict two-party consent state. Under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5703, it is a third-degree felony to intentionally intercept, disclose, or use wire, electronic, or oral communications without consent from all parties. Civil damages include $100 per day or $1,000 minimum … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current New Hampshire Revised Statutes Quick Answer New Hampshire is an all-party consent state. Under RSA 570-A:2, it is a Class B felony to intercept telecommunications or oral communications without consent from all parties. There is no one-party consent exception for private parties. Victims can sue for civil … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Illinois Compiled Statutes Quick Answer Illinois is an all-party consent state for recording private conversations. Under 720 ILCS 5/14-2, you must have consent from all parties before recording any private conversation or electronic communication. However, Illinois law only protects “private” conversations where parties have a reasonable expectation … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Montana Code Annotated Quick Answer Montana is a two-party consent state with some unique exceptions. Under MCA 45-8-213, it is illegal to record conversations using hidden devices without knowledge of all parties. However, Montana has a notable “warning” exception: if one party warns that recording is occurring, … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Massachusetts General Laws Quick Answer Massachusetts has one of the strictest recording laws in the United States. Under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 99, it is a crime to secretly record any wire or oral communication without consent from all parties. The key word is “secret” … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Maryland Code Quick Answer Maryland is a strict two-party consent state. Under Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code § 10-402, it is illegal to intercept, record, or disclose any wire, oral, or electronic communication without the consent of all parties. Violations are felonies punishable by up to … Read more
Last Updated: January 2026 | Verified against current Connecticut Statutes Quick Answer Connecticut has a mixed consent approach to recording laws – one of the most unique in the country. For in-person conversations, Connecticut follows one-party consent rules. However, for telephone conversations, Connecticut requires all-party consent. This distinction makes Connecticut both a one-party AND two-party … Read more