Single-Party Consent States 2025

Single-Party Consent
Two-Party Consent
Mixed Consent
State
Call Recordings Law
Additional Single-Party Consent Details
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CaliforniaTwo-Party Consent
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DelawareTwo-Party Consent
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FloridaTwo-Party Consent
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IllinoisTwo-Party Consent
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MarylandTwo-Party Consent
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MassachusettsTwo-Party ConsentOnly "secret" recordings are banned, but is the only state without a "public location" exception. Despite having a 1968 law imposing general bans on taping wire and oral communications, it was later ruled to violate the First Amendment in the conditions espoused in a case filed by Project Veritas in 2018.
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MichiganTwo-Party Consent
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MontanaTwo-Party ConsentRequires notification only.
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New HampshireTwo-Party Consent
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PennsylvaniaTwo-Party Consent
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WashingtonTwo-Party ConsentSection three of the Washington law states that permission is given if any of the parties announces that they will be recording the call in a reasonable manner if the recording contains that announcement.
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AlabamaSingle-Party Consent
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AlaskaSingle-Party Consent
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ArizonaSingle-Party Consent
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ArkansasSingle-Party Consent
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ColoradoSingle-Party Consent
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District of ColumbiaSingle-Party Consent
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GeorgiaSingle-Party Consent
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IdahoSingle-Party Consent
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IndianaSingle-Party Consent
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IowaSingle-Party Consent
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KansasSingle-Party Consent
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KentuckySingle-Party Consent
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LouisianaSingle-Party Consent
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MaineSingle-Party Consent
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MinnesotaSingle-Party Consent
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MississippiSingle-Party Consent
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MissouriSingle-Party Consent
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NebraskaSingle-Party Consent
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NevadaSingle-Party Consent
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New JerseySingle-Party Consent
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New MexicoSingle-Party Consent
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New YorkSingle-Party Consent
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North CarolinaSingle-Party Consent
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North DakotaSingle-Party Consent
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OhioSingle-Party Consent
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OklahomaSingle-Party Consent
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Rhode IslandSingle-Party ConsentConsent is not required when the recorded party does not have a reason to expect privacy.
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South CarolinaSingle-Party Consent
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South DakotaSingle-Party Consent
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TennesseeSingle-Party Consent
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TexasSingle-Party Consent
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UtahSingle-Party Consent
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VermontSingle-Party ConsentVermont lacks an official law related to call recording, so Federal Law applies. This makes Vermont a single-party consent state.
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VirginiaSingle-Party ConsentTwo-party consent required to be used in court for civil proceedings, but not criminal cases.
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West VirginiaSingle-Party Consent
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WisconsinSingle-Party ConsentTwo-party consent required to be used in court.
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WyomingSingle-Party Consent
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ConnecticutMixed ConsentFor electronic recordings only, all parties must be made aware of recordings, with few exceptions. For in-person recordings, the rule is always one party consent.
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HawaiiMixed ConsentIn general a one-party state, but requires two-party consent if the recording device is installed in a private place.
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OregonMixed ConsentOne party for electronic communications, two party for in-person conversations. Law has been ruled in 2023 to violate the First Amendment in a case filed by Project Veritas.