Does anyone know if it's legal in CALIFORNIA for Audio Recor

[johnny916 0]

I'm trying to figure out if it's legal in CA to setup an AUDIO recording system for a business that wants two way audio on their DVR camera system??

 

Is this legal?

[nDAlk90 0]

In California, you can record a conversation with the consent of only one party if criminal activity (kidnapping, extortion, bribery or a violent felony) is involved.

 

I'm trying to figure out if it's legal in CA to setup an AUDIO recording system for a business that wants two way audio on their DVR camera system??

 

Is this legal?

[Birdman Adam 0]

May help.

http://www.abselcom.com/state-laws-for-voice-recording/

 

If I was installing any audio equipment to be recorded, I would err on the safe side and put up signs.

[nDAlk90 0]

Putting up signs can put you in risk of a lawsuit. Consult with a lawyer about audio recording in California. Putting up a sign that you are doing something against the law doesn't make it legal and ok.

 

May help.

http://www.abselcom.com/state-laws-for-voice-recording/

 

If I was installing any audio equipment to be recorded, I would err on the safe side and put up signs.

[Birdman Adam 0]

What I meant is that states basically either require 1 or both parties to know about it. So just go ahead and notify everyone.

[survtech 0]

Something like this:

 

[vin2install 0]

In California you need consent from both parties to record audio.

 

Audio Recording

Most audio recordings without consent of one or all parties are illegal.

Recording audio is very different from video, there are definite federal and state laws prohibiting surreptitious recording and monitoring of audio conversations. These laws are taken very seriously by authorities and failure to abide by them could result in severe consequences.

There are two types of defined recording situations for audio recording. They are usually referred to as "One Party Consent" and "Two Party Consent".

 

"One Party Consent" means that only the person doing the recording has to give consent and does not have to notify the other party or parties that the conversation is being recorded.

"Two Party Consent" means the person recording the conversation must notify all of the other parties that the recording is taking place and they must consent to the recording.

 

Federal Law requires "One Party Consent" for audio recording.

Here is a list of state requirements regarding audio consent:

 

Here is a list of state requirements regarding audio consent:

Note: Laws change constantly, please check your states current laws before engaging in recording.

If you know of a change or error, please inform us.

 

 

States with "One party Consent" for audio recording

 

Alabama - One Party

Alaska - One Party

Arizona - One Party

Arkansas - One Party

Colorado - One Party

District of Columbia - One Party

Georgia - One Party

Idaho - One Party

Indiana - One Party

Iowa - One Party

Kentucky - One Party

Louisiana - One Party

Maine - One Party

Minnesota - One Party

Mississippi - One Party

Missouri - One Party

Minnesota - One Party

Nebraska - One Party

New Jersey - One Party

New Mexico - One Party

New York - One Party

North Carolina - One Party

North Dakota - One Party

Oklahoma - One Party

Oregon - One Party

Ohio - One Party

Rhode Island - One Party

South Carolina - One Party

South Dakota - One Party

Tennessee - One Party

Texas - One Party

Vermont - One Party

Virginia - One Party

West Virginia - One Party

Wisconsin - One Party

Wyoming - One Party

 

States with "Two party Consent" for audio recording

 

California - Two Party

Connecticut - Two Party

Delaware - Two Party

Florida - Two Party

Hawaii - Two Party

Illinois - Two Party

Kansas - Two Party

Maryland - Two Party

Massachusetts - Two Party

Michigan - Two Party

Montana - Two Party

Nevada - Two Party

New Hampshire - Two Party

Pennsylvania - Two Party

Utah - Two Party

Washington - Two Party

[tomcctv 190]

audio is a problem everywhere even in the UK. but we do get around it.

 

the laws are to protect peoples conversations as they go around a store or work place and has nothing to do with the running of the cctv system.

 

but audio is also a big part of CCTV if it is part of a crime.

 

what we do is install audio at all cash areas but we do not feed any audio anywere in the store. i.e monitor without sound . no sound outputs from DVR. so the only time the audio is heard is when the back-up is on disk.

 

that way the police can see and hear everything after a crime then it is upto the police in court to either play footage with or without the audio turned on or off.

 

 

as well as video audio also tells the story.