Reference · updated 2026-09-22
Call recording laws, state by state
Federal law lets one party to a call consent to recording it. 15 states ask for more than that, and a handful are genuinely contested. If your callers cross state lines — and for a law firm they do — the stricter rule is the one to plan around.
The rule that works everywhere
Say at the start of every call that it is being recorded. An announced recording satisfies all-party states — Washington’s statute says so explicitly — and does no harm in one-party states. ClerkBird does this on every call and the firm cannot switch it off.
Every state
| State | Rule | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | One-party consent | Ala. Code § 13A-11-30 et seq. |
| Alaska | One-party consent | Alaska Stat. § 42.20.310 |
| Arizona | One-party consent | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3005 |
| Arkansas | One-party consent | Ark. Code § 5-60-120 |
| California | All-party consent | Cal. Penal Code § 632 |
| Colorado | One-party consent | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-303 |
| Connecticut | Contested — treat as all-party | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 52-570d, 53a-187 |
| Delaware | Contested — treat as all-party | Del. Code tit. 11 § 2402; tit. 11 § 1335 |
| District of Columbia | One-party consent | D.C. Code § 23-542 |
| Florida | All-party consent | Fla. Stat. § 934.03 |
| Georgia | One-party consent | Ga. Code § 16-11-62 |
| Hawaii | One-party consent | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 803-42 |
| Idaho | One-party consent | Idaho Code § 18-6702 |
| Illinois | All-party consent | 720 ILCS 5/14-2 |
| Indiana | One-party consent | Ind. Code § 35-33.5-5-5 |
| Iowa | One-party consent | Iowa Code § 727.8 |
| Kansas | One-party consent | Kan. Stat. § 21-6101 |
| Kentucky | One-party consent | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 526.010 |
| Louisiana | One-party consent | La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1303 |
| Maine | One-party consent | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15 § 710 |
| Maryland | All-party consent | Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-402 |
| Massachusetts | All-party consent | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272 § 99 |
| Michigan | Contested — treat as all-party | Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.539c |
| Minnesota | One-party consent | Minn. Stat. § 626A.02 |
| Mississippi | One-party consent | Miss. Code § 41-29-531 |
| Missouri | One-party consent | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.402 |
| Montana | All-party consent | Mont. Code § 45-8-213 |
| Nebraska | One-party consent | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-290 |
| Nevada | Contested — treat as all-party | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.620 |
| New Hampshire | All-party consent | N.H. Rev. Stat. § 570-A:2 |
| New Jersey | One-party consent | N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-4 |
| New Mexico | One-party consent | N.M. Stat. § 30-12-1 |
| New York | One-party consent | N.Y. Penal Law § 250.00 |
| North Carolina | One-party consent | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-287 |
| North Dakota | One-party consent | N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-15-02 |
| Ohio | One-party consent | Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.52 |
| Oklahoma | One-party consent | Okla. Stat. tit. 13 § 176.4 |
| Oregon | Contested — treat as all-party | Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.540 |
| Pennsylvania | All-party consent | 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5704 |
| Rhode Island | One-party consent | R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-21 |
| South Carolina | One-party consent | S.C. Code § 17-30-30 |
| South Dakota | One-party consent | S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-35A-20 |
| Tennessee | One-party consent | Tenn. Code § 39-13-601 |
| Texas | One-party consent | Tex. Penal Code § 16.02 |
| Utah | One-party consent | Utah Code § 77-23a-4 |
| Vermont | Contested — treat as all-party | No general recording statute |
| Virginia | One-party consent | Va. Code § 19.2-62 |
| Washington | All-party consent | Wash. Rev. Code § 9.73.030 |
| West Virginia | One-party consent | W. Va. Code § 62-1D-3 |
| Wisconsin | One-party consent | Wis. Stat. § 968.31 |
| Wyoming | One-party consent | Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-702 |
This is a reference, not legal advice. Statutes change, courts reinterpret them, and several of the states above are classified differently by different practitioners. Read the cited statute and check with counsel licensed in that state before you rely on any of it.