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Call recording laws by state

Whether you can record a phone call depends on your state. Some states are one-party consent, where a party to the conversation may record it. Others are all-party consent, where all parties must consent. This hub links to a plain-language page for each state, each quoting the official statute. It is general information, not legal advice.

States

One-party and all-party consent

In a one-party consent state, a party to the conversation may record it. In an all-party consent state, all parties to the conversation must consent before it is recorded. Recording your own calls with companies is one way to keep a record of what an agent told you. See how to record a customer service call.

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Important

This page is general information, not legal advice. Recording laws have edge cases that this summary does not cover, including in-person versus phone recording, calls that cross state lines, and law-enforcement exceptions. Laws change. Confirm the current statute at the official source linked below, and consult your own counsel before relying on it.