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Is it legal to record a call in Arkansas?

Arkansas is a one-party consent state for recording conversations. In a one-party consent state, a party to the conversation may record it.

The statute

It is unlawful for a person to intercept a wire, landline, oral, telephonic communication, or wireless communication, and to record or possess a recording of the communication unless the person is a party to the communication or one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception and recording.

A.C.A. 5-60-120(a). Last verified 2026-07-03.source

Sources

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.