Is it legal to record a call in Georgia?

Georgia 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

Nothing in Code Section 16-11-62 shall prohibit a person from intercepting a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception.

O.C.G.A. 16-11-66(a). Last verified 2026-07-03.^source

Sources

O.C.G.A. 16-11-66(a) Tier D last verified 2026-07-03

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.