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Is it legal to record a call in Kansas?

Kansas 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

Intercepting, without the consent of the sender or receiver, a message by telephone, telegraph, letter or other means of private communication; (2) divulging, without the consent of the sender or receiver, the existence or contents of such message if such person knows that the message was illegally intercepted, or if such person illegally learned of the message in the course of employment with an agency in transmitt

K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1). Last verified 2026-07-03.source

Penalties under the Kansas statute

The operative penalty language, quoted from the same archived official source:

(b) Breach of privacy as defined in: (1) Subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor;

K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1).source

Frequently asked questions

Can I record a phone call I am on in Kansas?

Kansas is a one-party consent state for recording conversations. In a one-party consent state, a party to the conversation may record it. See the statute quoted above and confirm at the official source linked below. This is general information, not legal advice.

What penalties does the Kansas statute provide?

The archived statute text provides: "(b) Breach of privacy as defined in: (1) Subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor;" See the quoted provision above and the official source for full context. This is general information, not legal advice.

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.