Is it legal to record a call in Kentucky?

Kentucky 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

means to overhear, record, amplify or transmit any part of a wire or oral communication of others without the consent of at least one (1) party thereto by means of any electronic, mechanical or other device.

KRS 526.010. Last verified 2026-07-03.^source

Sources

KRS 526.010 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.