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Is it legal to record a call in New Jersey?

New Jersey 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

Any person acting at the direction of an investigative or law enforcement officer to intercept a wire, electronic or oral 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; provided, however, that no such interception shall be made without the prior approval of the Attorney General or his designee or a county prosecutor or his designee; d.

N.J. Stat. 2A:156A-4. Last verified 2026-07-03.source

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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.