Is it legal to record a call in New York?

New York 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 the intentional overhearing or recording of a conversation or discussion, without the consent of at least one party thereto, by a person not present thereat

N.Y. Penal Law 250.00(2). Last verified 2026-07-03.^source

Sources

N.Y. Penal Law 250.00(2) 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.