Is it legal to record a call in North Carolina?

North Carolina 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

Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-287. Last verified 2026-07-03.^source

Sources

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-287 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.