A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls and In-Person Conversations in the 50 States and D.C.

 
Is consent
of all parties
required?
Are there
criminal
penalties?
Does the
statute allow
for civil suits?
Is there a
specific
hidden camera
law?		 Are there
additional
penalties for
disclosing or
publishing
information?
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Nebraska   XX   X
NevadaXXX   X
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New Jersey   XX   X
New Mexico   XX   X
New York   X     X
North Carolina   XX   X
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Ohio   XXXX
Oklahoma   X     X
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South Carolina   XXXX
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Tennessee   XXXX
Texas   XX   X
Utah   XXXX
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WashingtonXXX    
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Wisconsin   XX   X
Wyoming   XX   X