Does anyone know.....(question for NV or California people)
Does anyone know.....(question for NV or California people)
Is it legal to record a phone conversation without asking the person?
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Re: Does anyone know.....(question for NV or California peop
Legally, you must tell the caller that the call may be recorded or have a beep tone every (I think) 5 seconds or so. Whether it's admissable in court varies, but usually no. Remember the whole Monica Lewinsky thing and the tapes?Fat SAM wrote:Is it legal to record a phone conversation without asking the person?
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theCryptofishist
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In Nevada, one person who is a party to the conversation must know that it is being taped (this is how the statute reads). Meaning, you are allowed to record your own conversation and you do not have to let the other person know. You cannot record a conversation between two (or more) people if none of them know that they are being recorded. I believe I know what you are asking FatSam, and yes, it is legal AND admissible in Court.
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As for Nevada and California law, I have no clue. And not everyone has the equipment to but the beep on the line every 5 seconds. What I do is check my caller ID and if it's a person I know I want to record, I make sure they know I'm recording during the initial greeting. I also set my stopwatch for 3 minutes to remind me to warn them again.
I've had to use those tapes in Missouri, Colorado, and in Federal courts and haven't had any trouble. But as with all legal advice, if you're ass is on the line, make a call and seek professional help vs. getting layman's info from people like us. And if this involves child custody / children's protection services, then definitely call as you want to cover your ass from every angle possible.
I've had to use those tapes in Missouri, Colorado, and in Federal courts and haven't had any trouble. But as with all legal advice, if you're ass is on the line, make a call and seek professional help vs. getting layman's info from people like us. And if this involves child custody / children's protection services, then definitely call as you want to cover your ass from every angle possible.
Actually, Badger is wrong about this. In Nevada it is absolutely legal and admissible in Court to record your telephone conversations without disclosing to the other party that you are recording. I'll cite the Statute (as soon as I find it) and y'all can look it up. I do this for a living, and I know this one for a fact.
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NRS 179.465 Disclosure or use of intercepted communications.
1. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose the contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer or use the contents to the extent that the disclosure or use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.
2. Any person who has received, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, or by a statute of another state, any information concerning a wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any court or before any grand jury in this state, or in any court of the United States or of any state, or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding.
3. An otherwise privileged wire or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, does not lose its privileged character.
4. When an investigative or law enforcement officer engaged in intercepting wire or oral communications as authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, intercepts wire or oral communications relating to offenses other than those specified in the order provided for in NRS 179.460, the contents of the communications and the evidence derived therefrom may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 1. The direct evidence derived from the communications is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding, but any other evidence obtained as a result of knowledge obtained from the communications may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 2 when authorized or approved by a justice of the Supreme Court or district judge who finds upon application made as soon as practicable that the contents of the communications were intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1743; A 1983, 117; 1989, 658)
1. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose the contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer or use the contents to the extent that the disclosure or use is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.
2. Any person who has received, by any means authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 704.195 or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, or by a statute of another state, any information concerning a wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any court or before any grand jury in this state, or in any court of the United States or of any state, or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding.
3. An otherwise privileged wire or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive, does not lose its privileged character.
4. When an investigative or law enforcement officer engaged in intercepting wire or oral communications as authorized by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, intercepts wire or oral communications relating to offenses other than those specified in the order provided for in NRS 179.460, the contents of the communications and the evidence derived therefrom may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 1. The direct evidence derived from the communications is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding, but any other evidence obtained as a result of knowledge obtained from the communications may be disclosed or used as provided in subsection 2 when authorized or approved by a justice of the Supreme Court or district judge who finds upon application made as soon as practicable that the contents of the communications were intercepted in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, or 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 to 2520, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1743; A 1983, 117; 1989, 658)
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That particular statute is for law enforcement. Here is the one I was citing from:
NRS 200.620 Interception and attempted interception of wire communication prohibited; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, 209.419 and 704.195, it is unlawful for any person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire communication unless:
(a) The interception or attempted interception is made with the prior consent of one of the parties to the communication; and
(b) An emergency situation exists and it is impractical to obtain a court order as required by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, before the interception, in which event the interception is subject to the requirements of subsection 3. If the application for ratification is denied, any use or disclosure of the information so intercepted is unlawful, and the person who made the interception shall notify the sender and the receiver of the communication that:
(1) The communication was intercepted; and
(2) Upon application to the court, ratification of the interception was denied.
NRS 200.620 Interception and attempted interception of wire communication prohibited; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, 209.419 and 704.195, it is unlawful for any person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire communication unless:
(a) The interception or attempted interception is made with the prior consent of one of the parties to the communication; and
(b) An emergency situation exists and it is impractical to obtain a court order as required by NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, before the interception, in which event the interception is subject to the requirements of subsection 3. If the application for ratification is denied, any use or disclosure of the information so intercepted is unlawful, and the person who made the interception shall notify the sender and the receiver of the communication that:
(1) The communication was intercepted; and
(2) Upon application to the court, ratification of the interception was denied.
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...which means that you can record yourself talking to someone else, as long as you know you are recording yourself talking to someone else...
Sounds like that subsection was writen by Groucho Marx...
I'm still waiting for someone to say something about the 'sanity clause'...
Sounds like that subsection was writen by Groucho Marx...
I'm still waiting for someone to say something about the 'sanity clause'...
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