Recording a Conversation
RSA 570-A:2 — every party's consent, or a class B felony
All parties. Except as the chapter provides, a person who willfully intercepts, or tries to intercept, a telecommunication or an oral communication without the consent of all parties to it is guilty of a class B felony.
Who handles this in New Hampshire: legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the New Hampshire directory.
A person whose communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the chapter may sue for actual damages, but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher, along with punitive damages and a reasonable attorney's fee.
The chapter's exceptions, and what counts as an oral communication, are in the sections it cites. How they apply to a particular recording is a question for a licensed New Hampshire attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- RSA 570-A:2 — Interception and Disclosure of Telecommunication or Oral Communications Prohibited
- RSA 570-A:11 — Recovery of Civil Damages Authorized
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Hampshire attorney.