Recording

ORC 2933.52 — one party consent

Ohio is a one party consent state for audio, video only recording in public carries no consent requirement at all.

ORC 2933.52
ORC 2933.51
U.S. Const. amend. I

“I am recording this for my own safety and records.”

ORC 2933.52
U.S. Const. amend. I

Sources for this section (3)

ORC 2933.52 — Interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
ORC 2933.51 — Wiretapping and electronic surveillance definitions
U.S. Const. amend. I — Freedom of speech and of the press

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