Walk It Through: Recording The Call
All parties consent, the expectation that decides it, and a third degree felony.
A tenant is about to call the landlord about a broken heater, and wants a record of what is promised.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One tenant's recordings. The chapter's many exceptions for law enforcement and others are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- All party consentThe consent exception in the wiretap chapter: a person may intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where all parties to it have given prior consent. Intercepting without it is a felony of the third degree.
- Oral communicationA communication uttered by a person who expects it is not subject to interception, in circumstances that justify the expectation.