Recording
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-21 — a party to the conversation, or one with a party's prior consent, may record it
One party is enough. It is not unlawful for a person to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication where the person is a party to it, or one of the parties has given prior consent, unless the interception is for the purpose of committing a criminal, tortious or other injurious act.
Willfully intercepting a communication outside that rule, or disclosing or using what was intercepted knowing how it was obtained, is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years.
The disclosure and use parts do not reach the contents of a communication that has become common knowledge or public information.
Federal law and the rules of a particular place, such as a courtroom, set their own limits. A particular recording is a question for a licensed Rhode Island attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-21 — Unauthorized interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic, or oral communication
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Rhode Island attorney.