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 Audio Recording 

Most audio recordings without consent of one or all parties are illegal. 

Recording audio is very different from video, there are definite federal and state laws prohibiting surreptitious recording and monitoring of audio conversations. These laws are taken very seriously by authorities and failure to abide by them could result in severe consequences. 

There are two types of defined recording situations for audio recording. They are usually referred to as "One Party Consent" and "Two Party Consent". 

"One Party Consent" means that only the person doing the recording has to give consent and does not have to notify the other party or parties that the conversation is being recorded. NOTE: The person doing the recording must be a particpant in the recording. 

"Two Party Consent" means the person recording the conversation must notify all of the other parties that the recording is taking place and they must consent to the recording.

States with "One party Consent" for audio recording 

Alabama - One Party 

Alaska - One Party 

Arizona - One Party 

Arkansas - One Party 

Colorado - One Party 

District of Columbia - One Party 

Georgia - One Party 

Idaho - One Party 

Indiana - One Party 

Iowa - One Party 

Kentucky - One Party 

Louisiana - One Party 

Maine - One Party 

Minnesota - One Party 

Mississippi - One Party 

Missouri - One Party 

Minnesota - One Party 

Nebraska - One Party 

New Jersey - One Party 

New Mexico - One Party 

New York - One Party 

North Carolina - One Party 

North Dakota - One Party 

Oklahoma - One Party 

Oregon - One Party 

Ohio - One Party 

Rhode Island - One Party 

South Carolina - One Party 

South Dakota - One Party 

Tennessee - One Party 

Texas - One Party 

Vermont - One Party 

Virginia - One Party 

West Virginia - One Party 

Wisconsin - One Party 

Wyoming - One Party 

States with "Two party Consent" for audio recording 

California - Two Party 

Connecticut - Two Party 

Delaware - Two Party 

Florida - Two Party 

Hawaii - Two Party 

Illinois - Two Party 

Kansas - Two Party 

Maryland - Two Party 

Massachusetts - Two Party 

Michigan - Two Party 

Montana - Two Party 

Nevada - Two Party 

New Hampshire - Two Party 

Pennsylvania - Two Party 

Utah - Two Party 

Washington - Two Party