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Recording Law in USA
U.S. federal law only requires one-party consent. Certain states have created different laws. In some states all parties must give their consent or at least be notified that the call is about to be recorded (with necessary opt-out option: if you don't like them record the call, they can ask to stop the recording). There is also case law to support the decision. The Supreme Court and affirmed that the federal law does not supersede state regulations and laws unless the call or the tap crosses state lines - that is why each state went ahead and established their own guideline/statute. Legal action can always be initiated, but as long as you are following the law you have very little to worry about.
States Requiring Two Party Notification
California, Illinois, Montana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Washington
States Requiring One Party Notification
Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Alaska, Maine, Ohio, Arizona, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota, District of Columbia, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, Hawaii, New Jersey, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Vermont, Indiana, New York, Virginia, Iowa, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Wyoming
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Recording Law in UK
Canadian Recording Law