2007-07-20 13:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Only if you do tell him.
CJ has it backwards. It is illegal to record any conversation without informing the other people on the line that your are (or may be) recording the call. If you do have such evidence then it is NOT admissible in court.
To record a conversation without informing the person on the other end you need a court order. This is part of what wiretapping is all about and why the Bush administration's habit of recording and monitoring all electronic broadcast calls is so objectionable.
When you call a company's service line you almost always hear the phrase "This call may be recorded for use in training." While that is true that also fulfills the legal description of informing the other person so that anything you say on the call can be recorded and presented as evidence at a trial.
2007-07-20 13:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A co-worker recorded a conversation between myself(shop steward for the union) and management regarding a disciplinary problem with the co-worker. We learned about the recording later on, he was fired for that and a number of other reasons. It's legal if you tell everyone you are recording the conversation. By the way this took place in Calif.
2007-07-20 20:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as both parties know the conversation is being recorded it is legal.
2007-07-20 20:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by rbanzai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you don't tell him/her.
If there is something suspected to be illegal going on and you are participating in an investigation with the police, then it should be okay.
2007-07-20 20:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by CJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not.....it may not be submittable in a court of law....but the judge will definitely want to hear it in his chambers......
2007-07-20 20:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋