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Recording of Private Telephone Conversations (all-party consent, civil action)

CT Telephone Recording Consent

Communications

Makes Connecticut an all-party-consent state for recording private phone calls as a civil matter: a recording is lawful only with every party's prior consent (in writing or captured at the start of the recording), a recorded verbal warning at the start, or an automatic beep tone about every 15 seconds.

Where

Connecticut

Citation

Conn. Gen. Stat. 52-570d

Status

In force

Enforced by

Private civil action in Superior Court

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

Aggrieved persons may recover damages, costs and a reasonable attorney's fee (52-570d(c)).

Applies to

• Any person recording an oral private telephone communication, including a party to the call; exceptions for law enforcement, emergency agencies, recipients of threatening or harassing calls, carriers and broadcasters (52-570d(b))