Is it illegal to tape record telephone conversations?
In Connecticut, it is illegal unless you have the consent of either the sender or receiver. If you are not a party to the conversation, you may not surreptitiously listen in or record it. These regulations do not always apply to law enforcement officials, who may conduct limited wiretaps with Court approval. The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act also protects against the surreptitious recording of telephone conversations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires notice of any recording of a telephone conversation to be given to other parties of the conversation. This may take the form of a verbal notice at the beginning of the call or the use of a periodic beep. For example, Connecticut prisons routinely record non-privileged phone calls. Are cellular telephone conversations protected? Yes. The federal and state laws that prohibit wiretapping apply equally to the intentional overhearing or recording of a cellular telephone call. What about cordless telephones? C
