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Connecticut General Statutes 52-570d: Action for illegal recording of private telephonic communications
Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut General Assembly, n.d.
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- What it is
- Connecticut's statute on recording private telephone conversations. It requires all-party consent, or a recorded verbal notice at the start, or a tone warning.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Connecticut General Assembly text, in the current chapter 925 of the general statutes. The statute is titled as a civil action, so its remedies differ from the criminal wiretap statute.
Facts taken from this source
- Connecticut places its telephone-recording rule in a statute titled as a civil action for illegal recording of private telephone communications.
“Action for illegal recording of private telephonic communications” (52-570d (section heading))
- Connecticut allows a phone call to be recorded without all-party consent if the recording party gives a verbal notification at the start that is recorded and is part of the call.
“is preceded by verbal notification which is recorded at the beginning and is part of the communication by the recording party” (52-570d(a)(2))