"Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes. In most states, only one party to the conversation has to consent and >that can be you if you're a party to the conversation. California requires >all parties to consent. There is no criminal penalty, but you can be sued.
In many places, law enforcement officials use the "one party consent" concept to record transactions between criminals and undercover agents wearing a "wire". (Don't know if the term "wearing a wire" is for real or just a figment of TV writers' imaginations, but it seems to have passed into common usage.) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
