Recording consent by jurisdiction
All-party consent
California is an all-party consent jurisdiction: every participant must consent before the conversation may be recorded.
Statute: Cal. Penal Code § 632
Read from: California Legislative Information — the government's own copy
Last verified: 2026-09-21 (today)
Status: Verified against the government source
Federal law permits recording with one party's consent unless the recording is made to commit a crime or tort. Federal law is the FLOOR; a state may and many do require more. Where an interstate call touches two states with different rules, the safe assumption is the stricter one. See 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d).
Reference information, not legal advice. Statutes change and courts read them differently; confirm the current text with the linked primary source and counsel licensed in the jurisdiction before relying on it.
"California recording consent law", The Insurance Investigator's Playbook, https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/recording-consent/CA
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