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  "attribution": "The Insurance Investigator's Playbook — theclaimsplaybook.net",
  "jurisdiction": "CA",
  "name": "California",
  "question": "Does recording a conversation in California require one party's consent or all parties' consent?",
  "rule": "all-party",
  "ruleLabel": "All-party consent",
  "commonlyClassifiedAs": "all-party (two-party) consent",
  "commonLabelIsMisleading": false,
  "summary": "California is an all-party consent jurisdiction: every participant must consent before the conversation may be recorded.",
  "nuance": null,
  "nuanceIsEditorial": false,
  "nuanceVerified": false,
  "casesCited": [],
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  "statute": "Cal. Penal Code § 632",
  "federalFloor": {
    "statute": "18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d)",
    "rule": "one-party",
    "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2511",
    "note": "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."
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified",
    "statusLabel": "Verified against the government source",
    "verifiedOn": "2026-09-21",
    "sourceUrl": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=632",
    "sourcePublisher": "California Legislative Information",
    "sourceTier": "government",
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    "recheckCadence": "weekly",
    "consideredStaleAfter": "90 days",
    "methodUrl": "https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/method"
  },
  "disclaimer": "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.",
  "citation": {
    "permalink": "https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/recording-consent/CA",
    "title": "California recording consent law",
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    "citationText": "\"California recording consent law\", The Insurance Investigator's Playbook, https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/recording-consent/CA",
    "citationMarkdown": "[California recording consent law](https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/recording-consent/CA) — The Insurance Investigator's Playbook"
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