Recording consent by jurisdiction
One-party consent
New Jersey is a one-party consent jurisdiction: a participant in the conversation may record it without telling the others.
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New Jersey's exception at § 2A:156A-4(d) covers a person who is a party to the communication, or who has one party's prior consent, unless the interception is made to commit a criminal or tortious act.
Statute: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:156A-4
Read from: New Jersey Legislature, New Jersey Statutes (Unannotated), lis.njleg.state.nj.us — 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.
"New Jersey recording consent law", The Insurance Investigator's Playbook, https://theclaimsplaybook.net/law/recording-consent/NJ
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