U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 119 › § 2511 18 U.S. Code § 2511 Interception and disclosure, "Recording Conversations"

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U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 119 › § 2511 18 U.S. Code § 2511 Interception and disclosure, "Recording Conversations"

Anonymous May 16, 2014 2 views 1 answers

@ (d) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State. I am hearing impaired and often record phone conversation to review later when a question on what I heard was as spoken and what I believe that I heard. So at times on review I find that what I heard on context is not as I had thought or it is worse than I thought. If I had given my consent for them to record does this Fed

Matthew John LeyFamily Law AttorneyTacoma, WA · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T11:21:25+00:00

As far as the language that you cite reads, you are not violating the chapter cited. But, this is without doing a complete review of what has happened. It sounds like you are ready to fight the government: you will probably need help. What I cannot say from what you have written is whether your recordings violate some other law, or whether they could be used as evidence, or whether they could even make a difference in your dispute.

U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 119 › § 2511 18 U.S. Code § 2511 Interception and disclosure, "Recording Conversations"

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