taping a home phone call w/o telling the other party

[flaming1056]

I have a question and cant find a straight answer no where. Is it legal to tape a telephone conversation to another private person, without letting that person know. My daughter is recordig calls after aggravating family members . Shes married to a police officer so she thinks shes immuned to everything. Not sure but last i heard some yrs bk.you had to let the other person know you may be taping the conversation. Is this true? Or can they tape anything they want? Thank you so much, needing an answer please. Thank you flaming1056

 

[army judge]

I have a question and cant find a straight answer no where. Is it legal to tape a telephone conversation to another private person, without letting that person know. My daughter is recordig calls after aggravating family members . Shes married to a police officer so she thinks shes immuned to everything. Not sure but last i heard some yrs bk.you had to let the other person know you may be taping the conversation. Is this true? Or can they tape anything they want? Thank you so much, needing an answer please. Thank you flaming1056

She is quite correct.

Ohio is a one party consent state.

Ohio's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law. Ohio law makes it a crime to intercept or record any "wire, oral, or electronic communication" unless one party to the conversation consents. Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.52. Thus, if you operate in Ohio, you may record a conversation or phone call if you are a party to the conversation or you get permission from one party to the conversation in advance. That said, if you intend to record conversations involving people located in more than one state, you should play it safe and get the consent of all parties.

Additionally, consent is not required for oral communications (e.g., in-person conversations) where the speakers does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the communication. See Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.51. This means that you are free to record a conversation happening between two people in a public place such as a street or a restaurant, so long as you are not using sensitive recording equipment to pick up what you otherwise would not hear.


http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/ohio/ohio-recording-law