
New Jersey Recording Laws (2026): One-Party Consent Rules
New Jersey is a one-party consent state under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d). Learn the consent rule, criminal penalties, civil damages, hidden-camera law, and the 2025 deepfake act.
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New Jersey is a one-party consent state under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d). Learn the consent rule, criminal penalties, civil damages, hidden-camera law, and the 2025 deepfake act.

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Utah is a one-party consent state under Utah Code Ann. 77-23a-4. Illegal recording is a third-degree felony. Civil damages floor: $10,000. Updated 2026.

Iowa is a one-party consent state under Iowa Code § 808B.2.2.c. Learn the consent rules, criminal penalties, civil remedies, hidden-camera law, and police-recording rights.

Pennsylvania requires all-party consent to record under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5703. Illegal recording is a third-degree felony (up to 7 years). Learn the rules, exceptions, and penalties.

Colorado is a one-party consent state under C.R.S. 18-9-303 and 18-9-304. Learn the penalties, police-recording rights, and hidden-camera rules.

Two Boulder residents sued the city in May 2026, alleging its 31 Flock license-plate cameras track drivers without a warrant under the Colorado Constitution.

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on June 4, 2026 that the FCC can fine carriers for mishandling customer location data without a jury, reinstating nearly $200M in penalties.

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said on June 1, 2026 the first automated Clean Slate batch cleared over 64,000 eligible low-level cases from public background checks.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 864 on June 1, 2026, requiring adult sites to verify users' ages from July 1 and barring verifiers from keeping the ID data.

The Massachusetts SJC ruled June 2, 2026 that police body-camera footage from a sobriety checkpoint was not a secret recording under the state wiretap law.
