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Maryland Phone Call Recording Laws: Consent Rules for Calls (2026)

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Maryland Phone Call Recording Laws: Consent Rules for Calls (2026)

Updates

Corrected the page to say Maryland accepts implied as well as express consent to record a call, and that Maryland courts have not decided whether a person recording from a one-party consent state commits a Maryland crime, although such recordings generally cannot be used as evidence in Maryland courts. Corrected the interstate-call advice to say it is unsettled whether Maryland law reaches an out-of-state recorder, noted that the police serious-crimes exception requires one party's consent, and added the narrow § 10-405(b) exception to the inadmissibility rule.

Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes

Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes

Governing law re-checked for recent changes

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Sources and References

  1. Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. ss 10-402 - Interception of Communications(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  2. Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. ss 10-405 - Suppression of Evidence(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  3. Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. ss 10-410 - Civil Liability(law.justia.com).gov
  4. 18 U.S.C. ss 2511 - Federal Wiretap Act(law.cornell.edu)
  5. Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. ss 10-401 - Definitions(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  6. SB 61 (2025) - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Reform(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  7. Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. ss 10-410 - Civil Liability(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
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