Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
I know someone who carries a tape recorder, and records his conversations with other people without their consent, or knowledge. Is that illegal? He is a confrontational sort of person, and likes to get into arguments and then records them.
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California Penal Code section 632 prohibits recording confidential conversations. See here:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=630-638
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