Is It Illegal To Record My Ex-Wife’s Telephone Call Without Her Consent In Washington State?
Posted Jan 21, 2014
Yes. Washington Law prohibits the recording of a private conversation without the consent of all persons engaged in the conversation. RCW 9.73.030. A violation of RCW 9.73.030 is a gross misdemeanor. Consent shall be considered obtained “whenever one party has announced to all other parties engaged in the communication or conversation, in any reasonably effective manner, that such communication or conversation is about to be recorded or transmitted: PROVIDED, That if the conversation is to be recorded that said announcement shall also be recorded.” RCW 9.73.030(3).