Ken,

Thank you for your fantastic support for the industry over the past umteen

years!!

Question,

Where do we stand in the installation of a microphone in a retail

(restaurant) location and connected to the customers DVR for recording? I

am being told that this practice is illegal in NY State.

Gary

 

Answer:

Every state has a statute on the books for audio recording or mechanical

audio interception.

If your state missed that issue, there is a Federal statute that governs.

The bottom line is that you either have to have one party to the

conversation consent, or all parties consent, depending on your

jurisdiction.

As a seller and installer of the equipment you face criminal charges if you

install the equipment. Since the equipment is legal to use when there is

the appropriate consent it may be difficult to prosecute an installer, but

I don't think you want to chance it.

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Laws for each state are posted on my web site.

Alarm Law Issues page link.

Here is the direct link

http://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/avstatutes.htm

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Note: The web site may not be up to date so check your state laws.