Just a little FYI concerning taping conversations, whether phone or in-person. If you are NOT associated with law enforcement, “one-party consent†is the rule in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve states require all parties to a conversation to give their consent to taping. Google the requirements for your situation to be sure, but here’s a rough outline from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. (Yeh, I think “reporters†in the site’s title ought to be “reporters’ †but who am I to correct the usage of so august a group? Heh)
STATE-BY-STATE ALPHABETICAL LIST
Alabama – One Party
Alaska – One Party
Arkansas – One Party
California – All Party
Colorado – One Party
Connecticut – All Party
Delaware – All Party
District of Columbia – One Party
Florida – All Party
Georgia – One Party
Hawaii – One Party
Idaho – One Party
Illinois – All Party
Indiana – One Party
Iowa – One Party
Kansas – One Party
Kentucky – One Party
Louisiana – One Party
Maine – One Party
Maryland – All Party
Massachusetts – All Party
Michigan – All Party
Minnesota – One Party
Mississippi – One Party
Missouri – One Party
Montana – All Party
Nebraska – One Party
Nevada – One Party
New Hampshire – All Party
New Jersey – One Party
New Mexico – One Party
New York – One Party
North Carolina – One Party
North Dakota – One Party
Ohio – One Party
Oklahoma – One Party
Oregon – One Party
Pennsylvania – All Party
Rhode Island – One Party
South Carolina – One Party
South Dakota – One Party
Tennessee – One Party
Texas – One Party
Utah – One Party
Vermont – One Party
Virginia – One Party
Washington – All Party
West Virginia – One Party
Wisconsin – One Party
Wyoming – One Party“Regardless of the state, it is almost always illegal to record a conversation to which you are not a party, do not have consent to tape, and could not naturally overhear.”