Montana, recording a conversation with a hidden device without the knowledge of all parties (Mont. Code Ann. 45-8-213(1)(c) (2025))
Montana bars recording a conversation with a hidden device unless all parties know, by phone or in person. The test is knowledge, not consent.
Dated 19 Oct 2026Source checked 19 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“(1) Except as provided in 69-6-104, a person commits the offense of violating privacy in communications if the person knowingly or purposely: ... (c) records or causes to be recorded a conversation by use of a hidden electronic or mechanical device that reproduces a human conversation without the knowledge of all parties to the conversation;”
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