RECORDING CONVERSATIONS
Do you have issues with a current boss, an ex, a family member, a neighbor? Are you in the middle of a divorce or a child custody battle? If so, have you considered recording your conversations?
Ask yourself if you’re residing in a one party state. Don’t know? Find your state statute that covers recording/intercepting conversations and read it carefully. Consult a barred attorney for advice if you’re unsure.
Check out this link for a PDF document that outlines the laws on recording conversation in all 50 states: https://www.mwl-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RECORDING-CONVERSATIONS-CHART.pdf
Maine, specifically, is a one-party state. Meaning, so long as one party to a conversation has knowledge about the conversation being recorded, authority from the other party is not required. Only the sender or receiver needs to give prior authority — not both. See 15 M.R.S. §§ 709(4)(C); Kehling, 601 A.2d at 624. However, a person who is NOT a sender or a receiver of a communication may not intentionally or knowingly record a communication unless given prior authority by either sender or receiver. 15 M.R.S. §§ 709(4), 710(1).
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