another neighbor question.

[lkenn]

What is the name of your state? In. we have neighbors who think they need to know about our personal business. my question is: can they use a device to listen to our conversations inside our home? The police say it's ok for them to video us in our yard & listen to our cordless phone conversations, but they are not sure about the "magic ear" (this is a receiver used from the window of there home that can pick up any voices inside our home, even with windows & doors closed).

[JETX]

"can they use a device to listen to our conversations inside our home?"
*** Yes, but they cannot record what they hear or acquire"the contents of a telephonic or telegraphic communication".

The recording or acquiring of the contents of a telephonic or telegraphic communication by someone who is neither the sender nor the receiver is a felony and can be the basis for civil liability. Ind. Code Ann. §§ 35-33.5-5-4, -5.

Civil liability may require the payment of actual damages, $100 per day for each day of violation or $1,000 — whichever is greater — and punitive damages, court costs and attorney fees. Ind. Code Ann. § 35-33.5-5-4.

[lkenn]

i'll keep this info in mind until i know just how far they have went with things. thank you!