• FreeAdvice has a new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective May 25, 2018.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our Terms of Service and use of cookies.

Audio taping of conversation/meeting

Accident - Bankruptcy - Criminal Law / DUI - Business - Consumer - Employment - Family - Immigration - Real Estate - Tax - Traffic - Wills   Please click a topic or scroll down for more.

F

Florida-5

Guest
In the state of Florida, if an individual was invited to a meeting and informed the participants prior to the start of the meeting, that the meeting was being recorded, is there any violation of any laws?
The participants apparently did not want the meeting recorded and therefore decided to not conduct it; however, the resulting conversational exchange, objecting to the recording of the meeting was recorded.
Thank you.
 


I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

Senior Member
Florida-5 said:
In the state of Florida, if an individual was invited to a meeting and informed the participants prior to the start of the meeting, that the meeting was being recorded, is there any violation of any laws?
The participants apparently did not want the meeting recorded and therefore decided to not conduct it; however, the resulting conversational exchange, objecting to the recording of the meeting was recorded.
Thank you.
Fla. Stat. ch. 934.03 (1999): All parties must consent to the recording or the disclosure of the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication in Florida. Recording or disclosing without the consent of all parties is a felony, unless the interception is a first offense committed without any illegal purpose, and not for commercial gain, or the communication is the radio portion of a cellular conversation. Such first offenses and the interception of cellular communications are misdemeanors.

Anyone whose communications have been illegally intercepted may recover actual damages or $100 for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, along with punitive damages, attorney fees and litigation costs. Fla. Stat. ch. 934.10 (1999).
 

Find the Right Lawyer for Your Legal Issue!

Fast, Free, and Confidential
data-ad-format="auto">
Top