Recording Audio Sound In Public Places (Legality)

[acvegasUSA]

Nevada Law (USA)

In the state of Nevada (NRS 200.690) - is it illegal to record audio conversations in public places (such as outdoors) without the other persons knowledge?

 

[NIV]

The law referenced is the penalty for violation of previous statutes. The statute most likely to be affected here:

NRS 200.650 Unauthorized, surreptitious intrusion of privacy by listening device prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.410 to 179.515, inclusive, and 704.195, a person shall not intrude upon the privacy of other persons by surreptitiously listening to, monitoring or recording, or attempting to listen to, monitor or record, by means of any mechanical, electronic or other listening device, any private conversation engaged in by the other persons, or disclose the existence, content, substance, purport, effect or meaning of any conversation so listened to, monitored or recorded, unless authorized to do so by one of the persons engaging in the conversation.

I guess it would depend on if the recording was surreptitious or not.

 

[justalayman]

It also depends on whether their conversation would be considered private. Not all conversation heard in a public area are fair game. Often times if the speaker took effort to keep the conversation private it is still considered private. The answer you seek will depend on the specifics of the situation at hand at the time of the recording

 

[FlyingRon]

Actually giving the cite in NIV's post, I'd go the other way. Unless the speech was intentionally public or the recording/listening device obvious, I believe such would fit under the definition of surreptitious.

 

[quincy]

Actually giving the cite in NIV's post, I'd go the other way. Unless the speech was intentionally public or the recording/listening device obvious, I believe such would fit under the definition of surreptitious.

It is best to record without audio unless those you are recording have consented.