Originally Posted by dan18ny:
We spoke to the person at one of the workshops and you can install them without permission but you have to let them know. As for audio, it is straight up illegal to install a camera with audio. When I bought my camera the guy on the phone said he had to disable the audio recording since it's illegal. That's why when you see crimes caught on camera you never hear any sound.
Check your state statues as only 12 states do not permit audio. Otherwise only one party needs to be aware (consent) to the recording.
You may record, film, broadcast or amplify any conversation if all parties to the conversation consent. It is always legal to record or film a face-to-face interview when your recorder or camera is in plain view. In these instances, the consent of all parties is presumed.
Of the 50 states, 38, as well as the District of Columbia, allow you to record a conversation to which you are a party without informing the other parties you are doing so.
Federal wiretap statutes also permit this so-called one-party-consent recording of telephone conversations in most circumstances. Twelve states forbid the recording of private conversations without the consent of all parties.
Those states are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington.
See more at:
http://www.rcfp.org/first-amendment-....X88yZW91.dpuf