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use of any of our products are at your own risk. It is YOUR
responsibility to adhere to your local, state and federal
laws. SpyGearCo.com
will in no way shape or form be responsible for any and all
actions that may be considered illegal and prosecuted by law.
Any transmission device may require radio permits in your area
and it is YOUR responsibility to obtain any and all permits
and/or licenses required for legal operation.
The laws of 13 states
expressly prohibit the unauthorized installation or use of
cameras in private places. In Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, installation or use of
any device for photographing, observing or overhearing events
or sounds in a private place without the permission of the
people photographed or observed is against the law.
A private place is one where
a person may reasonably expect to be safe from unauthorized
surveillance.
Alabama, Delaware, Georgia,
Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Utah also prohibit trespassing on private property to conduct
surveillance of people there. In most of these states,
unauthorized installation or use of a hidden camera, or
trespassing to install or use one, is a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine. In Maine, the privacy violation is a
felony. In Michigan, unauthorized installation or use of a
hidden camera is a felony, punishable by a $2,000 fine and up
to two years in prison.
Several states have laws
prohibiting the use of hidden cameras in only certain
circumstances, such as in locker rooms or restrooms, or for
the purpose of viewing a person in a state of partial or full
nudity.
This page is intended to give
you basic information of "hidden" camera laws are in your
State. We advise you consult your Local & State Laws before
installing any "Hidden" Camera.
Alabama Video surveillance in
a "private place" is prohibited. For instance, a hotel room
would normally be considered private, but a hotel lobby would
not.
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas The Arkansas statute prohibited in a private place
without the permission of the people photographed or observed
is against the law
California Video recording of "confidential communications" is
prohibited without consent.
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Florida
Georgia Consent of all parties is required for video recording
and photography in private places.
Hawaii Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Idaho
Illinois Silent video recording is not prohibited.
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan Hidden cameras in a private place are prohibited
without consent.
Minnesota Hidden cameras are prohibited in private places.
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
New Jersey Hidden video recording is not prohibited by the
statute.
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Tennessee Tennessee's "Peeping Tom" statute forbids a person
to "knowingly photograph or cause to be photographed" in a
privet place
Texas
Utah Hidden cameras are forbidden in private areas; violation
is a misdemeanor.
Vermont
Virginia
Washington Silent video recording is not prohibited.
West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming
Ala. Code §§ 13A-11-31,
13A-11-32; Ark. Code § 5-16-101; Cal. Penal Code § 632 (see
also People v. Gibbons, 215 Cal. App. 3d 1204 (Cal. Ct. App.
1989); but see WiInc., 71 Cal. App.4th 1066 (1999)); Del. Code
Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1335, 1336; Ga. Code Ann. § 16-11-60 to
16-11-64; Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 711-1111; Kan. Stat. Ann. §
21-4001 (see also State v. Martin, 658 P.2d 1024 (Kan. 1983));
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A § 511; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §
750.539d; Minn. Stat. § 609.746; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:9;
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 22-21-1; Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-401,
76-9-403, 76-9-702.7.
Ala. Code §§ 13A-11-31,
13A-11-32; Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1335, 1336; Ga. Code
Ann. § 16-11-60 to 16-11-64; Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 711-1111;
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4001; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A §
511; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 750.539d; Minn. Stat. § 609.746;
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 22-21-1; Utah Code Ann. § 76-9-402.
See, e.g., Kan. Stat. Ann. §
21-4001(a)(4); Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 511. |
