 updated 10/24/2008 | Ben Levitan is an acknowledged industry expert, pioneer and patent holder in wireless, wire line and Internet protocol (IP) lawfully authorized electronic surveillance (LAES) systems.
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| State | Cite | Includes Photo/Video | Includes Cell phones | Specially mentions "electronic" or "computer"? | Notes | Party Consent |
| Alabama | Ala. Code §13A-11-30 | yes - Ala.
Code § 13A-11-32 | | | | 1 |
| Alaska | §42.20.310 | yes, if contain nudity - Alaska Stat. § 11.61.123. | yes | yes | | 1 |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13-3005 | | yes | yes | | 1 |
| Arkansas | Ark. Code §5-60-120 Ark. Code §5-16-101 | yes - Ark. Code §5-16-101 | yes | yes | | 1 |
| California | Cal. Penal Code §631, 632 | yes - Cal. Penal Code §647 | yes | yes | one party may tap phone if related to serious crime; includes pagers | all |
| Colorado | Colo Rev. Stat. §18-9-303 | | yes | yes | | 1 |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-570d: | yes - §31-48b(b) | yes | yes | law enforcement must get approval by panel of judges for taps | all |
| Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §2402(c)(4) | yes - Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1335(2), (6) | | "trespass by other means of communicating privately" | under invasion of privacy law | all |
| DC | D.C. Code Ann. §23-542 | | | | tapes kept until ordered to be destroyed by judge | 1 |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. ch. 934.03 | | yes | yes | business recordings do not violate law | all |
| Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. §16-11-62 | yes | yes | yes | phone companies must keep public list of all subscribers using monitoring equipment | 1 |
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. §803-42 | | yes | yes | | all |
| Idaho | Idaho Code §18-6702 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Illinois | 720 ILCS 5/. | yes - 720 Ill. Compiled Stat. Ann. 5/26-4(a) | | yes | business may monitor employees at work | all |
| Indiana | Ind. Code Ann. §35-33.5-1-5 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Iowa | Iowa Code §727.8 | | | "communication of any kind," | | 1 |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. §21-4001 | yes | | | | 1 |
| Kentcky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §526.010 | | yes - Ky. Att'y Gen. Op. 84-310 | | Divulging information obtained through illegal eavesdropping is a separate crime classified as a misdemeanor | 1 |
| Louisiana | La. Rev. Stat. §15:1303 | yes - La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283 | | yes | telephone companies may intercept lewd calls | all |
| Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 15
§709 | yes - Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, §511. | | | | 1 |
| Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Courts and Judicial Proceedings §10-402 | | | yes - § 10-410. | State courts interpreted laws to protect communications only when parties have a reasonable expectation of privacy | all |
| Massachusetts | Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 272 , §99 | | | | | all |
| Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws §750.539c | yes - 750.539d | | | | all |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. §626A.02 | | | yes - 626A.02 | | 1 |
| Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann.§41-29-501 to -537 | yes - Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-63 | | "other communications" | | 1 |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §542.402 | yes - Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.253. | | | | 1 |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. §45-8-213 | | | yes - "electronic mail" | exceptions for hostage situations | all |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §86-701 | | yes | yes | | 1 |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §200.620 | | yes - "wireless methods" | | | all by court descision |
| New Hampshire | N. H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §570-A:2 | yes - NH Rev Stat §644:9 | | | | all |
| New Jersey | N.J. Stat. §2A:156A-3 | | | yes | | 1 |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. §30-12-1 | | | | | 1 |
| New York | N.Y. Penal Law §250.00, 250.05 | yes - Gen. Bus. Law 395-b | | yes | | 1 |
| North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-287; §14-155. | | | yes - § 15A-287 | | 1 |
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code §12.1-15-02 | | | | | 1 |
| Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2933.52 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Okalahoma | Okla. Stat. tit.
§13-176.2 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Oregon | Or. Rev. Stat. §165.540, 165.543;
§133.005 | yes - Ore. Rev. Stat. § 163.700. | | | | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §5703 | | | yes | perhaps toughest law in the states; forbids even police officers from tapping | all |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §11-35-21;
§12-5.1 | | | yes | | 1 |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. §16-17-470 | yes - under "peeping tom" provision | | | does not explicitly address interception of wire or electronic communication; does including record; misdemeanor to eavesdrop ("peeping Tom") law | all |
| South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-35A-20 | yes - S.D. Codified Laws § 22-21-1 | | | | 1 |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-601 | yes - § 39-13-605 | yes - § 39-13-604. | yes | | 1 |
| Texas | Texas Penal Code § 16.02, 18.20 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 77-23a-4 | yes - § 76-9-402. | | yes | | 1 |
| Vermont | no law specifically addressing interception of communications but state's highest court held electronic monitoring of communications in a person's home is unlawful invasion of privacy |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-62 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Washington | Wash. Rev. Code § 9.73.030 | | | | | all |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code § 62-1D-3 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 968.31 | | | yes | | 1 |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-701 | | yes | yes | | 1 |
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| TOTALS | | 21 | 14 | 31 | | 33=1 party 16=all party |
