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From: Matthew Russotto on 27 Apr 2010 22:51
In article <f857df9d-bbcc-4fae-becb-22548b1a0ea7(a)q15g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>
>"He had been recording this trooper audibly without his consent,"
>stated said one official.
>
>That kind of recording is against the law in Maryland. as a matter of
>fact, audibly recording somebody without their consent is a felony."
>http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0410/725740.html

Only if it's a private conversation. One in which the cop has a
reasonable expectation of privacy. A traffic stop wouldn't qualify,
if for no other reason than the _cops_ routinely record them and their
superiors have access to the recording.
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From: Brent on 27 Apr 2010 22:59
On 2010-04-28, Matthew Russotto <russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net> wrote:
> In article <f857df9d-bbcc-4fae-becb-22548b1a0ea7(a)q15g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
> gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>"He had been recording this trooper audibly without his consent,"
>>stated said one official.
>>
>>That kind of recording is against the law in Maryland. as a matter of
>>fact, audibly recording somebody without their consent is a felony."
>>http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0410/725740.html
>
> Only if it's a private conversation. One in which the cop has a
> reasonable expectation of privacy. A traffic stop wouldn't qualify,
> if for no other reason than the _cops_ routinely record them and their
> superiors have access to the recording.

IL law specifically exempts traffic stop video & audio (together) from
the eavesdropping law. I believe that hasn't stopped cops from getting
their feelings hurt and arresting serfs who have recorded traffic stops.


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