Hidden CCTV Surveillance State by State Laws

Hidden Surveillance State CCTV Laws

The definition of a "private place" is one where a person may reasonably expect to be safe from unauthorized surveillance.

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Alabama		Video surveillance in a "private place" is prohibited.
Alaska		N/A
Arizona		N/A
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		N/A
Connecticut		N/A
Delaware		Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
District of Columbia		N/A
Florida		N/A
Georgia		Consent of all parties is required for video recording and photography in private places.
Hawaii		Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Idaho		N/A
Illinois		Silent video recording is not prohibited.
Indiana		N/A
Iowa		N/A
Kansas		Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Kentucky		N/A
Louisiana		N/A
Maine		Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
Maryland		N/A
Massachusetts		N/A
Michigan		Hidden cameras in a private place are prohibited without consent.
Minnesota		Hidden cameras are prohibited in private places.
Mississippi		N/A
Missouri		N/A
Montana		N/A
Nebraska		N/A
Nevada		N/A
New Hampshire		Hidden cameras are prohibited without consent.
New Jersey		The statute does not prohibit hidden video recording.
New Mexico		N/A
New York		N/A
North Carolina		North Carolina does not have a specific law regarding hidden cameras in private places.
North Dakota		N/A
Ohio		N/A
Oklahoma		N/A
Oregon		N/A
Pennsylvania		N/A
Puerto Rico		N/A
Rhode Island		N/A
South Carolina		A Peeping Tom under the statute is a person who "peeps through windows, doors or other like places" on another's premises for the purpose of "spying upon or invading the privacy" of others or for "any other conduct of a similar nature that tends to invade the privacy of others.
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		N/A
Utah		Hidden cameras are forbidden in private areas; violation is a misdemeanor.
Vermont		N/A
Virginia		N/A
Washington		Silent video recording is not prohibited.
West Virginia		N/A
Wisconsin		N/A
Wyoming		N/A

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 Wilkins v. NBC, Inc., 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.

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