No. HB 771
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications; Authorizes person to intercept & record oral communication if person is party to communication & certain conditions are met; limits use of intercepted communication to evidencing act of domestic violence.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA person who is a party to an oral communication may lawfully intercept and record it if they have reasonable grounds to believe it will capture evidence of domestic violence.
The recording may be provided to a law enforcement agency, an attorney, or a court specifically for the purpose of evidencing an act of domestic violence.
The recording may not be otherwise disseminated or shared, creating a strict limitation on how the evidence can be used or distributed.
This new authority applies to oral communications and is subject to the definitions and requirements found in the domestic violence statute.
AICreates a new legal exception allowing a party to a conversation to record it if they reasonably believe it will capture evidence of domestic violence.
AILimits the use of the recording to providing it to law enforcement, an attorney, or a court specifically to evidence an act of domestic violence.
AIForbids the person who made the recording from sharing it in any other way, such as posting it online or sending it to others.