Which states allow phone tapping and eavesdropping?
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No State has a free reign on wiretapping. They all have VERY restraining laws. on TOP of that there is ALSO a FEDERAL statute that makes wiretapping illegal. So if the state does not get you the FEDS might.\nHere are some example of state and federal statutes:\n\nIn Pennsylvania for instance 18 Pa.C.S. § 5703 prohibits:\n"(1) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any    other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;"\nwith following exceptions:\n1. "An operator of a switchboard, or an officer, agent or employee of a   provider of wire or electronic communication service, whose facilities   are used in the transmission of a wire communication, to intercept,   disclose or use that communication in the normal course of his   employment "\nOR\n2. "Any investigative or law enforcement officer or any person acting   at the direction or request of an investigative or law enforcement  officer to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication involving  suspected criminal activities, including"\n\nIn California, Cal Pen Code § 631 (2006) states:\n"Any person who, by means of any machine, instrument, or contrivance, or in any other manner, intentionally taps, or makes any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise, with any telegraph or telephone wire, line, cable, or instrument, including the wire, line, cable, or instrument of any internal telephonic communication system, or who willfully and without the consent of all parties to the communication, or in any unauthorized manner, reads, or attempts to read, or to learn the contents or meaning of any message, report, or communication while the same is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable, or is being sent from, or received at any place within this state; or who uses, or attempts to use, in any manner, or for any purpose, or to communicate in any way, any information so obtained, or who aids, agrees with, employs, or conspires with any person or persons to unlawfully do, or permit, or cause to be done any of the acts or things mentioned above in this section, is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($ 2,500), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison, or by both a fine and imprisonment in the county jail or in the state prison."\nExceptions:\n" (b) This section shall not apply (1) to any public utility engaged in the business of providing communications services and facilities, or to the officers, employees or agents thereof, where the acts otherwise prohibited herein are for the purpose of construction, maintenance, conduct or operation of the services and facilities of the public utility, or (2) to the use of any instrument, equipment, facility, or service furnished and used pursuant to the tariffs of a public utility, or (3) to any telephonic communication system used for communication exclusively within a state, county, city and county, or city correctional facility." \n\n\nThe FEDERAL law  says: \nExcept as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter any person who--\n(a) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication;\n[is guilty of  a crime]\nEXCEPTIONS:\n(ii) being used by a provider of wire or electronic communication service in the ordinary course of its business, or by an investigative or law enforcement officer in the ordinary course of his duties\n\n\nCONCLUSION:\nDO NOT EVEN THINK about wiretapping someone unless you have their consent, you are a police office and have probable cause, or you work for telephone company and it is a pert of your normal job. YOU WILL get slammed with state and federal penalties.
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Telephone, telegraph and tell-a-secret\n\nLOL
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http://www.donotcall.gov
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In the entire United States, cell phone jammers are illegalin all states, because the federal government has banned them.  The Federal Communication Commission regulates air bandwitdh, and you can be charged with an $11,000 fine and up to one year in prision if you are found in possession of one.
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Wire tap laws vary from state and whether they can be used in court varies from state to state. Mostly though, if its your phone and you know you are taping the conversation it is legal. It may  or may not be used in court depending on the state law. I firmly believe in taping other people. Its the only way you can get some people to tell the truth or hold them accountable for something they said.
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http://www.mediaforum.org/states.cfm
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Knowing what state your in would assist in answering your question.
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Ever hear of the Patriot Act? The NSA's been doing just that in a big way since 9/11,and was doing it on a smaller scale since before that. Also let's not forget the FBI,\nthat also has a history of tapping phones since J.Edgar\nHoover-I'm sure they've kept up with the times.
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no driving while holding a cell phone in California.....you can wear a headset though....
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This is a tricky question. Most states do allow your phone conversations to be monitored. The reason they find in favor of the employer is the employer can analyze if the employee is performing the job functions correctly. However, if the conversation is of a personal reason (your talking to your mom) then the listening has to end as soon as it becomes apparent. The next subject is, are you allowed personal calls at work, if not your in trouble.
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Call Driver control in your state
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Yes, it is a federal crime and probably a state crime, but that all depends on the state. The US Code prohibits the " interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications."
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No choice here on the other two but at least in my little town in Ohio we have phone choices. Alltel or Ohiotelnet, and there is also vonage if you have cable Internet.
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You can only do that if you had a lock on their handset. Usually the police can do that or any government agency. You could get what town the phone number belongs to but that wont help if they have an NYC number and called from California.
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Its called RELAY.  It is used by the hearing impaired to make phone calls.  Try this website.\n\nhttps://www.sprintip.com/index.html
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this can be done legally now thanks to Mr. Bush.  It can be done at the phone company.  There is no way of finding out if you are bugged at that level.  Same goes with your cell phones, watch what you say!
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In public, without using electronics? No.\n\nIf you are wiretapping or using other electronic devices, probably.  If you provide more details, you might get more specific help.\n\n(The laws in question will probably be Tennessee, but federal law may or may not be implicated.)