Can you record a phone call in Nevada?
Everyone on a phone call must agree before you record it. Nevada's Supreme Court reads the wiretap law that way. In-person conversations are different: one participant's consent is enough.
- Phone calls
- Nevada's law on intercepting wire communications (NRS 200.620) bans interception unless one party consents and there is also an emergency in which a court order is impractical. In Lane v. Allstate (1998) the Nevada Supreme Court held that outside an emergency all parties must consent, even when a participant does the recording. Treat mobile and internet calls the same way.
- In person
- NRS 200.650 bans secretly recording a private conversation unless one of the people in it authorizes it. So a participant may record a face-to-face conversation without telling the others. Talk in public, where nobody can reasonably expect privacy, is not protected.
- Business calls
- Get everyone's agreement before recording, on calls you make and calls you receive. A recorded notice helps, but a clear yes is safer, and stop if anyone objects. Nevada has no general consumer privacy law; its online privacy law (NRS 603A) makes operators of commercial websites post a privacy notice and honor requests to stop selling personal data.
- What counts as consent
- A clear yes from each person is the safe standard. Staying on the line after a recording notice may count as implied consent, but that is less certain than an explicit yes. Recording after someone objects breaks the law.
- Penalties
- A category D felony: 1 to 4 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $5,000. A person recorded can sue for actual damages or $100 per day (at least $1,000), plus punitive damages and legal fees.
Say this at the start
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Before we start: I record my calls so I can keep accurate notes. Is that OK with you?
Worth knowing
- Lane was a split decision: only three justices agreed on the reading. It has not been overruled and the statute has not been amended to undo it, so guides treat all-party consent as the rule for calls.
- In Ditech Financial v. Buckles (2017) the Nevada Supreme Court said the statute does not reach recordings made outside Nevada, because an interception happens where it is made.
Sources
Checked on 14 October 2026. A plain summary of the law, not legal advice.
- Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 200 (NRS 200.610 to 200.690), Nevada Legislaturestatute
- Lane v. Allstate Insurance Co., Nevada Supreme Court (1998)court
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Nevada recording guideguide
- RecordingLaw.com: Nevada phone call recording lawsguide
- RecordingLaw.com: Nevada data privacy lawsguide
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Questions
Is Nevada a one-party consent state?
No. Everyone on a phone call must agree before you record it. Nevada's Supreme Court reads the wiretap law that way. In-person conversations are different: one participant's consent is enough.
Can a business record calls in Nevada?
Get everyone's agreement before recording, on calls you make and calls you receive. A recorded notice helps, but a clear yes is safer, and stop if anyone objects. Nevada has no general consumer privacy law; its online privacy law (NRS 603A) makes operators of commercial websites post a privacy notice and honor requests to stop selling personal data.
What counts as consent in Nevada?
A clear yes from each person is the safe standard. Staying on the line after a recording notice may count as implied consent, but that is less certain than an explicit yes. Recording after someone objects breaks the law.
What happens if you record a call illegally in Nevada?
A category D felony: 1 to 4 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $5,000. A person recorded can sue for actual damages or $100 per day (at least $1,000), plus punitive damages and legal fees.
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