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Is it a criminal offense to audio record an independednt adult who is home alone?
Asked on Jan 20th, 2014 on General Practice - Pennsylvania
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I share a residence in PA with someone who I recently suspect is abusing my pets. may I set up an audio recorder to record their activities while I am not home?
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It can be considered a violation of state and federal wiretapping laws. You CAN, however, set up a video recorder as long as it doesn't record sound.
Just make sure the video recording is not in any "private" part of the home--such as the bathroom or this person's private bedroom.
Answered on Jan 21st, 2014 at 5:37 PM