Not legal advice. This site is an editorial reference. Laws change — always confirm with a qualified attorney in the relevant jurisdiction before recording, and check each page’s last reviewed date.

Printable Wallet Cards

A small printed card with your state’s recording rule, the controlling statute citation, and a recommended opener. Drop into a wallet or stick to the back of a phone case for quick reference during a call.

How to use

Each card below is sized to fit on a standard business card or wallet-card stock. Print, cut, and carry. The card is a reminder, not legal advice; for complicated calls, the full state page is the right reference.

Quick reference: US one-party-consent states

If your state is on this list, you may record an ordinary phone call without telling the other party. Always check the cross-border-call rule if the other party is in a different state.

One-party consent (most US states + federal):
- AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, DC, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA,
  KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM,
  NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX,
  UT, VA, VT, WV, WI, WY

Wallet rule: "I may record. Saying so is usually
the safer practice."

Quick reference: US all-party-consent states

In these states, you need the consent of every party before recording.

All-party consent:
- California (Penal Code § 632)
- Connecticut (civil) (CGS § 52-570d)
- Delaware (privacy statute) (11 Del. § 1335)
- Florida (Fla. Stat. § 934.03)
- Illinois (720 ILCS 5/14-2)
- Maryland (CJP § 10-402)
- Massachusetts (MGL ch. 272, § 99)
- Michigan (MCL § 750.539c; contested)
- Montana (MCA § 45-8-213)
- Nevada (telephonic) (NRS § 200.620)
- New Hampshire (RSA § 570-A:2)
- Pennsylvania (18 Pa. CS § 5704)
- Washington (RCW § 9.73.030)

Plus: Puerto Rico (constitutional)

Wallet rule: "Ask first. Get an audible yes."

Quick-reference card (per state, abbreviated)

FRONT
══════════════════════════════════════════
  [State name]
  ────────────────────────────
  Rule: [One-party / All-party]
  Statute: [§ citation]

  Suggested opener:
  "I'm recording this call. Is that OK?"

  RecordPhoneCall.com  |  [date]
══════════════════════════════════════════

BACK
══════════════════════════════════════════
  IF the other party is in a different state,
  the stricter rule may apply.

  Cross-border calls:
  recordphonecall.com/legal/cross-border-calls/

  This card is not legal advice.
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Download (PDF)

Printable PDF wallet cards by state will be added here in a future revision. For now, the text templates above can be pasted into any document layout for printing.

Customization notes

Replace [State name], [Rule], and [§ citation] with the relevant state-specific values from the corresponding state page. The suggested opener should be adapted to your purpose — the customer-service variant, the journalism variant, and the personal variant from the consent scripts page can all be substituted.

What the card is not

The card is a memory aid. It does not substitute for understanding the underlying law, the cross-border-call rule, or the specific circumstances of a given call. For high-stakes recording — potential evidence, sensitive sources, regulated industries — refer to the full state page, the relevant use-case page, and qualified counsel.

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