47 CFR 15.9
§ 15.9 Prohibition against eavesdropping.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 15.9, § 15.9 Prohibition against eavesdropping, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/234385
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Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted under lawful authority, no person shall use, either directly or indirectly, a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging in the conversation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.