Recording Encounter With Police Violates State Wiretapping Law
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has held that secretly recording an encounter with a police officer violates the state�s electronic surveillance law. In the case, a driver secretly recorded a conversation with a police officer and presented it to police headquarters alleging harassment. The driver was charged with violation of state wiretapping laws and ultimately sentenced to six months of probation.SJC upholds conviction of man who secretly taped police, Boston Globe (AP), July 13, 2001.
