En Washington, no puedes grabar a alguien sin su permiso. Si quieres grabar una conversación, necesitas que todos estén de acuerdo. Hay algunas excepciones para situaciones de emergencia.
Es como si estuvieras grabando un juego de fútbol. Necesitas que todos los jugadores estén de acuerdo en que se grabe el partido; si uno dice que no, no puedes hacerlo.
Imagina que Juan está en una llamada con María sobre un negocio. Si Juan decide grabar la llamada sin que María lo sepa, eso es ilegal. Pero si Juan le dice a María que va a grabar la conversación y ella está de acuerdo, entonces sí puede hacerlo.
Las consecuencias por violar esta ley pueden incluir multas y sanciones legales.
RCW 9.73.030 - Intercepting, recording, or divulging private communication -- Consent required -- Exceptions (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or the state of Washington, its agencies, and political subdivisions to intercept, or record any:(a) Private communication transmitted by telephone, telegraph, radio, or other device between two or more individuals between points within or without the state by any device electronic or otherwise designed to record and/or transmit said communication regardless how such device is powered or actuated, without first obtaining the consent of all the participants in the communication;(b) Private conversation, by any device electronic or otherwise designed to record or transmit such conversation regardless how the device is powered or actuated without first obtaining the consent of all the persons engaged in the conversation.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, wire communications or conversations (a) of an emergency nature, such as the reporting of a fire, medical emergency, crime, or disaster, or (b) which convey threats of extortion, blackmail, bodily harm, or other unlawful requests or demands, or (c) which occur anonymously or repeatedly or at an extremely inconvenient hour, or (d) which relate to communications by a hostage holder or barricaded person as defined in RCW 70.85.100, whether or not conversation ensues, may be recorded with the consent of one party to the conversation.(3) Where consent by all parties is needed pursuant to this chapter, consent shall be considered obtained whenever one party has announced to all other parties engaged in the communication or conversation, in any reasonably effective manner, tha
No, en Washington necesitas el permiso de todos los participantes para grabar una llamada. Si no lo haces, estás infringiendo la ley.
Puedes grabar sin el consentimiento de todos en situaciones de emergencia, como reportar un incendio o si hay amenazas.
Grabar sin permiso puede tener consecuencias legales, como multas o problemas judiciales.
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