<p>BCEagle, did the guy in the story record the sound as well as video? As the local sheriff’s office explained to us, one can videotape anything within his normal reach (peeping into neighbor’s bedroom is not OK), but sound recording is against the law unless the person who is being videotaped is told about it and agrees to it. Apparently that’s why CCTV cameras are not made to record sound, and we are always warned that the call may be monitored and/or recorded.</p>
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<p>[Green</a> River Ordinance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River_Ordinance]Green”>Green River Ordinance - Wikipedia)</p>
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It seems that a police officer on duty wouldn’t have the same protection against recording as a private citizen. I don’t know what the law is in this regard but it doesn’t make sense that it’d be illegal (not that ‘sensibility’ always applies to laws).</p>
<p>[“Can</a> We Tape?”](<a href=“http://www.rcfp.org/taping/consent.html]"Can”>http://www.rcfp.org/taping/consent.html)</p>
<p>And state-by-state summaries:</p>
<p>[“Can</a> We Tape?” State-by-state](<a href=“http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html]"Can”>http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html)</p>
<p>Of course, this does not replace sound legal advice :)</p>
<p>CBBBlinker, we’ve had a Newf in the house since the early '80’s but only one at a time. This is our third one.</p>
<p>Daughter came home from college with a retired racing greyhound. (Actually, he’s tan, so we call him a tanhound.) He now thinks he’s a Newf. </p>
<p>The “boys” now both do the door bell trick.</p>