Alaska call recording law

Is Alaska a one-party consent state?

One-party consent

Yes. Alaska is a one-party consent state. Its eavesdropping law forbids recording a conversation “without the consent of a party to the conversation,” so the consent of one participant is enough (Alaska Stat. § 42.20.310).

Last checked October 13, 2026 · 8 quoted facts from official pages

Alaska at a glance

Phone calls: One-party consent
The law: Alaska Stat. § 42.20.310 (eavesdropping) (official source, opens in a new tab)
In-person conversations: The same rule (see below)
Criminal penalty: Class A misdemeanor: up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $25,000 for an individual; an organization can be fined up to $500,000 for a class A misdemeanor that does not result in death.
Last checked: October 13, 2026

The law

The official pages this page relies on.

Penalties

As the statutes and courts state them.

Criminal: Class A misdemeanor: up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $25,000 for an individual; an organization can be fined up to $500,000 for a class A misdemeanor that does not result in death.

In-person conversations

The rule is the same for in-person conversations: the statute covers a conversation conducted in person, by telephone, or by any other means.

What this means for a business that records calls

Callers can be in any state. The state-by-state table compares every state's rule, and the disclosure generator writes a plain notice sentence such as “This call may be recorded.” Whether a notice is enough under Alaska's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Alaska.

Recording notices on CallFlux numbers

CallFlux plays a recording notice to callers on every tracking number that records, before the call connects.

How CallFlux call tracking works

What the official sources say

Each line is a short quote from the official page it links to, with the date we read it.

A person may not use a device to hear or record a conversation without the consent of a party to it (one-party consent).
“use an eavesdropping device to hear or record all or any part of an oral conversation without the consent of a party to the conversation”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The eavesdropping rule covers conversations held in person and by telephone alike.
“whether the conversation is conducted in person, by telephone, or by any other means”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Intercepting a private communication is prohibited only for a person not authorized by a party to it.
“a person not authorized by a party to the communication may not intentionally intercept a private communication”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Violating AS 42.20.300 or 42.20.310 is a class A misdemeanor.
“A person who violates any of the provisions of AS 42.20.300 and 42.20.310 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A class A misdemeanor carries up to one year of imprisonment.
“may be sentenced to a definite term of imprisonment of not more than one year”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The maximum fine for an individual convicted of a class A misdemeanor is $25,000.
“$25,000 for a class A misdemeanor”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
An organization convicted of an offense may be fined under a separate, higher schedule.
“a defendant that is an organization may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding the greatest of”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
For an organization, the fine schedule for a class A misdemeanor that does not result in death is $500,000.
“$500,000 for a class A misdemeanor offense that does not result in death”
Source: akleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026

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