Arizona call recording law

Is Arizona a one-party consent state?

One-party consent

Yes. Arizona is a one-party consent state. Its law allows a call to be intercepted with the consent of a party to it, and the crime covers only someone who is not a party and has the consent of neither the sender nor the receiver (Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-3005, 13-3012).

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

Arizona at a glance

Phone calls: One-party consent
The law: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3005 (interception; classification) (official source, opens in a new tab)
Criminal penalty: Class 5 felony.
Lawsuits: A person whose call is unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used can sue for the greater of actual damages plus the violator's profits, $100 a day for each day of violation, or $10,000, plus punitive damages in appropriate cases and reasonable attorney fees.
Last checked: October 13, 2026

The law

The official pages this page relies on.

Penalties

As the statutes and courts state them.

Criminal: Class 5 felony. For a first-time felony offender the prison range is .5 to 2.5 years (presumptive 1.5 years); the fine for a felony can be up to $150,000.
Civil (lawsuits): A person whose call is unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used can sue for the greater of actual damages plus the violator's profits, $100 a day for each day of violation, or $10,000, plus punitive damages in appropriate cases and reasonable attorney fees. The suit must be filed within one year after the plaintiff first has a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.

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 Arizona's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Arizona.

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What the official sources say

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Interception is exempt when made with the consent of a party to the communication (one-party consent), covering wire, electronic and oral communications.
“interception of any wire, electronic or oral communication by any person, if the interception is effected with the consent of a party to the communication”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The consent exemption also covers interception with the consent of a person present during the communication.
“or a person who is present during the communication”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The crime targets intercepting a wire or electronic communication to which the interceptor is not a party.
“Intentionally intercepts a wire or electronic communication to which he is not a party”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Such an interception is a crime only when done without the consent of either the sender or the receiver.
“without the consent of either a sender or receiver thereof”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Unlawful interception is a class 5 felony.
“a person is guilty of a class 5 felony who either”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
For a first-time felony offender, the class 5 felony range is .5 years (mitigated) to 2.5 years (aggravated), presumptive 1.5 years (table columns: mitigated, minimum, presumptive, maximum, aggravated).
“Class 5 .5 years .75 years 1.5 years 2 years 2.5 years”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A fine for a felony may be up to $150,000.
“a sentence to pay an amount fixed by the court not more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A person whose communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the wiretap chapter may bring a civil action.
“may bring a civil action to recover from the person or entity that engaged in the violation the following”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026

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One measure of civil damages is actual damages plus the violator's profits.
“The sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation.”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Civil damages are the greater of actual damages plus profits, $100 per day of violation, or $10,000.
“Statutory damages of one hundred dollars a day for each day of the violation.”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The alternative statutory damages figure is $10,000.
“Statutory damages of ten thousand dollars.”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Punitive damages and attorney fees are available.
“Punitive damages in appropriate cases. 4. Reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable costs of litigation.”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The civil action must be filed within one year after the plaintiff first has a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.
“may not be commenced later than one year after the date upon which the plaintiff first has a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation”
Source: azleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026

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