Georgia call recording law
Is Georgia a one-party consent state?
One-party consent
Yes. Georgia is a one-party consent state. Its law does not stop a person from recording a call when “one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent” (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-66 (a)), and the Supreme Court of Georgia has said the eavesdropping law does not stop one party to a conversation from recording it secretly (Suggs v. State, 2021).
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 6 quoted facts from official pages
Georgia at a glance
- Phone calls
- One-party consent
- In-person conversations
- The same rule (see below)
- Criminal penalty
- Secretly recording the private conversations of others that originate in a private place is a felony (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-69, as described by a federal court in 2010).
- Last checked
- October 13, 2026
Penalties
- Criminal
- Secretly recording the private conversations of others that originate in a private place is a felony (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-69, as described by a federal court in 2010).
In-person conversations
The same rule applies to conversations held in person. In Suggs v. State (2021), the court applied it to a conversation one person recorded at the home of the other person’s relative.
What this means for a business that records calls
In a 2006 case about an employer monitoring an employee’s calls, a federal court in Atlanta described Georgia’s consent exception as similar to the federal one (Perkins-Carrillo v. Systemax).
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 Georgia's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Georgia.
Recording notices on CallFlux numbers
CallFlux plays a recording notice to callers on every tracking number that records, before the call connects.
What the official sources say
Georgia law does not prohibit intercepting a wire, oral, or electronic communication when one of the parties has given prior consent (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-66 (a), as quoted by a federal court in Perkins-Carrillo v. Systemax, 2006).
“one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception”
Source: govinfo.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
In a case about an employer monitoring an employee's calls, the court described the Georgia exception as similar to the federal consent exception.
“The Georgia wiretapping statute contains a similar exception”
Source: govinfo.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The Supreme Court of Georgia has said the eavesdropping law does not stop one party to a conversation from recording it secretly (Suggs v. State, 2021).
“does not prohibit one party to a conversation from secretly recording or transmitting it without the knowledge or consent of the other party”
Source: gasupreme.us (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Section 16-11-62 (1) makes it unlawful to secretly record the private conversation of another that originates in a private place (as quoted in Suggs v. State, 2021).
“[a]ny person in a clandestine manner intentionally to overhear, transmit, or record . . . the private conversation of another which shall originate in any private place”
Source: gasupreme.us (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
In Suggs, the recorded conversation took place in person, at the home of one of the defendant's relatives.
“Pridgen went to the home of one of Appellant’s relatives and spoke to Appellant”
Source: gasupreme.us (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A federal court in Atlanta described recording the conversations of others that originate in a private place as a felony under O.C.G.A. § 16-11-69 (Atlanta Independent School System v. S.F., 2010).
“the recording of the conversations of another that originate in a private place also constitutes a felony”
Source: govinfo.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Georgia call recording questions
Is Georgia a one-party consent state?
Yes. Georgia is a one-party consent state. Its law does not stop a person from recording a call when “one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent” (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-66 (a)), and the Supreme Court of Georgia has said the eavesdropping law does not stop one party to a conversation from recording it secretly (Suggs v. State, 2021).
What is the penalty for recording a call illegally in Georgia?
Secretly recording the private conversations of others that originate in a private place is a felony (O.C.G.A. § 16-11-69, as described by a federal court in 2010).
Does Georgia use the same rule for in-person conversations?
The same rule applies to conversations held in person. In Suggs v. State (2021), the court applied it to a conversation one person recorded at the home of the other person’s relative.
What do Georgia's sources say about businesses that record calls?
In a 2006 case about an employer monitoring an employee’s calls, a federal court in Atlanta described Georgia’s consent exception as similar to the federal one (Perkins-Carrillo v. Systemax).