Kansas call recording law
Is Kansas a one-party consent state?
One-party consent
Yes. Kansas is a one-party consent state. Breach of privacy includes intercepting a telephone message without the consent of the sender or the receiver, so the consent of one side is enough (K.S.A. 21-6101).
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 12 quoted facts from official pages
Kansas at a glance
- Phone calls
- One-party consent
- In-person conversations
- The same rule (see below)
- Criminal penalty
- Breach of privacy under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1)-(a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor: up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
- Lawsuits
- K.S.A. 22-2518 gives a civil claim to a person whose call is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the Kansas wiretap act: actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus punitive damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
- Last checked
- October 13, 2026
The law
Penalties
- Criminal
- Breach of privacy under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1)-(a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor: up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
- Civil (lawsuits)
- K.S.A. 22-2518 gives a civil claim to a person whose call is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the Kansas wiretap act: actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus punitive damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
In-person conversations
Kansas also bars using a device in or outside a private place to pick up sounds that would not ordinarily be audible there, without the consent of the people entitled to privacy in that place (K.S.A. 21-6101).
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 Kansas's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Kansas.
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
Breach of privacy includes intercepting a telephone message without the consent of the sender or receiver (one-party consent).
“Intercepting, without the consent of the sender or receiver, a message by telephone, telegraph, letter or other means of private communication”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The offense requires acting knowingly and without lawful authority.
“Breach of privacy is knowingly and without lawful authority”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Installing or using a device on a phone line to intercept calls requires the consent of the person who possesses or controls the phone facilities.
“for the interception of any telephone, telegraph or other wire or wireless communication without the consent of the person in possession or control”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A device in or outside a private place that picks up sounds not ordinarily audible there requires the consent of those entitled to privacy.
“which sounds would not ordinarily be audible or comprehensible without the use of such device”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
That private-place rule requires the consent of the persons entitled to privacy there.
“without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy therein”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Breach of privacy under subsections (a)(1)-(a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
“Subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Section 21-6101 was most recently amended in 2025.
“L. 2024, ch. 96, § 5; L. 2025, ch. 120, § 3; July 1.”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A class A misdemeanor carries a definite county-jail term not exceeding one year.
“a definite term of confinement in the county jail which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed one year”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
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The fine for a class A misdemeanor may not exceed $2,500.
“For a class A misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $2,500”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
K.S.A. 22-2518 gives a civil action for interception in violation of the Kansas wiretap act.
“Any person whose wire, oral or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this act shall have a civil cause of action”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Liquidated damages are at least $100 a day or $1,000, whichever is greater.
“not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Punitive damages and attorneys' fees are recoverable.
“punitive damages; and (c) reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred”
Source: ksrevisor.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Kansas call recording questions
Is Kansas a one-party consent state?
Yes. Kansas is a one-party consent state. Breach of privacy includes intercepting a telephone message without the consent of the sender or the receiver, so the consent of one side is enough (K.S.A. 21-6101).
What is the penalty for recording a call illegally in Kansas?
Breach of privacy under K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1)-(a)(5) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor: up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
What does Kansas's law say about lawsuits over recorded calls?
K.S.A. 22-2518 gives a civil claim to a person whose call is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the Kansas wiretap act: actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus punitive damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
Does Kansas use the same rule for in-person conversations?
Kansas also bars using a device in or outside a private place to pick up sounds that would not ordinarily be audible there, without the consent of the people entitled to privacy in that place (K.S.A. 21-6101).