Wyoming call recording law
Is Wyoming a one-party consent state?
One-party consent
Yes. Wyoming is a one-party consent state. The interception ban does not reach a person who is a party to a call, or who has one party’s prior consent, unless the call is recorded to commit a criminal or tortious act (Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-702).
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 17 quoted facts from official pages
Wyoming at a glance
- Phone calls
- One-party consent
- In-person conversations
- The same rule (see below)
- Criminal penalty
- Unlawful interception is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
- Lawsuits
- A person whose communication was unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used may recover actual damages of not less than $1,000 for each day of violation, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs.
- Last checked
- October 13, 2026
The law
Penalties
- Criminal
- Unlawful interception is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to five years, or both. Intercepting the radio portion of a cellular telephone call is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to six months in jail, or both.
- Civil (lawsuits)
- A person whose communication was unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used may recover actual damages of not less than $1,000 for each day of violation, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs.
In-person conversations
In-person (“oral”) communications are protected only when the speaker reasonably expects, and the circumstances justify the expectation, that they are not being intercepted (§ 7-3-701).
What this means for a business that records calls
The statute’s definition of an intercepting device leaves out telephone equipment used in the ordinary course of business, and a provider of wire communication service to the public may use service observing or random monitoring only for mechanical or service quality control checks (§§ 7-3-701, 7-3-702).
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 Wyoming's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Wyoming.
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
Intentionally intercepting a wire, oral or electronic communication is prohibited unless an exception applies.
“no person shall intentionally ... Intercept, attempt to intercept, or procure any other person to intercept”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Subsection (b) lists conduct the prohibition does not reach.
“Nothing in subsection (a) of this section prohibits:”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The prohibition does not reach a person who is a party to the communication...
“Any person from intercepting an oral, wire or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
...or a person who has one party's prior consent...
“or where one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
...unless the purpose is a criminal or tortious act.
“unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act;”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A violation is a felony with a fine of up to $1,000...
“any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
...imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
“imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Intercepting the radio portion of a cellular call (and certain other radio communications) is a lower-grade offense.
“If the intercepted communication is the radio portion of a cellular telephone communication”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
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That lower-grade offense is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $750...
“a violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
...imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
“imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Public wire service providers may use service observing or random monitoring only for quality control checks.
“shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The definition of an intercepting device excludes telephone equipment used in the ordinary course of business.
“Any telephone or telegraph instrument, equipment or facility or component thereof, used in the ordinary course of business”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
An in-person ('oral') communication is protected only where the speaker reasonably expects it is not being intercepted.
“any oral communication uttered by a person who reasonably expects and circumstances justify the expectation that the communication is not subject to interception”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A person whose communication was unlawfully intercepted may recover civil damages.
“may recover damages against any person who intercepts, discloses, uses or procures any other person to intercept”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Civil damages floor: $1,000 per day of violation.
“Actual damages but not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) a day for each day of violation;”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Punitive damages are available.
“Punitive damages; and”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Attorney's fees and litigation costs are recoverable.
“Reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”
Source: wyoleg.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Wyoming call recording questions
Is Wyoming a one-party consent state?
Yes. Wyoming is a one-party consent state. The interception ban does not reach a person who is a party to a call, or who has one party’s prior consent, unless the call is recorded to commit a criminal or tortious act (Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-702).
What is the penalty for recording a call illegally in Wyoming?
Unlawful interception is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to five years, or both. Intercepting the radio portion of a cellular telephone call is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to six months in jail, or both.
What does Wyoming's law say about lawsuits over recorded calls?
A person whose communication was unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used may recover actual damages of not less than $1,000 for each day of violation, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs.
Does Wyoming use the same rule for in-person conversations?
In-person (“oral”) communications are protected only when the speaker reasonably expects, and the circumstances justify the expectation, that they are not being intercepted (§ 7-3-701).
What do Wyoming's sources say about businesses that record calls?
The statute’s definition of an intercepting device leaves out telephone equipment used in the ordinary course of business, and a provider of wire communication service to the public may use service observing or random monitoring only for mechanical or service quality control checks (§§ 7-3-701, 7-3-702).