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Can I be in my car & record a police officer talking to me in Oregon?

I was pulled over by a police officer for not obeying traffic signal in Oregon. The officer was exceptionally rude to me. So as I was sitting in my car, I started recording our conversations. He somehow figured it out and got pissed off at me, told me that I don't have the right to record him. It's a violation of Oregon laws. I told him that I was not recording; I was recording my part of the conversation since the device was sitting on the passenger seat. Is he right? Can I use the recording as part of this case? Please remember, I'm in Oregon, I was inside my car and the voice recorder was sitting on the passenger side seat.

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  • 1 decade ago

    It does vary some state to state, but in Oklahoma the law states that as long as 1 party in the conversation knows it is being recorded, it is completely legal. This is pretty much the same in most states ie 911 calls are always recorded and 1 party in the conversation (the dispatcher) knows that they are recorded so it is legal.

    I searched Oregon Law (Link is below) The only thing i could find relating to this was taping or recording at a movie theator.

  • 5 years ago

    undesirable adult men are stupid. I certainly have had 2 hobbies in a months time. Neither undesirable guy have been given away. I caught them and that they are finding at serious time. hobbies are no longer some thing law enforcement officers take gently. there is plenty that would pass incorrect. An harmless could be harm or killed. between the law enforcement officers can meet the comparable destiny. people who desire to run from the police, would desire to think of appropriate to the possibility they're bobbing up. Oh, wait, criminals do no longer think of roughly others, in easy terms them selves.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You would be talking to a State Trooper in Oregon or a Police Officer in New york; you must have their written consent.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think laws vary by state-- but usually at least one or both parties being recorded need to know they are being recorded.

    You should have told him up front that you were recording it.

    In the end, it won't matter-- if you messup and ticket is valid, it doesn't matter if he was rude.

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  • 1 decade ago

    He is wrong. You can record whatever the hell you want in the privacy of our private property.

    I'd take the conversation to his police station, and then the local TV news station.

  • 1 decade ago

    I wish i recorded the cops so many times! Here on the east coast jersey/ new york cops are dciks! They will rip u out the car and mess with you really bad! Especially if you have lic. plates from another state......wooh i would feel bad for that person!

  • 1 decade ago

    Generally, police officers do not have a right to privacy when interacting with the public.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    anything HE said cannot be admisable in court due to the fact you didnt let him know you were recording prior to the beginning of the recording so if what he said is not heard is it worth it for just what you said?

  • 1 decade ago

    You can record anyone, anytime. Whether you can use it in court depends on too many factors to discuss here.

  • 1 decade ago

    yeah you can record anyone , but you have got to tell them you are doing so , or it will not hold up court,"this is being recorded" thats all you have to say .

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