Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 200.620: The Nevada wiretapping statute provides
that it is a crime for anyone to "intercept" or disclose the contents of
any wire communication, but that no illegal activity occurs when the
interception is made "with the prior consent of one of the parties to the
communication" and "an emergency situation exists."
In December 1998, the state's highest court stated in a 3-2 decision
that the wiretapping statutes require that an individual obtain the
consent of all parties before taping a telephone conversation, and thus,
that an individual who tapes his own telephone calls without the consent
of all participants unlawfully "intercepts" those calls. Lane v.
Allstate Ins. Co., 969 P.2d 938 (Nev. 1998).
In addition, it is a criminal invasion of privacy to secretly listen
to, record or disclose the contents of any private conversation "engaged
in by other persons" through use of any mechanical or electronic device,
"unless authorized to do so by one of the persons engaging in the
conversation." Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 200.650.
Nevada statutory provisions also make it a crime to disclose the
existence or contents of any wire or radio communication without
permission from the sender or receiver. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 200.630.
Violations of the statutes can be punished as felonies and carry civil
liability for actual damages,
$100 per day of
violation or $1,000 — whichever is greater. In civil cases, punitive
damages, costs and attorney fees also can be
recovered. Nev. Rev. Stat.
Ann. § 200.690.
