The majority (37!) of states do not require consent or notification, and there is no federal requirement (so as long as the recorder is in a one party state, th

The majority (37!) of states do not require consent or notification, and there is no federal requirement (so as long as the recorder is in a one party state, the recording is legal). There is also no requirement that a person let you know that a third party is on their side of the line listening, taking notes and willing to testify. You should just assume that any phone call with stakes is being recorded and that anything you say can be considered binding. Verbal contracts are valid almost everywhere, so what you say on the phone does have legal consequences regardless of whether it was recorded. Courts will also accept your notes about a phone call as evidence in the absence of a recording.