Because Arizona is a one-party consent state for wiretapping and audio recordings, as long as one party involved in a conversation consents to the recording, it is generally considered legal.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) applies only to federal agencies and is not applicable to state or local governments. Public records requests in Arizona are governed by state statutes, not by the Freedom of Information Act.
There are several states that either have ambiguous recording laws or none at all. Vermont, for example, does not have a call recording law, while Hawaii and Nevada are one-party consent states but still require two-party consent to record conversations.
ARS § 13-3019 is the Arizona statute defining the surreptitious photographing crime. You commit this offense if, under certain circumstances, you secretly photograph or film a person without that person's consent (for example, filming a person undressing in a locker room).
The person has a reasonable expectation that the person will not be photographed, videotaped, filmed, digitally recorded or otherwise viewed or recorded.
You do not need permission if you are one party to the conversation and consent to the recording. However, recording someone without their knowledge or involvement, such as secretly recording a conversation you are not part of, may violate Arizona's laws under ARS § 13-3005 and could be considered illegal wiretapping.
Consent is informed if the person giving the consent has been informed of and comprehends the nature, purpose, consequences, risks and benefits of the alternatives to the procedure, and has been informed and comprehends that withholding or withdrawing consent will not prejudice the future provision of care and services ...
As a general matter, FERPA: (1) requires schools to provide parents and eligible students an opportunity to inspect and review the student's education records; and (2) prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records to a third party unless the parent or eligible ...
Article 2 Section 8 - Right to privacy. Section 8. No person shall be disturbed in his private affairs, or his home invaded, without authority of law.
What is Arizona Implied Consent Law? The Implied Consent Law, A.R.S. 28-1321 is a statute which infers that all drivers in the state of Arizona are subject to breath and chemical testing, following an arrest.