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Massachusetts meeting recording consent law

Massachusetts prohibits secret recording of any oral communication — the strictest formulation: secrecy, not expectation of privacy, is the trigger.

The statute

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 99

What makes it tricky

Because the statute turns on secrecy, a provable, affirmative consent record is the clean answer.

What's at stake

Criminal penalties; civil damages including punitive.

The posture that always works

Capture an explicit consent decision from every participant before the meeting starts — whichever state they're in — and keep a tamper-evident record of it. That's what Overturo produces, and you can download a sample of the register format below.

Download the consent register sample Set up meeting consent

Also read: EU AI Act Article 50 for meetings · All state laws

This page is general information about state recording laws, not legal advice. Statutes and case law change; verify with counsel how they apply to your situation.