Sat 8 Jan 2022 22 44 45 0000 Re Question 17E3Bddb 2¶

Hi Sarah,

Georgia is a “one party consent” state, so as long as one of the parties to a conversation has consented to the recording, it is not illegal to record the conversation. Typically, if you were a party to the conversation, you can be the “one party” who consented.  If you were not involved in the conversation, however, you would need to show that one of the parties to the conversation consented to being recorded. This applies to audio only – video recordings have different standards.

That being said, whether a recording is admissible in court depends on a number of other factors, in addition to whether the recording was obtained legally. Admissibility in court is subject to the rules of evidence and the rules of civil procedure and I would not be able to say for certain whether the recording would be admissible without knowing the contents of the recording. For evidence to be admissible, it must be, first and foremost, relevant to the issues before the court. Admissibility is a question of law for the presiding judge to decide.

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From: Sarah Zeeman <szeeman@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 8, 2022 4:10 PM
To: Lucy Aquino <Lucy.Aquino@swiftcurrie.com>
Subject: Question

Hi Lucy,

Situation:
IF there was an audio recording of the COB code/engineering officers stating the neighbor was approved for one site design and built something else. Which  they then “busted” him on but then they still allowed him to continue to  building with the knowledge  there was not adequate drainage, permits  etc

Question:
In Ga is this type of recording something that could be used in court?

Didn’t know how GA laws view recordings etc

Thanks!