Sat 8 Jan 2022 17 54 15 0500 Re Question 17E3Be65 2¶

Thank you. So if I were to have had  an in person recording  of a 45 min
conversation with 2 others but I am the one consenting…. a judge just has
to confirm if it is admissible in court … <GRIN>


On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 5:44 PM Lucy Aquino <Lucy.Aquino@swiftcurrie.com>
wrote:

> Hi Sarah,
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> 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
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>
>
> Hi Lucy,
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>
>
> Situation:
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> 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:
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> In Ga is this type of recording something that could be used in court?
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> Didn’t know how GA laws view recordings etc
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> Thanks!
>