18 U.S. Code § 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited

Publisher

Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

URL

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2511

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unknown

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Accessed

2026-09-25

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200

License

statutory text public domain; public domain text; LII formatting not redistributed

Source notes citing this source

• Under 18 USC 2511(2)(d), intercepting a communication is not unlawful under federal law when the interceptor is a party or one party has given prior consent, unless it is done to commit a criminal or tortious act. in context

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). 18 U.S. Code § 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-18-usc-2511

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-cornell-lii-18-usc-2511,
  title  = {18 U.S. Code § 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/cornell-lii-18-usc-2511},
  note   = {Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, accessed 2026-09-25}
}