In Pennsylvania, video recording without audio in a public space is generally legal. However, Pennsylvania is an all-party (two-party) consent state for audio recordings under the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, 18 Pa. C.S. § 5703. Recording a private conversation without the consent of all parties is a felony in Pennsylvania. Recording police […]

In a recent ruling by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in the case of Sivick v. State Ethics Commission, 252 C.D. 2018; 2019 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 1*: WL 81867, decided January 3, 2019; Reconsideration denied, February 1, 2019, the Court held in an unreported opinion, that a Township Supervisor used the authority of his […]