Is recording phone calls without telling the other person legal in the US or anywhere else?

Here you can legally record in secret all conversations in which you are the intended audience. Phone calls qualify automatically, but you can record anything that's meant for your ears and you are present during the recording. No need to tell the others. And yes, here it qualifies as evidence in court.

Depends on the state. It is legal in my state of Tennessee. It is not legal in many states.

As long as the party recording the conversation is part of the conversation, it is legal in Texas. No need to inform the other person you are recording them as long as YOU know you are recording.

As the above indicated, each state is different typically defined as one party or two party state. (One or two persons within the recorded conversation need to be aware of the recording)

In Virginia only one party (you) needs to consent. In Maryland, both parties must consent.

Why not correspond with the state officials via email? Then you have a paper trail.

Try that in illinois. See how far that gets you haha

Just state when you get them on the phone, "Thank you for holding. This call may be monitored for quality purposes." ;)

In USA all calls are recorded and stored . If you need your own copies go ahead - no need to ask for permission- record all you want!

Depends upon the state that the recording takes place in.

If you just legitimately "overhear" another's phone call (pick up an extension etc.) that is ILLEGAL to record almost everywhere in the US (a FELONY usually).

Sad but true that people have a license to LIE when talking on a phone call ... but such behavior is State Sanctioned and if someone calls another person on their lies via a recording then the person who made the recording, even if a party to the conversation, is the one who committed a punishable crimes!!

Lawful in the UK.

Same here in AZ.

From my understanding, here in Canada, you can record anything as long as one person knows they are being recorded. So, if you are recording police, children's aid (child protection services), government employees, etc., the only person who needs to know they are being recorded is the recorder. It is really funny how fast people change when you've recorded what you need and then tell them mid-conversation that you have been recording. They get quiet or walk away. Usually because they messed up and they know it.