Is Alabama a one-party consent state?
Alabama is a one-party consent state: one person on the call can consent to it being recorded, so a business can record its own calls without asking the other caller under the state rule.
General information, not legal advice. Check the statute and talk to a lawyer about your situation.
Statute checked October 15, 2026
The law
- Rule
- A one-party consent state
- Statute
- Ala. Code 13A-11-30, 13A-11-31 (from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press state recording guide)
- Notes
- The RCFP guide describes Alabama's eavesdropping law as allowing recording with the consent of at least one party.
For businesses using an AI receptionist
AI receptionists usually record and transcribe calls. Announcing at the start of the call that it's recorded, and that the caller is speaking with an AI assistant, is the common way businesses handle callers from states with stricter rules.
Calls with people in two-party states such as California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland can raise the question of which state's law applies, which is why many businesses announce recording on all calls.
Compare AI receptionists and check which ones announce recording and AI use.