Colorado law may prohibit unauthorized taping (Boy taping teacher)

Let his neocon parents home skool him.

Only 1 party (sender or reciever) must give consent - the kid was the receiver. I used to record conversations with Social Security without their knowledge because I was getting such bad information from them.
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-303: Recording or overhearing a telephone conversation, or any electronic communication, without the consent of a party to the conversation is a felony punishable by a fine of between $1,000 and $100,000 and one year to 18 months in jail. Recording of a communication from a cordless telephone, however, is a misdemeanor. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-401.

Using or disclosing information obtained through illegal wiretapping is prohibited if there is reason to know the information was obtained illegally. Anyone who is not "visibly present" during a conversation who overhears or records the conversation without the consent of at least one of the parties commits a felony carrying the same punishment as a telephone interception, as does anyone who discloses the contents of such a conversation. Colo. Rev. Stat § 18-9-304.

However, nothing in these statutes "shall be interpreted to prevent a news agency, or an employee thereof, from using the accepted tools and equipment of that news medium in the course of reporting or investigating a public and newsworthy event." Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-305.

Just wondering if that's not an angle in a situation where only this kid "permitted" the taping while all other involved parties were not aware.

The Colorado Statute that I posted is pretty clear:

"without the consent of a party" - this also came up for discussion in
Colorado when some politico back east was caught violating the law in their state where both parties had to give consent to taping. Colorado didn't want it that way.

:shrug:

I wore out several tape recorders in college.