Section 9-602 - State personnel monitoring or recording telephone conversation.
§ 9-602. State personnel monitoring or recording telephone conversation.
(a) Prohibited.-
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a State official or employee may not directly or indirectly monitor or record in any manner a telephone conversation made to or from a State unit.
(2) If prior approval is granted by the Attorney General, a State official or employee may monitor or record a telephone conversation:
(i) on telephone lines used exclusively for incoming police, fire, and rescue calls; or
(ii) with recorder-connector equipment that automatically produces a distinctive recorder tone repeated at approximately 15-second intervals.
(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(c) Dismissal.- Conviction of a violation of this section is also grounds for immediate dismissal from State employment.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 555B; 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2003, ch. 21, § 1.]