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  "batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c1",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: ANCHOR: official statute site",
      "summary": "Indiana's wiretap law is in Title 35 (Criminal Law and Procedure) of the Indiana Code, Article 33.5 (Interception of Telephonic or Telegraphic Communications), published by the Indiana General Assembly at iga.in.gov.",
      "body": "Indiana's wiretap law is in Title 35 (Criminal Law and Procedure) of the Indiana Code, Article 33.5 (Interception of Telephonic or Telegraphic Communications), published by the Indiana General Assembly at iga.in.gov.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“IC 35 TITLE 35. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/35",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "IC 35 TITLE 35. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "ANCHOR: official statute site",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c2",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Statute article",
      "summary": "The wiretap article is IC 35-33.5, titled Interception of Telephonic or Telegraphic Communications.",
      "body": "The wiretap article is IC 35-33.5, titled Interception of Telephonic or Telegraphic Communications.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“Art. 33.5. INTERCEPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "Art. 33.5. INTERCEPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Statute article",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c3",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Consent regime (one-party) - operative definition",
      "summary": "Under IC 35-31.5-2-176, an 'interception' is recording by a person other than a sender or receiver without the consent of the sender or receiver, so a participant may record, or a non-participant may record with one party's consent: Indiana is a one-party consent state.",
      "body": "Under IC 35-31.5-2-176, an 'interception' is recording by a person other than a sender or receiver without the consent of the sender or receiver, so a participant may record, or a non-participant may record with one party's consent: Indiana is a one-party consent state.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“means the intentional recording or acquisition of the contents of an electronic communication by a person other than a sender or receiver of that communication, without the consent of the sender or receiver,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "means the intentional recording or acquisition of the contents of an electronic communication by a person other than a sender or receiver of that communication, without the consent of the sender or receiver,",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Consent regime (one-party) - operative definition",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c4",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Scope - computers and fax",
      "summary": "IC 35-31.5-2-176 extends interception to communications acquired through a computer or fax machine.",
      "body": "IC 35-31.5-2-176 extends interception to communications acquired through a computer or fax machine.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“This term includes the intentional recording or acquisition of communication through the use of a computer or a fax (facsimile transmission) machine.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "This term includes the intentional recording or acquisition of communication through the use of a computer or a fax (facsimile transmission) machine.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Scope - computers and fax",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c5",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Exception - unscrambled radio transmissions",
      "summary": "IC 35-31.5-2-176 excludes from interception the recording of radio transmissions that are not scrambled or encrypted (subject to listed conditions).",
      "body": "IC 35-31.5-2-176 excludes from interception the recording of radio transmissions that are not scrambled or encrypted (subject to listed conditions).\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“The term does not include recording or acquiring the contents of a radio transmission that is not:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "The term does not include recording or acquiring the contents of a radio transmission that is not:",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Exception - unscrambled radio transmissions",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c6",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Exception - federally authorized interceptions",
      "summary": "IC 35-33.5-5-5(a) states the criminal offense does not apply to a person making an interception authorized under federal law.",
      "body": "IC 35-33.5-5-5(a) states the criminal offense does not apply to a person making an interception authorized under federal law.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“This section does not apply to a person who makes an interception authorized under federal law.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "This section does not apply to a person who makes an interception authorized under federal law.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Exception - federally authorized interceptions",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c7",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Penalty class",
      "summary": "Under IC 35-33.5-5-5(b), knowingly or intentionally intercepting a communication in violation of the article is unlawful interception, a Level 5 felony.",
      "body": "Under IC 35-33.5-5-5(b), knowingly or intentionally intercepting a communication in violation of the article is unlawful interception, a Level 5 felony.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“A person who knowingly or intentionally intercepts a communication in violation of this article commits unlawful interception, a Level 5 felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "A person who knowingly or intentionally intercepts a communication in violation of this article commits unlawful interception, a Level 5 felony.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Penalty class",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c8",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Civil remedy - cause of action",
      "summary": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(1) gives a person whose communications are unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used a civil cause of action.",
      "body": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(1) gives a person whose communications are unlawfully intercepted, disclosed or used a civil cause of action.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“has a civil cause of action against a person who intercepts, discloses, uses, or procures another person to intercept, disclose, or use a communication in violation of this article; and”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "has a civil cause of action against a person who intercepts, discloses, uses, or procures another person to intercept, disclose, or use a communication in violation of this article; and",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Civil remedy - cause of action",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c9",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Civil remedy - liquidated damages",
      "summary": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(2)(A) awards the greater of actual damages, $100 per day of violation, or $1,000, plus court costs, punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees (no treble damages).",
      "body": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(2)(A) awards the greater of actual damages, $100 per day of violation, or $1,000, plus court costs, punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees (no treble damages).\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“liquidated damages computed at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100) each day for each day of violation; or”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "liquidated damages computed at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100) each day for each day of violation; or",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Civil remedy - liquidated damages",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c10",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Civil remedy - attorney fees",
      "summary": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(2)(D) allows recovery of reasonable attorney's fees.",
      "body": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(a)(2)(D) allows recovery of reasonable attorney's fees.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“(D) Reasonable attorney's fees.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "(D) Reasonable attorney's fees.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Civil remedy - attorney fees",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c11",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Civil limitation period",
      "summary": "Under IC 35-33.5-5-4(d), the civil action must be brought within two years after the unlawful interception, disclosure or use initially occurs.",
      "body": "Under IC 35-33.5-5-4(d), the civil action must be brought within two years after the unlawful interception, disclosure or use initially occurs.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“An action under this section must be brought within two (2) years after the date that the interception, disclosure, or use of a communication in violation of this article initially occurs”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "An action under this section must be brought within two (2) years after the date that the interception, disclosure, or use of a communication in violation of this article initially occurs",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Civil limitation period",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_c12",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Good-faith warrant defense",
      "summary": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(b) makes good-faith reliance on a warrant a complete defense to the civil action.",
      "body": "IC 35-33.5-5-4(b) makes good-faith reliance on a warrant a complete defense to the civil action.\n\nWhat Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code) actually says:\n\n“A good faith reliance on a warrant or an extension issued under this article constitutes a complete defense to a civil action brought under this section.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_35.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "A good faith reliance on a warrant or an extension issued under this article constitutes a complete defense to a civil action brought under this section.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Good-faith warrant defense",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IN",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-in"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_q1",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Audio vs video distinction (silent video) and AG/judicial self-help page",
      "summary": "The official state song of Indiana is \"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away\" by Paul Dresser.",
      "body": "The official state song of Indiana is \"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away\" by Paul Dresser.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“The song entitled, \"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,\" words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-6-1)”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "evidence_quote": "The song entitled, \"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,\" words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-6-1)",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Audio vs video distinction (silent video) and AG/judicial self-help page",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_q2",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Audio vs video distinction (silent video) and AG/judicial self-help page",
      "summary": "Say's firefly became the official state insect of Indiana in 2018.",
      "body": "Say's firefly became the official state insect of Indiana in 2018.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Say's Firefly became Indiana's state insect when legislation proclaiming it as such was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb on March 23, 2018.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "evidence_quote": "Say's Firefly became Indiana's state insect when legislation proclaiming it as such was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb on March 23, 2018.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "7939-indiana-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Indiana",
      "topic": "Audio vs video distinction (silent video) and AG/judicial self-help page",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7939_indiana_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_indiana_7939_q3",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Indiana: Audio vs video distinction (silent video) and AG/judicial self-help page",
      "summary": "The official state poem of Indiana is titled \"Indiana\" by Arthur Franklin Mapes.",
      "body": "The official state poem of Indiana is titled \"Indiana\" by Arthur Franklin Mapes.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“The poem of Arthur Franklin Mapes, Kendallville, Indiana, the title and text of which are set forth in full as a part of this section, is hereby adopted as Indiana's official poem. (Ind. Code § 1-2-5-1)”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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