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Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402)

United States (Maryland)
vMd. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-401, 10-402 and 10-410 as published on mgaleg.maryland.gov, fetched 2026-09-30
3 domains
9 controls

Maryland's all-party consent law: a person may intercept or record a phone call, private conversation or electronic communication only as a party with every party's prior consent; no use of unlawful recordings. Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402.

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Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) is a compliance framework from United States (Maryland) with 3 domains and 9 controls that map to 1 other frameworks. The largest domains are Providers and business equipment – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (4 controls), All-party consent to intercept – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (3 controls), Disclosure and use – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (2 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (3)

All-party consent to intercept – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402)

3 controls
Controls in the All-party consent to intercept – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) domain of Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) — 3 controls
CodeTitle
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(a)(1) electronic10-402(a)(1) Electronic communications in transit: intercept only as a party with the prior consent of all parties
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(a)(1) oral10-402(a)(1) Private in-person conversations: record only as a party with the prior consent of all parties
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(a)(1) wire10-402(a)(1) Phone calls: record only as a party with the prior consent of all parties

Disclosure and use – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402)

2 controls
Controls in the Disclosure and use – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) domain of Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) — 2 controls
CodeTitle
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(a)(2)10-402(a)(2) Do not disclose the contents of an unlawfully intercepted communication
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(a)(3)10-402(a)(3) Do not use the contents of an unlawfully intercepted communication

Providers and business equipment – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402)

4 controls
Controls in the Providers and business equipment – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) domain of Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) — 4 controls
CodeTitle
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-401(8)10-401(8) Business-extension exclusion: provider-furnished telephone equipment used in the ordinary course of business
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(c)(1)(i)10-402(c)(1)(i) Providers: intercept only as a necessary incident of service; no random monitoring except quality checks
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(c)(1)(ii)10-402(c)(1)(ii) Assist authorized interceptions only on a court order, and keep them secret
maryland-wiretap-act-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-10-402::10-402(d)10-402(d) Public electronic communication services: do not divulge communications in transmission

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9 total controls
100%

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What is Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) and who does it apply to?

Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) is a compliance framework from United States (Maryland) with 3 domains and 9 controls. Maryland's all-party consent law: a person may intercept or record a phone call, private conversation or electronic communication only as a party with every party's prior consent; no use of unlawful recordings. Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) actually require?

Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) has 9 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Providers and business equipment – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (4 controls), All-party consent to intercept – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (3 controls), Disclosure and use – Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) do I already cover?

Maryland Wiretap Act (Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10-402) maps to 1 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are US Electronic Communications Privacy Act Title I (Wiretap Act, 18 USC 2510-2523) (100% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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