Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57)
Pennsylvania's all-party consent law: no interception of phone calls, private conversations or electronic communications without every party's prior consent, with conditional business exceptions for quality monitoring, utilities and school buses. 18 Pa.C.S. ch. 57.
Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) is a compliance framework from United States (Pennsylvania) with 3 domains and 14 controls that map to 1 other frameworks. The largest domains are Business, provider and institutional recording conditions – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (9 controls), All-party consent to intercept – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (3 controls), Disclosure and use – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (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 – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5703(1) electronic | 5703(1) Electronic communications in transit: intercept only with the prior consent of all parties |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5703(1) oral | 5703(1) In-person conversations: record only with the prior consent of all parties where interception is not expected |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5703(1) wire | 5703(1) Phone calls: intercept or record only with the prior consent of all parties |
Business, provider and institutional recording conditions – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5702 device (1) | 5702 Business-extension exclusion: provider-furnished telephone equipment used in the ordinary course of business |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(1) | 5704(1) Providers: intercept only as a necessary incident of service; no random monitoring except quality checks |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(15) conditions | 5704(15) Telemarketing and customer service monitoring: training, quality control or monitoring only, with one party's consent |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(15) use and retention | 5704(15) Use monitored calls only for training or quality control and destroy them within one year |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(18) | 5704(18) School bus audio: board policy, handbook, visible notice on the vehicle and website notice |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(3) | 5704(3) Emergency agencies: periodic warning on recorded administrative lines and one unrecorded public line |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(6) | 5704(6) Public utilities: give a periodic warning when recording emergency and service calls |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(7) | 5704(7) Excavation and demolition calls: tell the parties the call is recorded |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5704(9) | 5704(9) Public electronic communication services: do not divulge communications in transmission |
Disclosure and use – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5703(2) | 5703(2) Do not disclose the contents of an intercepted communication |
| pennsylvania-wiretapping-and-electronic-surveillance-control-act-18-pa-c-s-chapter-57::5703(3) | 5703(3) Do not use the contents of an intercepted communication |
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Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) is a compliance framework from United States (Pennsylvania) with 3 domains and 14 controls. Pennsylvania's all-party consent law: no interception of phone calls, private conversations or electronic communications without every party's prior consent, with conditional business exceptions for quality monitoring, utilities and school buses. 18 Pa.C.S. ch. 57. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) actually require?
Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) has 14 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Business, provider and institutional recording conditions – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (9 controls), All-party consent to intercept – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (3 controls), Disclosure and use – Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) do I already cover?
Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (18 Pa.C.S. Chapter 57) maps to 1 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are US Electronic Communications Privacy Act Title I (Wiretap Act, 18 USC 2510-2523) (57% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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