3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bexar County, Texas.
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Residential security cameras are legal in Bexar County without a permit. Texas allows video recording on your property and publicly visible areas. Cameras must not target private areas. Texas is a one-party consent state for audio recording.
Tex. Penal Code Sec. 21.15 (Invasive Visual Recording)
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Texas is a one-party consent state for audio recording. Only one party to a conversation must consent. Video recording in public is legal. Recording in private areas where individuals expect privacy is a state jail felony under Penal Code §21.15.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 16.02 (One-Party Consent Recording Law)
Sec. 16.02. UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTION, USE, OR DISCLOSURE OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. ... (c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that: ... (4) a person not acting under color of law intercepts a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if: (A) the person is a party to the communication; or (B) one of the parties to the communication has given prior con...
Privacy fences in Bexar County are generally allowed up to 8 feet in rear yards and 4 feet in front yards. San Antonio requires the finished side facing outward. Permits are required for masonry walls and fences over 8 feet.
1 cities in Bexar County have their own privacy & surveillance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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