3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in San Diego County, California.
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Security cameras on private property are legal in San Diego County. California's two-party consent law (Penal Code §632) applies to audio recording. Video-only surveillance of your own property is legal. Cameras must not point into areas where others have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
California is a two-party (all-party) consent state under Penal Code §632. Recording confidential conversations without all parties' consent is a crime. This applies countywide in San Diego County. Public conversations where there is no privacy expectation are not protected.
California Penal Code § 632(a)-(c)
(a) A person who, intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication, uses an electronic amplifying or recording device to eavesdrop upon or record the confidential communication, whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another or by means of a telegraph, telephone, or other device, except a radio, shall be punished by a...
In unincorporated San Diego County, fences and freestanding walls up to 6 feet do not require a building permit if they comply with zoning setback requirements. Front yard fences are subject to lower height limits. Fences over 6 feet require permits.
1 cities in San Diego County have their own privacy & surveillance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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