3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Tuolumne County, California.
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Tuolumne County does not regulate residential security cameras. California's two-party consent law (Penal Code §632) restricts audio recording without consent but does not prohibit video-only surveillance on your own property.
California Penal Code Section 632
632. (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...
California is a two-party consent state under Penal Code §632. Recording confidential conversations without all parties' consent is a crime. This applies throughout Tuolumne County and all of California.
California Penal Code Section 632
632. (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...
Privacy fences in Tuolumne County require a building permit under Title 17. California's Good Neighbor Fence Act (Civil Code §841) governs shared boundary fence costs. Spite fences over 10 feet are prohibited under Civil Code §841.4.
1 cities in Tuolumne County have their own privacy & surveillance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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