Security cameras on private property are legal in Maricopa County. Arizona is a one-party consent state for audio recording (ARS §13-3005). Video surveillance of your own property and visible public areas is unrestricted. Cameras must not be used for voyeurism under ARS §13-1424.
Arizona law is favorable to residential security cameras. Homeowners in unincorporated Maricopa County may install security cameras (Ring, Nest, CCTV, etc.) without permits or notification requirements. Video recording of your own property and areas visible from your property is legal. Arizona is a one-party consent state for audio recording under ARS §13-3005 — you can record a conversation if you are a party to it. However, intercepting communications to which you are not a party without consent violates Arizona wiretapping law. Arizona Revised Statutes §13-1424 (Voyeurism) prohibits using recording devices to view or record a person in a state of undress in a location where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Pointing cameras at a neighbor's windows into bathrooms or bedrooms could violate this statute. HOAs may regulate the exterior placement of cameras for aesthetic reasons. There are no restrictions on recording license plates or public-facing cameras in Arizona.
Wiretapping (ARS §13-3005): Class 5 felony. Voyeurism (ARS §13-1424): Class 5 felony for first offense, Class 4 for repeat offenses.
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