HB2038 proposes amendments to section 13-3005 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, concerning the recording and interception of wire or electronic communications. The bill introduces a requirement for a person to provide notice to all parties before intentionally recording a wire or electronic communication, making it a class 5 felony to fail to do so. Additionally, the bill clarifies that intercepting a wire or electronic communication or a conversation without the consent and notice of the parties involved is also a class 5 felony.

The bill exempts peace officers or individuals acting under the direction of a peace officer during an investigation from the notice requirement for recording communications. It also makes technical changes, such as replacing "thereof" with "of the wire or electronic communication" and "utilized" with "used," and corrects grammatical elements like changing "which" to "that."

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-3005
House Engrossed Version: 13-3005