{"id":1358,"date":"2021-11-01T22:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2021-11-01T22:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:46:04","slug":"the-unlawful-taking-of-pictures-and-video-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/the-unlawful-taking-of-pictures-and-video-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unlawful Taking of Pictures and Video Recording"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>hanks to built-in cameras on smartphones, most of us have a camera at our disposal 24\/7. We\u2019re able to record everything. We use the phone camera for selfies, points of interest, and to record the actions of others. We\u2019ve grown so accustomed to taking photos and videos of everything that we rarely stop and think about the fact that there are certain times, places, and situations when taking pictures and video recordings is actually against the law.<\/p>\n

Learning that there are cases where a person has broken the law with videos or photos they\u2019ve snapped can make you have second thoughts about using your camera. The good news is that the odds are pretty good that you\u2019re not going to record anything that will break the law. Both federal and state laws are written in a manner that allows you to legally take a photo of anything that\u2019s plainly visible. You\u2019ll be pleased to learn that this includes federal buildings and even police officers who are working.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re also legally allowed to take photos and videos of things that can be seen from public property<\/em>. For example, as long as you can do so from the road, you\u2019re allowed to photograph an interesting-looking barn. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on private property<\/em>, the property owners get to make rules about what you can and can\u2019t take photos\/videos of. For example, if snapping a few shots of the barn requires you to walk across a private hayfield and jumping a fence, the property owners could insist that you destroy the images and also file trespassing charges against you. The same is true if you walk up to someone\u2019s house and start snapping pictures or videos through their windows. You\u2019re not legally allowed to take photos or videos of a person (or their belongings) if the property owner had a reasonable expectation of privacy.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re caught taking photos or videos in an area where the property owner had a reasonable expectation of privacy, they can file invasion of privacy<\/a> charges as well as trespassing<\/a> charges against you. If you\u2019re convicted of invasion of privacy, the judge could sentence you to up to six months in a county jail and order you to pay a fine of $1,000. If this isn\u2019t the first time you\u2019ve been convicted of invasion of privacy, the sentence could double.<\/p>\n

The best way to avoid getting into trouble while you shooting pictures or videos is to make sure you\u2019re feet are always firmly planted on public property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to built-in cameras on smartphones, most of us have a camera at our disposal 24\/7. We\u2019re able to record everything. We use the phone camera for selfies, points of interest, and to record the actions of others. We\u2019ve grown so accustomed to taking photos and videos of everything that we rarely stop and think […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,30,33,43,37,29,39,38,35,31,48,47,36,128,41,40,32,42,46,44,45],"tags":[881,904,882,906,15,909,905,907,908],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bakersfield-ca","category-burbank-ca","category-fresno-ca","category-lancaster-ca","category-long-beach-ca","category-los-angeles-ca","category-martinez-ca","category-modesto-ca","category-north-hollywood-ca","category-palmdale-ca","category-porterville-ca","category-riverside-ca","category-san-bernardino-ca","category-san-diego","category-san-joaquin-ca","category-santa-ana-ca","category-santa-clarita-ca","category-victorvile-ca","category-visalia-ca","category-west-los-angeles-ca","category-westminster-ca","tag-affordable-bail-bonds-in-lancaster","tag-bail-bonds-in-lancaster","tag-flexible-bail-payment-plans-in-lancaster","tag-is-it-illegal-to-videotape-someone-in-public","tag-lancaster-bail-bonds","tag-legal-rights-for-photographers","tag-nearest-bail-bonds-in-lancaster","tag-photography-and-the-law","tag-recording-laws"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t