Legislation would allow taping on private land

Legislation would allow taping on private land - A Concord Monitor Article - Your News Source - Concord NH 03301: "A
man who was arrested after he used his home security system to videotape police at his door last year has inspired a bill to let property owners record audio and video at their homes without notice.

Michael Gannon, 40, of Nashua was arrested after his home security camera made video and audio recordings of detectives who had come looking for his teenage son. Felony wiretapping charges against him were later dropped.

Gannon was arrested after he brought the recordings to the police station to complain that a detective had been rude to him.

The police later returned Gannon's cameras and recording equipment but did not give back the tapes, saying they were illegal recordings.

Last week, Rep. Dudley Dumaine, a Republican from Auburn, and five other sponsors introduced House Bill 97, which would add an exception to the state's wiretapping law, letting property owners record their own premises, with or without warning."