CroatiaCriminal Code (Kazneni zakon), Article 143, Unauthorised Sound Recording and Eavesdropping
Čl. 143. st. 1. i 2. Kaznenog zakona
In force since .
An interception and recording consent rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Consent, Prohibition
What it requires
- Do not make a sound recording of another person's non-public spoken words without authorisation, and do not use special devices to eavesdrop without authorisation on another person's non-public spoken words that were not meant for you (article 143, paragraph 1).
- Do not use a recording made this way, make it available to a third person, or publicly report the eavesdropped words verbatim or in essence (article 143, paragraph 2).
- There is no offence where the acts were done in the public interest or another interest that outweighs the privacy of the person recorded or eavesdropped on (article 143, paragraph 4).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Up to three years' imprisonment for an unauthorised sound recording or eavesdropping on another person's non-public spoken words, and for using or making available the recording or reporting the words (article 143, paragraphs 1 and 2); the offences are prosecuted on a motion, and the recordings and devices used are forfeited (article 143, paragraphs 5 and 6).
What this law does
Article 143, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code punishes with up to three years' imprisonment anyone who makes an unauthorised sound recording of another person's non-public spoken words, or who uses special devices to eavesdrop without authorisation on another person's non-public spoken words that were not meant for them.
Paragraph 2 punishes in the same way anyone who uses a recording made this way or makes it available to a third person, or who publicly reports the eavesdropped words verbatim or in essence. Paragraph 4 provides that there is no offence where the acts were done in the public interest or another interest that outweighs the privacy of the person recorded or eavesdropped on. Paragraph 5 makes the offences prosecutable on a motion.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app records calls or processes voice recordings.
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