Field Manual Books
Practical field manuals by a former CIA officer · calm, sourced, no gadget hype

Hidden camera laws by state

Hidden camera laws in Delaware

The actual statute, in plain English — not a paraphrase of a paraphrase.

The statute

11 Del. Code § 1335 (Violation of Privacy)

What it prohibits

Delaware’s omnibus privacy statute bans installing a camera or other observation/recording device in a private place without the consent of the person entitled to privacy there, and separately bans using a hidden device to film or photograph someone undressing or exposing themselves in a place like a bathroom or fitting room, or recording under a person’s clothing to view their body or undergarments, all without consent.

Penalty

Class A misdemeanor for most subsections; Class G felony for the provisions covering filming a person undressed/exposed in a private place and for aggravated forms of unlawful recording.

This is general public information, not legal advice, verified against the statute text linked below as of this writing — legislatures amend these laws periodically (Florida renamed its own statute in 2024). If this matters for a real situation, read the current text yourself or talk to a lawyer: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc07/index.html. Separately, recording audio of a conversation is governed by a different law (wiretap/eavesdropping statutes, which vary by state on whether one party or all parties must consent) — this page covers image/video capture only.

If you've actually found something, the statute matters less than what you do next: read the six steps here.

Cover: The Traveler's Counter-Surveillance Field Manual
The Field Manual — PDF edition

Want the full room-by-room method, not just the legal side? The complete system — every check on this site plus the ten-minute walkthrough, audio devices, your legal rights, and what to do if you find something. 47 printable pages, instant download, keep it on any device.

Get the Field Manual — $27

Prefer Kindle? $7.99 on Amazon.

Other states

IndianaInd. Code § 35-45-4-5 (Voyeurism; Public Voyeurism; Aerial Voyeurism) IowaIowa Code § 709.21 (Invasion of Privacy — Nudity) KansasKan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6101(a)(6) (Breach of Privacy) KentuckyKRS § 531.090 (Voyeurism) LouisianaLa. R.S. § 14:283 (Video voyeurism) MarylandMd. Code, Criminal Law § 3-902 (Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent) MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 609.746 (Interference with Privacy) MissouriMo. Rev. Stat. § 565.252 (Invasion of Privacy)