california driving
What place in a car is regarded as a visible place for all passengers?
<p>I read on <a href="http://allucam.com/legality-dash-cam/" rel="nofollow">http://allucam.com/legality-dash-cam/</a>:</p>

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  <p>Dash cameras obviously can make a visual record of the road ahead, but under state law, they must also be capable of recording and saving audio data. <strong>Because this requirement raises privacy concerns, you must post a notice in a visible place in your car that notifies passengers that their conversations are being recorded</strong>. The owner or lessee of the vehicle can turn the device off at any time. The information stored on the recorder belongs to the owner as a matter of law.</p>
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<p>This state law is <a href="https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/vctop/vc/d12/c4/26708" rel="nofollow">V C Section 26708 Material Obstructing or Reducing Driver x2019 s View</a>:</p>

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  <p>(B) A vehicle equipped with a video event recorder shall have a notice posted in a visible location which states that a passenger's conversation may be recorded.</p>
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<p>What place(s) in the car is regarded as a visible place for all passengers, how to assess whether the font is large enough, and how about visually impaired passenger? </p>

<p>The statute in question is section <a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=veh&amp;group=26001-27000&amp;file=26700-26712">26708 (13)(B)</a>:</p>

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  <p>A vehicle equipped with a video event recorder shall have a
  notice posted in a visible location which states that a passenger's
  conversation may be recorded.</p>
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<p>It doesn't require it be visible to <em>all</em> passengers and doesn't make any provision for visually impaired passengers.</p>

<p>I am not licenced to practice in California but know of no cases clarifying how "visible" the notice needs to be. I wouldn't suggest trying to hide the notice, though.</p>
