An Act providing a defense to prosecution for violations of the wiretap law for interceptions made to make a record of threats, harassment or other crimes

This Massachusetts bill creates a legal defense for individuals who record conversations to document threats, harassment, or crimes related to divorce, child custody, or specific restraining orders. It allows people who make these recordings to legally share the evidence and shifts the responsibility to them to prove in court that their actions were justified under this new exemption. By adding these specific circumstances to the state's wiretap laws, the legislation aims to protect victims and witnesses in family law cases from being prosecuted for recording private communications.