# One person in the talk can be enough

One-party consent means one person in the talk can be enough before a recording starts, and what is one party consent at the door is that rule for the sit, not a phone-only slogan. Knockdesk is field sales software that still treats recording as opt-in and asks the rep to confirm consent before the file starts. This page is general information, not legal advice.

## A file that starts in the driveway is already the wrong file

You feel it when the closer is already talking and nobody clicked consent. What is one party consent is a recording rule, not a skip past the step. All-party consent is the other rule, where every person on the talk has to agree. Your counsel names which one applies. Knockdesk does not name the place for you.

**Opt-in.** Recording is opt-in. The file does not start itself on the turf.

**The step.** Confirm consent, then Start Recording. A tape that began before that click is not the step.

**Skip the tape.** Skip Recording still logs the outcome. The pin keeps the visit with no file.

## Nine files, three skips, zero tapes that started first

Maya holds one turf pack and logs 12 doors. Verbal or written consent on 9. Skip Recording on 3. Files that started before the step: 0. 9 / 12 is 75 percent with a file. 3 / 12 is 25 percent with the outcome only. Friday still has all 12 pins. The 3 skips are not missing visits.

| On those 12 doors | Count | What the pin keeps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consent, then the file | 9 | Visit plus tape |
| Skip Recording | 3 | Visit, no tape |
| Started before consent | 0 | The product does not start that way |
| This page | 0 rulings | General information, not legal advice |

## One-party is not all-party, and it is not the city card

All-party consent needs every person on the talk. A solicitor permit is the local license to knock. Neither one replaces the consent step before the file.

- [All-party consent](/glossary/all-party-consent): Every person on the talk has to agree. The other recording rule.

- [Recording consent by state](/laws/recording-consent-by-state): The in-person table. Still general information, not legal advice.

## How Knockdesk tracks it

Recording is opt-in. The rep picks verbal consent, written consent, or consent they will capture on the recording, then starts the file. Skip Recording continues the knock with no tape and still logs the outcome on the turf. Knockdesk does not ask the other party, and it does not send a statutory notice for you. Full desk is on the pricing page.

## Keep going from the consent step

- [Field sales glossary](/glossary): The hub this term opens from.

- [All-party consent](/glossary/all-party-consent): The other recording rule, next to this one.

- [Recording consent by state](/laws/recording-consent-by-state): The in-person table. General information, not legal advice.

- [Knockdesk pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

## FAQ

### What is one party consent?

One-party consent means one person in the talk can be enough before a recording starts. This page is general information, not legal advice.

### Is one-party consent the same as all-party consent?

No. One-party consent can be enough when one person in the talk agrees. All-party consent needs every person. Ask counsel which rule applies.

### Is recording required on Knockdesk?

No. Recording is opt-in. Consent is a step before Start Recording. Skip Recording logs the visit with no file.

### Does Skip Recording drop the knock?

No. Skip Recording still logs the outcome on the pin. In the example, 3 of 12 doors have no tape and still sit on the turf.

### Does Knockdesk name the state for you?

No. Knockdesk does not ask the other party and does not send a statutory notice. Open the state table, then ask counsel.

### Is this legal advice?

No. This is general information, not legal advice. Knockdesk is not counsel.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.