Fact · Voice privacy and security
Oregon's ban on obtaining a telecommunication that you are not a participant in does not apply when at least one participant consents.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“unless consent is given by at least one participant”
Oregon Revised Statutes 165.540: Obtaining contents of communications, Oregon Legislature, Oregon Revised Statutes (oregon.public.law), n.d., 165.540(1)(a).
Open the original- What it measures
- The rule covers telecommunications and radio communications to which the person is not a participant.
- What it does not show
- The page's annotations include commentary on a court decision about the separate in-person provision. Check current court decisions before relying on this text.