Government and public statistics
Oregon Revised Statutes 165.540: Obtaining contents of communications
Oregon Legislature, Oregon Revised Statutes (oregon.public.law), n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Oregon's statute on obtaining the contents of communications. It treats telephone calls differently from in-person conversations.
- How much weight it carries
- Text of the Oregon Revised Statutes as published by a public legal database that mirrors the official code. Its annotations include commentary on court decisions about the conversation rule, so check the current position before relying on it.
Facts taken from this source
- Oregon's statute makes it an offence to obtain a conversation by device when not all participants have been specifically informed that the conversation is being obtained.
“if not all participants in the conversation are specifically informed that their conversation is being obtained” (165.540(1)(c))
- Oregon's ban on obtaining a telecommunication that you are not a participant in does not apply when at least one participant consents.
“unless consent is given by at least one participant” (165.540(1)(a))