Oregon, obtaining telecommunications (one-party) and conversations (all informed) (ORS 165.540(1)(a), (c))
Oregon splits by channel: a phone call may be recorded by a participant or with one participant's consent, but an in-person conversation may be recorded only if all participants are specifically informed.
Dated 19 Oct 2026Source checked 19 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 133.724 or 133.726 or subsections (2) to (8) of this section, a person may not: ... (a) Obtain or attempt to obtain the whole or any part of a telecommunication or a radio communication to which the person is not a participant, by means of any device, contrivance, machine or apparatus, whether electrical, mechanical, manual or otherwise, unless consent is given by at least one participant. ... (c) Obtain or attempt to obtain the whole or any part of a conversation by means of any device, contrivance, machine or apparatus, whether electrical, mechanical, manual or otherwise, if not all participants in the conversation are specifically informed that their conversation is being obtained.”
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