{ "batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_anchor_16", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon Revised Statutes: ORS 165.540 heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 165.540 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 165.540 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“165.540 Obtaining contents of communications”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "165.540 Obtaining contents of communications", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon Revised Statutes", "topic": "ORS 165.540 heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_conv", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.535: Conversation defined (includes video conferencing)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.535(1): conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program.", "body": "ORS 165.535(1): conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.535", "topic": "Conversation defined (includes video conferencing)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_all_party", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: In-person conversations: all participants must be informed", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(1)(c): obtaining a conversation by any device is prohibited if not all participants are specifically informed that their conversation is being obtained.", "body": "ORS 165.540(1)(c): obtaining a conversation by any device is prohibited if not all participants are specifically informed that their conversation is being obtained.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“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.”\n\nNote: So Oregon is an all-party (two-party) state for in-person and video-conference conversations.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "In-person conversations: all participants must be informed", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_tele", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: Telephone and radio: one participant's consent", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(1)(a): obtaining a telecommunication or radio communication to which one is not a participant is prohibited unless consent is given by at least one participant.", "body": "ORS 165.540(1)(a): obtaining a telecommunication or radio communication to which one is not a participant is prohibited unless consent is given by at least one participant.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“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.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "Telephone and radio: one participant's consent", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_use", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: Using or divulging an unlawfully obtained recording", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(1)(d) and (e): obtaining a recording knowing it was unlawfully obtained, or using or divulging one, is prohibited.", "body": "ORS 165.540(1)(d) and (e): obtaining a recording knowing it was unlawfully obtained, or using or divulging one, is prohibited.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Obtain the whole or any part of a conversation, telecommunication or radio communication from any person, while knowing or having good reason to believe that the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication was initially obtained in a manner prohibited by this section. (e) Use or attempt to use, or divulge to others, any conversation, telecommunication or radio communication obtained by any means prohibited by this section.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Obtain the whole or any part of a conversation, telecommunication or radio communication from any person, while knowing or having good reason to believe that the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication was initially obtained in a manner prohibited by this section. (e) Use or attempt to use, or divulge to others, any conversation, telecommunication or radio communication obtained by any means prohibited by this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "Using or divulging an unlawfully obtained recording", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_public", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: Public meetings, events and classes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(6)(a): the all-party rule does not apply to public or semipublic meetings, public speeches, rallies and sporting or other events, or regularly scheduled classes when an unconcealed recording device is used.", "body": "ORS 165.540(6)(a): the all-party rule does not apply to public or semipublic meetings, public speeches, rallies and sporting or other events, or regularly scheduled classes when an unconcealed recording device is used.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to persons who intercept or attempt to intercept oral communications that are part of any of the following proceedings, if the person uses an unconcealed recording device or if the communications occur through a video conferencing program:”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to persons who intercept or attempt to intercept oral communications that are part of any of the following proceedings, if the person uses an unconcealed recording device or if the communications occur through a video conferencing program:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "Public meetings, events and classes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_police", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: Recording police officers", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(5)(b): the all-party rule does not apply to recording a conversation with an on-duty law enforcement officer if the recording is made openly, the conversation is audible to normal hearing, and the person is lawfully where they are.", "body": "ORS 165.540(5)(b): the all-party rule does not apply to recording a conversation with an on-duty law enforcement officer if the recording is made openly, the conversation is audible to normal hearing, and the person is lawfully where they are.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "Recording police officers", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_family", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540: Subscribers recording in their own homes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.540(3): the (1)(a), (b) and (c) prohibitions do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the prohibited acts in their homes.", "body": "ORS 165.540(3): the (1)(a), (b) and (c) prohibitions do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the prohibited acts in their homes.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the acts prohibited in subsection (1) of this section in their homes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the acts prohibited in subsection (1) of this section in their homes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.540", "topic": "Subscribers recording in their own homes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_s165543", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.543: Interception of communications (crime)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.543: willfully intercepting a wire or oral communication to which one is not a party, with no party's prior consent, is a Class A misdemeanor.", "body": "ORS 165.543: willfully intercepting a wire or oral communication to which one is not a party, with no party's prior consent, is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“any person who willfully intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire or oral communication where such person is not a party to the communication and where none of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "any person who willfully intercepts, attempts to intercept or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire or oral communication where such person is not a party to the communication and where none of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 165.543", "topic": "Interception of communications (crime)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_visual", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 163.700: Visual recording of an intimate area without consent", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 163.700(1)(b): knowingly recording another person's intimate area without consent, where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists, is invasion of personal privacy in the second degree (Class A misdemeanor).", "body": "ORS 163.700(1)(b): knowingly recording another person's intimate area without consent, where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists, is invasion of personal privacy in the second degree (Class A misdemeanor).\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(b)(A) The person knowingly makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording of another persons intimate area without the consent of the other person; and (B) The person being recorded has a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the intimate area.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(b)(A) The person knowingly makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording of another persons intimate area without the consent of the other person; and (B) The person being recorded has a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the intimate area.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "ORS 163.700", "topic": "Visual recording of an intimate area without consent", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon Revised Statutes: statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon's wiretap and electronic interception statutes are codified in ORS Chapter 165, 'Crimes Involving Communications,' sections 165.535 through 165.573, on the official Oregon State Legislature site at www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html.", "body": "Oregon's wiretap and electronic interception statutes are codified in ORS Chapter 165, 'Crimes Involving Communications,' sections 165.535 through 165.573, on the official Oregon State Legislature site at www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“CRIMES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS 165.535 Definitions applicable to obtaining contents of communications 165.540 Obtaining contents of communications 165.542 Reports required concerning use of electronic listening device 165.543 Interception of communications 165.545 Prohibitions not applicable to fire or police activities”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The chapter index page lists the 'CRIMES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS' section with ORS 165.535-165.573. All subsequent records in this batch sit under this citation.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "CRIMES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS 165.535 Definitions applicable to obtaining contents of communications 165.540 Obtaining contents of communications 165.542 Reports required concerning use of electronic listening device 165.543 Interception of communications 165.545 Prohibitions not applicable to fire or police activities", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon Revised Statutes", "topic": "statutory code index", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_consent", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.540: consent regime for recording", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon requires one-party consent for recording telecommunications and radio communications, but all-party consent for recording in-person conversations.", "body": "Oregon requires one-party consent for recording telecommunications and radio communications, but all-party consent for recording in-person conversations.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(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.”\n\nNote: One-party consent applies to telecoms/radio (165.540(1)(a)); all-party consent applies to in-person conversations (165.540(1)(c)). The definitions in 165.535 distinguish 'conversation' (oral, not telecom/radio) from 'telecommunication' and 'radio communication'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.540", "topic": "consent regime for recording", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_audio_vs_video", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.535, 165.540: audio versus video recording distinction", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon law treats video conferencing programs as 'conversations' requiring all-party consent, while video recording of law enforcement officers in uniform with body cameras or vehicle cameras is exempt from the consent requirement under specific conditions.", "body": "Oregon law treats video conferencing programs as 'conversations' requiring all-party consent, while video recording of law enforcement officers in uniform with body cameras or vehicle cameras is exempt from the consent requirement under specific conditions.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program. (5)(b) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to: (B) A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be. (d) A law enforcement officer who is in uniform and displaying a badge and who is operating: (A) A vehicle-mounted video camera that records the scene in front of, within or surrounding a police vehicle, unless the officer has reasonable opportunity to inform participants in the conversation that the conversation is being obtained; or (B) A video camera worn upon the officer's person that records the officer's interactions with members of the public while the officer is on duty.”\n\nNote: Video conferencing is explicitly included in the definition of 'conversation' (165.535(1)), requiring all-party consent. Law enforcement body cameras and dash cameras have specific exemptions under 165.540(5)(b) and (5)(d).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program. (5)(b) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to: (B) A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be. (d) A law enforcement officer who is in uniform and displaying a badge and who is operating: (A) A vehicle-mounted video camera that records the scene in front of, within or surrounding a police vehicle, unless the officer has reasonable opportunity to inform participants in the conversation that the conversation is being obtained; or (B) A video camera worn upon the officer's person that records the officer's interactions with members of the public while the officer is on duty.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.535, 165.540", "topic": "audio versus video recording distinction", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_exceptions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.540: statutory exceptions to recording prohibition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon's wiretap statute provides exceptions for: telecom company employees for service purposes; jail/prison officials (except attorney-client); subscribers in their homes; public radio/TV broadcasts; recording felonies endangering human life; recording on-duty law enforcement officers openly; law enforcement interviews; law enforcement body/dash cameras; public meetings with unconcealed recording; video conferencing with consent for alleged unlawful activity; amateur/citizens band radio; public safety radio; and matters of public concern.", "body": "Oregon's wiretap statute provides exceptions for: telecom company employees for service purposes; jail/prison officials (except attorney-client); subscribers in their homes; public radio/TV broadcasts; recording felonies endangering human life; recording on-duty law enforcement officers openly; law enforcement interviews; law enforcement body/dash cameras; public meetings with unconcealed recording; video conferencing with consent for alleged unlawful activity; amateur/citizens band radio; public safety radio; and matters of public concern.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2)(a) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to: (A) Officers, employees or agents of a telecommunication or radio communication company who perform the acts prohibited by subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c) of this section for the purpose of construction, maintenance or conducting of their telecommunication or radio communication service, facilities or equipment. (B) Public officials in charge of and at jails, police premises, sheriffs' offices, Department of Corrections institutions and other penal or correctional institutions, except as to communications or conversations between an attorney and the client of the attorney. (3) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the acts prohibited in subsection (1) of this section in their homes. (4) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a) of this section do not apply to the receiving or obtaining of the contents of any radio or television broadcast transmitted for the use of the general public. (5) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to: (a) A person who records a conversation during a felony that endangers human life; (b) A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be; (c)(A) A person who, pursuant to ORS 133.400, records an interview conducted by a peace officer in a law enforcement facility; or (B) A person who, pursuant to ORS 133.402, records a custodial interview, as defined ORS 133.402; (d) A law enforcement officer who is in uniform and displaying a badge and who is operating: (A) A vehicle-mounted video camera that records the scene in front of, within or surrounding a police vehicle, unless the officer has reasonable opportunity to inform participants in the conversation that the conversation is being obtained; or (B) A video camera worn upon the officer's person that records the officer's interactions with members of the public while the officer is on duty. (6)(a) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to persons who intercept or attempt to intercept oral communications that are part of any of the following proceedings, if the person uses an unconcealed recording device or if the communications occur through a video conferencing program: (A) Public or semipublic meetings such as hearings before governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, trials, press conferences, public speeches, rallies and sporting or other events; (B) Regularly scheduled classes or similar educational activities in public or private institutions; or (C) Private meetings or conferences if all others involved knew or reasonably should have known that the recording was being made. (7) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (c), (d) and (e) of this section do not apply to any: (a) Radio communication that is transmitted by a station operating on an authorized frequency within the amateur or citizens bands; or (b) Person who intercepts a radio communication that is transmitted by any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense or public safety communications system, including police and fire, readily accessible to the general public provided that the interception is not for purposes of illegal activity. (8) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(d) and (e) of this section do not apply to a person who did not participate in initially obtaining the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication if the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication is regarding a matter of public concern.”\n\nNote: Exceptions listed in ORS 165.540(2) through (8). The felony endangerment exception (5)(a) and law enforcement recording exceptions (5)(b)-(e) are notable for private citizens.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2)(a) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to: (A) Officers, employees or agents of a telecommunication or radio communication company who perform the acts prohibited by subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c) of this section for the purpose of construction, maintenance or conducting of their telecommunication or radio communication service, facilities or equipment. (B) Public officials in charge of and at jails, police premises, sheriffs' offices, Department of Corrections institutions and other penal or correctional institutions, except as to communications or conversations between an attorney and the client of the attorney. (3) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section do not apply to subscribers or members of their family who perform the acts prohibited in subsection (1) of this section in their homes. (4) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a) of this section do not apply to the receiving or obtaining of the contents of any radio or television broadcast transmitted for the use of the general public. (5) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to: (a) A person who records a conversation during a felony that endangers human life; (b) A person who records a conversation in which a law enforcement officer is a participant, if: (A) The recording is made while the officer is performing official duties; (B) The recording is made openly and in plain view of the participants in the conversation; (C) The conversation being recorded is audible to the person by normal unaided hearing; and (D) The person is in a place where the person lawfully may be; (c)(A) A person who, pursuant to ORS 133.400, records an interview conducted by a peace officer in a law enforcement facility; or (B) A person who, pursuant to ORS 133.402, records a custodial interview, as defined ORS 133.402; (d) A law enforcement officer who is in uniform and displaying a badge and who is operating: (A) A vehicle-mounted video camera that records the scene in front of, within or surrounding a police vehicle, unless the officer has reasonable opportunity to inform participants in the conversation that the conversation is being obtained; or (B) A video camera worn upon the officer's person that records the officer's interactions with members of the public while the officer is on duty. (6)(a) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(c) of this section do not apply to persons who intercept or attempt to intercept oral communications that are part of any of the following proceedings, if the person uses an unconcealed recording device or if the communications occur through a video conferencing program: (A) Public or semipublic meetings such as hearings before governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, trials, press conferences, public speeches, rallies and sporting or other events; (B) Regularly scheduled classes or similar educational activities in public or private institutions; or (C) Private meetings or conferences if all others involved knew or reasonably should have known that the recording was being made. (7) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(a), (c), (d) and (e) of this section do not apply to any: (a) Radio communication that is transmitted by a station operating on an authorized frequency within the amateur or citizens bands; or (b) Person who intercepts a radio communication that is transmitted by any governmental, law enforcement, civil defense or public safety communications system, including police and fire, readily accessible to the general public provided that the interception is not for purposes of illegal activity. (8) The prohibitions in subsection (1)(d) and (e) of this section do not apply to a person who did not participate in initially obtaining the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication if the conversation, telecommunication or radio communication is regarding a matter of public concern.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.540", "topic": "statutory exceptions to recording prohibition", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.540(9): penalty classification for violation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violation of Oregon's wiretap statute (ORS 165.540(1) or (2)(b)) is a Class A misdemeanor.", "body": "Violation of Oregon's wiretap statute (ORS 165.540(1) or (2)(b)) is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(9) Violation of subsection (1) or (2)(b) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Class A misdemeanor in Oregon carries up to 364 days in jail and up to $6,250 fine per ORS 161.615 and 161.635.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(9) Violation of subsection (1) or (2)(b) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.540(9)", "topic": "penalty classification for violation", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_civil_remedy", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.540: civil remedy provisions", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon's wiretap statute (ORS 165.540) does not explicitly provide for a private civil remedy, treble damages, or attorney fees within the statute itself.", "body": "Oregon's wiretap statute (ORS 165.540) does not explicitly provide for a private civil remedy, treble damages, or attorney fees within the statute itself.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(9) Violation of subsection (1) or (2)(b) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (10) The exception described in subsection (5)(b) of this section does not authorize the person recording the law enforcement officer to engage in criminal trespass as described in ORS 164.243, 164.245, 164.255, 164.265 or 164.278 or to interfere with a peace officer as described in ORS 162.247. (11) As used in this section: (a) Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device means a device that uses a high-voltage, low power charge of electricity to induce involuntary muscle contractions intended to cause temporary incapacitation. Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device includes devices commonly known as tasers. (b) Law enforcement officer has the meaning given that term in ORS 133.726.”\n\nNote: The statute text ends with the penalty provision and definitions; no civil remedy, treble damages, or attorney fee provision appears in ORS 165.540. A separate civil cause of action may exist under common law or other statutes, but is not in this wiretap statute.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(9) Violation of subsection (1) or (2)(b) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (10) The exception described in subsection (5)(b) of this section does not authorize the person recording the law enforcement officer to engage in criminal trespass as described in ORS 164.243, 164.245, 164.255, 164.265 or 164.278 or to interfere with a peace officer as described in ORS 162.247. (11) As used in this section: (a) Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device means a device that uses a high-voltage, low power charge of electricity to induce involuntary muscle contractions intended to cause temporary incapacitation. Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device includes devices commonly known as tasers. (b) Law enforcement officer has the meaning given that term in ORS 133.726.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.540", "topic": "civil remedy provisions", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_interception", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.543: interception of communications provision", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 165.543 prohibits interception of communications except as provided in ORS 133.724 or 165.540(2)(a), using the same consent framework as ORS 165.540.", "body": "ORS 165.543 prohibits interception of communications except as provided in ORS 133.724 or 165.540(2)(a), using the same consent framework as ORS 165.540.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“** 165.543 Interception of communications. (1) Except as provided in ORS 133.724 or as provided in ORS 165.540 (2)(a), any person who: (a) Willfully intercepts, attempts to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication; (b) Willfully uses, attempts to use, or procures any other person to use or attempt to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication; (c) Willfully discloses, or attempts to disclose, to any other person the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection; or (d) Willfully uses, or attempts to use, the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection; is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: ORS 165.543 mirrors the federal wiretap act structure and carries the same Class A misdemeanor penalty. It incorporates the exceptions from 165.540(2)(a) and the law enforcement wiretap authorization in ORS 133.724.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "** 165.543 Interception of communications. (1) Except as provided in ORS 133.724 or as provided in ORS 165.540 (2)(a), any person who: (a) Willfully intercepts, attempts to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication; (b) Willfully uses, attempts to use, or procures any other person to use or attempt to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication; (c) Willfully discloses, or attempts to disclose, to any other person the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection; or (d) Willfully uses, or attempts to use, the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection; is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.543", "topic": "interception of communications provision", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r781_oregon_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_or_wiretap_definition_conversation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon ORS 165.535: definition of conversation vs telecommunication vs radio communication", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon defines 'conversation' as oral communication not via telecom or radio, including video conferencing; 'telecommunication' as wire/cable transmission; 'radio communication' as wireless transmission; these distinctions determine whether one-party or all-party consent applies.", "body": "Oregon defines 'conversation' as oral communication not via telecom or radio, including video conferencing; 'telecommunication' as wire/cable transmission; 'radio communication' as wireless transmission; these distinctions determine whether one-party or all-party consent applies.\n\nWhat Oregon State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program. (3)(a) Radio communication means the transmission by radio or other wireless methods of writing, signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all kinds, including all instrumentalities, facilities, equipment and services (including, among other things, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications) incidental to such transmission. (4)(a) Telecommunication means the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all kinds by aid of wire, cable or other similar connection between the points of origin and reception of such transmission, including all instrumentalities, facilities, equipment and services (including, among other things, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications) incidental to such transmission. (5) Video conferencing program means software or an application for a computer or cellular telephone that allows two or more persons to communicate via simultaneous video transmission.”\n\nNote: The definitions in 165.535 are critical: 'conversation' triggers all-party consent (165.540(1)(c)), while 'telecommunication' and 'radio communication' trigger one-party consent (165.540(1)(a)). Video conferencing is explicitly a 'conversation'.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors165.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) Conversation means the transmission between two or more persons of an oral communication which is not a telecommunication or a radio communication, and includes a communication occurring through a video conferencing program. (3)(a) Radio communication means the transmission by radio or other wireless methods of writing, signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all kinds, including all instrumentalities, facilities, equipment and services (including, among other things, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications) incidental to such transmission. (4)(a) Telecommunication means the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all kinds by aid of wire, cable or other similar connection between the points of origin and reception of such transmission, including all instrumentalities, facilities, equipment and services (including, among other things, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications) incidental to such transmission. (5) Video conferencing program means software or an application for a computer or cellular telephone that allows two or more persons to communicate via simultaneous video transmission.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "781-oregon-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Oregon ORS 165.535", "topic": "definition of conversation vs telecommunication vs radio communication", "applies_to_country": "us-or", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }