Oregon

It depends

Oregon does not resolve to a single rule — the answer depends on the medium or on who is recording. Read the nuance and the statute before acting.

Oregon is commonly listed as all-party (two-party) consent. That is the label you will find on most reference lists, and it is close enough to be useful and wrong enough to matter. What the statute actually does is above.

The part that catches people out

Our reading, not verified text. Everything in this section is editorial judgment about how the statute works. Unlike the statute above, the reading itself has not been checked against a source.

Oregon splits by medium. A telephonic communication may be recorded with one party's consent; an IN-PERSON conversation generally may not be recorded unless all participants are specifically informed (ORS 165.540(1)(c)). Surveillance work that captures in-person audio is the exposure.

Where this comes from

Federal floor

Federal law permits recording with one party's consent unless the recording is made to commit a crime or tort. Federal law is the FLOOR; a state may and many do require more. Where an interstate call touches two states with different rules, the safe assumption is the stricter one. See 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d).

Reference information, not legal advice. Statutes change and courts read them differently; confirm the current text with the linked primary source and counsel licensed in the jurisdiction before relying on it.

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