Law / United States / 
Oregon
Oregon Telephone Solicitation Do Not Call List
In force.
A telephone contact rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
As of .
What it requires
- Before placing a telephone solicitation call, screen it against the current list published by the administrator of Oregon's telephone solicitation program, which may include the part of the federal do-not-call registry relating to Oregon, and do not call a number on that list.
- The registry duty's definition of telephone solicitation does not mention text messages, and it does not reach a call responding to the called party's request or inquiry, a charitable organization's, public agency's or volunteers' call to members or donors, a call limited to polling or soliciting opinions or votes, a business-to-business contact, or soliciting a prospective purchaser who has previously purchased from you, the business you call for, or a financial-institution predecessor of that business.
- Do not knowingly, or while consciously avoiding knowledge, provide substantial assistance or support, including carrying or facilitating calls, for another person's violation of this registry ban, unless you are a common carrier or a network operator on whose network the call merely terminates.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
Statutory damages
Available under Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act, ORS 646.638, only to a person who suffers an ascertainable loss of money or property from another person's willful violation; recovery is the greater of actual damages or $200 statutory damages per action, not a per-call amount, plus possible punitive damages and attorney fees.
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 200
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The Attorney General under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act; a private civil action under ORS 646.638 for a willful violation.
What this law does
A person may not engage in the telephone solicitation of a party at a telephone number on the current list published by the administrator of Oregon's telephone solicitation program or on the federal do-not-call registry designated as part of it.
A telephone solicitation for this purpose is a solicitation by telephone to encourage a party to purchase real estate, goods or services or to make a donation, and excludes a call responding to the called party's request or inquiry, a charitable organization's, public agency's or volunteers' call to members or donors, a call limited to polling or soliciting opinions or votes, and a business-to-business contact.
Unlike ORS 646.561, which chapter 580 of the 2025 Oregon Laws extended to text messages, this definition does not mention text messages. For the registry ban, a telephone solicitation also does not include soliciting a prospective purchaser who has previously purchased from the caller, the business it calls for, or a financial-institution predecessor of that business.
A person who knows or consciously avoids knowing that another is violating the registry ban and nonetheless provides substantial assistance, including carrying or facilitating the calls, is liable to the same extent as the caller, except a common carrier or a network operator on whose network the call merely terminates.
A violation is an unlawful trade practice, letting a person who suffers an ascertainable loss from a willful violation sue under ORS 646.638 for actual damages or $200, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees, in addition to the Attorney General's own enforcement powers.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app sends automated outreach.