Law / United States / 
Oregon
Oregon Unsolicited Facsimile Machine Transmissions Statute
In force.
A commercial messages rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
As of .
What it requires
- Once a person who has received unsolicited and unwanted advertising material for the sale of real estate, goods or services on a facsimile machine gives you written notice to discontinue, do not use a facsimile machine to send that person unsolicited advertising material for the sale of real estate, goods or services for one calendar year from the date of the notice.
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, 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
If a person receives unsolicited and unwanted advertising material for the sale of real estate, goods or services on a facsimile machine, that person may give the sender written notice to stop, and once given, the sender may not fax unsolicited advertising material to that person for one calendar year.
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.