Is it legal to record a call in Oregon?

Oregon is a one-party consent state for recording conversations. In a one-party consent state, a party to the conversation may record it.

The statute

Except as provided in ORS 133.724 or as provided in ORS 165.540 (2)(a), 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.

Or. Rev. Stat. 165.540(1)(a). Last verified 2026-07-03.^source

Sources

Or. Rev. Stat. 165.540(1)(a) Tier D last verified 2026-07-03

Important

This page is general information, not legal advice. Recording laws have edge cases that this summary does not cover, including in-person versus phone recording, calls that cross state lines, and law-enforcement exceptions. Laws change. Confirm the current statute at the official source linked below, and consult your own counsel before relying on it.