Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Oregon

Is it legal to approach someone, at their residence, and tape the conversation without their knowledge, and use it for for future legal action against them.


Asked on 9/17/09, 3:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

No. Oregon law forbids this:

(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.

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Answered on 9/22/09, 6:14 pm


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