ORS 163.720: Unlawful disclosure of private information.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful disclosure of private information if: (a) The person, with the intent to stalk or injure another person, or to cause damage to another person’s property, knowingly causes the other person’s personal information to be disclosed; (b) The person knows or reasonably should have known that the other person did not consent to the disclosure; and (c) The other person is stalked or injured, or the other person’s property is damaged, as a result of the disclosure. (2) Unlawful disclosure of private information is a Class B misdemeanor. (3) As used in this section: (a) “Disclose” includes, but is not limited to, transfer, publish, distribute, exhibit, advertise and offer. (b) “Injure” means to subject another to bodily injury or death. (c) “Personal information” means: (A) A person’s home address, personal electronic mail address, personal phone number or Social Security number; (B) Contact information for a person’s employer; (C) Contact information for a family member of a person; (D) Photographs of a person’s child; or (E) Identification of the school that a person’s child attends. (d) “Stalk” means conduct constituting the crime of stalking under ORS 163.732 or conduct that would give rise to an action for issuance or violation of a stalking protective order under ORS 30.866. [2025 c.417 §1] STALKING
Official history and status
History: Note: 163.720 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 163 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
This rule cites
- ORS 163.732 — resolved
- ORS 30.866 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html