ORS 163.732: Stalking.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the crime of stalking if: (a) The person knowingly alarms or coerces another person or a member of that person’s immediate family or household by engaging in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person; (b) It is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim’s situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and (c) The repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim’s immediate family or household. (2)(a) Stalking is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, stalking is a Class C felony if: (A) The person has a prior conviction for: (i) Stalking, or an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction; or (ii) Violating a court’s stalking protective order, or an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction; (B) The person is the respondent for an active protection order in any jurisdiction that restrains the person from stalking, intimidating, molesting or menacing another person, and the person protected by the order is not the victim of the current offense; or (C) At least one instance of unwanted contact is the commission of the following against the victim: (i) A felony; (ii) Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image under ORS 163.472; or (iii) Unlawful use of a global positioning system device under ORS 163.715. (c) When stalking is a Class C felony pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection, stalking shall be classified as a person felony and as crime category 8 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. [1993 c.626 §2; 1995 c.353 §2; 2024 c.90 §2]
Official history and status
History: Note: See note under 163.730.
This rule cites
- ORS 163.472 — resolved
- ORS 163.715 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 30.835: Action for improper disclosure of private information; attorney fees.
- ORS 30.866: Action for issuance or violation of stalking protective order; attorney fees.
- ORS 40.355: Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime; exceptions.
- ORS 90.100: Definitions.
- ORS 131.315: Special provisions.
- ORS 137.225: Order setting aside conviction, contempt finding or record of criminal charge; fees; prerequisites; limitations.
- ORS 137.540: Conditions of probation; evaluation and treatment; effect of failure to abide by conditions; modification.
- ORS 137.712: Exceptions to ORS 137.700 and 137.707.
- ORS 144.102: Conditions of post-prison supervision.
- ORS 163.715: Unlawful use of a global positioning system device.
- ORS 163.720: Unlawful disclosure of private information.
- ORS 163.735: Citation; form.
- ORS 163.738: Effect of citation; contents; hearing; court’s order; use of statements made at hearing.
- ORS 163.755: Conduct for which stalking protective order may not be issued.
- ORS 166.255: Possession of firearm or ammunition by certain persons prohibited.
- ORS 166.527: Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing.
- ORS 192.820: Definitions for ORS 192.820 to 192.868.
- ORS 244.205: Legal expense trust fund; establishment; eligible legal expenses.
- ORS 759.687: Residential Service Protection Fund.
- OAR 213-003-0001: Definitions
- OAR 213-017-0004: Crime Category 8
- OAR 265-005-0001: Definitions
- OAR 291-082-0105: Definitions
- OAR 416-415-0040: Youth in Custody Eligibility for Participation in a Work Program
- OAR 471-070-1000: Benefits: Definitions
- OAR 575-007-0280: Potentially Disqualifying Crimes
- OAR 836-072-0020: Crimes Relevant to a Fitness Determination
- OAR 839-005-0160: Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Harassment, Sexual Assault or Stalking: Unlawful Employment Practices
- OAR 839-009-0340: Victims of Domestic Violence, Harassment, Sexual Assault or Stalking: Definitions under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.290
- OAR 860-021-0550: Termination of Local Exchange Residential Service for Telecommunications Customers at Significant Risk
- OAR 860-034-0275: Termination of Local Exchange Residential Service for Telecommunications Customers at Significant Risk
- OAR 863-005-0030: Crimes Relevant to a Criminal Background Fitness Determination
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html