163.732 Stalking. (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]
Note: See note under 163.730.
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Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons
2025 EDITION
OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
HOMICIDE
ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
COERCION
SEXUAL OFFENSES
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY
VISUAL RECORDING OF SEXUAL CONDUCT OF CHILDREN
INVASION OF PRIVACY
MISCELLANEOUS
STALKING
SEXUAL ABUSE RESTRAINING ORDERS
HOMICIDE
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163.732 Stalking. (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]
Note: See note under 163.730.
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163.472 Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image if:
(a) The person, with the intent to harass, humiliate or injure another person, knowingly causes to be disclosed an image of the other person whose intimate parts are visible or who is engaged in sexual conduct;
(b) The person knows or reasonably should have known that the other person does not consent to the disclosure;
(c) The other person is harassed, humiliated or injured by the disclosure; and
(d) A reasonable person would be harassed, humiliated or injured by the disclosure.
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is a Class C felony if the person has a prior conviction under this section at the time of the offense.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Disclose” includes, but is not limited to, transfer, publish, distribute, exhibit, advertise and offer.
(b) “Image” includes, but is not limited to, the following, regardless of the manner in which the image is stored:
(A) A photograph, film, videotape, recording, digital picture or other visual reproduction.
(B) A digitally created, manipulated or altered depiction that is reasonably realistic.
(c) “Information content provider” has the meaning given that term in 47 U.S.C. 230(f).
(d) “Interactive computer service” has the meaning given that term in 47 U.S.C. 230(f).
(e) “Intimate parts” means uncovered human genitals, pubic areas or female nipples.
(f) “Sexual conduct” means sexual intercourse or oral or anal sexual intercourse, as those terms are defined in ORS 163.305, or masturbation.
(4) This section does not apply to:
(a) Act
163.715 Unlawful use of a global positioning system device. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful use of a global positioning system device if the person knowingly affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle without consent of the owner of the motor vehicle.
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, unlawful use of a global positioning system device is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful use of a global positioning system device is a Class C felony if, at the time of the offense, the person:
(A) Has been previously convicted of stalking under ORS 163.732, violating a court’s stalking order under ORS 163.750 or committing an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction; or
(B) Is the subject of a citation issued under ORS 163.735, an order issued under ORS 30.866, 107.700 to 107.735 or 163.738 or another court order prohibiting the person from contacting another person.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) A police officer who affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle pursuant to a warrant or court order; or
(b) A person who affixes a global positioning system device to a motor vehicle operated by a motor carrier.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) “Global positioning system device” means an electronic device that permits the tracking of a person or object by means of global positioning system coordinates.
(b) “Motor carrier” has the meaning given that term in ORS 825.005.
(c) “Police officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 133.525. [2017 c.649 §1]
Note: 163.715 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.
163.720 Unlawful disclosure of private information. (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]
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.
STALKING
163.735 Citation; form. (1) Upon a complaint initiated as provided in ORS 163.744, a law enforcement officer shall issue a citation ordering the person to appear in court within three judicial days and show cause why the court should not enter a court’s stalking protective order when the officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person’s immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing 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) The Department of State Police shall develop and distribute a form for the citation. The form shall be uniform throughout the state and shall contain substantially the following in addition to any other material added by the department:
______________________________________________________________________________
OFFICER:___________________
AGENCY:___________________
PETITIONER:__________________
PERSON TO BE PROTECTED IF OTHER THAN PETITIONER:______________
RESPONDENT:_________________
On behalf of petitioner, I affirm that I am a law enforcement officer in the State of Oregon.
You, the respondent, must appear at _______________ (name and location of court at which respondent is to appear) on ________ (date and time respondent is to appear in court). At this hearing, you must be prepared to establish why the court should not enter a court’s stalking protective order which shall be for an unlimited duration
163.738 Effect of citation; contents; hearing; court’s order; use of statements made at hearing. (1)(a) A citation shall notify the respondent of a circuit court hearing where the respondent shall appear at the place and time set forth in the citation. The citation shall contain:
(A) The name of the court at which the respondent is to appear;
(B) The name of the respondent;
(C) A copy of the stalking complaint;
(D) The date, time and place at which the citation was issued;
(E) The name of the law enforcement officer who issued the citation;
(F) The time, date and place at which the respondent is to appear in court;
(G) Notice to the respondent that failure to appear at the time, date and place set forth in the citation shall result in the respondent’s arrest and entry of a court’s stalking protective order; and
(H) Notice to the respondent of potential liability under federal law for the possession or purchase of firearms or firearm ammunition and for other acts prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 2261 to 2262.
(b) The officer shall notify the petitioner in writing of the place and time set for the hearing.
(2)(a) The hearing shall be held as indicated in the citation. At the hearing, the petitioner may appear in person or by telephonic appearance. The respondent shall be given the opportunity to show cause why a court’s stalking protective order should not be entered. The hearing may be continued for up to 30 days. The court may enter:
(A) A temporary stalking protective order pending further proceedings; or
(B) A court’s stalking protective order if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(i) The person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person’s immediate family o
163.755 Conduct for which stalking protective order may not be issued. (1) Nothing in ORS 30.866 or 163.730 to 163.750 shall be construed to permit the issuance of a court’s stalking protective order under ORS 30.866 or 163.738, the issuance of a citation under ORS 163.735, a criminal prosecution under ORS 163.732 or a civil action under ORS 30.866:
(a) For conduct that is authorized or protected by the labor laws of this state or of the United States.
(b) By or on behalf of a person who is in the legal or physical custody of a law enforcement unit or is in custody under ORS chapter 419C.
(c) By or on behalf of a person not described in paragraph (b) of this subsection to or against another person who:
(A) Is a parole and probation officer or an officer, employee or agent of a law enforcement unit, a county juvenile department or the Oregon Youth Authority; and
(B) Is acting within the scope of the other person’s official duties.
(2) As used in this section, “law enforcement unit” and “parole and probation officer” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 181A.355. [1995 c.353 §8; 2003 c.292 §1]
Note: 163.755 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.
SEXUAL ABUSE
RESTRAINING ORDERS
166.255 Possession of firearm or ammunition by certain persons prohibited. (1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm or ammunition if:
(a) The person is the subject of a court order that:
(A)(i) Was issued or continued after a hearing for which the person had actual notice and during the course of which the person had an opportunity to be heard; or
(ii) Was issued, continued or remains in effect, by order or operation of law, after the person received notice of the opportunity to request a hearing in which to be heard on the order, and either requested a hearing but did not attend the hearing or withdrew the request before the hearing occurred, or did not request a hearing during the time period in which the opportunity was available;
(B) Restrains the person from stalking, intimidating, molesting or menacing a family or household member of the person, a child of a family or household member of the person or a child of the person; and
(C) Includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of a family or household member of the person, a child of a family or household member of the person or a child of the person;
(b) The person has been convicted of a qualifying misdemeanor and, at the time of the offense, the person was:
(A) A family or household member of the victim of the offense; or
(B) A parent or guardian of the victim of the offense; or
(c) The person has been convicted of stalking under ORS 163.732.
(2) The prohibition described in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply with respect to the transportation, shipment, receipt, possession or importation of any firearm or ammunition imported for, sold or shipped to or issued for the use of the United States Government or any federal departme
166.527 Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing. (1) A law enforcement officer or a family or household member of a person may file a petition requesting that the court issue an extreme risk protection order enjoining the person from having in the person’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a deadly weapon.
(2) An extreme risk protection order petition shall be heard by the court and issued or denied on the same day the petition is submitted to the court or on the judicial business day immediately following the day the petition is filed.
(3) The petition for an extreme risk protection order must be supported by a written affidavit signed by the petitioner under oath, or an oral statement taken under oath by the petitioner or any other witness the petitioner may produce.
(4) In determining whether to issue an extreme risk protection order, the court shall consider the following:
(a) A history of suicide threats or attempts or acts of violence by the respondent directed against another person;
(b) A history of use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by the respondent against another person;
(c) A previous conviction for:
(A) A misdemeanor involving violence as defined in ORS 166.470;
(B) A stalking offense under ORS 163.732 or 163.750, or a similar offense in another jurisdiction;
(C) An offense constituting domestic violence as defined in ORS 135.230;
(D) Driving under the influence of intoxicants under ORS 813.010 or 813.011; or
(E) An offense involving cruelty or abuse of animals;
(d) Evidence of recent unlawful use of controlled substances;
(e) Previous unlawful and reckless use, display or brandishing of a deadly weapon by the respon