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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 165.555: Unlawful telephone solicitation of contributions for charitable purposes.

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  1. 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
  2. 16. Crimes and Punishments
  3. Chapter 165 — Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception

(1) No person shall solicit by telephone contributions of money or any other thing of value, whether or not in exchange for a ticket or any other thing of value, for a charitable or eleemosynary purpose, whether bona fide or purported, unless the person:

      (a) Has been a member in full standing for at least six months of the charitable organization conducting the solicitation and is participating in the solicitation on an uncompensated basis;

      (b) Has been employed directly by the charitable organization conducting the solicitation for at least six months prior to the solicitation and is receiving a substantial salary; or

      (c) And the person solicited are personally known to each other.

      (2) Any violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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