{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-646.561","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 646.561","heading":"Definitions for ORS 646.561 to 646.565.","body":"As used in ORS 646.561 to 646.565:\n      (1) “Charitable organization” means an organization organized for charitable purposes as defined in ORS 128.801.\n      (2) “Established business relationship” means a previous transaction or series of transactions between a caller and a party that occurred within the 18 months that preceded a call.\n      (3) “Party” means a telephone customer of a telecommunications company.\n      (4)(a) “Telephone solicitation” means a solicitation for the purpose of encouraging a party to purchase real estate, goods or services, or to make a donation, made to the party by means of:\n      (A) A call on a telephone or telephone line; or\n      (B) A text message.\n      (b) “Telephone solicitation” does not include:\n      (A) A call or text message that a charitable organization, a public agency or volunteers on behalf of the organization or agency makes or sends to members of the organization or agency or to persons who have made a donation or expressed an interest in making a donation to the organization or agency;\n      (B) A call or text message that is limited to polling or soliciting the expression of ideas, opinions or votes;\n      (C) A business to business call or text message; or\n      (D) A call or text message that responds directly to a message received from a party.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","50. Trade Regulations and Practices","Chapter 646 — Trade Practices and Antitrust Regulation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors646.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"e217a20793d9556e9c2e508744daf4edd53921862f6631fb066ec8d3de81830e","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-646.560","next":"us-or/ors-646.563"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}