{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-646a.370","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 646A.370","heading":"Definitions for ORS 646A.370 to 646A.374.","body":"As used in ORS 646A.370 to 646A.374:\n      (1) “Automatic dialing and announcing device” means an automated device that selects and dials telephone numbers and that, working alone or in conjunction with a person or another device, disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized voice or text message to the telephone number that the device calls.\n      (2) “Call” means an attempt made to contact or a contact made with a subscriber by means of:\n      (a) A call on a telephone or telephone line; or\n      (b) A text message.\n      (3) “Caller” means a person that attempts to contact or that contacts a subscriber by using a telephone or telephone line.\n      (4) “Caller identification service” means a telephone service that permits subscribers to see a caller’s telephone number before answering the telephone.\n      (5) “Debt buyer” means a person that engages in the business of purchasing delinquent or charged-off debt for the purpose of collecting the debt.\n      (6) “Established business relationship” means a previous transaction or series of transactions between a caller and a subscriber that occurred within the 18 months preceding a call.\n      (7) “Subscriber” means an individual who has obtained residential or wireless telephone services from a telecommunications provider, or a person who resides with the individual.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","50. Trade Regulations and Practices","Chapter 646A — Trade Regulation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors646A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"00b7346ce7f53c92c7f84d59c09e5bc77501f4ac6b21802f6dccb101ffb06493","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-646a.365","next":"us-or/ors-646a.372"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}