Oregon All-Party

Licensing & Regulation

Oregon licenses PIs through the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) under ORS Chapter 703. Applicants must be 18+, demonstrate experience or training (1,500 hours of investigative work or equivalent), pass a written examination, and submit fingerprints.

Physical Surveillance

Public surveillance is permitted. Oregon has strong privacy protections, including ORS 30.865 (civil action for invasion of personal privacy). GPS tracking on a non-owned vehicle is constrained by stalking statutes.

Audio & Video Recording Consent

Oregon is an all-party-consent state for in-person oral communications under ORS 165.540, but a one-party-consent state for telephone calls. The distinction matters: face-to-face conversations require all parties to be informed; phone calls require only one party's consent. The Ninth Circuit has consistently enforced the in-person all-party rule.

Domestic, Marital & Infidelity Investigations

Oregon is a no-fault divorce state. Marital misconduct rarely affects property division. PIs document patterns. Recording in-person conversations requires all-party consent.

Cybersecurity, Hacking & Digital Investigations

ORS 164.377 (computer crime) parallels the CFAA. OSINT is permitted; pretexting is barred.

Missing Persons, Skip Tracing & Harassment

Oregon State Police coordinate missing-persons cases. DPPA fully applies. ORS 163.732 (stalking) is broad.