Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 133 § 133.724 — Order
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 133 ·
Oregon Code § 133.724·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Order
for interception of communications; application; grounds for issuance; contents
of order; progress reports.
(1) An ex parte order for the interception of wire, electronic or oral
communications may be issued by any circuit court judge upon written
application made upon oath or affirmation of the individual who is the district
attorney or a deputy district attorney authorized by the district attorney for
the county in which the order is sought. The application shall include:
(a) The name of
the district attorney or the deputy district attorney making the application
and the authority of the district attorney or the deputy district attorney to
make the application;
(b) The identity
of the investigative or law enforcement officer making the application and the
officer authorizing the application;
(c) A statement
demonstrating that there is probable cause to believe that an individual is
committing, has committed or is about to commit:
(A) A particular
felony of murder, kidnapping, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion or other crime
dangerous to life and punishable as a felony;
(B) A crime
punishable as a felony under ORS 163.266 (1)(b) or (c), 163.413, 166.720,
167.012, 167.017, 475.752, 475.786 to 475.894 or 475.904 to 475.910 or as a
misdemeanor under ORS 167.007 or 167.008; or
(C) Any
conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes;
(d) A statement
of the details, if known, of the particular crime alleged under paragraph (c)
of this subsection;
(e) A particular
description of the nature and location of the facilities from which or the
place where the wire, electronic or oral communication is to be intercepted, if
known;
(f) A particular
description of the type of wire, electronic or oral communication sought to be
intercepted;
(g) The identity
of the person, if known, suspected of committing the crime and whose wire,
electronic or oral communications are to be intercepted;
(h) A full and
complete statement as to whether or not other investigative procedures have
been tried and failed or why other investigative procedures reasonably appear
to be unlikely to succeed if tried or are likely to be too dangerous;
(i) A statement
of the period of time for which the interception is required to be maintained.
If the nature of the investigation is such that the authorization for
interception should not automatically terminate when the described type of
wire, electronic or oral communication has been first obtained, a description
of facts establishing probable cause to believe that additional communications
of the same type will occur thereafter;
(j) A statement
as to whether any prior application has been made to intercept wire, electronic
or oral communications from the same person and, if such prior application
exists, a statement of the current status of that application; and
(k) Where the
application is for the extension of an existing order, a statement setting
forth the results thus far obtained from the interception, or a reasonable
explanation of the failure to obtain such results.
(2) The judge may
require the applicant to furnish further testimony or documentary evidence in
support of the application.
(3) Upon
examination of such application and evidence the judge may enter an ex parte
order, as requested or as modified, authorizing or approving interception of
wire, electronic or oral communications within the state if the judge
determines on the basis of the facts submitted by the applicant that:
(a) There is
probable cause for belief that an individual is committing, has committed or is
about to commit a particular crime described in subsection (1)(c) of this
section;
(b) There is
probable cause for belief that particular communications concerning that crime
will be obtained through such interception;
(c) Normal
investigative procedures have been tried and have failed or reasonably appear
to be unlikely to succeed if tried or are likely to be too dangerous; and
(d) There is
probable cause for belief that the facilities from which, or the place where,
the wire, electronic or oral communications to be intercepted are being used,
or are about to be used, in connection with the planning or the commission of
that crime are open to the public or are owned by, leased to, listed in the
name of, or commonly used by the individual suspected.
(4) Each order
authorizing or approving the interception of any wire, electronic or oral
communication shall specify:
(a) The identity
of the person, if known, whose communications are to be intercepted;
(b) The nature
and location of the communications facilities as to which, or the place where,
authority to intercept is granted;
(c) A particular
description of the type of communication sought to be intercepted, and a
statement of the particular crime to which it relates;
(d) The identity
of the agency authorized to intercept the communications and of the person
authorizing the application;
(e) The per
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 133.724
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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