Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 § 163.700 — Invasion of personal privacy in the second degree
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 ·
Oregon Code § 163.700·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Invasion of personal privacy in the second degree.
(1) Except as provided in ORS
163.702, a person commits the crime of invasion of personal privacy in the
second degree if:
(a)(A) For the
purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the person, the person
is in a location to observe another person in a state of nudity without the
consent of the other person; and
(B) The other
person is in a place and circumstances where the person has a reasonable
expectation of personal privacy; or
(b)(A) The person
knowingly makes or records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other
visual recording of another persons intimate area without the consent of the
other person; and
(B) The person
being recorded has a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the intimate
area.
(2) As used in
this section and ORS 163.701:
(a) Intimate
area means nudity, or undergarments that are being worn by a person and are
covered by clothing.
(b) Makes or
records a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording
includes, but is not limited to:
(A) Making or
recording or employing, authorizing, permitting, compelling or inducing another
person to make or record a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other
visual recording.
(B) Making or
recording a photograph, motion picture, videotape or other visual recording
through the use of an unmanned aircraft system as defined in ORS 837.300, even
if the unmanned aircraft system is operated for commercial purposes in
compliance with authorization granted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(c) Nudity
means any part of the uncovered or less than opaquely covered:
(A) Genitals;
(B) Pubic area;
or
(C) Female breast
below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
(d) Places and
circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of personal privacy
includes, but is not limited to, a bathroom, dressing room, locker room that
includes an enclosed area for dressing or showering, tanning booth and any area
where a person undresses in an enclosed space that is not open to public view.
(e) Public view
means that an area can be readily seen and that a person within the area can be
distinguished by normal unaided vision when viewed from a public place as
defined in ORS 161.015.
(f) Reasonable
expectation of privacy concerning the intimate area means that the person
intended to protect the intimate area from being seen and has not exposed the
intimate area to public view.
(3) Invasion of
personal privacy in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. [1997 c.697 §1;
2001 c.330 §1; 2009 c.877 §1; 2013 c.1 §11; 2015 c.321 §§1,4; 2016 c.72 §11]
Note:
163.700, 163.701 and 163.702 were
enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a
part of ORS chapter 163 or any series therein by legislative action. See
Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 163.700
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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