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TITLE 16.  CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 165.  OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD OR DECEPTION
CRIMES INVOLVING COMMUNICATIONS
ORS § 165.555
165.555. Unlawful telephone solicitation of contributions for charitable purposes.

(1) No person shall solicit by telephone contributions of money or any other thing of value, whether or not in exchange for a ticket or any other thing of value, for a charitable or eleemosynary purpose, whether bona fide or purported, unless the person:

(a) Has been a member in full standing for at least six months of the charitable organization conducting the solicitation and is participating in the solicitation on an uncompensated basis;

(b) Has been employed directly by the charitable organization conducting the solicitation for at least six months prior to the solicitation and is receiving a substantial salary; or

(c) And the person solicited are personally known to each other.

(2) Any violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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