Privacy Law Library

Invasion of personal privacy (voyeurism and nonconsensual nude recording): crime and civil action

ORS 163.700-163.701; 30.831

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Criminalizes secretly viewing someone nude for sexual gratification, recording a person's intimate area without consent, and recording someone nude in a private place such as a bathroom or locker room. A companion civil action lets victims sue, and since September 2025 also reaches hotels and short-term rental hosts or platforms that record guests in private spaces.

Where
Oregon
Citation
ORS 163.700, 163.701; ORS 30.831
Status
In force
Last amended
2025-09-26
Enforced by
District attorneys (criminal); private civil action (ORS 30.831)
People can sue
Yes
Penalties
Second degree is a Class A misdemeanor (ORS 163.700(3)); first degree is a more serious offense under ORS 163.701. Civil action for compensatory damages and attorney fees, 2-year limit (ORS 30.831(2)-(3)).
Applies to
  • Any person who views or records another in a state of nudity or records an intimate area without consent where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, including by drone
  • Since 2025-09-26 (civil only): transient lodging providers and intermediaries (short-term rentals, hotels) that capture or transmit images or audio of occupants in private spaces without consent (ORS 30.831(1)(e), SB 470)

Practices it requires

  • Do not record, without consent, a person's intimate area where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, or a person in a state of nudity in a private place.ORS 163.700(1)(b); 163.701(1)(a)
  • Do not disseminate a nude image of a person without consent where the image was made in private circumstances (civil liability).ORS 30.831(1)(d)
  • Transient lodging providers and intermediaries may not capture, store or transmit, or knowingly permit others to capture, video, images or audio of occupants in private spaces of lodging they own or control without consent.ORS 30.831(1)(e) · Only if: Transient lodging provider or intermediary · From 2025-09-26

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: Offense class of first-degree invasion of personal privacy (ORS 163.701) not read.

Research reference, not legal advice.