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Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.545 (2026)

Prohibitions not applicable to fire or police activities

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      165.545 Prohibitions not applicable to fire or police activities. Nothing in ORS 165.535, 165.540 and this section, shall be construed as preventing fire or police governmental entities from recording, replaying or broadcasting telecommunication or radio communication that directly concern police or fire operation at the telephone or radio operation center or centers of such governmental entity. [1959 c.681 §6; 1981 c.806 §2; 1983 c.740 §36]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1981 · leading case: State v. Ostrom, 600 P.2d 910 (Or. Ct. App. 1979).
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State v. Ostrom, 600 P.2d 910 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “Therefore, we need not consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that ORS 165.545(2) 2 prohibited the introduction of this exhibit into evidence.”
State v. Maffia, 600 P.2d 446 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “” This subsection of ORS 165.545 must be read together with the preceding subsection, ORS 165.”
State v. Miller, 634 P.2d 1361 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “Error is not assigned to the admission of the exhibits or the testimony about the blasting caps found in defendant’s apartment, so the wording of the opening statement, whatever it actually was, was not prejudicial. The trial court admitted police bureau tape recordings of the…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.545(1): 1 case
State v. Maffia, 600 P.2d 446 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “” This subsection of ORS 165.545 must be read together with the preceding subsection, ORS 165.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.545(2): 3 cases
State v. Ostrom, 600 P.2d 910 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “Therefore, we need not consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that ORS 165.545(2) 2 prohibited the introduction of this exhibit into evidence.”
State v. Miller, 634 P.2d 1361 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “Error is not assigned to the admission of the exhibits or the testimony about the blasting caps found in defendant’s apartment, so the wording of the opening statement, whatever it actually was, was not prejudicial. The trial court admitted police bureau tape recordings of the…”
State v. Maffia, 600 P.2d 446 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “” This subsection of ORS 165.545 must be read together with the preceding subsection, ORS 165.”
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