Oregon
What Oregon's rule says
What are the calling hours in Oregon?
In Oregon, telephone solicitations, including texts, are allowed only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and no more than three to the same person in 24 hours. The rule is ORS 646.563(1)(b) as amended by House Bill 3865 (2025), in force since January 1, 2026; before that, Oregon allowed calls until 9 p.m.
Oregon is one of the few states whose calling-hours law names texts, and it moved the evening cutoff from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m. on January 1, 2026.
The law lets callers rely on a mobile number's area code to work out the person's time zone (ORS 646.563(2)), a practical safe harbor most states don't spell out.
Oregon spans Pacific time and, in most of Malheur County, Mountain time; area codes 541 and 458 cover both.
For recording, Oregon needs only one party's consent on phone calls but everyone's on in-person conversations (ORS 165.540), which is why it's often listed as all-party.
Who the rule covers
Oregon's window applies on top of the federal 8 a.m.–9 p.m. rules; where both apply, follow the narrower one.
- Covers: anyone soliciting a person by call or text to buy real estate, goods or services, or to donate.
- Not covered: established business relationships (18 months), business-to-business calls, polling, charities calling members, and replies to a message the person sent.
Oregon's rules and where they come from
Telephone solicitation (ORS 646.563(1)(b)): Telephone solicitations, including texts, only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and no more than three to a party in 24 hours. Callers may rely on a mobile number's area code to work out the time (ORS 646.563(2)). In force since January 1, 2026.
The statutes and regulator pages are linked under 'Statutes, regulators and sources' below.
Do Oregon's calling hours apply to texts?
Oregon's telephone solicitation law covers texts, so marketing texts get the same 8 a.m.–8 p.m. window and three-in-24-hours limit.
Time zones and area codes in Oregon
Oregon has 2 time zones, so check which one the lead is in: Pacific (Almost all of the state); Mountain (Most of Malheur County).
Area codes in Oregon: 458, 503, 541, 971. A number's area code is a clue to where the person is, not proof: people keep their numbers when they move.
Calling Oregon from TopReach
TopReach smart lists only dial a lead inside the legal window in their own time zone (weekdays 9 a.m.–9 p.m., weekends 10 a.m.–6 p.m.) and skip statutory holidays, and a rep calling a lead outside their hours is asked to confirm first. They don't apply Oregon's own rule for you. To stay inside it, set your workspace's quiet hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m..
Recording calls into Oregon: One-party for phone calls; all-party for in-person conversations. TopReach records only when your workspace policy says so (never, always, or the rep's choice), and it doesn't play a recording announcement for you, so reps say it at the start of the call where consent is needed.
