2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 646
646.551 Definitions for ORS 646.551 to 646.557.

As used in ORS 646.551 to 646.557, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) Telephonic seller means a person who, on the person s own behalf, or on behalf of another person, causes or attempts to cause a telephone solicitation to be made under the following circumstances:

(a) The person initiates telephonic contact with a prospective purchaser and represents or implies any of the following:

(A) That a prospective purchaser who buys one or more goods or services unit will receive additional units, whether or not of the same type as purchased, without further cost. As used in this subparagraph, further cost does not include actual postage or common carrier delivery charges, if any;

(B) That a prospective purchaser will receive a prize or gift if the person also encourages the prospective purchaser to do either of the following:

(i) Purchase or rent any goods or services; or

(ii) Pay any money, including, but not limited to a delivery or handling charge;

(C) That a prospective purchaser who buys goods or services, because of some unusual event or imminent price increase, will be able to buy these items at prices which are below those usually charged or will be charged for those items;

(D) That the seller is a person other than the actual seller;

(E) That the items for sale or rent are manufactured or supplied by a person other than the actual manufacturer or supplier; or

(F) That the items for sale are gold, silver or other precious metals, diamonds, rubies, sapphires or other precious stones or any interest in oil, gas or mineral fields, wells or exploration sites; or

(b) The telephone solicitation is made by the person in response to inquiries from prospective purchasers generated by advertisement, on behalf of the person and the solicitation is conducted as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) Telephonic seller does not include any of the following:

(a) A person selling a security as defined in ORS 59.015, or securities which are exempt under ORS 59.025.

(b) A person licensed pursuant to ORS chapter 696 when the transaction is governed by that chapter.

(c) A person licensed pursuant to ORS 701.021 when the solicited transaction is governed by ORS chapter 701.

(d) A person licensed pursuant to ORS chapter 744 when the solicited transaction is governed by the Insurance Code.

(e) A person soliciting the sale of a franchise when the solicited transaction is governed by ORS 650.005 to 650.100.

(f) A person primarily soliciting the sale of a subscription to or advertising in a newspaper of general circulation.

(g) A person primarily soliciting the sale of a magazine or periodical, or contractual plans, including book or record clubs:

(A) Under which the seller provides the consumer with a form which the consumer may use to instruct the seller not to ship the offered merchandise, and which is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission trade regulation concerning Use of Negative Option Plans by Sellers in Commerce ; or

(B) Using arrangements such as continuity plans, subscription arrangements, standing order arrangements, supplements and series arrangements under which the seller periodically ships merchandise to a consumer who has consented in advance to receive such merchandise on a periodic basis.

(h) A person soliciting business from prospective purchasers who have previously purchased from the business enterprise for which the person is calling.

(i) A person soliciting without the intent to complete and who does not complete the sales presentation during the telephone solicitation and who only completes the sale presentation at a later face-to-face meeting between the solicitor and the prospective purchaser, unless at that later meeting the solicitor collects or attempts to collect payment for delivery of items purchased.

(j) Any supervised financial institution or parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof. As used in this paragraph, supervised financial institution means any financial institution or trust company, as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008, or any personal property broker, consumer finance lender, commercial finance lender or insurer that is subject to regulation by an official or agency of this state or the United States.

(k) A person soliciting the sale of funeral or burial services regulated by ORS chapter 692.

(L) A person soliciting the sale of services provided by a cable television system operating under authority of a franchise or permit issued by a governmental agency of this state, or subdivision thereof.

(m) A person or affiliate of a person whose business is regulated by the Public Utility Commission, or a telecommunications utility with access lines of 15,000 or less or a cooperative telephone association.

(n) A person soliciting the sale of a farm product, as defined in ORS 79.0102, if the solicitation does not result in a sale which costs the purchaser in excess of $100.

(o) An issuer or a subsidiary of an issuer that has a class of securities that is subject to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that is either registered or exempt from registration under paragraph (A), (B), (C), (E), (F), (G) or (H) of subsection (g) of that section.

(p) A person soliciting exclusively the sale of telephone answering services to be provided by that person or that person s employer.

(q) A person registered under the Charitable Solicitations Act. [1989 c.622 2; 1997 c.249 196; 1997 c.631 513; 1999 c.59 188; 1999 c.402 5; 2001 c.445 177; 2007 c.661 27; 2007 c.836 47]