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Oregon: real duties and a gift rule — but a one-year discovery clock, so move fast

The answer: ORS 646A.293 + 646A.295 (2011 c.509; "ORS 646A.294" does not exist — numbering skips) + ORS 646.608(1)(ttt)/646.638 as the remedy [dual-mirror-verified under D9: oregon.public.law + FindLaw verbatim-matched; oregonlegislature.gov refuses non-browser egress]. Consumers. Oregon has NO pre-renewal reminder duty at all — a letter must never claim one. HARD GATE: ORS 646.638(6) gives a 1-YEAR-from-DISCOVERY limitation period, the shortest in the corpus — the engine refuses letters where discovery of the practice is more than a year old

The duties

DutyCitationEffective fromConditions
Disclose the offer terms clearly and conspicuously, in visual/temporal proximity to the consent requestORS 646A.295(1)(a)2012-01-01 (conservative floor for 2011 c.509 (Oregon default effective date for the 2011 session))—
Obtain affirmative consent to the automatic-renewal or continuous-service terms before chargingORS 646A.295(1)(b)2012-01-01—
Provide a toll-free number, email address, or another cost-effective, timely and easy-to-use cancellation mechanism (no online-parity mandate exists in Oregon)ORS 646A.295(2)2012-01-01—
The acknowledgment must disclose how to cancel a free trial and allow cancellation before payment is chargedORS 646A.295(1)(c)2012-01-01trial ≥ 1 days

What Oregon does NOT have

Oregon has no pre-renewal reminder duty at all — no 30-60-day notice requirement exists in ORS 646A.295, so "they never reminded me before renewing" is not a violation here (it is in DC, VA, IL, HI, DE and FL). And the cancellation duty is a cost-effective, easy-to-use mechanism — Oregon never mandates online-cancellation parity.

The unconditional gift

Unconditional gift (goods only): "In the event a person sends goods, wares, merchandise or products to a consumer under a continuous service agreement or pursuant to an automatic renewal of a purchase without first obtaining the consumer's affirmative consent as required in subsection (1) of this section, the goods, wares, merchandise or products shall for all purposes be deemed an unconditional gift to the consumer" (ORS 646A.295(5)). Effective 2012-01-01. This applies only when the product is a physical good ("goods, wares, merchandise, or products") shipped without the required affirmative consent — see the unconditional-gift rule for the goods-only gate.

What you can actually demand

The greater of the charges or $200 statutory damages, gated on willfulness (pleaded from the facts, never asserted as established) — plus fees at the court's discretion

ORS 646.608(1)(ttt) makes a §646A.295 violation a per-se unlawful practice (the hook is (ttt) ONLY — never cite ORS 646.607) → ORS 646.638(1): actual damages or $200 statutory (greater), but the action requires "willful use or employment" [scienter FLAG]; discretionary punitives + fees (.638(3)); 1-yr discovery SOL (.638(6))

Limitation period (informational): 1 year(s) — ORS 646.638(6): "within one year after the discovery of the unlawful method, act or practice"; the clock runs from DISCOVERY of the practice. Not legal advice — act promptly regardless.

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Generated 2026-07-07 by DealPulse (The Aslan Group LLC) from the same source-cited legal reference data our paid engine uses. Informational, not legal advice — rules change and every case turns on its own facts; verify with the cited instruments. Contact: info@theaslangroupllc.com