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Portland

Oregon law applies in Portland Portland is a local jurisdiction within Oregon, whose 14 researched instruments are listed on the Oregon page, not here. The law of Portland, described on this page below, applies here too.

All 1 named instruments researched to a stage, across one of the six areas of law we track: 1 in force. As of 3 September 2026.

  1. AI law none researched
  2. Privacy law 1
  3. Scraping law none researched
  4. Cybersecurity law none researched
  5. Age gating law none researched
  6. News aggregation law none researched

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Privacy law1 instrument, 1 in force

Research summary (92 words)

Portland bars a private entity from using face recognition technology in any place of public accommodation within city limits, in a standalone chapter of the municipal code rather than a data-privacy statute of general application. The prohibition reaches the technique itself wherever a private business deploys it, with narrow exceptions for legal compliance, an individual unlocking their own device, and automatic face detection inside social media applications.

A person injured by a violation may sue for actual damages or a statutory $1,000 per day of violation, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees.

Biometric privacy

Prohibit the Use of Face Recognition Technologies by Private Entities in Places of Public Accommodation

Portland City Code ch. 34.10 (secs. 34.10.010 to 34.10.060)Portland City Code, official codified text of Chapter 34.10

In force since 1 January 2021. Binds private bodies.

What this law does

A private entity may not use face recognition technology in a place of public accommodation within Portland, subject to exceptions for legal compliance, an individual's own device unlock, and automatic face detection in social media applications. A person injured by a material violation may recover actual damages or a statutory $1,000 per day of violation, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees and costs.

What it requires

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