Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Criminalize Doxxing with Jail Time and Fines

Prosecutor Floyd Prozanski, a Democrat from Eugene, was one of 29 senators who unanimously passed Senate Bill 1121 on Thursday, making doxxing a criminal offense punishable by up to six months imprisonment, a fine of $2,500, or both.

Victimization by Stalking, Harassment, and Personal Information Disclosure = Doxxing

Doxxing occurs when people are encouraged to harass, stalk, or injure a victim by publicly sharing personal and confidential information.

This includes revealing a victim’s home address, Social Security number, personal phone number, email address, family contact details and information, and photographs and information of a victim’s children and the schools they attend.

Eugene Senator Says the Bill Adds Another Layer of Protection Against Doxxing

Sen. Prozanski said the new bill gives added protection to existing legal legislation. He said SB 1121 makes it a crime for a person to spur others to harm someone through doxxing, while Oregon’s harassment statute makes it a crime to threaten physical alarm and harm, and another law on telephonic harassment is also a crime.

Since 2021, victims of doxxing in Oregon could sue for damages in terms of House Bill 3047. Doxxing is already a crime in some states such as Colorado, Oklahoma, and North Dakota.

The latest Senate legislation now heads to the House for final approval.