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Companies must now quickly respond to stalking warrants in Oregon as new law takes effect

NBC News·Tim Stelloh and Brenda Breslauer·about 1 month ago
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A new law takes effect in Oregon on Friday that forces communications and social media companies to promptly comply with search warrants linked to stalking and domestic violence cases. The law, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, is named for Kristil Krug , a Colorado woman who was killed in 2023 after an elaborate stalking plot carried out by her husband. He was convicted of her murder last year and sentenced to life in prison. Krug’s cousin Rebecca Ivanoff lives in Oregon and advocated for the law’s passage there and in Colorado, where she said she’s hopeful it can become law in 2027. A former prosecutor who specialized in domestic violence cases, Ivanoff has described the legislation as “homicide prevention” and believes her cousin might still be alive had communications companies responded faster to search warrants in Krug’s case. “Kristil is gone, but there are so many other survivors for whom this would make a difference,” she said in an interview earlier this week.…

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