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Oregon's Kristil's Law Mandates 72-Hour Stalking Warrants

5/1/2026

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Oregon enacted “Kristil’s Law,” the first U.S. statute mandating rapid compliance with stalking and domestic-violence search warrants.
Effective Friday, communications firms must answer warrants within five days and social-media platforms within 72 hours.
Rep. Kevin Mannix said the law lets authorities intervene earlier and could become a national model.
Investigators later used emergency data to identify Kristil Krug’s husband as the stalker, with Meta and Google declining comment.

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Story summary

Oregon enacted “Kristil’s Law,” the first U.S. statute mandating rapid compliance with stalking and domestic-violence search warrants.
Effective Friday, communications firms must answer warrants within five days and social-media platforms within 72 hours.
Rep. Kevin Mannix said the law lets authorities intervene earlier and could become a national model.
Investigators later used emergency data to identify Kristil Krug’s husband as the stalker, with Meta and Google declining comment.