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Chapter 166 —
Offenses Against Public Order;
Firearms and
Other Weapons; Racketeering
2007 EDITION
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENSES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
TREASON, RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED
OFFENSES
166.005 Treason
166.015 Riot
166.023 Disorderly
conduct in the first degree
166.025 Disorderly
conduct in the second degree
166.065 Harassment
166.075 Abuse
of venerated objects
166.076 Abuse
of a memorial to the dead
166.085 Abuse
of corpse in the second degree
166.087 Abuse
of corpse in the first degree
166.090 Telephonic
harassment
166.095 Misconduct
with emergency telephone calls
166.116 Interfering
with public transportation
INTIMIDATION
166.155 Intimidation
in the second degree
166.165 Intimidation
in the first degree
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE FIREARMS
166.170 State
preemption
166.171 Authority
of county to regulate discharge of firearms
166.172 Authority
of city to regulate discharge of firearms
166.173 Authority
of city or county to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public places
166.174 Authority
of city, county, municipal corporation or district to regulate possession or
sale of firearms
166.175 Authority
of city to regulate purchase of used firearms
166.176 Exception
to preemption for certain county ordinances
POSSESSION AND USE OF WEAPONS
166.180 Negligently
wounding another
166.190 Pointing
firearm at another; courts having jurisdiction over offense
166.210 Definitions
166.220 Unlawful
use of weapon
166.240 Carrying
of concealed weapons
166.250 Unlawful
possession of firearms
166.260 Persons
not affected by ORS 166.250
166.262 Limitation
on peace officer’s authority to arrest for violating ORS 166.250 or 166.370
166.263 Authority
of parole and probation officer to carry firearm
166.270 Possession
of weapons by certain felons
166.272 Unlawful
possession of machine guns, certain short-barreled firearms and firearms
silencers
166.274 Relief
from prohibition against possessing or purchasing firearm
166.275 Possession
of weapons by inmates of institutions
166.279 Forfeiture
of deadly weapons
166.282
166.291 Issuance
of concealed handgun license; application; fees; liability
166.292 Procedure
for issuing; form of license; duration
166.293 Denial
or revocation of license; review
166.295 Renewal
of license
166.297 Annual
report regarding revocation of licenses
166.300 Killing
another as cause for loss of right to bear arms
166.320 Setting
springgun or setgun
166.330 Use
of firearms with other than incombustible gun wadding
166.350 Unlawful
possession of armor piercing ammunition
POSSESSION OF WEAPON OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE IN
166.360 Definitions
for ORS 166.360 to 166.380
166.370 Possession
of firearm or dangerous weapon in public building or court facility;
exceptions; discharging firearm at school
166.373 Possession
of weapon in court facility by peace officer or federal officer
166.380 Examination
of firearm by peace officer; arrest for failure to allow examination
166.382 Possession
of destructive device prohibited; exceptions
166.384 Unlawful
manufacture of destructive device
166.385 Possession
of hoax destructive device
166.410 Manufacture,
importation or sale of firearms
166.412 Definitions;
firearms transaction record; criminal record check; rules
166.414 Fees
for conducting criminal history record checks
166.416 Providing
false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm
166.418 Improperly
transferring a firearm
166.421 Stolen
firearms; determination; telephone requests
166.422 Enforcement
of ORS 166.412
166.425 Unlawful
purchase of firearm
166.427 Register
of transfers of used firearms
166.429 Firearms
used in felony
166.432 Definitions
for ORS 166.412 and 166.433 to 166.441
166.433 Findings
regarding transfers of firearms
166.434 Application
of ORS 166.412 to all firearm transfers by gun dealers; fees for criminal
background checks
166.436 Firearm
transfers by persons other than gun dealers; criminal background checks
authorized; liability
166.438 Transfer
of firearms at gun shows
166.441 Form
for transfer of firearm at gun show
166.445 Short
title
166.450 Obliteration
or change of identification number on firearms
166.460 Antique
firearms excepted
166.470 Limitations
and conditions for sales of firearms
166.480
166.490 Purchase
of firearms in certain other states
DISCHARGING WEAPONS
166.630 Discharging
weapon on or across highway, ocean shore recreation area or public utility
facility
166.635 Discharging
weapon or throwing objects at trains
166.638 Discharging
weapon across airport operational surfaces
POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR
166.641 Definitions
for ORS 166.641 to 166.643
166.642 Felon
in possession of body armor
166.643 Unlawful
possession of body armor
MISCELLANEOUS
166.645 Hunting
in cemeteries prohibited
166.649 Throwing
an object off an overpass in the second degree
166.651 Throwing
an object off an overpass in the first degree
166.660 Unlawful
paramilitary activity
166.663 Casting
artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited
RACKETEERING
166.715 Definitions
for ORS 166.715 to 166.735
166.720 Racketeering
activity unlawful; penalties
166.725 Remedies
for violation of ORS 166.720; time limitation
166.730 Authority
of investigative agency; compelling compliance with subpoena
166.735 Short
title; construction
TREASON, RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED
OFFENSES
166.005
Treason. (1) A person
commits the crime of treason if the person levies war against the State of
(2) No person shall be convicted of
treason unless upon the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or
upon confession in open court.
(3) A person convicted of treason shall be
punished by imprisonment for life. [1971 c.743 §217]
166.010 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.015
Riot. (1) A person commits
the crime of riot if while participating with five or more other persons the
person engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or
recklessly creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.
(2) Riot is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §218]
166.020 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.023
Disorderly conduct in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the first
degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or
knowingly creating a risk thereof, the person initiates or circulates a report,
knowing it to be false:
(a) Concerning an alleged hazardous
substance or an alleged or impending fire, explosion, catastrophe or other
emergency; and
(b) Stating that the hazardous substance,
fire, explosion, catastrophe or other emergency is located in or upon a school
as defined in ORS 339.315.
(2)(a) Disorderly conduct in the first
degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this
subsection, disorderly conduct in the first degree is a Class C felony if the
defendant has at least one prior conviction for violating subsection (1) of
this section. [2005 c.631 §3]
166.025
Disorderly conduct in the second degree. (1) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the second
degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or
recklessly creating a risk thereof, the person:
(a) Engages in fighting or in violent,
tumultuous or threatening behavior;
(b) Makes unreasonable noise;
(c) Disturbs any lawful assembly of
persons without lawful authority;
(d) Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian
traffic on a public way;
(e) Congregates with other persons in a
public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to
disperse;
(f) Initiates or circulates a report,
knowing it to be false, concerning an alleged or impending fire, explosion,
crime, catastrophe or other emergency; or
(g) Creates a hazardous or physically
offensive condition by any act which the person is not licensed or privileged
to do.
(2) Disorderly conduct in the second
degree is a Class B misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §220; 1983 c.546 §5; 2001 c.104 §55;
2005 c.631 §1]
166.030 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.035 [1971 c.743 §221; repealed by 1975 c.715 §2]
166.040 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.045 [1971 c.743 §222; repealed by 1983 c.546 §3]
166.050 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.060 [Amended by 1959 c.436 §1; 1961 c.503 §1;
repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.065
Harassment. (1) A person
commits the crime of harassment if the person intentionally:
(a) Harasses or annoys another person by:
(A) Subjecting such other person to
offensive physical contact; or
(B) Publicly insulting such other person
by abusive words or gestures in a manner intended and likely to provoke a
violent response;
(b) Subjects another to alarm by conveying
a false report, known by the conveyor to be false, concerning death or serious
physical injury to a person, which report reasonably would be expected to cause
alarm; or
(c) Subjects another to alarm by conveying
a telephonic, electronic or written threat to inflict serious physical injury
on that person or to commit a felony involving the person or property of that
person or any member of that person’s family, which threat reasonably would be
expected to cause alarm.
(2) A person is criminally liable for
harassment if the person knowingly permits any telephone or electronic device
under the person’s control to be used in violation of subsection (1) of this
section.
(3) Harassment is a Class B misdemeanor.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this
section, harassment is a Class A misdemeanor if a person violates subsection
(1) of this section by subjecting another person to offensive physical contact
and the offensive physical contact consists of touching the sexual or other
intimate parts of the other person. [1971 c.743 §223; 1981 c.468 §1; 1985 c.498
§1; 1987 c.806 §3; 1995 c.802 §1; 2001 c.870 §2]
166.075
Abuse of venerated objects.
(1) A person commits the crime of abuse of venerated objects if the person
intentionally abuses a public monument or structure, a place of worship or the
national or state flag.
(2) As used in this section and ORS
166.085, “abuse” means to deface, damage, defile or otherwise physically
mistreat in a manner likely to outrage public sensibilities.
(3) Abuse of venerated objects is a Class
C misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §224; 1995 c.261 §2]
166.076
Abuse of a memorial to the dead. (1) A person commits the crime of abuse of a memorial to the dead if
the person:
(a) Intentionally destroys, mutilates,
defaces, injures or removes any:
(A) Tomb, monument, gravestone or other
structure or thing placed as or designed for a memorial to the dead; or
(B) Fence, railing, curb or other thing
intended for the protection or for the ornamentation of any structure or thing
listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(b) Intentionally destroys, mutilates,
removes, cuts, breaks or injures any tree, shrub or plant within any structure
listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection; or
(c) Buys, sells or transports any object
listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection that was stolen from a historic
cemetery knowing that the object is stolen.
(2) Abuse of a memorial to the dead is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(3)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 161.635, the
maximum fine that a court may impose for abuse of a memorial to the dead is
$50,000 if:
(A) The person violates subsection (1)(a)
of this section and the object destroyed, mutilated, defaced, injured or
removed is or was located in a historic cemetery; or
(B) The person violates subsection (1)(c)
of this section.
(b) In addition to any other sentence a
court may impose, if a defendant is convicted of violating this section under
the circumstances described in paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, the court
shall consider ordering the defendant to pay restitution. The court shall base
the amount of restitution on the historical value of the object destroyed,
mutilated, defaced, injured or removed.
(4) This section does not apply to a
person who is the burial right owner or that person’s representative, an heir
at law of the deceased, or a person having care, custody or control of a
cemetery by virtue of law, contract or other legal right, if the person is
acting within the scope of the person’s legal capacity and the person’s actions
have the effect of maintaining, protecting or improving the tomb, monument,
gravestone or other structure or thing placed as or designed for a memorial to
the dead.
(5) As used in this section, “historic
cemetery” means a cemetery that is listed with the Oregon Commission on
Historic Cemeteries under ORS 97.782. [1995 c.261 §1; 1999 c.731 §12; 2003
c.291 §1; 2005 c.22 §113]
Note: 166.076 was enacted into law by the
Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 166 or
any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised
Statutes for further explanation.
166.085
Abuse of corpse in the second degree. (1) A person commits the crime of abuse of corpse in the second degree
if, except as otherwise authorized by law, the person intentionally:
(a) Abuses a corpse; or
(b) Disinters, removes or carries away a
corpse.
(2) Abuse of corpse in the second degree
is a Class C felony.
(3) As used in this section and ORS
166.087, “abuse of corpse” includes treatment of a corpse by any person in a
manner not recognized by generally accepted standards of the community or
treatment by a professional person in a manner not generally accepted as
suitable practice by other members of the profession, as may be defined by
rules applicable to the profession. [1971 c.743 §225; 1985 c.207 §2; 1993 c.294
§1]
166.087
Abuse of corpse in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of abuse of corpse in the first degree
if the person:
(a) Engages in sexual activity with a
corpse or involving a corpse; or
(b) Dismembers, mutilates, cuts or strikes
a corpse.
(2) Abuse of corpse in the first degree is
a Class B felony. [1993 c.294 §2]
Note: 166.087 was enacted into law by the
Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 166 or
any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised
Statutes for further explanation.
166.090
Telephonic harassment. (1) A
telephone caller commits the crime of telephonic harassment if the caller
intentionally harasses or annoys another person:
(a) By causing the telephone of the other
person to ring, such caller having no communicative purpose;
(b) By causing such other person’s
telephone to ring, knowing that the caller has been forbidden from so doing by
a person exercising lawful authority over the receiving telephone; or
(c) By sending to, or leaving at, the
other person’s telephone a text message, voice mail or any other message,
knowing that the caller has been forbidden from so doing by a person exercising
lawful authority over the receiving telephone.
(2) Telephonic harassment is a Class B
misdemeanor.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to a
charge of violating subsection (1) of this section that the caller is a debt
collector, as defined in ORS 646.639, who engaged in the conduct proscribed by
subsection (1) of this section while attempting to collect a debt. The
affirmative defense created by this subsection does not apply if the debt
collector committed the unlawful collection practice described in ORS 646.639 (2)(a)
while engaged in the conduct proscribed by subsection (1) of this section. [1987
c.806 §2; 1999 c.115 §1; 2005 c.752 §1]
166.095
Misconduct with emergency telephone calls. (1) A person commits the crime of misconduct with emergency telephone
calls if the person:
(a) Intentionally refuses to relinquish
immediately a party line or public pay telephone after being informed that it
is needed for an emergency call; or
(b) Requests another to relinquish a party
line or public pay telephone to place an emergency call with knowledge that no
such emergency exists.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Emergency call” means a telephone
call to a police or fire department, or for medical aid or ambulance service,
necessitated by a situation in which human life or property is in jeopardy and
prompt summoning of aid is essential.
(b) “Party line” means a subscriber’s line
telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected
therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
(3) Every telephone directory that is
distributed to members of the general public in this state shall contain in a
prominent place a notice of the offense punishable by this section.
(4) Misconduct with emergency telephone
calls is a Class B misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §288; 2005 c.22 §114]
166.110 [Amended by 1961 c.503 §2; repealed by 1971
c.743 §432]
166.115 [1981 c.783 §3; repealed by 2001 c.851 §2
(166.116 enacted in lieu of 166.115)]
166.116
Interfering with public transportation. (1) A person commits the crime of interfering with public
transportation if the person:
(a) Intentionally or knowingly enters or
remains unlawfully in or on a public transit vehicle or public transit station;
(b) Intentionally or knowingly interferes
with the provision or use of public transportation services by, among other
things, interfering with the movement of, or access to, public transit
vehicles;
(c) While in or on a public transit
vehicle or public transit station, engages in disorderly conduct in the second
degree as defined in ORS 166.025; or
(d) Subjects a public transportation
passenger, employee, agent or security officer or transit police officer to
offensive physical contact.
(2) Interfering with public transportation
is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Enter or remain unlawfully” has the
meaning given that term in ORS 164.205.
(b) “Public transit station” includes all
facilities, structures, lands and rights of way that are owned, leased, held or
used for the purposes of providing public transportation services.
(c) “Public transit vehicle” means a
vehicle that is used for public transportation or operated by or under contract
to any public body in order to provide public transportation.
(d) “Public transportation” means
transportation provided by a city, county, special district or any other
political subdivision or municipal or public corporation. [2001 c.851 §3
(enacted in lieu of 166.115); 2005 c.631 §4]
166.120 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.130 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.140 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.150 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
INTIMIDATION
166.155
Intimidation in the second degree. (1) A person commits the crime of intimidation in the second degree if
the person:
(a) Tampers or interferes with property,
having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has
such right, with the intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another
because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion,
national origin or sexual orientation;
(b) Intentionally subjects another to
offensive physical contact because of the person’s perception of the other’s
race, color, religion, national origin or sexual orientation; or
(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s
perception of race, color, religion, national origin or sexual orientation of
another or of a member of the other’s family, subjects such other person to
alarm by threatening:
(A) To inflict serious physical injury
upon or to commit a felony affecting such other person, or a member of the
person’s family; or
(B) To cause substantial damage to the
property of the other person or of a member of the other person’s family.
(2) Intimidation in the second degree is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) “Property” means any tangible personal
property or real property.
(b) “Sexual orientation” means
heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. [1981 c.785 §1; 1983 c.521 §1;
1989 c.1029 §1]
Note: The amendments to 166.155 by section 18,
chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, are the subject of a referendum petition that
may be filed with the Secretary of State not later than September 26, 2007. If
the referendum petition is filed with the required number of signatures of
electors, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, will be submitted to the people for
their approval or rejection at the regular general election held on November 4,
2008. If approved by the people at the general election, chapter 100, Oregon
Laws 2007, takes effect December 4, 2008. If the referendum petition is not
filed with the Secretary of State or does not contain the required number of
signatures of electors, the amendments to 166.155 by section 18, chapter 100,
Oregon Laws 2007, take effect January 1, 2008. 166.155, as amended by section
18, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
166.155. (1) A person commits the crime of
intimidation in the second degree if the person:
(a) Tampers or interferes with property,
having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has
such right, with the intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another
because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion, sexual
orientation or national origin;
(b) Intentionally subjects another to
offensive physical contact because of the person’s perception of the other’s
race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national origin; or
(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s
perception of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national origin of
another or of a member of the other’s family, subjects the other person to
alarm by threatening:
(A) To inflict serious physical injury
upon or to commit a felony affecting the other person, or a member of the
person’s family; or
(B) To cause substantial damage to the
property of the other person or of a member of the other person’s family.
(2) Intimidation in the second degree is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, “property”
means any tangible personal property or real property.
166.160 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
166.165
Intimidation in the first degree. (1) Two or more persons acting together commit the crime of
intimidation in the first degree, if the persons:
(a)(A) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly
cause physical injury to another person because of the actors’ perception of
that person’s race, color, religion, national origin or sexual orientation; or
(B) With criminal negligence cause
physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the
actors’ perception of that person’s race, color, religion, national origin or
sexual orientation;
(b) Intentionally, because of the actors’
perception of another person’s race, color, religion, national origin or sexual
orientation, place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury;
or
(c) Commit such acts as would constitute
the crime of intimidation in the second degree, if undertaken by one person
acting alone.
(2) Intimidation in the first degree is a
Class C felony.
(3) “Sexual orientation” has the meaning
given that term in ORS 166.155. [1981 c.785 §2; 1983 c.521 §2; 1989 c.1029 §2;
1993 c.332 §1; 1995 c.79 §53; 1997 c.249 §50]
Note: The amendments to 166.165 by section 19,
chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, are the subject of a referendum petition that
may be filed with the Secretary of State not later than September 26, 2007. If
the referendum petition is filed with the required number of signatures of
electors, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, will be submitted to the people for
their approval or rejection at the regular general election held on November 4,
2008. If approved by the people at the general election, chapter 100, Oregon
Laws 2007, takes effect December 4, 2008. If the referendum petition is not
filed with the Secretary of State or does not contain the required number of
signatures of electors, the amendments to 166.165 by section 19, chapter 100,
Oregon Laws 2007, take effect January 1, 2008. 166.165, as amended by section
19, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
166.165. (1) Two or more persons acting together
commit the crime of intimidation in the first degree, if the persons:
(a)(A) Intentionally, knowingly or
recklessly cause physical injury to another person because of the actors’
perception of that person’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation or
national origin; or
(B) With criminal negligence cause
physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the
actors’ perception of that person’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation
or national origin;
(b) Intentionally, because of the actors’
perception of another person’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation or
national origin, place another person in fear of imminent serious physical
injury; or
(c) Commit such acts as would constitute
the crime of intimidation in the second degree, if undertaken by one person
acting alone.
(2) Intimidation in the first degree is a
Class C felony.
AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE FIREARMS
166.170
State preemption. (1) Except
as expressly authorized by state statute, the authority to regulate in any
matter whatsoever the sale, acquisition, transfer, ownership, possession,
storage, transportation or use of firearms or any element relating to firearms
and components thereof, including ammunition, is vested solely in the
Legislative Assembly.
(2) Except as expressly authorized by
state statute, no county, city or other municipal corporation or district may
enact civil or criminal ordinances, including but not limited to zoning
ordinances, to regulate, restrict or prohibit the sale, acquisition, transfer,
ownership, possession, storage, transportation or use of firearms or any
element relating to firearms and components thereof, including ammunition.
Ordinances that are contrary to this subsection are void. [1995 s.s. c.1 §1]
166.171
Authority of county to regulate discharge of firearms. (1) A county may adopt ordinances to
regulate, restrict or prohibit the discharge of firearms within their
boundaries.
(2) Ordinances adopted under subsection
(1) of this section may not apply to or affect:
(a) A person discharging a firearm in the
lawful defense of person or property.
(b) A person discharging a firearm in the
course of lawful hunting.
(c) A landowner and guests of the
landowner discharging a firearm, when the discharge will not endanger adjacent
persons or property.
(d) A person discharging a firearm on a
public or private shooting range, shooting gallery or other area designed and
built for the purpose of target shooting.
(e) A person discharging a firearm in the
course of target shooting on public land that is not inside an urban growth
boundary or the boundary of a city, if the discharge will not endanger persons
or property. [1995 s.s. c.1 §2]
166.172
Authority of city to regulate discharge of firearms. (1) A city may adopt ordinances to regulate,
restrict or prohibit the discharge of firearms within the city’s boundaries.
(2) Ordinances adopted under subsection
(1) of this section may not apply to or affect:
(a) A person discharging a firearm in the
lawful defense of person or property.
(b) A person discharging a firearm on a
public or private shooting range, shooting gallery or other area designed and
built for the purpose of target shooting. [1995 s.s. c.1 §3]
166.173
Authority of city or county to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public
places. (1) A city or county
may adopt ordinances to regulate, restrict or prohibit the possession of loaded
firearms in public places as defined in ORS 161.015.
(2) Ordinances adopted under subsection
(1) of this section do not apply to or affect:
(a) A law enforcement officer in the
performance of official duty.
(b) A member of the military in the
performance of official duty.
(c) A person licensed to c