2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 4, Chapters 131 - 170
ORS Chapter 163
163.160 Assault in the fourth degree.

(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree if the person:

(a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another; or

(b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly weapon.

(2) Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, assault in the fourth degree is a Class C felony if the person commits the crime of assault in the fourth degree and:

(a) The person has previously been convicted of assaulting the same victim;

(b) The person has previously been convicted at least three times under this section or under equivalent laws of another jurisdiction and all of the assaults involved domestic violence, as defined in ORS 135.230;

(c) The assault is committed in the immediate presence of, or is witnessed by, the person s or the victim s minor child or stepchild or a minor child residing within the household of the person or victim; or

(d) The person commits the assault knowing that the victim is pregnant.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, an assault is witnessed if the assault is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the child. [1977 c.297 5; 1997 c.694 1; 1999 c.1073 1; 2009 c.785 3]