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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.292 - Procedure for issuing; form of license; duration.

(1) If the application for the license is approved, the sheriff shall issue and mail or otherwise deliver to the applicant at the address shown on the application, within 45 days of the application, a wallet sized license bearing the photograph of the licensee. The license must be signed by the licensee and carried whenever the licensee carries a concealed handgun.
(2) Failure of a person who carries a concealed handgun also to carry a concealed handgun license is prima facie evidence that the person does not have such a license.
(3) Licenses for concealed handguns shall be uniform throughout the state in substantially the following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
OREGON CONCEALED HANDGUN
LICENSE
County________ License Number_____
Expires________ Date of birth______
Height________ Weight________
Name_________ Address_________
Licensee’s City_____ Zip___ Photograph
Signature_______________
Issued by_______________
Date of issue_______________
______________________________________________________________________________
(4) An Oregon concealed handgun license issued under ORS 166.291 and this section, unless revoked under ORS 166.293, is valid for a period of four years from the date on which it is issued.
(5) The sheriff shall keep a record of each license issued under ORS 166.291 and this section, or renewed pursuant to ORS 166.295.
(6) When a sheriff issues a concealed handgun license under this section, the sheriff shall provide the licensee with a list of those places where carrying concealed handguns is prohibited or restricted by state or federal law. [1989 c.839 §9 (166.291 to 166.293 enacted in lieu of 166.290); 1993 c.625 §5; 1993 c.693 §2; 1993 c.735 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.295 - Renewal of license.

(1)(a) A concealed handgun license is renewable by repeating the procedures set out in ORS 166.291 and 166.292, except for the requirement to submit fingerprints and provide character references. A licensee may submit the application for renewal by mail if the licensee:
(A) Is an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of the United States or the Oregon National Guard; and
(B) Submits with the application proof of the licensee’s military orders and a copy of the licensee’s military identification.
(b) An otherwise expired concealed handgun license continues to be valid for up to 45 days after the licensee applies for renewal if:
(A) The licensee applies for renewal before the original license expires;
(B) The licensee has proof of the application for renewal; and
(C) The application for renewal has not been denied.
(2) If a licensee changes residence, the licensee shall report the change of address and the sheriff shall issue a new license as a duplication for a change of address. The license shall expire upon the same date as would the original. [1989 c.839 §10; 1993 c.735 §7; 2007 c.368 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.297 - Annual report regarding revocation of licenses.

(1) The sheriff of a county shall submit annually to the Department of State Police a report containing the number of concealed handgun licenses revoked during the reporting period and the reasons for the revocations.
(2) The Department of State Police shall compile the reports submitted under subsection (1) of this section and shall submit the compilation to the Legislative Assembly biennially. [1993 c.735 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.300 - Killing or injuring another with firearm as cause for loss of right to bear arms.

(1) Any person who has committed, with firearms of any kind or description, murder in any degree, or manslaughter, either voluntary or involuntary, or who in a careless or reckless manner, kills or injures another with firearms, and who, at any time after committing murder or manslaughter or after said careless or reckless killing or injury of another, carries or bears firearms of any kind or description within this state, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not deprive the people of this state of the right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state, and does not apply to any peace officer in the discharge of official duties or to a member of any regularly constituted military organization while on duty with such military organization. [Amended by 2011 c.597 §163]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.320 - Setting springgun or setgun.

(1) Any person who places or sets any loaded springgun, setgun, or any gun, firearm or other device of any kind designed for containing or firing explosives, in any place where it may be fired, exploded or discharged by the contact of any person or animal with any string, wire, rod, stick, spring or other contrivance affixed to or connected with it, or with its trigger, commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any loaded springgun, setgun, firearm or other device placed for the purpose of destroying gophers, moles or other burrowing rodents, and does not prevent the use of a coyote getter by employees of county, state or federal governments engaged in cooperative predatory animal control work. [Amended by 2011 c.597 §164]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.330 - Use of firearms with other than incombustible gun wadding.

Any person who uses in any firearms discharged on lands within this state, not owned by the person, anything other than incombustible gun wadding, commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Amended by 2011 c.597 §165]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.350 - Unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition.

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition if the person:
(a) Makes, sells, buys or possesses any handgun ammunition the bullet or projectile of which is coated with Teflon or any chemical compound with properties similar to Teflon and which is intended to penetrate soft body armor, such person having the intent that the ammunition be used in the commission of a felony; or
(b) Carries any ammunition described in paragraph (a) of this subsection while committing any felony during which the person or any accomplice of the person is armed with a firearm.
(2) As used in this section, "handgun ammunition" means ammunition principally for use in pistols or revolvers notwithstanding that the ammunition can be used in some rifles.
(3) Unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. [1985 c.755 §2; 1987 c.158 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.373 - Possession of weapon in court facility by peace officer or federal officer.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 166.370 (2) and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a peace officer, as defined in ORS 161.015, or a federal officer, as defined in ORS 133.005, may possess a weapon in a court facility if the officer:
(a) Is acting in an official capacity and is officially on duty;
(b) Is carrying a weapon that the employing agency of the officer has authorized the officer to carry; and
(c) Is in compliance with any security procedures established under subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
(2) A judge may prohibit a peace officer or a federal officer from possessing a weapon in a courtroom. A notice of the prohibition of the possession of a weapon by an officer in a courtroom must be posted outside the entrance to the courtroom.
(3) A presiding judge of a judicial district or a municipal court or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may establish procedures regulating the possession of a weapon in a court facility by a peace officer or a federal officer subject to the following:
(a) The procedures for a circuit court must be established through a plan for court security improvement, emergency preparedness and business continuity under ORS 1.177 or 1.180;
(b) The procedures for a justice court or a municipal court may only prohibit the possession of weapons within the area in which the court conducts business and during the hours in which the court operates;
(c) Within a shared court facility, the presiding judge of a municipal court or justice of the peace district may not establish procedures in conflict with the procedures established by the presiding judge of the circuit court; and
(d) Notice of the procedures must be posted at the entrance to the court facility, or at an entrance for peace officers or federal officers if the entrance is separate from the entrance to the court facility, and at a security checkpoint in the court facility.
(4) A judge may establish procedures regulating the possession of a weapon in a courtroom by a peace officer or a federal officer. A notice of the procedures regulating the possession of a weapon by an officer must be posted outside the entrance to the courtroom. [2001 c.201 §3; 2005 c.804 §7; 2015 c.351 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.375 - Possession of handgun or ammunition by Department of Corrections authorized staff member; rules.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 162.135 and 162.185 or any Department of Corrections regulation, rule, policy or provision of an employment contract to the contrary, if the department has not provided a secure and locked location for the storage of personal handguns and ammunition by authorized staff, authorized staff may possess a personal handgun and ammunition in the authorized staff member’s personal vehicle when the vehicle is parked in a department parking lot if the authorized staff member:
(a) Is present at a public building owned or occupied by the department;
(b) Has a valid concealed handgun license issued pursuant to ORS 166.291 and 166.292; and
(c) Has secured the personal handgun and ammunition in a closed and locked container designed for the storage of firearms inside the vehicle.
(2)(a) Authorized staff may possess and store only the amount and types of ammunition authorized by the department by written policy or rule.
(b) The department shall adopt written policies or rules to carry out the purposes of this section. The policies or rules shall include, at a minimum, procedures for and responsibilities of authorized staff when possessing and storing personal handguns and ammunition on property owned or occupied by the department under this section.
(3) As used in this section and ORS 423.045:
(a) "Authorized staff" means employees of the department and employees of the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and Oregon Corrections Enterprises who are assigned to work in or at a public building owned or occupied by the department.
(b) "Handgun" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.210.
(c) "Vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and that is commonly known as a passenger car, van, truck or motorcycle. [2014 c.88 §2; 2015 c.246 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.377 - Possession of firearms in certain public buildings by concealed handgun licensees.

(1) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002, the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors, the governing board of a community college or a district school board as defined in ORS 332.002 may adopt a policy providing that the affirmative defense described in ORS 166.370 (3)(g), concerning persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun under ORS 166.291 and 166.292, does not apply to the possession of firearms on the grounds of the schools controlled by the board.
(2) A board that adopts a policy under this section shall:
(a) Post a clearly visible sign, at all normal points of entry to the school grounds subject to the policy described in subsection (1) of this section, indicating that the affirmative defense described in ORS 166.370 (3)(g) does not apply.
(b) Post a notice on the board’s website identifying all school grounds subject to the policy described in subsection (1) of this section. [2021 c.146 §8]
Note:
166.377 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.380 - Examination of firearm by peace officer; presentation of concealed handgun license.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a peace officer may examine a firearm possessed by anyone on the person while in or on a public building to determine whether the firearm is a loaded firearm.
(2) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun may present a valid concealed handgun license to the peace officer instead of providing the firearm to the peace officer for examination. [1969 c.705 §3; 2015 c.605 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.382 - Possession of destructive device prohibited; exceptions.

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a destructive device if the person possesses:
(a) Any of the following devices with an explosive, incendiary or poison gas component:
(A) Bomb;
(B) Grenade;
(C) Rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces;
(D) Missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce; or
(E) Mine; or
(b) Any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Destructive device" does not include any device which is designed primarily or redesigned primarily for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety or similar device.
(b) "Possess" has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) Persons who possess explosives as provided in ORS 480.200 to 480.290.
(b) The possession of an explosive by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States while on active duty and engaged in the performance of official duties or by a member of a regularly organized fire or police department of a public agency while engaged in the performance of official duties.
(c) The possession of an explosive in the course of transportation by way of railroad, water, highway or air while under the jurisdiction of, or in conformity with, regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation.
(d) The possession, sale, transfer or manufacture of an explosive by a person acting in accordance with the provisions of any applicable federal law or regulation that provides substantially the same requirements as the comparable provisions of ORS 480.200 to 480.290.
(4) Possession of a destructive device is a Class C felony. [1989 c.982 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.384 - Unlawful manufacture of destructive device.

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device if the person assembles, produces or otherwise manufactures:
(a) A destructive device, as defined in ORS 166.382; or
(b) A pyrotechnic device containing two or more grains of pyrotechnic charge in violation of chapter 10, Title 18 of the United States Code.
(2) Unlawful manufacture of a destructive device is a Class C felony. [1989 c.982 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.385 - Possession of hoax destructive device.

(1) A person commits the crime of possession of a hoax destructive device if the person knowingly places another person in fear of serious physical injury by:
(a) Possessing, manufacturing, selling, delivering, placing or causing to be placed a hoax destructive device; or
(b) Sending a hoax destructive device to another person.
(2) Possession of a hoax destructive device is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, possession of a hoax destructive device is a Class C felony if a person possesses, or threatens to use, a hoax destructive device while the person is committing or attempting to commit a felony.
(4) As used in this section, "hoax destructive device" means an object that reasonably appears, under the circumstances:
(a) To be a destructive device, as described in ORS 166.382 (1)(a), or an explosive, as defined in ORS 166.660, but is an inoperative imitation of a destructive device or explosive; or
(b) To contain a destructive device, as described in ORS 166.382 (1)(a), or an explosive, as defined in ORS 166.660. [1997 c.749 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.390 - Short title.

ORS 166.392 to 166.403 shall be known and may be cited as the Cindy Yuille and Steve Forsyth Act. [2021 c.146 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.392 - Definitions.

As used in ORS 166.392 to 166.403:
(1) "Authorized person" means a person authorized by the owner or possessor of a firearm to temporarily carry or control the firearm while in the presence of the owner or possessor.
(2) "Container" means a box, case, chest, locker, safe or other similar receptacle, including, within a vehicle, a glove compartment, enclosed trunk or center console, equipped with a tamper-resistant lock.
(3) "Control" means, in relation to a firearm:
(a) That the owner or possessor of the firearm is close enough to the firearm to prevent another person who is not an authorized person from obtaining the firearm; or
(b) That the owner or possessor of the firearm is in the person’s own residence, either alone or with only authorized persons who also live in the residence and who are not minors, and the residence is secure.
(4) "Firearm" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.210, except that it does not include a firearm that has been rendered permanently inoperable.
(5) "Gun room" means an area within a building enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling, including a closet, that has all entrances secured by a tamper-resistant lock, that is kept locked at all times when unoccupied and that is used for:
(a) The storage of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or equipment for firearm-related activities including but not limited to reloading ammunition, gunsmithing and firearm cleaning and maintenance; or
(b) Conducting firearm-related activities, including but not limited to reloading ammunition, gunsmithing and firearm cleaning and maintenance.
(6) "Handgun" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.210.
(7) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.525.
(8) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
(9) "Possessor" means a person who possesses a firearm with permission from the owner of the firearm for a period of time when the owner is not present.
(10) "Trigger or cable lock" means:
(a) A device that, when installed in a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device; or
(b) A device incorporated into the design of the firearm that is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by any person not having access to the device. [2021 c.146 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.395 - Securing firearms; penalties; civil liability.

(1)(a) An owner or possessor of a firearm shall, at all times that the firearm is not carried by or under the control of the owner, possessor or authorized person, secure the firearm:
(A) With an engaged trigger or cable lock;
(B) In a locked container; or
(C) In a gun room.
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection, a firearm is not secured if:
(A) A key or combination to the trigger or cable lock or the container is readily available to a person the owner or possessor has not authorized to carry or control the firearm.
(B) The firearm is a handgun, is left unattended in a vehicle and is within view of persons outside the vehicle.
(2)(a) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C violation.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class A violation if a minor obtains an unsecured firearm as a result of the violation and the owner or possessor of the firearm knew or should have known that a minor could gain unauthorized access to the unsecured firearm.
(c) Each firearm owned or possessed in violation of subsection (1) of this section constitutes a separate violation.
(3) If a firearm obtained as a result of an owner or possessor of a firearm violating subsection (1) of this section is used to injure a person or property within two years of the violation, in an action against the owner or possessor to recover damages for the injury, the violation constitutes per se negligence, and the presumption of negligence may not be overcome by a showing that the owner or possessor acted reasonably.
(4) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply if:
(a) The injury results from a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person; or
(b) The unsecured firearm was obtained by a person as a result of the person entering or remaining unlawfully in a dwelling, as those terms are defined in ORS 164.205.
(5) This section does not apply to a police officer as defined in ORS 181A.355, with respect to a particular firearm, if storage of the firearm is covered by a policy of the law enforcement agency employing the police officer and the firearm is stored in compliance with the policy. [2021 c.146 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.397 - Reporting loss or theft of firearm; penalties; civil liability.

(1)(a) A person who owns, possesses or controls a firearm shall report the loss or theft of the firearm to a law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred as soon as practicable but not later than within 72 hours of the time the person knew or reasonably should have known of the loss or theft.
(b) If a means of reporting a loss or theft of a firearm within 72 hours is not reasonably available, the person who owned, possessed or controlled the firearm that was lost or stolen must report the loss or theft within 24 hours of the means of reporting becoming available.
(c) A person may include the serial number of the firearm in a report under this subsection.
(2)(a) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class B violation.
(b) Each firearm for which a person does not make the report within the time required by subsection (1) of this section constitutes a separate violation.
(c) A person who knowingly provides false information in a report required by subsection (1) of this section commits the crime of initiating a false report under ORS 162.375.
(3) If a lost or stolen firearm is used to injure a person or property and the person who owned, possessed or controlled the firearm at the time of the loss or theft did not report the loss or theft as required by subsection (1) of this section, in an action against the person who owned, possessed or controlled the firearm at the time of the loss or theft to recover damages for the injury, the violation constitutes negligence per se for two years from the expiration of the time limit for reporting or until the loss or theft report is made, whichever occurs sooner. The presumption of negligence may not be overcome by a showing that the person acted reasonably.
(4) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply if the injury results from a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.
(5)(a) Within 24 hours of receiving a report under subsection (1) of this section, a law enforcement agency shall create a record concerning the lost or stolen firearm in the Law Enforcement Data System or another electronic database as determined by the Department of State Police.
(b) A law enforcement agency is exempt from the obligation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if the agency is unable to create a record concerning the lost or stolen firearm in the electronic database due to insufficient information.
(c) The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection. [2021 c.146 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.400 - Requirement that firearm be locked during transfer; penalties; civil liability.

(1) If a person transfers a firearm and a criminal background check under ORS 166.435 is required prior to the transfer, the person shall transfer the firearm:
(a) With an engaged trigger or cable lock; or
(b) In a locked container.
(2)(a) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C violation.
(b) Each firearm transferred in violation of subsection (1) of this section constitutes a separate violation.
(3) If a firearm transferred in a manner that violates subsection (1) of this section is used to injure a person or property within two years of the violation, in an action against the transferor to recover damages for the injury, the violation of subsection (1) of this section constitutes per se negligence, and the presumption of negligence may not be overcome by a showing that the transferor acted reasonably.
(4) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply if the injury results from a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.
(5) This section does not apply to:
(a) The transfer of a firearm made inoperable for the specific purpose of being used as a prop in the making of a motion picture or a television, digital or similar production.
(b) A transfer that occurs when a firearm is taken from the owner or possessor of the firearm by force. [2021 c.146 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.403 - Duty to supervise upon transfer of firearm to minor; civil liability.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a person who delivers or otherwise transfers a firearm to a minor shall directly supervise the minor’s use of the firearm.
(2)(a) If a person delivers or otherwise transfers a firearm to a minor and fails to directly supervise the minor’s use of the firearm as required by subsection (1) of this section, in an action against the person to recover damages for injury to a person or property caused by the minor’s use of the firearm, the failure to supervise constitutes negligence per se, and the presumption of negligence may not be overcome by a showing that the person acted reasonably.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply if the injury results from a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.
(3) A person who delivers or otherwise transfers a firearm to a minor may delegate to another person, with the consent of the other person and the minor’s parent or guardian, the duty to supervise the minor’s use of the firearm. If the duty to supervise is delegated under this subsection, subsection (2) of this section applies to the person assuming the duty to supervise.
(4)(a) This section does not apply, with respect to a particular firearm other than a handgun, if:
(A) The firearm is transferred to a minor in accordance with ORS 166.470, and, as a result of the transfer, the minor is the owner of the firearm; or
(B) The firearm is temporarily transferred to a minor by the minor’s parent or guardian or by another person with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian, for the purpose of hunting in accordance with ORS 497.360, hunting of a predatory animal as defined in ORS 610.002 or target shooting at a shooting range, shooting gallery or other area designed for the purpose of target shooting.
(b) The exception described in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection applies only during the time in which the minor is engaged in activities related to hunting or target shooting. [2021 c.146 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.405 - Gun dealer notice requirement.

A gun dealer shall post in a prominent location in the gun dealer’s place of business a notice, in block letters not less than one inch in height, that states, "The purchaser of a firearm has an obligation to store firearms in a safe manner and to prevent unsupervised access to a firearm by a minor. If a minor or unauthorized person obtains access to a firearm and the owner failed to store the firearm in a safe manner, the owner may be in violation of the law." [2021 c.146 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.410 - Manufacture, importation or sale of firearms.

Any person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured within this state, or who imports into this state, or offers, exposes for sale, or sells or transfers a handgun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, firearms silencer or machine gun, otherwise than in accordance with ORS 166.250, 166.260, 166.270, 166.291, 166.292, 166.425, 166.450, 166.460 and 166.470, is guilty of a Class B felony. [Amended by 1979 c.779 §5; 1987 c.320 §89; 1989 c.839 §23; 1995 c.729 §7; 2001 c.666 §§34,46; 2003 c.14 §§66,67; 2003 c.614 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.414 - Fees for conducting criminal history record checks.

(1) The Department of State Police may adopt a fee schedule for criminal history record checks required under ORS 166.412 and collect a fee for each criminal history record check requested. The fee schedule shall be calculated to recover the cost of performing criminal history record checks required under ORS 166.412, but may not exceed $10 per record check.
(2) Fees collected under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the State Police Account. [1995 c.729 §2]
Note:
See second note under 166.412.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.416 - Providing false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm.

(1) A person commits the crime of providing false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm if the person knowingly provides a false name or false information or presents false identification in connection with a purchase or transfer of a firearm.
(2) Providing false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor. [1995 c.729 §3; 2001 c.1 §9]
Note:
See second note under 166.412.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.418 - Improperly transferring a firearm.

(1) A person commits the crime of improperly transferring a firearm if the person is a gun dealer as defined in ORS 166.412 and sells, leases or otherwise transfers a firearm and intentionally violates ORS 166.412.
(2) Improperly transferring a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor. [1995 c.729 §4; 2001 c.1 §10; 2018 c.5 §7]
Note:
See second note under 166.412.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.421 - Stolen firearms; determination; telephone requests.

The Department of State Police may respond to a telephone request from any person requesting that the department determine if department records show that a firearm is stolen. No public employee, official or agency shall be held criminally or civilly liable for performing the investigation allowed by this section provided that the employee, official or agency acts in good faith and without malice. [1995 c.729 §5]
Note:
See second note under 166.412.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.422 - Enforcement of ORS 166.412.

Where appropriate, a person may enforce the legal duties imposed by ORS 166.412 (7)(a) or (b), by the provisions of ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and ORS chapter 183. [1989 c.839 §12; 1995 c.729 §8; 2015 c.50 §5]
Note:
166.422 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.425 - Unlawfully purchasing a firearm.

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawfully purchasing a firearm if the person, knowing that the person is prohibited by state law from owning or possessing the firearm or having the firearm under the person’s custody or control, purchases or attempts to purchase the firearm.
(2) Unlawfully purchasing a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor. [1989 c.839 §15; 2011 c.662 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.427 - Register of transfers of used firearms.

(1) Whenever a person engaged in the business, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921, of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring a firearm, whether the person is a retail dealer, pawnbroker or otherwise, buys or accepts in trade, a used firearm, the person shall enter in a register the time, date and place of purchase or trade, the name of the person selling or trading the firearm, the number of the identification documentation presented by the person and the make, model and manufacturer’s number of the firearm. The register shall be obtained from and furnished by the Department of State Police to the dealer on application at cost.
(2) The duplicate sheet of the register shall, on the day of purchase or trade, be hand delivered or mailed to the local law enforcement authority.
(3) Violation of this section by any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring a firearm is a Class C misdemeanor. [1989 c.839 §16; 1993 c.4 §3; 2001 c.539 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.429 - Firearms used in felony.

Any person who, with intent to commit a felony or who knows or reasonably should know that a felony will be committed with the firearm, ships, transports, receives, sells or otherwise furnishes any firearm in the furtherance of the felony is guilty of a Class B felony. [1989 c.839 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.432 - Definitions for ORS 166.412 and 166.433 to 166.441.

(1) As used in ORS 166.412, 166.433, 166.434, 166.435, 166.436 and 166.438, "criminal background check" or "criminal history record check" means determining the eligibility of a person to purchase or possess a firearm by reviewing state and federal databases including, but not limited to, the:
(a) Oregon computerized criminal history system;
(b) Oregon mental health data system;
(c) Law Enforcement Data System;
(d) National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and
(e) Stolen guns system.
(2) As used in ORS 166.433, 166.435, 166.436, 166.438 and 166.441:
(a) "Gun dealer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.412.
(b) "Gun show" means an event at which more than 25 firearms are on site and available for transfer. [2001 c.1 §3; 2015 c.50 §6; 2018 c.5 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.433 - Findings regarding transfers of firearms.

The people of this state find that:
(1) The laws of Oregon regulating the sale of firearms contain a loophole that allows people other than gun dealers to sell firearms at gun shows without first conducting criminal background checks; and
(2) It is necessary for the safety of the people of Oregon that any person who transfers a firearm at a gun show be required to request a criminal background check before completing the transfer of the firearm. [2001 c.1 §1; 2015 c.50 §7]
Note:
See note under 166.432.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.434 - Requirements for criminal background checks; fees.

(1) In addition to the determination required by ORS 166.412 (3)(a)(A), in conducting a criminal background check or criminal history record check, the Department of State Police shall also determine whether the recipient is otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 166.412 (5), the department is not required to operate the telephone number established under ORS 166.412 (5) on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day.
(3)(a) The department may charge a fee, not to exceed the amount authorized under ORS 166.414, for criminal background checks required under this section or ORS 166.435 or 166.436.
(b) The department shall establish a reduced fee for subsequent criminal background checks on the same recipient that are performed during the same day between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. [2001 c.1 §5; 2015 c.50 §8; 2018 c.5 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.438 - Transfer of firearms at gun shows; penalties.

(1) A transferor who is not a gun dealer may not transfer a firearm at a gun show unless the transferor:
(a)(A) Verifies with the department that the recipient has a valid permit-to-purchase issued under ORS 166.505;
(B) Requests a criminal background check under ORS 166.436 prior to completing the transfer;
(C) Receives a unique approval number from the department indicating that the recipient is qualified to complete the transfer; and
(D) Has the recipient complete the form described in ORS 166.441; or
(b) Completes the transfer through a gun dealer.
(2) The transferor shall retain the completed form referred to in subsection (1) of this section for at least five years and shall make the completed form available to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of criminal investigations.
(3) A person who organizes a gun show shall post in a prominent place at the gun show a notice explaining the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The person shall provide the form required by subsection (1) of this section to any person transferring a firearm at the gun show.
(4) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the transferee is licensed as a dealer under 18 U.S.C. 923.
(5)(a) Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section is a Class C felony if the person has two or more previous convictions under this section at the time of the offense.
(6) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) or (3) of this section that the person did not know, or reasonably could not know, that more than 25 firearms were at the site and available for transfer. [2001 c.1 §7; 2015 c.50 §9; 2023 c.1 §9]
Note:
See first note under 166.355.
Note:
See second note under 166.355.
Note:
See third note under 166.355.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.441 - Form for transfer of firearm at gun show.

(1) The Department of State Police shall develop a form to be completed by a person seeking to obtain a firearm at a gun show from a transferor other than a gun dealer. The department shall consider including in the form all of the requirements for disclosure of information that are required by federal law for over-the-counter firearms transactions.
(2) The department shall make the form available to the public at no cost. [2001 c.1 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.445 - Short title.

ORS 166.432 to 166.445 and the amendments to ORS 166.416, 166.418 and 166.460 by sections 9, 10 and 11, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2001, shall be known as the Gun Violence Prevention Act. [2001 c.1 §2]
Note:
See note under 166.432.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.450 - Obliteration or change of identification number on firearms.

Any person who intentionally alters, removes or obliterates the identification number of any firearm for an unlawful purpose, shall be punished upon conviction by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five years. Possession of any such firearm is presumptive evidence that the possessor has altered, removed or obliterated the identification number. [Amended by 1987 c.320 §90; 1989 c.839 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.460 - Antique firearms excepted.

(1) ORS 166.250, 166.260, 166.291 to 166.295, 166.410, 166.412, 166.425, 166.434, 166.438 and 166.450 do not apply to antique firearms.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, possession of an antique firearm by a person described in ORS 166.250 (1)(c)(B) to (D) or (G) constitutes a violation of ORS 166.250. [Amended by 1979 c.779 §6; 1989 c.839 §25; 1993 c.735 §8; 1995 c.729 §9; 2001 c.1 §11; 2001 c.666 §§35,47; 2003 c.614 §10; 2009 c.499 §5; 2015 c.50 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.470 - Limitations and conditions for sales of firearms.

(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.273 or 166.274 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient:
(a) Is under 18 years of age;
(b) Has been convicted of a felony;
(c) Has any outstanding felony warrants for arrest;
(d) Is free on any form of pretrial release for a felony;
(e) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130;
(f) After January 1, 1990, was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;
(g) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving violence or found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a misdemeanor involving violence within the previous four years. As used in this paragraph, "misdemeanor involving violence" means a misdemeanor described in ORS 163.160, 163.187, 163.190, 163.195 or 166.155 (1)(b);
(h) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; or
(i) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony.
(2) A person may not sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know is stolen.
(3) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not prohibit:
(a) The parent or guardian, or another person with the consent of the parent or guardian, of a minor from transferring to the minor a firearm, other than a handgun; or
(b) The temporary transfer of any firearm to a minor for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose.
(4) Violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1989 c.839 §3; 1991 c.67 §40; 1993 c.735 §11; 2001 c.828 §2; 2003 c.577 §7; 2009 c.499 §6; 2009 c.595 §115; 2009 c.826 §§8,11; 2013 c.360 §§10,11; 2015 c.50 §§17,18; 2015 c.201 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes › Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering › Section 166.480 - Sale or gift of explosives to children.

Any person who sells, exchanges, barters or gives to any child, under the age of 14 years, any explosive article or substance, other than an ordinary firecracker containing not more than 10 grains of gunpowder or who sells, exchanges, barters or gives to any such child, any instrument or apparatus, the chief utility of which is the fact that it is used, or is ordinarily capable of being used, as an article or device to increase the force or intensity of any explosive, or to direct or control the discharge of any such explosive, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [Amended by 1989 c.839 §26]