166.525 Definitions. As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543:
(1) “Deadly weapon” means:
(a) Any instrument, article or substance specifically designed for and presently capable of causing death or serious physical injury; or
(b) A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded.
(2) “Family or household member” means a spouse, intimate partner, mother, father, child or sibling of the respondent, or any person living within the same household as the respondent.
(3) “Gun dealer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.412.
(4) “Law enforcement agency” means an agency or department of the State of Oregon or of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders.
(5) “Law enforcement officer” means a member of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a municipal police officer or an authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.940.
(6) “Petitioner” means a person who petitions for an order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543.
(7) “Respondent” means a person against whom an order is filed under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. [2017 c.737 §1]
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Chapter 166 — Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
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PUBLIC ORDER OFFENSES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, HARASSMENT AND RELATED OFFENSES
BIAS CRIME
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE FIREARMS
POSSESSION AND USE OF WEAPONS
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SALE OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS
EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS
DISCHARGING WEAPONS
POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR
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RACKETEERING
RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, HARASSMENT AND RELATED OFFENSES
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166.525 Definitions. As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543:
(1) “Deadly weapon” means:
(a) Any instrument, article or substance specifically designed for and presently capable of causing death or serious physical injury; or
(b) A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded.
(2) “Family or household member” means a spouse, intimate partner, mother, father, child or sibling of the respondent, or any person living within the same household as the respondent.
(3) “Gun dealer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.412.
(4) “Law enforcement agency” means an agency or department of the State of Oregon or of a political subdivision of the State of Oregon whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders.
(5) “Law enforcement officer” means a member of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a municipal police officer or an authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS 181A.940.
(6) “Petitioner” means a person who petitions for an order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543.
(7) “Respondent” means a person against whom an order is filed under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. [2017 c.737 §1]
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166.412 Definitions; firearms transaction record; criminal history record check; prohibited transfer report; liability; rules. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Antique firearm” has the meaning given that term in 18 U.S.C. 921;
(b) “Department” means the Department of State Police;
(c) “Firearm” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.210, except that it does not include an antique firearm;
(d) “Firearms transaction record” means the firearms transaction record required by 18 U.S.C. 921 to 929;
(e) “Firearms transaction thumbprint form” means a form provided by the department under subsection (11) of this section;
(f) “Gun dealer” means 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;
(g) “Purchaser” means a person who buys, leases or otherwise receives a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver from a gun dealer; and
(h) “Unfinished frame or receiver” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.210.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (12) of this section, a gun dealer shall comply with the following before a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver is delivered to a purchaser:
(a) The purchaser shall present to the gun dealer current identification meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section and a valid permit issued under ORS 166.505.
(b) The gun dealer shall complete the firearms transaction record and obtain the signature of the purchaser on the record.
(c) The gun dealer shall obtain the thumbprints of the purchaser on the firearms transaction thumbprint form and attach the form to the gun dealer’s copy of the firearms transaction record to be filed with that copy.
(d) The gun dealer shall, by telephone
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
166.505 Permits to purchase firearms; rules. (1)(a) A person may apply for a permit-to-purchase a firearm or firearms under this section to the police chief or county sheriff with jurisdiction over the residence of the person making the application, or their designees, hereinafter referred to as “permit agent.”
(b) A person is qualified to be issued a permit-to-purchase under this section if the person:
(A) Is not prohibited from purchasing or acquiring a firearm under state or federal law, including but not limited to successfully completing a criminal background check as described under paragraph (e) of this subsection;
(B) Is not the subject of an order described in ORS 166.525 to 166.543;
(C) Does not present reasonable grounds for a permit agent to conclude that the applicant has been or is reasonably likely to be a danger to self or others, or to the community at large, as a result of the applicant’s mental or psychological state or as demonstrated by the applicant’s past pattern of behavior involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence;
(D) Provides proof of completion of a firearm safety course as defined in subsection (8) of this section; and
(E) Pays the fee described in subsection (3)(b) of this section.
(c) An application for a permit under this section must state the applicant’s legal name, current address and telephone number, date and place of birth, physical description, and any additional information determined necessary by department rules. The application must be signed by the applicant in front of the permit agent.
(d) The permit agent shall verify the applicant’s identity with a government-issued form of identification bearing a photograph of the applicant.
(e) The applicant must submit to fingerprinting and photographing by t
166.543 Criminal penalties. (1) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if:
(a) The person knowingly possesses a deadly weapon; and
(b) The person is prohibited from possessing deadly weapons pursuant to an extreme risk protection order:
(A) Issued after notice and a hearing under ORS 166.530;
(B) Confirmed by operation of law after the person failed to request a hearing under ORS 166.527 (9); or
(C) Renewed under ORS 166.535.
(2) A person convicted under subsection (1) of this section shall be prohibited from having in the person’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, any firearms for a five-year period beginning when the extreme risk protection order expires or is terminated, or the judgment of conviction is entered, whichever occurs later.
(3) A person who files a petition for any extreme risk protection order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543 with the intent to harass the respondent, or knowing that the information in the petition is false, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. [2017 c.737 §8]