2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
Section 166.360 - Definitions for ORS 166.360 to 166.380.


(1) "Capitol building" means the Capitol, the State Office Building, the State Library Building, the Labor and Industries Building, the State Transportation Building, the Agriculture Building or the Public Service Building and includes any new buildings which may be constructed on the same grounds as an addition to the group of buildings listed in this subsection.
(2) "Court facility" means a courthouse or that portion of any other building occupied by a circuit court, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court or the Oregon Tax Court or occupied by personnel related to the operations of those courts, or in which activities related to the operations of those courts take place.
(3) "Judge" means a judge of a circuit court, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the Oregon Tax Court, a municipal court, a probate court or a juvenile court or a justice of the peace.
(4) "Judicial district" means a circuit court district established under ORS 3.012 or a justice of the peace district established under ORS 51.020.
(5) "Juvenile court" has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004.
(6) "Loaded firearm" means:
(a) A breech-loading firearm in which there is an unexpended cartridge or shell in or attached to the firearm including but not limited to, in a chamber, magazine or clip which is attached to the firearm.
(b) A muzzle-loading firearm which is capped or primed and has a powder charge and ball, shot or projectile in the barrel or cylinder.
(7) "Local court facility" means the portion of a building in which a justice court, a municipal court, a probate court or a juvenile court conducts business, during the hours in which the court operates.
(8) "Probate court" has the meaning given that term in ORS 111.005.
(9) "Public building" means:
(a) A hospital, a capitol building, a public or private school, as defined in ORS 339.315, a college or university, a city hall or the residence of any state official elected by the state at large, and the grounds adjacent to each such building. The term also includes that portion of any other building occupied by an agency of the state or by a city, a county, a district as defined in ORS 198.010 or any other entity that falls within the definition of "municipal corporation" in ORS 297.405, other than a court facility; or
(b) The passenger terminal of a commercial service airport with over one million passenger boardings per year.
(10) "Weapon" means:
(a) A firearm;
(b) Any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slingshot, metal knuckles or any similar instrument or a knife, other than an ordinary pocketknife with a blade less than four inches in length, the use of which could inflict injury upon a person or property;
(c) Mace, tear gas, pepper mace or any similar deleterious agent as defined in ORS 163.211;
(d) An electrical stun gun or any similar instrument;
(e) A tear gas weapon as defined in ORS 163.211;
(f) A club, bat, baton, billy club, bludgeon, knobkerrie, nunchaku, nightstick, truncheon or any similar instrument, the use of which could inflict injury upon a person or property; or
(g) A dangerous or deadly weapon as those terms are defined in ORS 161.015. [1969 c.705 §1; 1977 c.769 §2; 1979 c.398 §1; 1989 c.982 §4; 1993 c.741 §2; 1999 c.577 §2; 1999 c.782 §6; 2001 c.201 §1; 2015 c.351 §1; 2021 c.146 §9]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes

Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering

Section 166.005 - Treason.

Section 166.015 - Riot.

Section 166.023 - Disorderly conduct in the first degree.

Section 166.025 - Disorderly conduct in the second degree.

Section 166.065 - Harassment.

Section 166.070 - Aggravated harassment.

Section 166.075 - Abuse of venerated objects.

Section 166.076 - Abuse of a memorial to the dead.

Section 166.085 - Abuse of corpse in the second degree.

Section 166.087 - Abuse of corpse in the first degree.

Section 166.090 - Telephonic harassment.

Section 166.095 - Misconduct with emergency telephone calls.

Section 166.116 - Interfering with public transportation.

Section 166.155 - Bias crime in the second degree.

Section 166.165 - Bias crime in the first degree.

Section 166.167 - Community service as sentence for bias crime.

Section 166.170 - State preemption.

Section 166.171 - Authority of county to regulate discharge of firearms.

Section 166.172 - Authority of city to regulate discharge of firearms.

Section 166.173 - Authority of city or county to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public places.

Section 166.175 - Authority of city to regulate purchase of used firearms.

Section 166.176 - Exception to preemption for certain county ordinances.

Section 166.210 - Definitions.

Section 166.220 - Unlawful use of weapon.

Section 166.240 - Carrying of concealed weapons.

Section 166.250 - Unlawful possession of firearms.

Section 166.255 - Possession of firearm or ammunition by certain persons prohibited.

Section 166.256 - Relinquishment of firearm upon person becoming subject to certain court orders.

Section 166.257 - Return of relinquished firearm.

Section 166.259 - Relinquishment of firearm upon conviction of certain offenses.

Section 166.260 - Persons not affected by ORS 166.250.

Section 166.262 - Limitation on peace officer’s authority to arrest for violating ORS 166.250 or 166.370.

Section 166.263 - Authority of parole and probation officer to carry firearm.

Section 166.270 - Possession of weapons by certain felons.

Section 166.272 - Unlawful possession of machine guns, certain short-barreled firearms and firearms silencers.

Section 166.273 - Relief from firearm prohibitions related to mental health.

Section 166.274 - Relief from prohibition against possessing or receiving firearm; fees.

Section 166.279 - Forfeiture of deadly weapons.

Section 166.282 - Sale of weapons by political subdivision; disposition of proceeds.

Section 166.291 - Issuance of concealed handgun license; application; fees; liability.

Section 166.292 - Procedure for issuing; form of license; duration.

Section 166.293 - Denial or revocation of license; review.

Section 166.295 - Renewal of license.

Section 166.297 - Annual report regarding revocation of licenses.

Section 166.300 - Killing or injuring another with firearm as cause for loss of right to bear arms.

Section 166.320 - Setting springgun or setgun.

Section 166.350 - Unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition.

Section 166.360 - Definitions for ORS 166.360 to 166.380.

Section 166.370 - Possession of firearm or dangerous weapon in public building or court facility; exceptions; discharging firearm at school.

Section 166.373 - Possession of weapon in court facility by peace officer or federal officer.

Section 166.375 - Possession of handgun or ammunition by Department of Corrections authorized staff member; rules.

Section 166.377 - Possession of firearms in certain public buildings by concealed handgun licensees.

Section 166.380 - Examination of firearm by peace officer; presentation of concealed handgun license.

Section 166.382 - Possession of destructive device prohibited; exceptions.

Section 166.384 - Unlawful manufacture of destructive device.

Section 166.385 - Possession of hoax destructive device.

Section 166.392 - Definitions.

Section 166.395 - Securing firearms; penalties; civil liability.

Section 166.397 - Reporting loss or theft of firearm; penalties; civil liability.

Section 166.400 - Requirement that firearm be locked during transfer; penalties; civil liability.

Section 166.403 - Duty to supervise upon transfer of firearm to minor; civil liability.

Section 166.412 - Definitions; firearms transaction record; criminal history record check; prohibited transfer report; liability; rules.

Section 166.414 - Fees for conducting criminal history record checks.

Section 166.416 - Providing false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm.

Section 166.418 - Improperly transferring a firearm.

Section 166.421 - Stolen firearms; determination; telephone requests.

Section 166.422 - Enforcement of ORS 166.412.

Section 166.425 - Unlawfully purchasing a firearm.

Section 166.427 - Register of transfers of used firearms.

Section 166.432 - Definitions for ORS 166.412 and 166.433 to 166.441.

Section 166.433 - Findings regarding transfers of firearms.

Section 166.434 - Requirements for criminal background checks; fees.

Section 166.435 - Firearm transfers by unlicensed persons; requirements; exceptions; penalties.

Section 166.436 - Department of State Police criminal background checks for gun show firearm transfers; prohibited transfer report; liability.

Section 166.438 - Transfer of firearms at gun shows; penalties.

Section 166.441 - Form for transfer of firearm at gun show.

Section 166.445 - Short title.

Section 166.460 - Antique firearms excepted.

Section 166.470 - Limitations and conditions for sales of firearms.

Section 166.490 - Purchase of firearms in certain other states.

Section 166.525 - Definitions.

Section 166.527 - Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing.

Section 166.530 - Hearing on order; continuation or termination of order.

Section 166.533 - Hearing to terminate order.

Section 166.535 - Renewal of order.

Section 166.537 - Surrender of deadly weapons pursuant to order.

Section 166.540 - Return of surrendered deadly weapons.

Section 166.543 - Criminal penalties.

Section 166.630 - Discharging weapon on or across highway, ocean shore recreation area or public utility facility.

Section 166.635 - Discharging weapon or throwing objects at trains.

Section 166.638 - Discharging weapon across airport operational surfaces.

Section 166.641 - Definitions for ORS 166.641 to 166.643.

Section 166.642 - Felon in possession of body armor.

Section 166.643 - Unlawful possession of body armor.

Section 166.645 - Hunting in cemeteries prohibited.

Section 166.649 - Throwing an object off an overpass in the second degree.

Section 166.651 - Throwing an object off an overpass in the first degree.

Section 166.660 - Unlawful paramilitary activity.

Section 166.663 - Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited.

Section 166.715 - Definitions for ORS 166.715 to 166.735.

Section 166.720 - Racketeering activity unlawful; penalties.

Section 166.725 - Remedies for violation of ORS 166.720; time limitation.

Section 166.730 - Authority of investigative agency; compelling compliance with subpoena.

Section 166.735 - Short title; construction.