(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person casting an artificial light:
(a) From the headlights of a motor vehicle that is being operated on a road in the usual manner.
(b) When the bow and arrow or firearm that the person has in the possession or immediate physical presence of the person is disassembled or stored, or in the trunk or storage compartment of the motor vehicle.
(c) When the ammunition or arrows are stored separate from the weapon.
(d) On land owned or lawfully occupied by that person.
(e) On publicly owned land when that person has an agreement with the public body to use that property.
(f) When the person is a peace officer, or is a government employee engaged in the performance of official duties.
(g) When the person has been issued a license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.
(h) When the person is an honorably retired law enforcement officer, unless the person has been convicted of an offense that would make the person ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292.
(3) A peace officer may issue a citation to a person for a violation of subsection (1) of this section when the violation is committed in the presence of the peace officer or when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred based on a description of the vehicle or other information received from a peace officer who observed the violation.
(4) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is punishable as a Class B violation.
(5) As used in this section, "peace officer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015. [1989 c.848 §2; 1999 c.1051 §159; 2005 c.22 §116; 2009 c.610 §3; 2015 c.709 §5]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
Section 166.023 - Disorderly conduct in the first degree.
Section 166.025 - Disorderly conduct in the second degree.
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 166.175 - 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 166.263 - Authority of parole and probation officer to carry firearm.
Section 166.270 - Possession of weapons by certain felons.
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 166.373 - Possession of weapon in court facility by peace officer or federal officer.
Section 166.377 - Possession of firearms in certain public buildings by concealed handgun licensees.
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 166.414 - 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 166.438 - 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 166.635 - 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.