ORS 166.165: Bias crime in the first degree.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits a bias crime in the first degree if the person: (a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another person because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; (b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or (c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of another person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury. (2) A bias crime in the first degree is a Class C felony. [1981 c.785 §2; 1983 c.521 §2; 1989 c.1029 §2; 1993 c.332 §1; 1995 c.79 §53; 1997 c.249 §50; 2007 c.100 §19; 2011 c.421 §2; 2019 c.553 §2]
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- ORS 163.707: Forfeiture of motor vehicle used in drive-by shooting.
- ORS 166.155: Bias crime in the second degree.
- ORS 166.167: Community service as sentence for bias crime.
- ORS 166.715: Definitions for ORS 166.715 to 166.735.
- ORS 390.997: Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165.
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- ORS 657.176: Grounds and procedure for disqualification; exceptions; rules.
- ORS 830.993: Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165.
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- OAR 413-208-0015: Assessment of Criminal Convictions
- OAR 575-007-0280: Potentially Disqualifying Crimes
- OAR 736-010-0020: General Regulations
- OAR 836-072-0020: Crimes Relevant to a Fitness Determination
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html