ORS 166.220: Unlawful use of weapon.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful use of a weapon if the person: (a) Attempts to use unlawfully against another, or carries or possesses with intent to use unlawfully against another, any dangerous or deadly weapon as defined in ORS 161.015; or (b) Intentionally discharges a firearm, blowgun, bow and arrow, crossbow or explosive device within the city limits of any city or within residential areas within urban growth boundaries at or in the direction of any person, building, structure or vehicle within the range of the weapon without having legal authority for such discharge. (2) This section does not apply to: (a) Police officers or military personnel in the lawful performance of their official duties; (b) Persons lawfully defending life or property as provided in ORS 161.219; (c) Persons discharging firearms, blowguns, bows and arrows, crossbows or explosive devices upon public or private shooting ranges, shooting galleries or other areas designated and built for the purpose of target shooting; (d) Persons lawfully engaged in hunting in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife; or (e) An employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, acting within the scope of employment, discharging a firearm in the course of the lawful taking of wildlife. (3) Unlawful use of a weapon is a Class C felony. [Amended by 1975 c.700 §1; 1985 c.543 §1; 1991 c.797 §1; 2009 c.556 §5]
This rule cites
- ORS 161.015 — resolved
- ORS 161.219 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 131.602: Prohibited conduct for purposes of instrumentalities of crime.
- ORS 166.630: Discharging weapon on or across highway, ocean shore recreation area or public utility facility.
- ORS 166.715: Definitions for ORS 166.715 to 166.735.
- OAR 213-003-0001: Definitions
- OAR 213-017-0006: Crime Category 6
- OAR 575-007-0280: Potentially Disqualifying Crimes
- OAR 836-072-0020: Crimes Relevant to a Fitness Determination
- OAR 863-005-0030: Crimes Relevant to a Criminal Background Fitness Determination
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html