(1) A person commits the crime of throwing an object off an overpass in the second degree if the person:

Attorney's Note

Under the Oregon Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $6,250
For details, see Or. Rev. Stat.Or. Rev. Stat.161.615

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 166.649

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) With criminal negligence throws an object off an overpass; and

(b) Knows, or reasonably should have known, that the object was of a type or size to cause damage to any person or vehicle that the object might hit.

(2) Throwing an object off an overpass in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this section and ORS § 166.651, ‘overpass’ means a structure carrying a roadway or pedestrian pathway over a roadway. [1993 c.731 § 1]

 

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]