Oregon Statutes 166.663 – Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited
(1) A person may not cast from a motor vehicle an artificial light while there is in the possession or in the immediate physical presence of the person a bow and arrow or a firearm.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 166.663
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
(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]
[1957 c.601 § 1; repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]
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