Title 166 · ORS Chapter 166
do not apply to the forfeiture of a firearm or other deadly weapon that
Citation: ORS 131.600
Section: 131.600
131.600 do not apply to the forfeiture of a firearm or other deadly weapon that was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate a criminal offense.
����� (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, at the time of sentencing for any criminal offense in which a firearm or other deadly weapon was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate the offense, the court shall declare the weapon to be contraband and order that the weapon be forfeited.
����� (3) If a firearm or other deadly weapon that was possessed, used or available for use to facilitate a criminal offense was stolen from its lawful owner and was recovered from a person other than the lawful owner, the court may not order that the weapon be forfeited but shall order that the weapon be restored to the lawful owner as soon as the weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes.
����� (4) The court shall release a firearm or other deadly weapon forfeited under subsection (2) of this section to the law enforcement agency that seized the weapon. The law enforcement agency may destroy or sell the weapon, use the weapon as a service weapon or use the weapon for training, identification or demonstration purposes. When a weapon is sold pursuant to this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall pay the proceeds from the sale, less the costs of the sale, as provided in ORS 131.594 and 131.597.
����� (5) As used in this section, �deadly weapon� has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015. [2003 c.614 �4; 2005 c.830 �24]
����� 166.280 [Amended by 1981 c.767 �1; 1993 c.625 �2; 1997 c.480 �5; 1997 c.693 �2; repealed by 2001 c.666 �56]
����� 166.281 [2001 c.666 �52; repealed by 2003 c.614 �13]
����� 166.282 Sale of weapons by political subdivision; disposition of proceeds. (1) A political subdivision in this state that sells a weapon described in subsection (2) of this section shall pay the proceeds from the sale of the weapon, less the costs of the sale, to the account of the police agency that received the weapon, to be used for purposes of public safety, law enforcement and crime prevention and detection.
����� (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to a weapon that is donated to the police agency. [1997 c.693 �1; 2001 c.666 ��25,37; 2003 c.614 �5]
����� 166.290 [Amended by 1973 c.391 �1; repealed by 1989 c.839 �7 (166.291 to 166.293 enacted in lieu of 166.290)]
����� 166.291 Issuance of concealed handgun license; application; fees; liability. (1) The sheriff of a county, upon a person�s application for an Oregon concealed handgun license, upon receipt of the appropriate fees and after compliance with the procedures set out in this section, shall issue the person a concealed handgun license if the person:
����� (a)(A) Is a citizen of the United States; or
����� (B) Is a legal resident noncitizen who can document continuous residency in the county for at least six months and has declared in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services the intent to acquire citizenship status and can present proof of the written declaration to the sheriff at the time of application for the license;
����� (b) Is at least 21 years of age;
����� (c) Is a resident of the county;
����� (d) Has no outstanding warrants for arrest;
����� (e) Is not free on any form of pretrial release;
����� (f) Demonstrates competence with a handgun by any one of the following:
����� (A) Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or a similar agency of another state if handgun safety was a component of the course;
����� (B) Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course if handgun safety was a component of the course;
����� (C) Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by law enforcement, community college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or a law enforcement agency if handgun safety was a component of the course;
����� (D) Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, reserve law enforcement officers or any other law enforcement officers if handgun safety was a component of the course;
����� (E) Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a handgun through participation in organized shooting competition or military service;
����� (F) Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state, unless the license has been revoked; or
����� (G) Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a firearms instructor certified by a law enforcement agency or the National Rifle Association if handgun safety was a component of the course;
����� (g) Has never been convicted of a felony or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS