Title 166 · ORS Chapter 166
166.370. A peace officer may not arrest or charge a person for violating ORS 166.250 (1)(a) or (b) or 166.370 (1)(a) if the person has in the person�s immediate possession: ����� (1) A valid license
Citation: ORS 166.370
Section: 166.370
166.370. A peace officer may not arrest or charge a person for violating ORS 166.250 (1)(a) or (b) or 166.370 (1)(a) if the person has in the person�s immediate possession:
����� (1) A valid license to carry a firearm as provided in ORS 166.291 and 166.292, unless the person possesses a firearm within the Capitol, within the passenger terminal of a commercial service airport with over one million passenger boardings per year, within a building subject to a policy described in ORS 166.377 (3) or on school grounds subject to a policy described in ORS 166.377 (1);
����� (2) Proof that the person is a law enforcement officer; or
����� (3) Proof that 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. [1999 c.1040 �5; 2015 c.709 �3; 2021 c.146 �11; 2025 c.594 �5]
����� 166.263 Authority of parole and probation officer to carry firearm. When authorized by the officer�s employer, a parole and probation officer, as defined in ORS 181A.355, may carry a firearm while engaged in official duties if the officer has completed:
����� (1) A firearms training program recognized by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training; and
����� (2) A psychological screening. [1995 c.670 �1]
����� 166.265 Manufacture, importation, sale or transfer of undetectable firearm. (1)(a) A person may not knowingly manufacture or cause to be manufactured within this state, import into this state, or offer for sale, sell or transfer, an undetectable firearm.
����� (b) A violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection is a Class B felony.
����� (2)(a) A person may not knowingly possess an undetectable firearm.
����� (b)(A) A violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
����� (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection is a Class B felony if, at the time of the offense, the person has one or more prior convictions under this section or ORS 166.266 or