ORS 166.165: Bias crime in the first degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
- 16. Crimes and Punishments
- Chapter 166 — Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
(1) A person commits a bias crime in the first degree if the person:
(a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another person because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;
(b) With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the person’s perception of the other person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or
(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of another person’s race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.
(2) A bias crime in the first degree is a Class C felony.
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