{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-166.385","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 166.385","heading":"Possession of hoax destructive device.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of possession of a hoax destructive device if the person knowingly places another person in fear of serious physical injury by:\n      (a) Possessing, manufacturing, selling, delivering, placing or causing to be placed a hoax destructive device; or\n      (b) Sending a hoax destructive device to another person.\n      (2) Possession of a hoax destructive device is a Class A misdemeanor.\n      (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, possession of a hoax destructive device is a Class C felony if a person possesses, or threatens to use, a hoax destructive device while the person is committing or attempting to commit a felony.\n      (4) As used in this section, “hoax destructive device” means an object that reasonably appears, under the circumstances:\n      (a) To be a destructive device, as described in ORS 166.382 (1)(a), or an explosive, as defined in ORS 166.660, but is an inoperative imitation of a destructive device or explosive; or\n      (b) To contain a destructive device, as described in ORS 166.382 (1)(a), or an explosive, as defined in ORS 166.660. [1997 c.749 §1]\n(Duties of Firearm Owners and Possessors)","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 166 — Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"cb08721417c62c4918215399a22eba7e8179b178a84751e9b999e78affdbba6b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-166.384","next":"us-or/ors-166.390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}