{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-166.470","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 166.470","heading":"Limitations and conditions for sales of firearms.","body":"(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.273 or 166.274 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient:\n      (a) Is under 18 years of age;\n      (b) Has been convicted of a felony;\n      (c) Has any outstanding felony warrants for arrest;\n      (d) Is free on any form of pretrial release for a felony;\n      (e) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130;\n      (f) After January 1, 1990, was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;\n      (g) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving violence or found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a misdemeanor involving violence within the previous four years. As used in this paragraph, “misdemeanor involving violence” means a misdemeanor described in ORS 163.160, 163.187, 163.190, 163.195 or 166.155 (1)(b);\n      (h) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; or\n      (i) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony.\n      (2) A person may not sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know is stolen.\n      (3) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not prohibit:\n      (a) The parent or guardian, or another person with the consent of the parent or guardian, of a minor from transferring to the minor a firearm, other than a handgun; or\n      (b) The temporary transfer of any firearm to a minor for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose.\n      (4) Violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.","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":"9f7b7da8bd2fb44427391dcb5fd73a8fc059a0bb57732e12113a5240af950801","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-166.460","next":"us-or/ors-166.480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}