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Section 166.525 – Definitions.

As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543: (1) “Deadly weapon” means: (a) Any instrument, article or substance specifically designed for and presently capable of causing death or serious physical injury; or (b) A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded. (2) “Family or household member” means a spouse, intimate partner, mother, father, child or sibling of the […]

Section 166.530 – Hearing on order; continuation or termination of order.

(1) At a hearing on an extreme risk protection order requested by the respondent under ORS 166.527 (9), the court may: (a) Examine under oath the petitioner, the respondent and any witness either party may produce, including a mental health professional selected by the respondent, or, in lieu of examination, consider sworn affidavits of the […]

Section 166.533 – Hearing to terminate order.

(1) The petitioner or the respondent of an extreme risk protection order issued or continued under ORS 166.527 or 166.530 may each submit a written request once during the 12-month effective period of the order, and once during any 12-month effective period of an order renewed under ORS 166.535, for a hearing to terminate the […]

Section 166.535 – Renewal of order.

(1) A law enforcement officer or a family or household member of a respondent, including but not limited to the law enforcement officer or family or household member who petitioned the court for the original extreme risk protection order issued under ORS 166.527, may request a renewal of the order within 90 days before the […]

Section 166.537 – Surrender of deadly weapons pursuant to order.

(1) Upon issuance of an extreme risk protection order under ORS 166.527, the court shall further order that the respondent: (a) Within 24 hours surrender all deadly weapons in the respondent’s custody, control or possession to a law enforcement agency, a gun dealer or a third party who may lawfully possess the deadly weapons; and […]

Section 166.540 – Return of surrendered deadly weapons.

(1) If an extreme risk protection order is terminated or expires without renewal, a law enforcement agency holding any deadly weapon or concealed handgun license that has been surrendered pursuant to the order shall return the surrendered items as requested by the respondent of the order only after: (a) Confirming through a criminal background check, […]

Section 166.543 – Criminal penalties.

(1) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if: (a) The person knowingly possesses a deadly weapon; and (b) The person is prohibited from possessing deadly weapons pursuant to an extreme risk protection order: (A) Issued after notice and a hearing under ORS 166.530; (B) Confirmed by operation of law after the person failed to […]