# ORS § 166.270: 166.270 Possession of weapons by certain felons > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.270 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 166.270 - **Heading:** 166.270 Possession of weapons by certain felons - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 16 / Chapter 166 / Section 166.270 ## Text "In 1934,…Oregon became the second state, after Louisiana, to allow nonunanimous juries in criminal cases." Bibliographic info "A close reading of both Britt and Heller in light of many of the firearm regulatory schemes currently in place in various jurisdictions indicates that felon possession statutes may very well be in danger…" Bibliographic info (1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody or control any firearm commits the crime of felon in possession of a firearm. (2) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody or control any instrument or weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force or any blackjack, slungshot, sandclub, sandbag, sap glove, metal knuckles or an Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device as defined in ORS 165.540 (Obtaining contents of communications) , or who carries a dirk, dagger or stiletto, commits the crime of felon in possession of a restricted weapon. (3) For the purposes of this section, a person “has been convicted of a felony” if, at the time of conviction for an offense, that offense was a felony under the law of the jurisdiction in which it was committed. Such conviction shall not be deemed a conviction of a felony if: (a) The court declared the conviction to be a misdemeanor at the time of judgment; or (b) The offense was possession of marijuana and the conviction was prior to January 1, 1972. (4) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any person who has been: (a) Convicted of only one felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of only one felony under the laws of the United States, which felony did not involve criminal homicide, as defined in ORS 163.005 (Criminal homicide) , or the possession or use of a firearm or a weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, and who has been discharged from imprisonment, parole or probation for said offense for a period of 15 years prior to the date of alleged violation of subsection (1) of this section; or (b) Granted relief from the disability under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or ORS 166.274 (Relief from prohibition against possessing or receiving firearm) or has had the person’s record expunged under the laws of this state or equivalent laws of another jurisdiction. (5) Felon in possession of a firearm is a Class C felony. Felon in possession of a restricted weapon is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1975 c.702 §1; 1985 c.543 §4; 1985 c.709 §2; 1987 c.853 §1; 1989 c.839 §4; 1993 c.735 §2; 1995 c.518 §1; 1999 c.1040 §16; 2003 c.14 §64; 2009 c.189 §1; 2009 c.499 §3] Source: Section 166.270 — Possession of weapons by certain felons , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 166.005 166.005 Treason](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.005.md) - [ORS § 166.015 166.015 Riot](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.015.md) - [ORS § 166.023 166.023 Disorderly conduct in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.023.md) - [ORS § 166.025 166.025 Disorderly conduct in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.025.md) - [ORS § 166.065 166.065 Harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.065.md) - [ORS § 166.070 166.070 Aggravated harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.070.md) - [ORS § 166.075 166.075 Abuse of venerated objects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.075.md) - [ORS § 166.076 166.076 Abuse of a memorial to the dead](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.076.md) - [ORS § 166.085 166.085 Abuse of corpse in the second degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.085.md) - [ORS § 166.087 166.087 Abuse of corpse in the first degree](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.087.md) - [ORS § 166.090 166.090 Telephonic harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.090.md) - [ORS § 166.095 166.095 Misconduct with emergency telephone calls](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.095.md) - [ORS § 166.116 166.116 Interfering with public transportation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.116.md) - [ORS § 166.119 166.119 Interfering with a health care facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.119.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T16_C166_S166.270. 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