74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 654
 
                         House Bill 2317
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Judiciary)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Describes unloaded firearm for purposes of offense involving
operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying
firearm.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to operation of a motor vehicle while carrying a weapon;
  amending ORS 821.240.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 821.240 is amended to read:
  821.240. (1) A person commits the offense of operating a
snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle while carrying a firearm or
bow if the person operates any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle
with { + :
  (a) + } A firearm in the possession of the person, unless the
firearm is unloaded  { - , or with - }  { + ; or
  (b) + } A bow, unless all arrows are in a quiver.
   { +  (2) For the purposes of this section, a firearm is
unloaded if the firearm is:
  (a) A side-by-side, over-and-under, single shot, pump action,
bolt action or semiautomatic firearm that does not have a round
of ammunition in the chamber;
  (b) A revolver that does not have a round of ammunition in the
cylinder under the firing pin; or
  (c) A muzzle-loading firearm that is not capped or primed. + }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } The offense described in this
section, operating a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle while
carrying a firearm or bow, is a Class B traffic violation.
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