Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 166 § 166.663 — Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons

Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited. (1) A person may not cast from a motor vehicle an artificial light while there is in the possession or in the immediate physical presence of the person a bow and arrow or a firearm. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person casting an artificial light: (a) From the headlights of a motor vehicle that is being operated on a road in the usual manner. (b) When the bow and arrow or firearm that the person has in the possession or immediate physical presence of the person is disassembled or stored, or in the trunk or storage compartment of the motor vehicle. (c) When the ammunition or arrows are stored separate from the weapon. (d) On land owned or lawfully occupied by that person. (e) On publicly owned land when that person has an agreement with the public body to use that property. (f) When the person is a peace officer, or is a government employee engaged in the performance of official duties. (g) When the person has been issued a license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun. (h) When the person is an honorably retired law enforcement officer, unless the person has been convicted of an offense that would make the person ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292. (3) A peace officer may issue a citation to a person for a violation of subsection (1) of this section when the violation is committed in the presence of the peace officer or when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred based on a description of the vehicle or other information received from a peace officer who observed the violation. (4) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is punishable as a Class B violation. (5) As used in this section, “peace officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.015. [1989 c.848 §2; 1999 c.1051 §159; 2005 c.22 §116; 2009 c.610 §3; 2015 c.709 §5]