Oregon Code § 167.810·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Creating a hazard.
(1) A person commits the crime of creating a hazard if:
(a) The person
intentionally maintains or leaves in a place accessible to children a container
with a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door
or lid which locks or fastens automatically when closed and which cannot easily
be opened from the inside; or
(b) Being the
owner or otherwise having possession of property upon which there is a well,
cistern, cesspool, excavation or other hole of a depth of four feet or more and
a top width of 12 inches or more, the owner intentionally fails or refuses to
cover or fence it with a suitable protective construction.
(2) Creating a
hazard is a Class B misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §284]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 167.810
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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