Oregon Code § 339.315·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
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required if person has unlawful firearm or destructive device; immunity; law
enforcement investigation required.
(1)(a) Any employee of a public school district, an education service district
or a private school who has reasonable cause to believe that a person, while in
a school, is or within the previous 120 days has been in possession of a
firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250, 166.370 or 166.382
shall report the persons conduct immediately to a school administrator, school
director, the administrators or directors designee or law enforcement agency
within the county. A school administrator, school director or the administrators
or directors designee, who has reasonable cause to believe that the person,
while in a school, is or within the previous 120 days has been in possession of
a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250, 166.370 or
166.382, shall promptly report the persons conduct to a law enforcement agency
within the county. If the school administrator, school director or employee has
reasonable cause to believe that a person has been in possession of a firearm
or destructive device as described in this paragraph more than 120 days
previously, the school administrator, school director or employee may report
the persons conduct to a law enforcement agency within the county.
(b) Anyone
participating in the making of a report under paragraph (a) of this subsection
who has reasonable grounds for making the report is immune from any liability,
civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to
the making or content of the report. Any participant has the same immunity with
respect to participating in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report.
(c) Except as
required by ORS 135.805 to 135.873 and 419C.270 (5) or (6), the identity of a
person participating in good faith in the making of a report under paragraph
(a) of this subsection who has reasonable grounds for making the report is
confidential and may not be disclosed by law enforcement agencies, the district
attorney or any public or private school administrator, school director or
employee.
(2) When a law
enforcement agency receives a report under subsection (1) of this section, the
law enforcement agency shall promptly conduct an investigation to determine
whether there is probable cause to believe that the person, while in a school,
did possess a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250,
166.370 or 166.382.
(3) As used in
this section, school means:
(a) A public or
private institution of learning providing instruction at levels kindergarten
through grade 12, or their equivalents, or any part thereof;
(b) The grounds
adjacent to the institution; and
(c) Any site or
premises that at the time is being used exclusively for a student program or
activity that is sponsored or sanctioned by the institution, a public school
district, an education service district or a voluntary organization and that is
posted as such.
(4) For purposes
of subsection (3)(c) of this section, a site or premises is posted as such when
the sponsoring or sanctioning entity has posted a notice identifying the
sponsoring or sanctioning entity and stating, in substance, that the program or
activity is a school function and that the possession of firearms or dangerous
weapons in or on the site or premises is prohibited under ORS 166.370. [1999
c.577 §1; 2011 c.313 §21]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 339.315
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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