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Senate Bill 1026

Dead Senate Bill

Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.

Introduced: March 15, 2017 Updated: July 07, 2017
Quick info
Chief Sponsor(s) Senator Riley , Representative Smith Warner , Representative Keny-Guyer
Regular Sponsor(s) Representative Piluso
Status Dead
Session 2017 Regular Session
History

3-15 (S)

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

3-20 (S)

Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.

7-7 (S)

In committee upon adjournment.

Overview

  • Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.

Key provisions

  • Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.
  • Punishes by maximum of 30 days’ imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of six months’ imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both, or one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, depending on location at which firearm is possessed.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if any person is seriously injured or killed.
  • Requires gun dealer to post notice concerning obligation to prevent minors from accessing firearm without consent of minor’s parent or guardian.
  • Prohibits transfer of firearm to person convicted of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm for five-year period after conviction.

Penalties / enforcement

  • Punishes by maximum of 30 days’ imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of six months’ imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both, or one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, depending on location at which firearm is possessed.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if any person is seriously injured or killed.

Effective date / timeline

  • Punishes by maximum of 30 days’ imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of six months’ imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both, or one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, depending on location at which firearm is possessed.
  • Increases penalty to maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if any person is seriously injured or killed.
  • Prohibits transfer of firearm to person convicted of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm for five-year period after conviction.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • Not specified in the OLIS summary.
Other bills from 2017 Regular Session
  • Creates process for obtaining extreme risk protection order prohibiting person from possessing deadly weapon when court finds that person presents risk in near future, including imminent risk, of suicide or causing injury to another person.

  • Creates exception allowing use of unmanned aircraft system capable of firing bullet or projectile in certain circumstances.

  • Repeals requirement that person engaged in business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring firearms record in register purchase or acceptance in trade of used firearm and provide copy of record to law enforcement agency.

  • Directs Department of Justice to create and maintain list of states that recognize Oregon concealed handgun licenses and require handgun competency to obtain concealed handgun license that is similar to competency required in Oregon.

  • Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.