Aircraft Operation

ORS 837.995
Crimes involving unmanned aircraft systems

  • penalties


(1)

A person commits a Class A felony if the person possesses or controls an unmanned aircraft system and intentionally causes, or attempts to cause, the unmanned aircraft system to:

(a)

Fire a bullet or other projectile at an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;

(b)

Direct a laser at an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air; or

(c)

Crash into an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air.

(2)

A person who intentionally interferes with, or gains unauthorized control over, an unmanned aircraft system licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, or operated by the Armed Forces of the United States as defined in ORS 352.313 (Status of members of Armed Forces and certain federal agencies), an agency of the United States or a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, commits a Class C felony. [2013 c.686 §13; 2015 c.315 §13]
Note: See note under 837.300 (Definitions).

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May 26, 2023