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Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.180 (2026)

Negligently wounding another

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      166.180 Negligently wounding another. Any person who, as a result of failure to use ordinary care under the circumstances, wounds any other person with a bullet or shot from any firearm, or with an arrow from any bow, commits a Class B misdemeanor. In addition, any person so convicted shall forfeit any license to hunt, obtained under the laws of this state, and shall be ineligible to obtain a license to hunt for a period of 10 years following the date of conviction. [Formerly 163.310; 2011 c.597 §162]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1978–1983 · leading case: State v. Linthwaite, 628 P.2d 1250 (Or. Ct. App. 1981).
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State v. Linthwaite, 628 P.2d 1250 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “220 in the other way that statute may be violated, i.”
State v. Linthwaite, 665 P.2d 863 (Or. 1983). “In holding that the “multiple sentences were authorized,” the majority answered the argument only as follows: “While Attempting to Use a Dangerous Weapon is classified among firearms offenses, ORS 166.180 et seq., rather than among assault and related offenses, ORS 163.”
State v. Orth, 581 P.2d 953 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 4× “ORS 166.180. 1 The district court sentenced defendant to pay a fine of $105 and imposed a 30-day suspended jail sentence and one-year probation.”
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