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Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.635 (2026)

Discharging weapon or throwing objects at trains

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      166.635 Discharging weapon or throwing objects at trains. (1) A person shall not knowingly throw an object at, drop an object on, or discharge a bow and arrow, air rifle, rifle, gun, revolver or other firearm at a railroad train, a person on a railroad train or a commodity being transported on a railroad train. This subsection does not prevent a peace officer or a railroad employee from performing the duty of a peace officer or railroad employee.

      (2) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor. [1973 c.139 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2021 · leading case: State v. Hubbell, 500 P.3d 728 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Hubbell, 500 P.3d 728 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “015 (providing general defini- tions for what various terms “mean” in ORS chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise).”
State v. Barnes, 986 P.2d 1160 (Or. 1999). · cites it 2× “085 provides, in part: “As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, [the 1971 Oregon Criminal Code] and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: «* * * * * “(8) ‘Knowingly’ or ‘with knowledge,’ when used with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a…”
State v. Lam, 29 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “085 provides, in part: "As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: “(1) ‘Act’means a bodily movement.”
James v. State, 671 P.2d 885 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: (7) “Serious physical injury” means physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health…”
State v. Petersen, 218 P.3d 892 (Or. 2009). “In fact, for purposes of the Oregon Criminal Code, conduct and mental state are virtually inseparable: “As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: “ ‘Conduct’ means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state.”
State v. Craigen, 454 P.3d 7 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “015 provides, in part: Cite as 300 Or App 451 (2019) 457 “As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971 [also known as the Oregon Criminal Code of 1971], and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: “(1) ‘Dangerous weapon’ means any weapon, device, instrument, material or…”
State v. Watkins, 615 P.2d 394 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “015(2) provides: "As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless the context requires otherwise: «sjc * sfc * * "(2) 'Deadly weapon’ means any instrument, article or substance specifically designed for and presently capable of causing death or serious physical…”
State v. Weissenfluh, 627 P.2d 517 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “085(8) provides: "As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, and ORS 166.635, unless context requires otherwise: « ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ "(8) 'Knowingly’ or "with knowledge,’ when used with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, means that a…”
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