Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 475.824 (2026)

Unlawful possession of methadone

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475.824 Unlawful possession of methadone. (1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess methadone unless the methadone was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by ORS 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980.

(2)(a) Unlawful possession of methadone is a drug enforcement misdemeanor punishable as described in ORS 475.896.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, unlawful possession of methadone is a Class A misdemeanor if the person possesses 40 or more user units of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methadone.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, unlawful possession of methadone is a Class C felony if the possession is a commercial drug offense under ORS 475.900 (1)(b). [2011 c.524 §20; 2017 c.706 §10; 2021 c.2 §12; 2021 c.591 §34; 2024 c.70 §41]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: State v. Furrillo, 362 P.3d 273 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).

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State v. Furrillo, 362 P.3d 273 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “Shah testified at the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress that he had directed defendant to put the backpack back into the Jeep because he “wanted everything that was inside of the car to be left as is since *** [the] canine had alerted on the vehicle.”

State v. Kepsel, 325 Or. App. 752 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “010 (Count 1) and pos- session of methadone, ORS 475.824 (Count 3).1 He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence derived from a stop that he asserts was unlawful.”

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