Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 476.715 (2026)
Throwing away of lighted matches, cigarettes and other materials prohibited; posting copy of section in public conveyances
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476.715 Throwing away of lighted matches, cigarettes and other materials prohibited; posting copy of section in public conveyances. No one shall, at any time, throw away any lighted tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, matches or other lighted material, on any forestland, private road, public highway or railroad right of way within this state. Everyone operating a public conveyance shall post a copy of this section in a conspicuous place within the smoking compartments of such conveyance. [Formerly 477.164]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1964–2024 · leading case: State v. Brown, 211 P.3d 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Brown, 211 P.3d 315 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “ORS 476.715. Bowman ordered defendant out of the car, handcuffed him, and advised him of his Miranda rights.”
State Forester v. Obrist, 390 P.2d 333 (Or. 1964). “990 for violation of ORS 476.715, subsections (1) to (5) of ORS 477.”
State v. Eastman, 345 P.3d 493 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “The appeal turns on whether the trial court correctly concluded that the deputy lacked reasonable suspicion that defendant had thrown a cigarette out of his window and thereby committed the crime of throwing lighted material, ORS 476.715. 1 We affirm. The facts presented at the…”
State v. Thompson (A181188), 334 Or. App. 16 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of throw- ing away lighted material in a prohibited area, ORS 476.715, and offensive littering, ORS 164.”
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