(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the persons possession or under the persons custody or control any firearm commits the crime of felon in possession of a firearm. (2) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the Government of the United States, who owns or has in the persons possession or under the persons custody or control any instrument or weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force or any blackjack, slungshot, sandclub, sandbag, sap glove, metal knuckles or an Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology device as defined in ORS 165.540, or who carries a dirk, dagger or stiletto, commits the crime of felon in possession of a restricted weapon. (3) For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of a felony if, at the time of conviction for an offense, that offense was a felony under the law of the jurisdiction in which it was committed. Such conviction shall not be deemed a conviction of a felony if: (a) The court declared the conviction to be a misdemeanor at the time of judgment; or (b) The offense was possession of marijuana and the conviction was prior to January 1, 1972. (4) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any person who has been: (a) Convicted of only one felony under the law of this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of only one felony under the laws of the United States, which felony did not involve criminal homicide, as defined in ORS 163.005, or the possession or use of a firearm or a weapon having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, and who has been discharged from imprisonment, parole or probation for said offense for a period of 15 years prior to the date of alleged violation of subsection (1) of this section; or (b) Granted relief from the disability under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or ORS 166.274 or has had the persons record expunged under the laws of this state or equivalent laws of another jurisdiction. (5) Felon in possession of a firearm is a Class C felony. Felon in possession of a restricted weapon is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1975 c.702 1; 1985 c.543 4; 1985 c.709 2; 1987 c.853 1; 1989 c.839 4; 1993 c.735 2; 1995 c.518 1; 1999 c.1040 16; 2003 c.14 64; 2009 c.189 1; 2009 c.499 3]
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