77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 2761 Senate Bill 636 Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Creates crime of threatening a public official. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to crime; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + (1) A person commits the crime of threatening a public official if: (a) The person makes a threat of imminent serious physical injury or death to a public official serving in a state or federal elective office, or a threat of imminent serious physical injury or death to a family member of a public official serving in a state or federal elective office; (b) The person knew or should have known that the person to whom the threat was made was a public official serving in a state or federal elective office, or to a family member of a public official serving in a state or federal elective office; and (c) The threat was made in such a manner and under such circumstances that the public official or family member has a reasonable fear for the personal safety of the public official or family member. (2) A threat under this section may be written, may be made by telephone or may be an electronic threat as defined in ORS 166.065. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, threatening a public official is a Class C felony. (4) Threatening a public official is a Class B felony if a person violates subsection (1) of this section while displaying a firearm or other deadly weapon to the public official or family member of the public official. (5) As used in this section, 'family member' means any person related by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree and includes a domestic partner or household member. + } SECTION 2. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its passage. + } ----------