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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 1125
By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
March 28
On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 29 and delete page 2 and insert:
“SECTION 1. ORS 837.374 is amended to read:
“837.374. (1) Except as provided in subsection [(3)](5) of this section, A person commits a Class
A violation if the person possesses or controls an unmanned aircraft system and recklessly causes
the unmanned aircraft system to:
“(a) Direct a laser at an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;
“(b) Crash into an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;
“(c) Prevent the takeoff or landing of an aircraft; or
“(d) Interfere with a [wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response effort] law
enforcement effort or an emergency response effort that is not for wildfire suppression .
“(2) Except as provided in subsection [(3)](5) of this section, a person commits a Class A
misdemeanor if the person possesses or controls an unmanned aircraft system and knowingly or in-
tentionally causes the unmanned aircraft system to:
“(a) Direct a laser at an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;
“(b) Crash into an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;
“(c) Prevent the takeoff or landing of an aircraft; or
“(d) Interfere with a [wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response effort] law
enforcement effort or an emergency response effort that is not for wildfire suppression .
“(3) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, a person commits a
Class C felony if the person possesses or controls an unmanned aircraft system and know-
ingly, intentionally or recklessly causes the unmanned aircraft system to interfere with an
emergency response effort for wildfire suppression.
“(4) A person commits a Class B felony if the person possesses or controls an unmanned
aircraft system and knowingly, intentionally or recklessly causes property damage by caus-
ing the unmanned aircraft system to interfere with an emergency response effort for wildfire
suppression.
“[(3)] (5) A person commits a Class A felony if the person possesses or controls an unmanned
aircraft system and knowingly, intentionally or recklessly causes death or serious physical injury,
as defined in ORS 161.015, to another person by causing the unmanned aircraft system to:
“(a) Direct a laser at an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air;
“(b) Crash into an aircraft while the aircraft is in the air; [or]
“(c) Prevent the takeoff or landing of an aircraft[.]; or
“(d) Interfere with a law enforcement, emergency response or wildfire suppression effort.
“[(4)](6) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person commits a Class A
misdemeanor if the person violates subsection (1) of this section and the person has one or more
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convictions under subsection (1) of this section at the time of the offense.
“[(5)] (7) In addition to and not in lieu of any other sentence the court may impose, upon a
person’s second or subsequent conviction under this section, the court shall, at the time of sen-
tencing, declare the unmanned aircraft system used in the offense to be contraband and order that
the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited.
“SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 837.374 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to
conduct occurring on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act.”.
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