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Can you summarize ORRS 167.147?
Offenses Against General Welfare and Animals > Possession of a gambling device; defense.
Short Summary
This provision of the Oregon Revised Statutes governs the crime of possession of a gambling device. It applies to any person who manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates a transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of a gambling device, with knowledge of its character and believing that it will be used in promoting unlawful gambling activity. Possession of a gambling device is a Class A misdemeanor. However, there are two defenses to a charge of possession of a gambling device. The first defense is if the device was manufactured prior to 1900 and is not operated for unlawful gambling purposes. The second defense is if the device was manufactured more than 25 years before the charge was brought, is located in a private residence, is not operated for unlawful gambling purposes, and has the manufacturer’s name and either the date of manufacture or the serial number permanently affixed to it.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates a transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of a gambling device
What does it govern?
Possession of a gambling device
What are exemptions?
It is a defense to a charge of possession of a gambling device if the device was manufactured prior to 1900 and is not operated for unlawful gambling purposes, or if the device was manufactured more than 25 years before the charge was brought and is located in a private residence, not operated for unlawful gambling purposes, and has the manufacturer's name and either the date of manufacture or the serial number permanently affixed to it.
What are the Penalties?
Possession of a gambling device is a Class A misdemeanor.
Jurisdiction
Oregon