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ORS 477.740

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Koos v. Roth (1982)

Most recently applied in 738 F. Supp. 380 - Defrees v. US, Through US Forest Service (April 1990)

1971 c.743 §307; 1993 c.697 §7; 1997 c.274 §33

A person commits the offense of unlawful use of fire if the person:

(1) In the ignition of a fire:

(a) Unlawfully sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any grass, grain, stubble or other material being or growing on any lands within the state;

(b) Intentionally or negligently allows fire to escape from the person’s own land, or land of which the person is in possession or control; or

(c) Accidentally sets any fire on the person’s own land or the land of another and allows it to escape from control without extinguishing it, or making a bona fide effort to do so.

(2) Having knowledge of a fire burning on the person’s own land, or land of which the person is in possession or control, fails or neglects to make a bona fide effort to extinguish the same, regardless of whether or not the person is responsible for the starting or existence thereof.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.