Oregon carry license policy on misdemeanor tickets

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I am looking into getting an Oregon Concealed Handgun License to Carry and found in the prerequisites '4. Not convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor.'
I've been found guilty of speeding and also ticketed for not having my dog on a leash. I've had a Virginia CCP for 12 years and never dreamed I could be denied for a ticket...
Are there any Oregon Carry License holders who could tell me if there's going to be a problem?
 
I do not know about oregon law, but if it is as cut and dry as "never convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor", that is a sad sad thing. I know certain misdemeanor drug, amongst other things, crimes can get you denied in some states. But ANY misdemeanor? That's crazy!
 
The term "infraction" refers to non criminal offenses such as traffic violations, leash laws, littering, etc.
The term "misdemeanor" refers to minor criminal offenses that are punishable by up to a year in jail.

Jeez! Even here in the peoples republic of New York it is possible to get a CCP with a misdemeanor on your record.



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It obviously depends on your state laws. You did not specify one way or the other, but here in Arizona, 21 MPH or higher over the speed limit is a misdemeanor, and depending on what municipality you are in, not having your dog on a leash can be considered a misdemeanor.

While these are absolutely rediculous reasons to deny you a CCW permit, if that is your state's rules, you unfortunately have to live with them for now. I'd just apply and hope for the best.
 
"It obviously depends on your state laws. You did not specify one way or the other, but here in Arizona, 21 MPH or higher over the speed limit is a misdemeanor, and depending on what municipality you are in, not having your dog on a leash can be considered a misdemeanor."

Actually, I did specify... Oregon is where I am asking about. My state is Virginia and I already have a Carry License.
Virginia doesn't deny for low grade misdemeanors such as traffic or an unleashed dog tickets.
Oregon clearly lists "convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor" as reason to deny issuing a Carry Permit without saying what sort of misdemeanors. I'd like to hear from someone from Oregon as to whether it is truly Oregon's policy to deny for silly revenue generating tickets.
 
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"It obviously depends on your state laws. You did not specify one way or the other, but here in Arizona, 21 MPH or higher over the speed limit is a misdemeanor, and depending on what municipality you are in, not having your dog on a leash can be considered a misdemeanor."

Actually, I did specify... Oregon is where I am asking about. My state is Virginia and I already have a Carry License.
Virginia doesn't deny for low grade misdemeanors such as traffic or an unleashed dog tickets.
Oregon clearly lists "convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor" as reason to deny issuing a Carry Permit without saying what sort of misdemeanors. I'd like to hear from someone from Oregon as to whether it is truly Oregon's policy to deny for silly revenue generating tickets.
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What I meant was you did not specify the details of your speeding ticket. As stated, 21+ mph in AZ is a misdemeanor. I have heard in Illinois, your third speeding ticket in a calendar year becomes a misdemeanor.

If they can deny you a CCW permit for ANY misdemeanor, and if your speeding ticket was a misdemeanor, it could prevent you from obtaining a CCW permit.
 
If they denied CCW permits for speeding citations then only old ladies would have them. You don't have to be "driving Ms. Daisy" to get an Oregon CCW.
 
Couple of things...

First off, it doesn't make any difference what is, or is not a misdemeanor in Oregon... it matters only whether the event in question was a misdemeanor where it was committed and whether or not you were convicted.

Just answer the question and go on to the next one.

Second, while Oregon is a "Shall Issue" State if you are a resident... that is not so if you are not.

Downstate you'll probably to be well received, no guarantees... in Portland?... uh... not so much.

Word on the street is that if you need to apply here in Oregon for an out of State CCW, apply in Grant County. The Sheriff there is the most likely to grant your petition to exercise your Constitutional Right to Keep AND BEAR Arms.

For the Love of God... Why in the World did anybody ever want to come here?... Any Pioneer with a lick of sense would'a turned his wagon around and headed back to Missouri.

One of these days I hope to be able to move back to the United States.
 
As other posters have suggested, the laws you are worried about are probably considered something less than a misdemeanor. Often such things are classified as petty/simple misdemeanors, infractions, or something like that, and do not rise to the level of misdemeanor.
 
avz11054, in AZ if you are going 21+ MPH over the posted limit you can get a felony ticket for reckless driving, not a good idea. :)
Good luck with that Oregon thing, maybe someday they will have Constitutional Carry there, too.
 
Besides the Misdomenor deal, Oregon has some of best gun laws in the USA.. I suppose if you keep your nose clean you can have more rights than in most states. However, I agree the Misdomenor restriction is definitely stupid, although I don't know if a Sheriff in a more conservative county would deny you over that. There is legislation in Oregon to recognize permits from out of state and I am awaiting to hear from the NRA website about the status of the legislation that was head in the Oregon State Senate.
 
Heartless; I'm looking into buying a large enough place on the Rogue River (Jackson County) that I don't have to see the neighbors unless I invite them over and would be getting a resident carry license. However, as I read it I am not eligible if I can be denied for a misdemeanor conviction...

Evergreen; my life apparently has been one long wild crime spree (70 mph in a 55 mph zone, dog off lead in a 320 acre heavily forested park with no one there but me, Lulu the dog and the dog catcher...). I guess my nose isn't clean enough for Oregon.:banghead:
 
That is tricky. Im pretty lucky to be able to carry in any state concealed under LEOSA. I am also a AZ resident and sense we're doing the consitutional carry I dont see how every state shouldnt do that. If you're not a felon you're 2nd amendment should be your ccw. Gosh I hate weird states. I have been on the Rouge though, pretty country. I noticed when I was in Oregon the southern half was pretty cool. The further north I got towards Eugene the more hippys I ran into. A buddy of mine from OR told me you're either a Beaver or Duck in OR. Beaver=conservative and Ducks=liberals.
 
Florida permit?

I guess you still have the option of a Florida permit for times you are out of the state of Oregon? Two neighboring states honor the nonresident Florida permit. It would of course be no good in Oregon.
http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_carry_permit_reciprocity_maps.html

I would be interested to know in what state driving 15 mph over the limit is a misdemeanor. Here it is a $150 fine and is a petty offense, which is not a misdemeanor. Leash laws here are county/municipal ordinance violations which are fine only offenses and are not misdemeanors. Unless a judge or prosecuting attorney on the case told me or I read it myself in the legal code, I would have a hard time believing either of the offenses was a misdemeanor. I'd be scared of any place were both tickets/offenses were misdemeanors
 
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In VA 20 or mph over the posted speed limit is Reckless Driving a class 1 misdemeanor. If you caught doing 80mph or more no matter what the posted speed limit its Reckless Driving. State troopers and local VA LE can and will use Reckless Driving to cite those texting or talking on cell phones in moderate to heavy traffic.

Also Aggressive Driving is class 1 misdemeanor in the state of VA. Flipping someone the bird or other gesture can be considered Aggressive Driving.
 
Tedzilla, it looks like little help, so far in this thread. Mostly noise. I'd suggest a phone call to the Grant County sheriff's office, asking whether minor traffic tickets and the dog-leash thing are included in Section 4. Or, face to face, when you are in Oregon in your search for land.
 
Most states have some sort of public access to criminal history; in WA it's WATCH, in PA it's PATCH etc. The fee to run a search is customarily in the $10 range.

I'm guessing that if an offense is serious enough to make it into one of these databases, it could become an issue trying to obtain an OR CWP. If not, then I can't imagine it being a problem.

Virginia has some information here that may be helpful in determining what the official record is: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm

Good luck.
 
I've had some speeding tickets too and got my OR license no problem. That search sounds like a good idea to use, as I personally don't see our local sheriff (Benton County) turning you down for something like that.

Try that search thing and then apply?
 
You'll be fine, they just want to make sure you haven't committed any real crimes. NORMAL traffic offenses aren't misdemeanors here. (20+ over the limit gets you into that range, reckless endangerment)

HOPEFULLY with the latest few bills being voted on, we may have reciprocity with other states soon as well, wish us luck.

Don't even think of OC in Portland and surrounding cities, even with the legal right Via the CCW card, you'll spend all your time sitting politely and waiting for the police to arrive while having some idiot shriek at you for being a horrible person, then likely a "talking to" including threats of arrest for causing a disturbance.

Multnomah County handles the most Washington permits, Never heard of an otherwise legal person being denied a card.

http://www.mcso.us/public/concealed_handgun.htm
 
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