Application for certificate of possession; fee.

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(1) The applicant’s legal name, current address and current telephone number;

(2) The applicant’s date of birth;

(3) A statement by the applicant that the applicant is eligible for a certificate of possession under ORS 480.225;

(4) The number of the certificate of registration issued under ORS 480.244 for the explosives magazine where the applicant intends to store the explosives;

(5) Any other information that the issuing authority may require to readily identify the applicant;

(6) A certification, signed and dated by the applicant, that the information contained in the application is true; and

(7) A nonrefundable application fee of $50 for a three-year certificate. [1971 c.518 §7; 1983 c.100 §2; 1999 c.980 §6; 2021 c.539 §140]

Note: The name of the office of the State Fire Marshal is being changed to the Department of the State Fire Marshal. The name change becomes operative on July 1, 2023. See sections 89 and 155a, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. Between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, references to the Department of the State Fire Marshal shall be construed to mean the office of the State Fire Marshal in the Department of State Police. See section 155c, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021.

Note: The amendments to 480.230 by section 140, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 155, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
A person desiring a certificate of possession shall apply on application forms provided by the office of the State Fire Marshal. The forms shall be completed in full and shall include:

(1) The applicant’s legal name, current address and current telephone number;

(2) The applicant’s date of birth;

(3) A statement by the applicant that the applicant is eligible for a certificate of possession under ORS 480.225;

(4) The number of the certificate of registration issued under ORS 480.244 for the explosives magazine where the applicant intends to store the explosives;

(5) Any other information that the issuing authority may require to readily identify the applicant;

(6) A certification, signed and dated by the applicant, that the information contained in the application is true; and

(7) A nonrefundable application fee of $50 for a three-year certificate.


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