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ORS 166.291, is amended to read:

166.291. (1) The sheriff of a county, upon a person’s application for an Oregon concealed handgun license, upon receipt of the appropriate fees and after compliance with the procedures set out in this section, shall issue the person a concealed handgun license if the person:

(a)(A) Is a citizen of the United States; or

(B) Is a legal resident alien who [can document continuous residency in the county for at least six months and] has declared in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services the intent to acquire citizenship status and can present proof of the written declaration to the sheriff at the time of application for the license;

(8) The county sheriff may waive the residency requirement in subsection (1)(c) of this section for a resident of [a contiguous state who has a compelling business interest or other legitimate demonstrated need] another state .

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(5) A person denied a concealed handgun license or whose license is revoked or not renewed under ORS 166.291 to 166.295 may petition the circuit court [in the petitioner’s county of residence] to review the denial, nonrenewal or revocation. The petition must be filed in the county in which the application is denied or in which the license is not renewed or revoked, no later than [within] 30 days after the receipt of the notice of denial, nonrenewal or revocation.

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(b) A licensee who renews a concealed handgun license under paragraph (a) of this subsection may submit a photograph to the sheriff electronically or by mail in accordance with specifications established by the sheriff.

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(4) If a sheriff waives the residency requirement for a person applying for a concealed handgun license as described in ORS 166.291 (8), the sheriff shall consider the application as a renewal of a concealed handgun license under this section if the person has a valid concealed handgun license issued in another county.

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(h) Has not been convicted of a misdemeanor or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a misdemeanor within the four years prior to the application, including a misdemeanor conviction for the possession of marijuana as described in paragraph (L) of this subsection;

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(L) Has not been convicted of an offense involving controlled substances or participated in a court-supervised drug diversion program, except this disability does not operate to exclude a person if:

(A) The person can demonstrate that the person has been convicted only once of a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense, and has not completed a drug diversion program for a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense; or

(B) The person can demonstrate that the person has only once completed a drug diversion program for a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense, and has not been convicted of a marijuana possession offense that constituted a misdemeanor or violation under the law of the jurisdiction of the offense;

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(10) As used in this section, “drug diversion program” means a program in which a defendant charged with a marijuana possession offense completes a program under court supervision and in which the marijuana possession offense is dismissed upon successful completion of the diversion program.

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See - https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB2558 - for latest.