OR HB3553

Creates a new crime for possessing, purchasing, making, delivering, or selling tableting machines, encapsulating machines, or controlled substance counterfeiting materials when the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe they will be used to manufacture controlled or counterfeit substances

Violation is a Class C felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment, a $125,000 fine, or both, with sentencing under crime category 6 of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission guidelines

Exempts persons authorized by registration under ORS 475.125 from the prohibition

Removes existing language from ORS 475.916 that made possession of counterfeiting equipment a Class A misdemeanor, effectively upgrading the offense to a felony under the new provisions

Declares an emergency, making the Act effective immediately upon the Governor's signature