(1) Posted weight limits do not apply on any way, thoroughfare or place owned by a district formed under ORS chapters 545, 547, 551 or a corporation formed under ORS chapter 554.
(2) Posted weight limits do not apply on any road or thoroughfare or property in private ownership or any road or thoroughfare, other than a state highway or county road, used pursuant to any agreement with any agency of the United States or with a licensee of such agency or both.
(3) Posted weight limits do not apply to any vehicle, combination of vehicles, article, machine or other equipment while being used by the federal government, the State of Oregon or any county or incorporated city in the construction, maintenance or repair of public highways and at the immediate location or site of such construction, maintenance or repair.
(4) Posted weight limits do not apply to vehicles while being used on the roads of a road authority by mass transit districts for the purposes authorized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394, provided the weight of the vehicles is approved by the road authority for that road.
(5) Operations authorized to exceed weight limits by a variance permit issued under ORS 818.200 are subject to the terms of the permit. It shall be a defense to any charge of violation of ORS 818.040 if the person so charged produces a variance permit issued under ORS 818.200 authorizing the operation of the vehicle or combination of vehicles issued prior to and valid at the time of the offense. [1983 c.338 ยง511]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Section 818.010 - Maximum allowable weight.
Section 818.030 - Exemptions from weight limitations.
Section 818.040 - Violation of posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.050 - Exemptions from posted weight limits.
Section 818.070 - Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations.
Section 818.080 - Maximum size limits.
Section 818.100 - Exemptions from size limitations.
Section 818.110 - Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.120 - Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations.
Section 818.130 - Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.140 - Exemptions from posted use limits.
Section 818.150 - Safety requirements for towing.
Section 818.160 - Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.170 - Exemptions from towing safety requirements.
Section 818.200 - Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit.
Section 818.210 - Limits on authority to issue variance permit.
Section 818.225 - Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; rules.
Section 818.230 - Sifting or leaking load permit; duration; fee.
Section 818.235 - Permit for wide load of hay bales.
Section 818.240 - Dragging permit; fee.
Section 818.250 - Permit for fire company warning lights.
Section 818.260 - Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee.
Section 818.270 - Fees for permits.
Section 818.300 - Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.310 - Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load.
Section 818.320 - Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty.
Section 818.330 - Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway.
Section 818.340 - Operating in violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties.
Section 818.350 - Failure to carry and display variance permit; penalty.
Section 818.400 - Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty.
Section 818.410 - Civil liability for certain violations.
Section 818.420 - Penalties for certain violations.
Section 818.430 - Penalties for violation of weight requirements.