(a) The person operates or owns and causes or permits to be operated a school bus or school activity vehicle in a manner that is in violation of any standards and rules applicable to the vehicle that are adopted under ORS 820.100 to 820.120;
(b) The person owns or leases and causes or permits to be operated for school purposes a school bus or school activity vehicle containing more passengers than the vehicle is designed to transport; or
(c) The person operates or owns and causes or permits to be operated a school bus manufactured before April 1, 1977.
(2) A person is not in violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section if a bus or vehicle contains more passengers than it is designed to transport due to unforeseen or unusual circumstances.
(3) The offense described in this section, unsafe school vehicle operation, is a Class B traffic violation. [1985 c.420 §4; 1991 c.392 §1; 1995 c.383 §100; 2007 c.632 §2; 2013 c.768 §154b]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 820 - Special Provisions for Certain Vehicles
Section 820.030 - Safety code; rules; standards; tentative draft; hearings; notice; amendment.
Section 820.040 - Inspection of vehicles.
Section 820.050 - Orders regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers.
Section 820.070 - Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty.
Section 820.100 - Adoption of safety standards for construction and equipment of school vehicles.
Section 820.105 - School bus stop arms.
Section 820.110 - Rules and standards for driver qualification and training and accident reports.
Section 820.120 - Rules and standards for school vehicle inspection.
Section 820.130 - School bus registration.
Section 820.140 - Revocation of registration.
Section 820.150 - Rules and standards for exemption of certain vehicles from Oregon Vehicle Code.
Section 820.160 - Illegal display of school bus markings; penalty.
Section 820.170 - Improper school bus markings; penalty.
Section 820.180 - Unsafe school vehicle operation; penalty.
Section 820.190 - Minor operating school vehicle; penalty.
Section 820.200 - Minor operating public passenger vehicle; penalty.
Section 820.210 - Registration exemptions for golf carts and similar vehicles.
Section 820.220 - Operation of low-speed vehicle in prohibited area; penalty.
Section 820.300 - Exemptions from traffic laws.
Section 820.320 - Illegal operation of emergency vehicle or ambulance; penalty.
Section 820.340 - Contents of ambulance records.
Section 820.350 - Ambulance warning lights.
Section 820.360 - Illegal ambulance lighting equipment; exemption; penalty.
Section 820.370 - Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens.
Section 820.380 - Illegal ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens; exemption; penalty.
Section 820.400 - Unlawful operation of implement of husbandry; penalty.
Section 820.570 - Violating trip permit requirements for manufactured structures; penalty.