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Section 811.015 - Failure to obey traffic patrol member; penalty. - (a) A traffic patrol member makes a cautionary sign or...
Section 811.017 - Failure to yield to traffic patrol member; penalty. - (a) Has entered a crosswalk for the purpose of directing...
Section 811.020 - Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk; penalty. - (a) Approaches from the rear another vehicle that is stopped...
Section 811.025 - Failure to yield to pedestrian on sidewalk; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, failure to yield...
Section 811.028 - Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian; penalty. - (a) Proceeding in accordance with a traffic control device as...
Section 811.030 - Driving through safety zone; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, driving through a...
Section 811.035 - Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian who has limited vision or is blind; penalty. - (a) A driver approaching a pedestrian who has limited vision...
Section 811.050 - Failure to yield to rider on bicycle lane; penalty. - (2) This section does not require a person operating a...
Section 811.055 - Failure to yield to bicyclist on sidewalk; penalty. - (2) The driver of a motor vehicle is not in...
Section 811.059 - Milkman Mike Act. - Note: 811.059 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 811.060 - Vehicular assault; penalty. - (2) A person commits the offense of vehicular assault if:...
Section 811.065 - Unsafe passing of person operating bicycle; penalty. - (a) The driver of a motor vehicle may only pass...
Section 811.100 - Violation of basic speed rule; penalty. - (a) The traffic. (b) The surface and width of the...
Section 811.105 - Speeds that are evidence of basic rule violation. - (2) If no designated speed is posted by authority granted...
Section 811.108 - Relationship between speed limits and basic rule. - (2) The basic speed rule does not authorize speeds higher...
Section 811.109 - Penalties for speed violations. - (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of...
Section 811.111 - Violating a speed limit; penalty. - (a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway, except for...
Section 811.124 - Meaning of "children are present" in ORS 811.111. - (1) Children are: (a) Occupying or walking within a crosswalk...
Section 811.125 - Speed racing on highway; penalty. - (a) A speed competition or contest. (b) An acceleration contest....
Section 811.127 - Organizing a speed racing event; penalty. - (2) As used in this section, "speed racing event" means...
Section 811.130 - Impeding traffic; penalty. - (2) A person is not in violation of the offense...
Section 811.135 - Careless driving; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, careless driving, applies...
Section 811.140 - Reckless driving; penalty. - (2) The use of the term "recklessly" in this section...
Section 811.145 - Failure to yield to emergency vehicle or ambulance; penalty. - (a) Yield the right of way to the ambulance or...
Section 811.147 - Failure to maintain safe distance from motor vehicle; penalty. - (a) On a highway having two or more lanes for...
Section 811.150 - Interference with emergency vehicle or ambulance; exemptions; penalty. - (a) Drives a vehicle following at a distance closer than...
Section 811.155 - Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; penalty. - (a) Stop before reaching the vehicle; and (b) Remain standing...
Section 811.157 - Report by driver of violation of ORS 811.155; contents. - (2) A report under subsection (1) of this section shall...
Section 811.160 - Interference with rail fixed guideway public transportation system operation; penalty. - (a) Drives any vehicle in front of a rail fixed...
Section 811.165 - Failure to stop for passenger loading of public transit vehicle; penalty. - (a) Stop the overtaking vehicle to the rear of the...
Section 811.167 - Failure to yield right of way to transit bus; rules; penalty. - (a) A yield sign as described in subsection (2) of...
Section 811.170 - Violation of open container law; penalty. - (a) Drinks any alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle when...
Section 811.172 - Improperly disposing of human waste; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, improperly disposing of...
Section 811.175 - Violation driving while suspended or revoked; penalties. - (a) Drives a motor vehicle upon a highway during a...
Section 811.180 - Affirmative defenses. - (1) In addition to other defenses provided by law, including...
Section 811.182 - Criminal driving while suspended or revoked; penalties. - (2) Affirmative defenses to the offense described in this section...
Section 811.190 - Operation with obstructing passenger; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, driver operation with...
Section 811.193 - Smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in motor vehicle when child is present; penalty. - (b) As used in this subsection: (A) "Smokes" means to...
Section 811.195 - Having passenger in trailer; penalty. - (2) This section does not apply if the person is...
Section 811.200 - Carrying dog on external part of vehicle; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, carrying dog on...
Section 811.205 - Carrying minor on external part of vehicle; penalty. - (2) For purposes of this section, the open bed of...
Section 811.207 - Legislative findings regarding restraint of children in motor vehicles. - (1) Oregon drivers look to the law in deciding how...
Section 811.210 - Failure to properly use safety belts; penalty. - (A) Operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this...
Section 811.215 - Exemptions from safety belt requirements. - (1) Privately owned commercial vehicles that are being used for...
Section 811.225 - Failure to maintain safety belts in working order; penalty. - (a) The vehicle is equipped with safety belts or safety...
Section 811.230 - Definitions; fine; notice. - (a) "Flagger" means a person who controls the movement of...
Section 811.231 - Reckless endangerment of highway workers; penalties. - (2) Reckless endangerment of highway workers is a Class A...
Section 811.232 - Refusing to obey flagger; penalty. - (2) Refusing to obey a flagger is a Class A...
Section 811.233 - Failure to yield right of way to highway worker; penalty. - (2) The provisions of ORS 814.040 and 814.070 regarding pedestrians...
Section 811.235 - Fine for traffic offenses in school zones. - (b) If signs authorized by ORS 810.245 are posted, the...
Section 811.255 - Permitting unlawful operation of vehicle; penalty. - (a) The rules of the road. (b) The laws governing...
Section 811.260 - Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices. - (1) Green signal. A driver facing a green light may...
Section 811.265 - Driver failure to obey traffic control device; penalty. - (a) Fails to obey the directions of any traffic control...
Section 811.270 - Failure to obey one-way designation; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, failure to obey...
Section 811.275 - Failure to yield right of way at uncontrolled intersection; penalty. - (2) This section is subject to the described provisions of...
Section 811.277 - Failure to yield right of way at uncontrolled T intersection; penalty. - (2) As used in this section and ORS 811.275: (a)...
Section 811.280 - Failure of driver entering roadway to yield right of way; penalty. - (a) Is operating a vehicle that is about to enter...
Section 811.285 - Failure of merging driver to yield right of way; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, failure of a...
Section 811.290 - Obstructing cross traffic; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section applies whether or...
Section 811.292 - Failure to yield right of way within roundabout; exception; penalty. - (a) Overtakes or passes a commercial motor vehicle; (b) Drives...
Section 811.295 - Failure to drive on right; exceptions; penalty. - (2) A person is not required to drive on the...
Section 811.300 - Failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle; exceptions; penalty. - (a) Pass to the right of any other vehicle proceeding...
Section 811.305 - Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing; exceptions; penalty. - (a) Upon any part of a grade or upon a...
Section 811.310 - Crossing center line on two-way, four-lane road; exceptions; penalty. - (2) A person is not prohibited from driving to the...
Section 811.315 - Failure of slow driver to drive on right; exceptions; penalty. - (a) In the right-hand lane available for traffic; or (b)...
Section 811.320 - Failure to drive to right on divided highway; exceptions; penalty. - (2) This section does not apply if a person is...
Section 811.325 - Failure to keep camper, trailer or truck in right lane; exceptions; penalty. - (a) Any camper. (b) Any vehicle with a trailer. (c)...
Section 811.330 - Driving wrong way around traffic island; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, driving the wrong...
Section 811.335 - Unlawful or unsignaled turn; penalty. - (a) The movement cannot be made with reasonable safety; or...
Section 811.340 - Improperly executed left turn; penalty. - (a) Approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully...
Section 811.345 - Failure to use special left turn lane; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, failure to use...
Section 811.346 - Misuse of special left turn lane; penalty. - (2) A person who turns into a special left turn...
Section 811.350 - Dangerous left turn; penalty. - (a) Is operating a vehicle; (b) Intends to turn the...
Section 811.355 - Improperly executed right turn; penalty. - (a) In making the approach for a right turn; and...
Section 811.360 - Vehicle turns permitted at stop light; proceeding against traffic control device; improperly proceeding at stop light; penalty. - (a) Make a right turn into a two-way street. (b)...
Section 811.365 - Illegal U-turn; penalty. - (a) Within an intersection where traffic is controlled by an...
Section 811.370 - Failure to drive within lane; exception; penalty. - (a) Operate the vehicle as nearly as practicable entirely within...
Section 811.375 - Unlawful or unsignaled change of lane; penalty. - (a) The movement cannot be made with reasonable safety; or...
Section 811.380 - Improper use of center lane on three-lane road; penalty. - (a) The driver may drive in the center lane when...
Section 811.385 - Depriving motorcycle or moped of full lane; penalty. - (2) This section does not apply to operators of motorcycles...
Section 811.390 - Unlawful use of lights to signal for passing; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, unlawful use of...
Section 811.395 - Appropriate signals for stopping, turning, changing lanes and decelerating. - (1) To indicate a left turn either of the following:...
Section 811.400 - Failure to use appropriate signal for turn, lane change, stop or exit from roundabout; penalty. - (a) Turning, changing lanes, stopping or suddenly decelerating; or (b)...
Section 811.405 - Failure to signal with lights; exceptions; penalty. - (a) During limited visibility conditions. (b) At any time the...
Section 811.410 - Unsafe passing on left; penalty. - (a) The driver of a vehicle that is overtaking any...
Section 811.415 - Unsafe passing on right; penalty. - (a) Drives a vehicle to overtake and pass upon the...
Section 811.420 - Passing in no passing zone; exceptions; penalty. - (2) The authority to establish and post no passing zones...
Section 811.425 - Failure of slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle; penalty. - (a) The driver of the overtaken vehicle is proceeding at...
Section 811.430 - Driving on highway divider; exceptions; penalty. - (2) For purposes of this section, a "dividing space" includes...
Section 811.435 - Operation of motor vehicle on bicycle trail; exemptions; penalty. - (2) Exemptions to this section are provided under ORS 811.440....
Section 811.440 - When motor vehicles may operate on bicycle lane. - (1) A person may operate a moped on a bicycle...
Section 811.445 - Use of throughway when prohibited; penalty. - (2) The authority to impose restrictions and prohibitions for purposes...
Section 811.450 - Violation of posted truck routes; defense; penalty. - (2) Authority to establish and change truck routes for purposes...
Section 811.455 - Failure to stop for railroad signal; penalty. - (a) A person who is driving a vehicle must stop...
Section 811.460 - Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles; application; penalty. - (a) Stopping the vehicle at a clearly marked stop line...
Section 811.462 - Failure of operator of commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check tracks; penalty. - (a) Is operating a commercial motor vehicle that is not...
Section 811.465 - Exemptions from high-risk vehicle rail crossing procedures. - (1) The vehicles are not required to comply with the...
Section 811.470 - Improper movement of heavy equipment across rail crossing; application; penalty. - (a) Before moving across the tracks, the person must give...
Section 811.475 - Obstructing rail crossing; penalty. - (a) Drives onto any railroad or rail fixed guideway public...
Section 811.480 - Illegal backing; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, illegal backing, is...
Section 811.482 - Use of marijuana in motor vehicle; penalty. - (a) "Consumes" includes the inhalation of smoke from a marijuana...
Section 811.483 - Safety corridors; penalty. - (2)(a) The presumptive fine for a person charged with an...
Section 811.485 - Following too closely; penalty. - (a) Drives a motor vehicle so as to follow another...
Section 811.490 - Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle door; penalty. - (a) Opens any door of a vehicle unless and until...
Section 811.492 - Engine braking; penalty; exception. - (2) The offense described in this section, engine braking, is...
Section 811.495 - Unlawful coasting on downgrade; exception; penalty. - (2) This section does not apply to the driver of...
Section 811.500 - Unlawful stop or deceleration; penalty. - (2) Appropriate signals for the purpose of this section are...
Section 811.505 - Failure to stop when emerging from alley, driveway or building; penalty. - (a) If there is a sidewalk or sidewalk area, the...
Section 811.507 - Operating motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device; exceptions; penalty. - (a)(A) "Driving" means operating a motor vehicle on a highway...
Section 811.508 - Distracted driving avoidance course; rules. - (2) The department shall maintain a list of providers approved...
Section 811.510 - Dangerous operation around livestock; penalty. - (a) A driver shall use caution when approaching or passing...
Section 811.512 - Unlawfully operating low-speed vehicle on highway; penalty. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a city or...
Section 811.513 - Unlawfully operating medium-speed electric vehicle on highway; penalty. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a city or...
Section 811.514 - Unlawfully operating racing activity vehicle on highway; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, unlawfully operating a...
Section 811.515 - When lights must be displayed; kind of light; number; direction; use on certain vehicles. - (1) Subject to any other provision of this section, any...
Section 811.520 - Unlawful use or failure to use lights; penalty. - (a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle at...
Section 811.525 - Exemptions from requirements for use of lights. - (1) ORS 811.515 and 811.520 shall not be construed to...
Section 811.526 - Safety campaign for use of headlights. - Note: 811.526 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 811.530 - Failure to post warnings for disabled vehicle; application; penalty. - (2) This section applies only to the following vehicles: (a)...
Section 811.535 - Failing to obey police officer; penalty. - (a) Is displaying the police officer’s star or badge; and...
Section 811.540 - Fleeing or attempting to elude police officer; penalty. - (a) The person is operating a motor vehicle; and (b)...
Section 811.550 - Places where stopping, standing and parking prohibited. - (1) Upon a roadway outside a business district or residence...
Section 811.555 - Illegal stopping, standing or parking; affirmative defense; penalty. - (a) The person stops, parks or leaves standing a vehicle...
Section 811.560 - Exemptions from prohibitions on stopping, standing or parking. - (1) When applicable, this subsection exempts school buses or worker...
Section 811.565 - Dangerous movement of stopped, standing or parked vehicle; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, dangerous movement of...
Section 811.570 - Improperly positioning parallel parked vehicle; exception; affirmative defense; penalty. - (a) The person stops or parks a vehicle on a...
Section 811.575 - Violation of posted parking restrictions on state highways; affirmative defense; penalty. - (a) The person parks, stops or stands a vehicle on...
Section 811.580 - Parking vehicle on state highway for vending purposes; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, unlawful parking for...
Section 811.585 - Failure to secure motor vehicle; affirmative defense; penalty. - (a) The person permits the vehicle to stand unattended on...
Section 811.587 - Unlawful parking in space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling; penalty. - (2) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in...
Section 811.590 - Unlawful parking in winter recreation parking area; exemptions; penalty. - (2) Unless the police officer issuing the citation witnesses the...
Section 811.595 - Winter recreation parking permit; rules; fees. - (1) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the issuance...
Section 811.600 - Fees for winter recreation parking permits. - (1) For winter recreation parking permits valid for a period...
Section 811.602 - Disabled person parking permit; content; rules. - (a) A special decal described in ORS 811.605 issued by...
Section 811.603 - Parking identification card without photograph; issuance; rules. - (2) The department shall determine by rule the terms, conditions...
Section 811.604 - Application for disabled person parking permit. - (1) A certificate, signed and dated within six months preceding...
Section 811.605 - Contents of individual placard or decal. - (2) An individual placard or decal shall contain an expiration...
Section 811.607 - Program placards; rules. - (1) The department shall determine the form, size and content...
Section 811.609 - Family placards. - (1) The department shall determine the form, size and content...
Section 811.611 - Foreign visitor placard. - (a) A valid disabled person parking permit issued by the...
Section 811.613 - Wheelchair User placard; rules. - (2) The department shall determine the form, size and content...
Section 811.615 - Unlawful parking in space reserved for persons with disabilities; exceptions; penalty. - (a) The person parks a vehicle in any parking space...
Section 811.616 - Oregon Wounded Warrior placard; rules. - (2) A person is a wounded warrior who qualifies for...
Section 811.617 - Blocking parking space reserved for persons with disabilities; penalty. - (a) Stops or parks a vehicle in such a way...
Section 811.620 - Removal of vehicle illegally parked in space reserved for persons with disabilities. - (1) The owner of private property may have the vehicle...
Section 811.625 - Unlawful use of disabled person parking permit; penalty. - (a) Is not a person with a disability and is...
Section 811.627 - Use of invalid disabled person parking permit; penalty. - (a) Has been previously reported as lost or stolen; (b)...
Section 811.628 - Invalidation of disabled person parking permit. - (1) The department receives information that the person issued an...
Section 811.630 - Misuse of program placard; penalty. - (a) Is the driver of a vehicle that is being...
Section 811.632 - Appointment of volunteers to issue citations. - (2) Any agency appointing volunteers under this section shall provide...
Section 811.635 - Privileges granted by disabled person parking permit other than program placard. - (1) The privileges granted under a permit may be exercised...
Section 811.637 - Privileges granted by program placards. - (a) It authorizes the driver of a vehicle that is...
Section 811.700 - Failure to perform duties of driver when property is damaged; penalty. - (a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of...
Section 811.705 - Failure to perform duties of driver to injured persons; penalty. - (a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of...
Section 811.706 - Money damages resulting from violation of ORS 811.700 or 811.705. - Note: 811.706 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 811.707 - Crime classification for violation of ORS 811.705. - Note: 811.707 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 811.710 - Failure to perform duties of driver when animal is injured; penalty. - (a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of...
Section 811.715 - Failure to perform duties of witness to accident; penalty. - (a) Witnesses an accident that results in injury or death...
Section 811.717 - Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty. - (a) A person has not suffered any apparent personal injury...
Section 811.720 - When accident must be reported to Department of Transportation. - (a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.725. (b)...
Section 811.725 - Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty. - (a) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in an...
Section 811.730 - Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty. - (a) If the person owns a vehicle that is involved...
Section 811.735 - Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation; penalty. - (a) The person is an occupant, other than the driver,...
Section 811.740 - False accident report; penalty. - (2) The offense described in this section, giving a false...
Section 811.745 - When accident must be reported to police officer or law enforcement agency. - (a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.748. (b)...
Section 811.747 - Definitions for ORS 811.748 and 811.750. - (1) "Emergency communications system" has the meaning given that term...
Section 811.748 - Driver failure to report accident to police officer or law enforcement agency; penalty. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a driver does...
Section 811.750 - Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to police officer or law enforcement agency; penalty. - (a) The person is an occupant, other than the driver,...
Section 811.800 - Operation of funeral vehicles with improper lights; penalty. - (a) Fails to equip the funeral escort vehicle or funeral...
Section 811.802 - Failure to yield right of way to funeral procession; penalty. - (a) Yield the right of way to the funeral procession....
Section 811.804 - Intersection rules for funeral processions. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the vehicles in...
Section 811.806 - Exceeding maximum speed for funeral procession; penalty. - (a) The person is driving in a funeral procession on...
Section 811.810 - Disrupting funeral procession; penalty. - (a) The person is driving a vehicle that is not...