Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 801 · 164 active provisions
(1) ORS chapters 801 to 826 may be cited as the Oregon Vehicle Code. (2) ORS 809.600 to 809.640 may be cited as the Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. (3) ORS 813.095, 813.100, 813.131, 813.132, 813.140, 813.150, 813.310, 813.320 and 813.410 to 813.440 may be cited as the Motorist Implied Consent Law.
The names given offenses in the vehicle code do not establish or limit the elements of the offense described but are merely for the convenience of the readers of the vehicle code and of the persons administering and enforcing the vehicle code.
This section contains statements of purpose or intent that are applicable to portions of the vehicle code as described in the following: (1) The provisions of the vehicle code and other statutory provisions described in this subsection are an exercise of the police powers of this state, and the purpose, object and inte…
(1) Persons, motor vehicles and equipment employed or used by a public or telecommunications utility, electric cooperative or by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state are exempt from the provisions of the vehicle code specified in subsection (3) of this section while on a highway and…
This section describes exemptions from specific changes to the vehicle code. The exemptions allow some practice or right to continue after the change is made. The exemptions are as follows: (1) Nothing contained in ORS 810.150 shall require the redesign, modification or replacement of street drains installed prior to S…
A city, county or other local government may not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating the use of cellular telephones in motor vehicles.
This section describes circumstances where special provisions are made concerning the authority of cities, counties or other political subdivisions in relation to some portion of the vehicle code. This section is not the only section of the vehicle code that applies to such authority and shall not be interpreted to aff…
The following apply to the authority granted to counties by ORS 801.040 to establish registration fees for vehicles: (1) An ordinance establishing registration fees under this section must be enacted by the county imposing the registration fee and filed with the Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding ORS 203.055…
The following apply to the authority granted to a district by ORS 801.040 to establish registration fees for vehicles: (1) Before the governing body of a district can impose a registration fee under this section, it must submit the proposal to the electors of the district for their approval and, if the proposal is appr…
Moneys required by the Department of Transportation to establish a system for the initial implementation of the collection and distribution of additional registration fees authorized by chapter 864, Oregon Laws 1989, shall be taken from the moneys that would otherwise be distributed to the counties and cities under ORS…
(1) A county ordinance that imposes a vehicle registration fee under ORS 801.041 is not required to provide for payment of at least 40 percent of moneys from the registration fee to cities within the county if the county: (a) Has a population of 650,000 or more; and (b) Uses the moneys from the registration fee to pay…
Nothing in the provisions of the vehicle code described in this section shall prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use, or from requiring different or additional conditions than those specifie…
Subject to compliance with the motor vehicle law of this state, owners and operators of motor vehicles are granted the privilege of using the highways of this state.
(1) References in the vehicle code to weights and measures refer to United States Standards thereof. (2) For purposes of the vehicle code, the weights of vehicles, combinations of vehicles, parts of vehicles, wheels or axles shall be determined by the use of methods, procedures and devices established by the Department…
Except where the context requires otherwise, the definitions given in the vehicle code govern its construction.
“Alley” means a street or highway primarily intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban areas and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
“Ambulance” means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for the emergency transportation of persons who are ill or injured or who have disabilities.
“Ambulatory disability” means a disability because of which a person: (1) Has a physical and permanent disability to such a degree that the person is unable to move from place to place without the aid of a wheelchair; (2) Is not able to cross curbs because of paralysis or loss of function of the person’s legs; (3) Is m…
“Antique vehicle” means a vehicle that is older than one-half the number of years between the current year and 1900 and that is maintained as a collector’s item.
“Arterial” or “arterial highway” means a highway that is used primarily by through traffic.
“Assembled vehicle” means a vehicle: (1) With a body that does not resemble any particular year model or make of vehicle; (2) That is not a vehicle rebuilt by a manufacturer; (3) That is not a vehicle built in a factory where the year model and make are assigned at the factory; and (4) That is not an antique vehicle, a…
”Autocycle” means a motorcycle that: (1) Is manufactured to travel on three wheels; (2) Has nonstraddle seating; and (3) Is equipped with a manufacturer-installed three-point safety belt or safety harness.
“Axle” means any structure or structures, whether in one or more segments, of any vehicle, supported by wheels and on which the wheels rotate, so spaced longitudinally that the centers thereof are included between two vertical parallel transverse planes 40 inches apart.
“Balance trailer” means every trailer, other than a self-supporting trailer, pole trailer or semitrailer, designed so that its weight and that of its load is substantially balanced upon its axle or axles and so that it couples to the towing vehicle with a device other than a fifth wheel hitch. The definition in this se…
“Bicycle” means a vehicle that: (1) Is designed to be operated on the ground on wheels; (2) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider; (3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; (4) Is propelled exclusively by human power; (5) Has every wheel more than 14 inches in diameter or…