Chapter 801 — Chapter 801

ORS 801.010 Short title. (1) ORS chapters 801 to 826 may be cited as the Oregon Vehicle Code

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ORS 801.015 Effect of naming offenses. 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. [1983 c.338 §2]

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ORS 801.020 Statements of policy and purpose; applicability of vehicle code. This section contains statements of purpose or intent that are applicable to portions of the vehicle code as described in the following

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ORS 801.025 [1983 c.338 §5; 1985 c.16 §5; 1987 c.447 §139; repealed by 1989 c.400 §1 (801.026 enacted in lieu of 801.025)]

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ORS 801.026 General exemptions; exceptions. (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 working or being used to service, construct, maintain or repair the facilities of a utility

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ORS 801.030 Exemptions from amendments to vehicle code. 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

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ORS 801.035 [1983 c.338 §7; 1985 c.16 §6; 1985 c.400 §1; 1989 c.43 §15; 1991 c.407 §19; repealed by 1995 c.733 §74]

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ORS 801.038 Local government regulation of cell phones in motor vehicles. 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. [2001 c.133 §1]

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ORS 801.040 Authority to adopt special provisions. 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 affect the vehicle code except as specifically provided in this section. The following limits are partial or complete as described

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ORS 801.041 Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by county; rules. The following apply to the authority granted to counties by ORS 801.040 to establish registration fees for vehicles

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ORS 801.042 Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by district; rules. The following apply to the authority granted to a district by ORS 801.040 to establish registration fees for vehicles

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ORS 801.043 Moneys required by department for initial implementation of registration fees. 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 366.739. [1989 c.864 §9]

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ORS 801.044 County registration fees; Willamette River bridges. (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

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ORS 801.045 Permissive use of private roadway. 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 specified or from otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner. This section applies to the provisions of the vehicle code relating to abandoned vehicles, vehicle equipment, regulation of vehicle size, weight and load, the manner of operation of vehicles and use of roads by persons, animals and vehicles. [1983 c.338 §9]

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ORS 801.050 Privilege of motorist to use highways. 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. [1983 c.338 §10; 1985 c.16 §8]

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ORS 801.055 Weight standards; Department of Transportation responsibility for weight determination; rules. (1) References in the vehicle code to weights and measures refer to United States Standards thereof

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ORS 801.060 [2009 c.432 §1; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1]

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ORS 801.063 [2009 c.432 §2; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1]

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ORS 801.066 [2009 c.432 §3; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1]

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ORS 801.100 Definitions generally. Except where the context requires otherwise, the definitions given in the vehicle code govern its construction. [1983 c.338 §12]

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ORS 801.105 [1983 c.338 §13; repealed by 1993 c.741 §147]

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ORS 801.110 “Alley.” “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. [1983 c.338 §14]

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ORS 801.115 “Ambulance.” “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. [1983 c.338 §15; 2007 c.70 §320]

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ORS 801.120 “Ambulatory disability.” “Ambulatory disability” means a disability because of which a person

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ORS 801.125 “Antique vehicle.” “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. [1983 c.338 §17; 2003 c.122 §1]

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ORS 801.127 “Arterial.” “Arterial” or “arterial highway” means a highway that is used primarily by through traffic. [1997 c.404 §2]

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ORS 801.130 “Assembled vehicle.” “Assembled vehicle” means a vehicle

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ORS 801.133 “Autocycle.””Autocycle” means a motorcycle that

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ORS 801.135 “Axle.” “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. [1983 c.338 §19]

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ORS 801.140 “Balance trailer.” “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 section is based upon design features and, except as otherwise provided in this section, does not prohibit a balance trailer from fitting into another classification of trailer based on use. [1983 c.338 §20; 1985 c.16 §9]

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ORS 801.145 [1983 c.338 §21; 1999 c.1051 §278; repealed by 2011 c.597 §112]

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ORS 801.150 “Bicycle.” “Bicycle” means a vehicle that

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ORS 801.155 “Bicycle lane.” “Bicycle lane” means that part of the highway, adjacent to the roadway, designated by official signs or markings for use by persons riding bicycles except as otherwise specifically provided by law. A bicycle lane exists in an intersection if the bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of the intersection in the same direction of travel. [1983 c.338 §23; 2019 c.120 §1]

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ORS 801.160 “Bicycle path.” “Bicycle path” means a public way, not part of a highway, that is designated by official signs or markings for use by persons riding bicycles except as otherwise specifically provided by law. [1983 c.338 §24]

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ORS 801.163 “Biometric data.” “Biometric data” means measurements of the physical characteristics of an individual’s face that can be used to authenticate the identity of an individual. [2005 c.775 §2]

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ORS 801.165 “Bus trailer.” “Bus trailer” means any trailer designed or used for carrying human beings. [1983 c.338 §25]

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ORS 801.170 “Business district.” “Business district” means the territory contiguous to a highway when 50 percent or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 600 feet or more on one side, or 300 feet or more on both sides, is occupied by buildings used for business. [1983 c.338 §26]

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ORS 801.175 “Canceled”; “cancellation.” (1) “Canceled,” with reference to vehicle registration or title, means that the registration or title is declared void and terminated and new registration or title may be obtained only as permitted by law

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ORS 801.180 “Camper.” “Camper” means a structure that

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ORS 801.183 “Certificate of sale.” “Certificate of sale” means a document that contains the name and address of the purchaser and seller of a motor vehicle or component part, the date of sale, the consideration paid and a description of the vehicle or part and other essential elements of a sale of a motor vehicle or major component part. [2005 c.654 §2]

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ORS 801.185 “Certificate of title.” “Certificate of title” means a paper document issued by any jurisdiction specifically as evidence of vehicle ownership. A certificate of title is not necessarily the only evidence of vehicle ownership issued by a jurisdiction. [1983 c.338 §29; 1985 c.16 §11; 1987 c.217 §1; 1989 c.991 §23; 1991 c.873 §22; 1993 c.233 §4]

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ORS 801.187 “Circulatory roadway.” “Circulatory roadway” means the portion of a highway within a roundabout that is used by vehicles to travel counterclockwise around a central island. A circulatory roadway does not have a crosswalk. [2001 c.464 §3]

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ORS 801.190 “Class I all-terrain vehicle.” “Class I all-terrain vehicle” means a motorized, off-highway recreational vehicle that

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ORS 801.193 “Class II all-terrain vehicle.” “Class II all-terrain vehicle” means any motor vehicle that

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ORS 801.194 “Class III all-terrain vehicle” and “Class IV all-terrain vehicle.” (1) “Class III all-terrain vehicle” means a motorcycle that travels on two tires and that is actually being operated off highway

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ORS 801.195 [1983 c.338 §31; renumbered 801.198 in 1997]

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ORS 801.196 [1989 c.723 §2; 1991 c.284 §4; renumbered 801.199 in 1997]

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ORS 801.197 “Collector.” “Collector” or “collector highway” means a highway that serves primarily to funnel traffic from one local highway to another or between arterials and local highways. [1997 c.404 §3]

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ORS 801.198 “Combination of vehicles.” “Combination of vehicles” means two or more vehicles coupled together. [Formerly 801.195]

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ORS 801.199 “Combined weight.” “Combined weight” means the total empty weight of all vehicles in a combination plus the total weight of the load carried on that combination of vehicles. [Formerly 801.196]

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