Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, photographs taken under ORS 810.434 may be submitted into evidence in a criminal trial, grand jury proceeding or other criminal proceeding for the purpose of proving or disproving a felony or a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Pho…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a city chooses to operate a camera that complies with this section and ORS 810.434, a citation for violation of ORS 811.265 may be issued on the basis of photographs from a camera taken without the presence of a police officer if…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a city chooses to operate cameras that comply with this section and ORS 810.434, a citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photographs from a camera and other technology, including but not limited to sensors, that mea…

(1) A city at its own cost may operate photo radar. (2) A photo radar system operated under this section: (a) May be used on streets in residential areas or school zones. (b) May be used in other areas if the governing body of the city makes a finding that speeding has had a nega…

(1) The Department of Transportation may operate photo radar within a highway work zone that is located on a state highway. The photo radar unit may be operated only: (a) In the area within a highway work zone when highway workers, as defined in ORS 811.230, are present. The phot…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a jurisdiction or the Oregon State Police uses photo radar in a highway work zone: (a) A citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photo radar if the following conditions are met: (A) The photo radar unit is operated …

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a city operating a photo radar system under ORS 810.438: (a) A citation for speeding may be issued on the basis of photo radar if: (A) A sign that provides drivers with information about the driver’s current rate of speed is post…

A police officer may take security for the appearance of a person arrested for a traffic crime if it appears to the officer that the arrested person might fail to appear in response to a citation. Authority granted by this section is in addition to any authority to accept securit…

A police officer who issues a citation for violation of an offense described in this section may accept security for the appearance of the person cited. Authority granted by this section is in addition to any authority to accept security under ORS 810.448. The authority of an off…

(1) A police officer shall submit a report to the Department of Transportation whenever the officer does any of the following: (a) Investigates a vehicle accident which ORS 811.725 or 822.600 requires to be reported. (b) Prepares a report of an accident investigated at the time a…

(1) A police officer, during normal business hours, may inspect the records, including electronic records, a vehicle dealer is required to keep under ORS 822.045 and vehicles included in the inventory or located on the premises of a dealer issued a certificate under ORS 822.020. …

(1) Any police officer may stop, measure and weigh any vehicle or combination of vehicles by means of either portable or stationary measures and scales, and having reason to believe that any vehicle or combination of vehicles, including any load thereon, is unlawful, or having re…

(1) A police officer may require the driver of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to stop the vehicle or combination and submit to tests by the officer as may be appropriate to determine if the vehicle or combination: (a) Is being driven or moved on any street or highway withou…

(1) A state police officer may require a person driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a street or highway to stop and submit the vehicle or combination to an inspection of the mechanical condition and equipment thereof at any location where members of the Oregon State P…

(1) A vehicle repair warning issued under ORS 810.510 shall: (a) Be in writing; (b) Require that the vehicle be placed in a safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment; (c) Specify the particulars with reference to condition, equipment, repair or adjustments …

(1) A weighmaster or motor carrier enforcement officer in whose presence an offense described in this subsection is committed may arrest or issue a citation for the offense in the same manner as under ORS 810.410 as if the weighmaster or motor carrier enforcement officer were a p…

Game wardens and all other state law enforcement officers within their respective jurisdictions shall enforce the provisions relating to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles under ORS 821.190, 821.210, 821.220 and 821.240 to 821.290. The authority granted by this section to enfor…

When a regularly employed officer of a railroad commissioned to act as a police officer by the Governor under ORS 131.880 finds a vehicle parked or standing upon any railroad track or within seven and one-half feet of the nearest rail in violation of ORS 811.555, the person may m…

Before an enforcement official may conduct inspections of commercial vehicles, drivers or cargoes for purposes of enforcing rules adopted under ORS 825.252 and 825.258, the official shall be trained and certified as a commercial vehicle inspector by the Department of Transportati…