Chapter 811 — Chapter 811
201 sections in this chapter.
ORS 811.587 Unlawful parking in space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling; penalty. (1) As used in this section, “alternative fuel vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 469B.100, except that “alternative fuel vehicle” includes vehicles registered in any jurisdiction
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(2) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling if: (a) The person parks a vehicle in any parking space that is on premises open to the public; (b) The parking space is marked or signed as reserved for alternative fu…
ORS 811.590 Unlawful parking in winter recreation parking area; exemptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in a winter recreation parking area if the person parks a vehicle in a location designated as a winter recreation parking area under ORS 810.170 at any time from November 1 of any year to April 30 of the next year and the vehicle is not displaying a winter recreation parking permit issued under ORS 811.595
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(2) Unless the police officer issuing the citation witnesses the parking of the vehicle, a rebuttable presumption exists that a vehicle parked in violation of this section was parked by the registered owner of the vehicle. If the parking of the vehicle is witnessed by the police …
ORS 811.595 Winter recreation parking permit; rules; fees. A winter recreation parking permit is a vehicle permit that is issued as evidence of a grant of authority to park a vehicle in a winter recreation parking location established under ORS 810.170 without violation of ORS 811.590. The Department of Transportation shall establish a program for the issuance of winter recreation parking permits under this section. The program established by the department shall comply with all of the following
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(1) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the issuance and administration of winter recreation parking permits. The rules shall be adopted under ORS chapter 183. (2) The department shall include all of the following in the rules adopted under this section: (a) The type o…
ORS 811.600 Fees for winter recreation parking permits. The Oregon Transportation Commission shall set the fees for issuance of a winter recreation parking permit issued under ORS 811.595 by rule. The commission shall consider recommendations of the Winter Recreation Advisory Committee in setting the fees under this section. The fees established for issuance of winter recreation parking permits shall be designed to cover the costs of enforcing the requirement for winter recreation parking permits and of removing snow from winter recreation parking locations designated under ORS 810.170, but may not exceed the following
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(1) For winter recreation parking permits valid for a period of one day, $5. (2) For winter recreation parking permits valid for a period of three consecutive days, $10. (3) For winter recreation parking permits valid for a period of one year beginning each November, $30. [1983 c…
ORS 811.602 Disabled person parking permit; content; rules. (1) A disabled person parking permit is a means of identifying vehicles being used to exercise the parking privileges described in ORS 811.635. The following are disabled person parking permits
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(a) A special decal described in ORS 811.605 issued by the Department of Transportation to be affixed to a golf cart or substantially similar vehicle; (b) An individual placard described in ORS 811.605; (c) A program placard issued by the department under ORS 811.607; (d) A famil…
ORS 811.603 Parking identification card without photograph; issuance; rules. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a parking identification card without a photograph to an applicant for a disabled person parking permit if the applicant does not have a driver license, a driver permit or an identification card issued by the department under ORS 807.400 and if the applicant submits a statement from a physician that it would be impractical or harmful to the applicant, because of medical or physical condition, to appear at an office of the department and be photographed for an identification card
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(2) The department shall determine by rule the terms, conditions and requirements of a parking identification card issued under this section except that the department may not require either that an applicant appear personally in order to receive or renew a card or that the card …
ORS 811.604 Application for issuance or renewal of a disabled person parking permit in the form of an individual placard or decal issued under ORS 811.602 shall include
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(1) A certificate, signed and dated within six months preceding the date of application, by a licensed physician, a licensed nurse practitioner, a licensed physician associate or a licensed physical therapist to the Department of Transportation that the applicant is a person with…
ORS 811.605 Contents of individual placard or decal. (1) An applicant for an individual placard or decal issued by the Department of Transportation under ORS 811.602 must have a driver license, a driver permit, an identification card or a parking identification card issued by the department
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(2) An individual placard or decal shall contain an expiration date that is visible from outside the vehicle when the placard or decal is displayed on or in the vehicle. (3) A placard or decal issued under this section shall be valid for a period of eight years from the date of i…
ORS 811.606 Parking permit for person with temporary disability. The Department of Transportation may issue a placard showing an expiration date not to exceed six months after the date of issuance for use by persons with temporary disabilities upon submission by the applicant of a certificate described in ORS 811.604 except that it certifies that the applicant has a temporary disability for less than four years. An applicant for a temporary disabled person parking permit need not have a driver license, a driver permit, an identification card or a parking identification card. [1987 c.187 §9; 1987 c.296 §4; 1989 c.243 §7; 1991 c.741 §3; 1993 c.741 §85; 2001 c.827 §14; 2005 c.406 §3; 2007 c.70 §332; 2008 c.1 §32]
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ORS 811.607 Program placards; rules. The Department of Transportation shall issue disabled person parking permits in the form of program placards for use on vehicles that are regularly used as part of a program for the transportation of persons with disabilities or by an adult foster home. All the following apply to placards issued under this section
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(1) The department shall determine the form, size and content of the placards except that the department shall require that a placard contain the name of the program holding the placard and the department shall require that the expiration date of a placard be visible when the pla…
ORS 811.608 [1987 c.187 §10; repealed by 1989 c.243 §18]
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ORS 811.609 Family placards. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue disabled person parking permits in the form of family placards for use on vehicles that are regularly used by
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(a) A family that includes at least two persons with disabilities; or (b) Multiple households that are caring for at least one person with a disability. (2) All the following apply to placards issued under this section: (a) The department shall determine the form, size and conten…
ORS 811.610 [1985 c.246 §2; repealed by 1991 c.741 §7]
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ORS 811.611 Foreign visitor placard. (1) The Department of Transportation may issue a disabled person parking permit in the form of a placard to a person who is visiting from a foreign country if the person presents to the department either a valid driver license or other grant of driving privileges from the foreign country or a passport or visa showing that the person is a visitor to the United States and presents one of the following
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(a) A valid disabled person parking permit issued by the country that issued the visitor’s passport or visa; (b) A certificate from an official of the agency that issues disabled person parking permits in the country that issued the visitor’s passport or visa certifying that the …
ORS 811.612 Maintenance of privileges after relocation. To maintain disabled person parking privileges after relocation, a person who relocates to Oregon and who holds a disabled person parking permit from another state shall obtain an Oregon disabled person parking permit pursuant to ORS 811.602. [2001 c.367 §6]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 811.613 Wheelchair User placard; rules. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a “Wheelchair User” disabled person parking permit in the form of a “Wheelchair User” placard or decal for use by a person who uses a wheelchair or similar low-powered motorized or mechanically propelled vehicle designed specifically for use by a person with a physical disability
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(2) The department shall determine the form, size and content of the placards or decals, except that the department shall require that the placards or decals: (a) Include the words “Wheelchair User.” (b) Have an expiration date that is visible from outside the vehicle when the pl…
ORS 811.615 Unlawful parking in space reserved for persons with disabilities; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities if
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(a) The person parks a vehicle in any parking space that is on private or public property and that is marked or signed to provide parking for persons with disabilities and the vehicle does not conspicuously display a disabled person parking permit described in ORS 811.602 or 811.…
ORS 811.616 Oregon Wounded Warrior placard; rules. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue an “Oregon Wounded Warrior” disabled person parking permit in the form of an “Oregon Wounded Warrior” placard or decal for use by a wounded warrior
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(2) A person is a wounded warrior who qualifies for an “Oregon Wounded Warrior” parking permit if the person: (a) Submits written proof to the Department of Transportation of having a United States Department of Veterans Affairs total disability rating of at least 50 percent as a…
ORS 811.617 Blocking parking space reserved for persons with disabilities; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of blocking a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities if the person
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(a) Stops or parks a vehicle in such a way as to block access to a parking space that is on private or public property and that is marked or signed to provide parking for persons with disabilities; or (b) Places an object or allows an object to be placed in such a manner that it …
ORS 811.620 Removal of vehicle illegally parked in space reserved for persons with disabilities. If a vehicle is illegally parked in violation of ORS 811.615, the vehicle may be removed and, if notice required under subsection (3) of this section is given, is subject to costs for the removal and storage of the vehicle as provided under the following
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(1) The owner of private property may have the vehicle removed from the property in the manner provided for removal of vehicles under ORS 98.812. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, any state agency or political subdivision of this state may provide for the removal and…
ORS 811.625 Unlawful use of disabled person parking permit; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a disabled person parking permit if the person
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(a) Is not a person with a disability and is not transporting the holder of a disabled person parking permit to or from the parking location; and (b) Uses a disabled person parking permit described under ORS 811.602 or 811.606 to exercise any privileges granted under ORS 811.635.…
ORS 811.627 Use of invalid disabled person parking permit; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of use of an invalid disabled person parking permit if the person uses a permit that is not a valid permit from another jurisdiction, and that
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(a) Has been previously reported as lost or stolen; (b) Has been altered; (c) Was issued to a person who is deceased at the time of the citation; (d) Has not been issued under ORS 811.602; (e) Is a photocopy or other reproduction of a permit, regardless of the permit status; or (…
ORS 811.628 Invalidation of disabled person parking permit. The Department of Transportation shall invalidate a disabled parking permit issued under ORS 811.602 if any of the following occurs
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(1) The department receives information that the person issued an individual or “Wheelchair User” placard or permit has since obtained a driver license or driver permit issued by another jurisdiction or has since obtained an identification card in another jurisdiction that is sim…
ORS 811.630 Misuse of program placard; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of misuse of a program placard if the person
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(a) Is the driver of a vehicle that is being used as part of a program for the transportation of persons with disabilities; and (b) Uses a program placard described under ORS 811.607 for any purpose other than exercising privileges granted under ORS 811.637. (2) Except as provide…
ORS 811.632 Appointment of volunteers to issue citations. (1) A law enforcement agency authorized to enforce parking laws may appoint volunteers to issue citations for violations of ORS 811.615, 811.617, 811.625 and 811.630, or of ordinances dealing with parking privileges for persons with disabilities. Volunteers appointed under this subsection must be at least 21 years of age. The law enforcement agency appointing the volunteers may establish any other qualifications the agency deems desirable
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(2) Any agency appointing volunteers under this section shall provide training to the volunteers before authorizing them to issue citations. (3) A citation issued by a volunteer appointed under this section shall have the same force and effect as a citation issued by a police off…
ORS 811.635 Privileges granted by disabled person parking permit other than program placard. All of the following apply to the parking privileges granted to persons with disabilities under a disabled person parking permit other than a program placard described in ORS 811.607
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(1) The privileges granted under a permit may be exercised notwithstanding ORS 811.575, any authority granted under ORS 810.160 or parking restrictions imposed by any city or county and without violation thereof. (2) Subject to the limitations under subsection (4) of this section…
ORS 811.637 Privileges granted by program placards. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 811.635, a program placard described under ORS 811.607 confers only the following privileges
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(a) It authorizes the driver of a vehicle that is being used as part of the program to which the placard was issued to park the vehicle for three hours or less in any public parking zone restricted as to the length of time permitted therein without incurring penalties for overtim…
ORS 811.640 [1983 c.338 §684(2); 1985 c.16 §329(2); 1985 c.139 §5(2); 1987 c.187 §11; 1989 c.243 §14; 1991 c.741 §5; 1995 c.462 §3; 1997 c.680 §3; 1999 c.91 §6; repealed by 2001 c.827 §18]
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COLLISIONS (Duties)
ORS 811.700 Failure to perform duties of driver when property is damaged; penalty. (1) A driver of a vehicle who knows or has reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle was involved in a collision commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a driver when property is damaged if the driver’s vehicle is involved in a collision that results in damage to property and the driver does not perform duties required under any of the following
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(a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of the collision or as close to the scene of the collision as possible and reasonably investigate what the driver’s vehicle struck. Every stop required under this paragraph should be made without obstructing traffic more than…
ORS 811.705 Failure to perform duties of driver to injured persons; penalty. (1) A driver of a vehicle who knows or has reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle was involved in a collision commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons if the driver’s vehicle has been in a collision that results in injury or death to a person and the driver does not perform all of the following duties
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(a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of the collision or as close to the scene of the collision as possible and reasonably investigate what the driver’s vehicle struck. Every stop required under this paragraph should be made without obstructing traffic more than…
ORS 811.706 Money damages resulting from violation of ORS 811.700 or 811.705. When a person is convicted of violating ORS 811.700 or 811.705, the court, in addition to any other sentence it may impose, may order the person to pay an amount of money equal to the amount of any damages caused by the person as a result of the incident that created the duties in ORS 811.700 or 811.705. [1995 c.782 §2]
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Note: 811.706 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 811 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 811.707 Crime classification for violation of ORS 811.705. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall classify the crime of failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons as crime category 8 of the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission if a person suffers serious physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015 or dies as a result of the collision that forms the basis of the conviction. [2001 c.919 §2; 2018 c.22 §3]
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Note: 811.707 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 811 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 811.710 Failure to perform duties of driver when animal is injured; penalty. (1) A driver of a vehicle who knows or has reason to believe that the driver’s vehicle was involved in a collision commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a driver when an animal is injured if the driver’s vehicle injures or kills a domestic animal and the driver does not perform all of the following duties
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(a) Immediately stop the driver’s vehicle at the scene of the collision or as close to the scene of the collision as possible and reasonably investigate what the driver’s vehicle struck. Every stop required under this paragraph should be made without obstructing traffic more than…
ORS 811.715 Failure to perform duties of witness to accident; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a witness to an accident if the person
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(a) Witnesses an accident that results in injury or death to any person or causes damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by any person; and (b) Does not furnish to the driver or occupant of such vehicles or injured person, the true name and address of the witness. (2) The…
ORS 811.717 Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty. (1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway if, after an accident
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(a) A person has not suffered any apparent personal injury as a result of the accident; (b) The motor vehicle is operable and does not require towing; (c) It is safe to drive the motor vehicle to a location off of the roadway as close to the accident scene as possible; and (d) Th…
ORS 811.720 When collision must be reported to Department of Transportation. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, and notwithstanding ORS 801.020 (9), any place a collision is caused by the motion of a vehicle or its load that results in injury or death to any person, the collision is subject to the reporting requirements under the following sections
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(a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.725. (b) The reporting requirements for occupants of vehicles in collisions under ORS 811.735. (c) The reporting requirements for owners of vehicles under ORS 811.730. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this sectio…
ORS 811.725 Driver failure to report collision to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report a collision if the driver does any of the following
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(a) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the collision, complete a report of the collision in a form approved by the Department of Transportation and submit the report to the department. …
ORS 811.730 Owner failure to report collision to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) The owner of a vehicle commits the offense of owner failure to report a collision if the owner does any of the following
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(a) If the person owns a vehicle that is involved in a collision that is required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and all of the following apply: (A) The collision occurred while the vehicle was driven by someone other than the owner of the vehicle. (B) The driver of the vehicle…
ORS 811.735 Failure of vehicle occupant to make collision report to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a vehicle occupant to make a collision report if
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(a) The person is an occupant, other than the driver, of a vehicle at a time when the vehicle is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS 811.720; (b) The driver of the vehicle is physically incapable of making a collision report required under ORS 811.725; and (…
ORS 811.740 False collision report; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of giving a false collision report if the person gives information in any report required under ORS 811.725 or 811.730, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false
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(2) The offense described in this section, giving a false collision report, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §581; 1985 c.393 §38; 2024 c.63 §21]
ORS 811.745 When collision must be reported to police officer or law enforcement agency. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, and notwithstanding ORS 801.020 (9), any place a collision is caused by the motion of a vehicle or its load that results in injury or death to any person, the collision is subject to
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(a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.748. (b) The reporting requirements for occupants of vehicles in collisions under ORS 811.750. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, and notwithstanding ORS 801.020 (9), a collision caused by the motion …
ORS 811.747 Definitions for ORS 811.748 and 811.750. As used in ORS 811.748 and 811.750
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(1) “Emergency communications system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 403.105. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means any agency that employs members of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a city police officer, a police officer commissioned by a university u…
ORS 811.748 Driver failure to report collision to police officer or law enforcement agency; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report a collision if the driver is driving any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS 811.745 and the driver, if physically capable, does not give notice of the collision immediately to a police officer or a law enforcement agency by the quickest means available
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a driver does not commit the offense of driver failure to report a collision if: (a) The collision required to be reported under ORS 811.745 results in a serious injury or death; and (b) The driver gives notice of the collision …
ORS 811.750 Failure of vehicle occupant to make collision report to police officer or law enforcement agency; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a vehicle occupant to make a collision report if
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(a) The person is an occupant, other than the driver, of a vehicle at a time when the vehicle is involved in a collision required to be reported to a police officer or a law enforcement agency under ORS 811.745; (b) The driver of the vehicle is physically incapable of giving noti…
ORS 811.800 Operation of funeral vehicles with improper lights; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operation of a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle with improper lights if the person
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(a) Fails to equip the funeral escort vehicle or funeral lead vehicle with at least one “fire company warning light” as provided for under ORS 816.350 and described under ORS 816.285; or (b) Uses the “fire company warning light” at any time except during a funeral procession. (2)…
ORS 811.802 Failure to yield right of way to funeral procession; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a funeral procession if the funeral procession is accompanied by a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle and the person does not do the following
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(a) Yield the right of way to the funeral procession. (b) Stop before entering any intersection and remain stopped until the funeral procession has passed. (c) Obey any directions given by a driver of a funeral escort vehicle. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of…
ORS 811.804 Intersection rules for funeral processions. (1) While exercising due caution regarding the safety of others, notwithstanding any traffic control device, right of way provisions or other provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code, if the funeral escort vehicle or funeral lead vehicle lawfully enters an intersection, the following procession may enter the intersection without stopping
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the vehicles in the funeral procession shall yield the right of way: (a) To an emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal; or (b) If directed by a police officer to do so. [1991 c.482 §8]
ORS 811.806 Exceeding maximum speed for funeral procession; penalty. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person commits the offense of exceeding the maximum speed for a funeral procession if
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(a) The person is driving in a funeral procession on a highway with a speed limit of less than 50 miles per hour and the person drives at a speed that exceeds five miles per hour less than the speed limit; or (b) The person is driving in a funeral procession on a highway with a s…
ORS 811.808 Exemption from speed limits for funeral escort vehicle. Notwithstanding ORS 811.111 or 811.295, while overtaking the funeral procession in order to direct traffic at the next intersection, the funeral escort vehicle may exceed the posted speed limit by 10 miles per hour and may cross the center line of a roadway that is divided into two or more lanes. [1991 c.482 §9; 2003 c.14 §494; 2003 c.819 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 811.810 Disrupting funeral procession; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of disrupting a funeral procession if
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(a) The person is driving a vehicle that is not a member of the funeral procession and the person drives between the vehicles in a funeral procession; or (b) The person is driving a vehicle that is not a member of the funeral procession and the person joins the funeral procession…