Chapter 814 — Chapter 814
72 sections in this chapter.
ORS 814.010 Appropriate responses to traffic control devices. This section establishes appropriate pedestrian responses to specific traffic control devices for purposes of ORS 814.020. Authority to place traffic control devices is established under ORS 810.210. Except when acting under the direction of a police officer, a pedestrian is in violation of ORS 814.020 if the pedestrian makes a response to a traffic control device that is not permitted under the following
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(1) A pedestrian facing a traffic control device with a green light may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk unless prohibited from doing so by other traffic control devices. (2) A pedestrian facing a traffic control device with a green arrow signal …
ORS 814.020 Failure to obey traffic control device; penalty. (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to obey traffic control devices if the pedestrian does any of the following
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(a) Fails to obey any traffic control device specifically applicable to the pedestrian. (b) Fails to obey any specific traffic control device described in ORS 814.010 in the manner required by that section. (2) A pedestrian is not subject to the requirements of this section if th…
ORS 814.030 Failure to obey bridge or railroad signal; penalty. (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to obey bridge or railroad signal if the pedestrian does any of the following
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(a) Enters or remains upon a bridge or approach to a bridge beyond the bridge signal, gate or barricade after a bridge operation signal has been given. (b) Passes through, around, over or under any crossing gate or barrier at a bridge or railroad grade crossing while the gate or …
ORS 814.040 Failure to yield to vehicle; penalty. (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to yield to a vehicle if the pedestrian does any of the following
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(a) Suddenly leaves a curb or other place of safety and moves into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. (b) Fails to yield the right of way to a vehicle upon a roadway when the pedestrian is crossing the roadway at any point other than with…
ORS 814.050 (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian failure to yield to an ambulance, organ transport vehicle or emergency vehicle if the pedestrian does not yield the right of way to
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(a) An ambulance used in an emergency situation; or (b) An emergency vehicle, organ transport vehicle or an ambulance upon the approach of the vehicle using a visual signal or audible signal or both according to requirements under ORS 820.300 or 820.320. (2) This section does not…
ORS 814.060 Failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing; penalty. (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing if the pedestrian crosses a roadway other than by means of a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing when a tunnel or overhead crossing serves the place where the pedestrian is crossing the roadway
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(2) The offense described in this section, failure to use pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §557]
ORS 814.070 Improper position upon or improperly proceeding along highway; exceptions; penalty. (1) A pedestrian commits the offense of pedestrian with improper position upon or improperly proceeding along a highway if the pedestrian does any of the following
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(a) Takes a position upon or proceeds along and upon the roadway where there is an adjacent usable sidewalk or shoulder. (b) Does not take a position upon or proceed along and upon the shoulder, as far as practicable from the roadway edge, on a highway that has an adjacent should…
ORS 814.072 Issuance of permit to be upon or to proceed along highway. (1) A road authority may issue a permit that authorizes a pedestrian or a group to be positioned upon or to proceed along a highway if the pedestrian or group shows to the satisfaction of the road authority
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(a) Proof of liability insurance in an amount of not less than $1 million; and (b) That the pedestrian or group will meet the public safety requirements adopted by the Department of Transportation by rule. (2) Upon issuance of a permit, the permit holder shall provide a copy of t…
ORS 814.080 Unlawful hitchhiking; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful hitchhiking if the person is on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride
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(2) The offense described in this section, unlawful hitchhiking, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §559; 1995 c.383 §87]
ORS 814.090 [1983 c.338 §560; 1995 c.383 §88; 1999 c.932 §1; repealed by 2005 c.63 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.092 [1999 c.932 §2; repealed by 2005 c.63 §1]
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(Miscellaneous Rights)
ORS 814.100 Rights of driver and passengers of disabled vehicle on freeway. On a freeway on which pedestrian traffic is prohibited, the driver and passengers of a disabled vehicle stopped on the freeway may walk to the nearest exit, in either direction, on that side of the freeway upon which the vehicle is disabled, from which telephone or motor vehicle repair services are available. [1983 c.338 §561]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.110 Rights for persons who are blind, who are deaf-blind or who have limited vision. (1) The following definitions apply to this section and to ORS 811.035 and 814.120
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(a) “Blind” means visual acuity that does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or having a visual field of 20 degrees or less. (b) “Dog guide” means a dog that is wearing a dog guide harness and is trained to lead or guide a person who is blind. (c) “Limite…
ORS 814.120 Unlawful use of white cane; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a white cane if the person uses or carries a white cane on the highways or any other public place of this state and the person is not a person who has limited vision or is not a person who is blind or a person who is deaf-blind
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(2) This section is subject to the provisions and definitions relating to the rights of pedestrians who have limited vision or pedestrians who are blind or deaf-blind under ORS 814.110. (3) The offense described in this section, unlawful use of a white cane, is a Class D traffic …
ORS 814.130 Passenger obstruction of driver; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of passenger obstruction of a driver if the person is a passenger in a vehicle and the person rides in a position that interferes with all of the operator’s views to the rear, through one or more mirrors and otherwise, or that interferes with the operator’s view to the front or sides or the operator’s control of the driving mechanism
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(2) The offense described in this section, passenger obstruction of driver, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §605] LIVESTOCK
ORS 814.140 Application of vehicle laws to animal on roadway. Every person riding an animal upon a roadway and every person driving or leading any animal is subject to the provisions of the vehicle code concerning vehicle equipment and operation of vehicles except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. [1983 c.338 §665]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.150 Failure to perform duties of person in charge of livestock on highway; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a person in charge of livestock on a highway if the person fails to do any of the following
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(a) When riding or leading a horse or other livestock on the highway, a person must keep a lookout for vehicles and use caution to keep the animal under control. (b) A person in charge of driving a herd of livestock on or across a highway shall position a person at the front of t…
ORS 814.200 Unlawful operation of motorcycle or moped; penalty. (1) A person operating a moped or motorcycle commits the offense of unlawful moped or motorcycle operation if the person
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(a) Fails to sit astride, or to stand astride, the moped or motorcycle seat while facing forward; or (b) Carries a package, bundle or other article that prevents the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars. (2) The offense described in this section, unlawful moped or mot…
ORS 814.210 Operation of moped on sidewalk or bicycle trail; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operation of a moped on a sidewalk or bicycle trail if the person operates a moped upon a sidewalk, a bicycle path or a bicycle lane
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(2) Exemptions to this section are provided under ORS 811.440. (3) The offense described in this section, operation of a moped on a sidewalk or bicycle trail, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §644]
ORS 814.220 Motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon a motorcycle that is not disabled and being towed and the person attaches a part of the person’s self or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway
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(2) The offense described in this section, motorcyclist clinging to another vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §687; 1985 c.16 §330; 1995 c.383 §90]
ORS 814.230 Moped operator or rider clinging to other vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of moped operator or rider clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon or operating a moped and the person clings to another vehicle upon a roadway or attaches the moped to any other vehicle upon a roadway
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(2) The offense described in this section, moped operator or rider clinging to another vehicle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §688]
ORS 814.240 Motorcycle or moped unlawful passing; penalty. (1) A motorcycle operator or moped operator commits the offense of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing in a lane with a vehicle if the operator does any of the following
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(a) Overtakes and passes in the same lane occupied by the vehicle the operator is overtaking, unless the vehicle being passed is a motorcycle or a moped. (b) Operates a moped or motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. (2) This section do…
ORS 814.250 Moped or motorcycle operating more than two abreast; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operating a moped or motorcycle more than two abreast if the person is operating a moped or motorcycle on a roadway laned for traffic and the person is riding abreast of more than one other motorcycle or moped in the same lane for traffic
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(2) For purposes of this section, a motorcycle does not include an autocycle. (3) The offense described in this section, moped or motorcycle operating more than two abreast, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §690; 2017 c.296 §3]
ORS 814.260 Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a moped rider to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person
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(a) Operates or rides on a moped; and (b) Is not wearing a motorcycle helmet. (2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 814.290. (3) This section does not permit passengers on mopeds in violation of ORS 814.330 or 814.340. (4) The offense described in this sectio…
ORS 814.269 Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person operates a motorcycle and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet
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(2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS 814.290. (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic violation. [1987 c.910 §2; 1995 c.492 §4]
ORS 814.270 [1983 c.338 §696; 1985 c.16 §333; repealed by 1987 c.910 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.275 Failure of motorcycle passenger to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person rides as a passenger on a motorcycle and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet
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(2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS 814.290. (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motorcycle passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic violation. [1987 c.910 §3; 1989 c.283 §1; 1995 c.492 §5]
ORS 814.280 Endangering motorcycle passenger; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a motorcycle passenger if the person is operating a motorcycle and the person carries another person on the motorcycle who is not wearing a motorcycle helmet
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(2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 814.290. (3) The offense described in this section, endangering a motorcycle passenger, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §692; 1987 c.910 §5; 1995 c.492 §6]
ORS 814.290 Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements. This section establishes exemptions from the requirements and penalties relating to the use of motorcycle helmets under ORS 814.260 to 814.280. A person is not in violation of ORS 814.260, 814.269, 814.275 or 814.280 if the person is any of the following
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(1) Within an enclosed cab. (2) Operating or riding a vehicle designed to travel with three wheels in contact with the ground at speeds of less than 15 miles per hour. [1983 c.338 §693; 1987 c.910 §6; 1995 c.492 §7]
ORS 814.300 [1983 c.338 §694; repealed by 1999 c.179 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.310 Illegal alteration of moped; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration of a moped if the person alters or modifies in any manner a vehicle registered in this state so that
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(a) The displacement of the engine is increased beyond that allowable for a moped under ORS 801.345; or (b) The vehicle is capable of moving, unassisted, at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour on a level road surface. (2) The offense described in this section, illegal alterati…
ORS 814.320 Failure to display lighted headlights; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to display lighted headlights on a moped or motorcycle at all times, if the person operates a moped or motorcycle and does not display lights and illuminated devices specified under ORS 816.320 and 816.330 at all times the motorcycle or moped is upon a highway
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(2) A person may use modulating headlights described under ORS 816.050 during daylight without violating this section, but a person who uses such modulating headlights during limited visibility conditions is in violation of this section. (3) This section does not apply when speci…
ORS 814.325 Carrying passenger on motorcycle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully carrying a passenger on a motorcycle if the person does any of the following
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(a) Carries on a motorcycle a person who is not seated on a permanent and regular seat, if the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, or upon another seat attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator’s seat. (b) Carries a person in a position that…
ORS 814.330 Carrying passenger on moped; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully carrying a passenger on a moped if the person operates a moped on any highway of this state with a passenger on the moped
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(2) The offense described in this section, unlawfully carrying a passenger on a moped, is a Class D traffic violation. [Formerly 487.743]
ORS 814.340 Riding as passenger on moped; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully riding as a passenger on a moped if the person rides any moped as a passenger on a highway of this state
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(2) The offense described in this section, unlawfully riding as a passenger on a moped, is a Class D traffic violation. [Formerly 487.746] BICYCLES
ORS 814.400 Application of vehicle laws to bicycles. (1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a public way is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same rights and duties as the driver of any other vehicle concerning operating on highways, vehicle equipment and abandoned vehicles, except
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(a) Those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (b) When otherwise specifically provided under the vehicle code. (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section: (a) A bicycle is a vehicle for purposes of the vehicle code; and (b) When the…
ORS 814.405 Status of electric assisted bicycle. An electric assisted bicycle shall be considered a bicycle, rather than a motor vehicle, for purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code, except when otherwise specifically provided by statute. [1997 c.400 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 814.410 Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk if the person does any of the following
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(a) Operates the bicycle so as to suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and move into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. (b) Operates a bicycle upon a sidewalk and does not give an audible warning before overtaking and passing a …
ORS 814.414 Improper entry into intersection controlled by stop sign; penalty. (1) A person operating a bicycle who is approaching an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign may, without violating ORS 811.265, do any of the following without stopping if the person slows the bicycle to a safe speed
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(a) Proceed through the intersection. (b) Make a right or left turn into a two-way street. (c) Make a right or left turn into a one-way street in the direction of traffic upon the one-way street. (2) A person commits the offense of improper entry into an intersection where traffi…
ORS 814.416 Improper entry into intersection controlled by flashing red signal; penalty. (1) A person operating a bicycle who is approaching an intersection where traffic is controlled by a flashing red signal may, without violating ORS 811.265, do any of the following without stopping if the person slows the bicycle to a safe speed
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(a) Proceed through the intersection. (b) Make a right or left turn into a two-way street. (c) Make a right or left turn into a one-way street in the direction of traffic upon the one-way street. (2) A person commits the offense of improper entry into an intersection where traffi…
ORS 814.420 Failure to use bicycle lane or path; exceptions; penalty. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person commits the offense of failure to use a bicycle lane or path if the person operates a bicycle on any portion of a roadway that is not a bicycle lane or bicycle path when a bicycle lane or bicycle path is adjacent to or near the roadway
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(2) A person is not required to comply with this section unless the state or local authority with jurisdiction over the roadway finds, after public hearing, that the bicycle lane or bicycle path is suitable for safe bicycle use at reasonable rates of speed. (3) A person is not in…
ORS 814.430 Improper use of lanes; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of improper use of lanes by a bicycle if the person is operating a bicycle on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic using the roadway at that time and place under the existing conditions and the person does not ride as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway
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(2) A person is not in violation of the offense under this section if the person is not operating a bicycle as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway under any of the following circumstances: (a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle that i…
ORS 814.440 Failure to signal turn; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to signal for a bicycle turn if the person does any of the following
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(a) Stops a bicycle the person is operating without giving the appropriate hand and arm signal continuously for at least 100 feet before executing the stop. (b) Executes a turn on a bicycle the person is operating without giving the appropriate hand and arm signal for the turn fo…
ORS 814.450 Unlawful load on bicycle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of having an unlawful load on a bicycle if the person is operating a bicycle and the person carries a package, bundle or article which prevents the person from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebar and having full control at all times
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(2) The offense described in this section, unlawful load on a bicycle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §704]
ORS 814.460 Unlawful passengers on bicycle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful passengers on a bicycle if the person operates a bicycle and carries more persons on the bicycle than the number for which it is designed or safely equipped
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(2) The offense described in this section, unlawful passengers on a bicycle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §705]
ORS 814.470 Failure to use bicycle seat; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to use a bicycle seat if the person is operating a bicycle and the person rides other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle
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(2) The offense described in this section, failure to use a bicycle seat, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §706; 2003 c.341 §13; 2015 c.138 §26]
ORS 814.480 Nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle if the person is riding upon or operating a bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle and the person clings to another vehicle upon a roadway or attaches that which the person is riding or operating to any other vehicle upon a roadway
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(2) The offense described in this section, nonmotorized vehicle clinging to another vehicle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §707]
ORS 814.484 Meaning of “bicycle” and “operating or riding on a highway.” (1) For purposes of ORS 814.485, 814.486, 815.052 and 815.281, “bicycle” has the meaning given in ORS 801.150 except that
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(a) It also includes vehicles that meet the criteria specified in ORS 801.150 (1) to (4) but that have wheels that are 14 inches or less in diameter. (b) It does not include tricycles designed to be ridden by children. (2) For purposes of the offenses defined in ORS 814.485, 814.…
ORS 814.485 Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under 16 years of age, operates or rides on a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052
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(2) Exemptions from this section are as provided in ORS 814.487. (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear, is a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for failure of a bicycle operator or rider to…
ORS 814.486 Endangering bicycle operator or passenger; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a bicycle operator or passenger if
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(a) The person is operating a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and the person carries another person on the bicycle who is under 16 years of age and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052; or (b) The person is the parent, leg…