Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

“Director” means Director of Transportation. [1983 c.338 §38]

(1) “Dismantler” means a person who is engaged in the business of: (a) Buying, selling, dealing in or processing, except for processing into scrap metal, motor vehicles for the purpose of destroying, salvaging, dismantling, disassembling, reducing to major component parts, crushi…

As used in this section and ORS 267.001, 268.503, 801.040, 801.042, 802.110, 803.420, 803.445 and 803.585, “district” means a mass transit or transportation district of over 400,000 persons established under ORS chapter 267 and a metropolitan service district of over 400,000 pers…

“Driver license” or “license” may have any or all of the meanings provided for the terms under this section as required or appropriate under the section referring to the term. The term “driver license” may be used interchangeably with “license” and either term may be used in any …

“Driver permit” means a grant of driving privileges by this state or another jurisdiction that is more limited than those available under a license or that is only available under special or limited circumstances. The term may also refer to a document issued as evidence of a gran…

“Driving privilege” means the grant of authority by a jurisdiction to a person that allows that person to drive a vehicle on highways within that jurisdiction. Driving privileges grant authority to a person not to a vehicle. The driving privilege includes any such grant of author…

(1) “Class 1 electric assisted bicycle” means an electric assisted bicycle that: (a) Provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and (b) Ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. (2) “Class 2 electric assisted bicycle” means an…

“Electric personal assistive mobility device” means a device that: (1) Is self-balancing on two nontandem wheels; (2) Is designed to transport one person in a standing position; (3) Has an electric propulsion system; and (4) Has a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour. [2003 c.341 §…

“Emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is equipped with lights and sirens as required under ORS 820.350 and 820.370 and that is any of the following: (1) Operated by public police, fire or airport security agencies. (2) Designated as an emergency vehicle by a federal agency. (3…

”Endorsement,” when used in relation to driving privileges, means a grant of driving privileges, or the evidence thereof, to a person who holds a license, or in some instances a driver permit, allowing the person to exercise driving privileges that are not granted by the license …

(1) “Engine brake” means a device that converts a power-producing diesel engine into a power-absorbing air compressor, resulting in a net energy loss. (2) “Unmuffled engine brake” means an engine brake that is not equipped with a muffler in good working order. [1993 c.314 §9]

“Farm tractor” means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily in agricultural operations for drawing or operating other farm machines, equipment and implements of husbandry. [1983 c.338 §44]

“Farm trailer” means a vehicle that: (1) Is without motive power; (2) Is a vehicle other than an implement of husbandry; (3) Is designed to carry property; and (4) Is drawn by a farm tractor. [1983 c.338 §45]

“Field sobriety test” means a physical or mental test, approved by the Department of State Police by rule after consultation with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, that enables a police officer or trier of fact to screen for or detect probable impairment fro…

“Fifth wheel hitch” means a coupling device for vehicles that is commonly known as a kingpin and fifth wheel assembly. [1983 c.338 §46]

“Financial responsibility requirements” means the ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle in a manner provided under ORS 806.060. [1983 c.338 §74; 1985 c.16 §20]

“Fixed load vehicle” means all of the following apply to the vehicle: (1) It is a vehicle with or without motive power that is designed and used primarily: (a) To support and move a permanent load in the form of equipment or appliances constructed as part of or permanently attach…

(1) “Funeral escort vehicle” means any two-wheel or three-wheel vehicle that is accompanying a funeral procession and is properly equipped under ORS 811.800. (2) “Funeral lead vehicle” means any vehicle that is properly equipped under ORS 811.800 and is used to lead and facilitat…

“Future responsibility filing” means the requirement described under ORS 806.240 to file and maintain proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements with the Department of Transportation. [1983 c.338 §48]

“Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground; (2) Has an unloaded weight less than 1,300 pounds; (3) Is designed to be and is operated at not more than 15 miles per hour; and (4) Is designed to carry golf equipment and not …

“Gross combination weight rating” means the greater of: (1) The value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit of a vehicle, if: (a) The value is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification label; and (b) The vehicle is towing another unit; or (2)…

“Gross vehicle weight rating” means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination vehicle. [1989 c.636 §5; 1991 c.185 §2]

“Group of axles” means an assemblage of two or more consecutive axles considered together in determining their combined load effect on a bridge or pavement structure. [1983 c.338 §50; 1985 c.172 §2]

“Hazardous materials” has the meaning given that term in 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as in effect on January 1, 2013. [1989 c.636 §6; 2005 c.649 §31; 2013 c.237 §47]

(1) “Highway” means every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts and other structures within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right. (2) For t…

“Identity source documents” means documents required for the issuance, renewal or replacement of a driver license, a driver permit or an identification card by the Department of Transportation. [2008 c.1 §6]

“Implement of husbandry” means a vehicle or device used exclusively in agricultural operations. Truck trailers with a loaded weight of more than 8,000 pounds, motor vehicles, bus trailers, manufactured dwellings, prefabricated structures and recreational vehicles greater than eig…

“Inhalant” means any glue, paint, cement or other substance that is capable of causing intoxication and that contains one or more of the following chemical compounds: (1) Acetone; (2) Amyl acetate; (3) Benzol or benzene; (4) Butane; (5) Butyl acetate; (6) Butyl alcohol; (7) Carbo…

“Intersection” means the area of a roadway created when two or more roadways join together at any angle, as described in one of the following: (1) If the roadways have curbs, the intersection is the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines. (2…

“Intoxicant” means: (1) Intoxicating liquor; (2) A controlled substance; (3) An inhalant; (4) Cannabis; (5) Psilocybin; or (6) Any drug, as defined in ORS 475.005, that, when used either alone or in combination with intoxicating liquor, an inhalant, psilocybin, cannabis or a cont…

“Issue” or “issuance,” when used in relation to title, means either the creation of a record of title for a vehicle or physical delivery of a certificate of title to a person, or both. [1993 c.233 §3]

“Limited visibility condition” means: (1) Any time from sunset to sunrise; and (2) Any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible on a straight, level, unlighted highway at a distance of 1,000…

“Loaded weight” means the weight transmitted to the road, through an axle or set of axles, when the vehicle is fully loaded. [1983 c.338 §56; 1989 c.723 §4]

“Low-speed vehicle” means a four wheeled motor vehicle with a top speed of more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour. [2001 c.293 §5]

“Manufactured structure” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.561. [1993 c.696 §3; 2003 c.655 §89]

”Manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture of new vehicles as a regular business. [1983 c.338 §57]

“Medium-speed electric vehicle” means an electric motor vehicle with four wheels that is equipped with a roll cage or a crushproof body design, can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, is fully enclosed and has at least one door for entry. [2009 …

“Moped” means a vehicle, including any bicycle equipped with a power source, other than an electric assisted bicycle as defined in ORS 801.258 or a motor assisted scooter as defined in ORS 801.348, that complies with all of the following: (1) It is designed to be operated on the …

“Motor assisted scooter” means a vehicle that: (1) Is designed to be operated on the ground with not more than four wheels; (2) Has a foot support or seat for the operator’s use; (3) Can be propelled by motor or human propulsion; and (4) Is equipped with a power source that is in…

“Motor home” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Is reconstructed, permanently altered or originally designed to provide facilities for human habitation; or (2) Has a structure permanently attached to it that would be a camper if the structure was not permanently attached to the moto…

“Motor truck” means a motor vehicle that is primarily designed or used for carrying loads other than passengers. [1983 c.338 §61]

“Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion. [1983 c.338 §62]

“Motorcycle” means any self-propelled vehicle other than a moped or farm tractor that: (1) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider; (2) Is designed to be operated on the ground upon wheels; and (3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground…

“Motorcycle helmet” means a protective covering for the head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and inside the outer shell and a chin-strap type retention system with a sticker indicating that the motorcycle helmet meets standards established by the United Stat…

“Narrow residential roadway” means a two-way roadway that is: (1) Located in a residence district; and (2) Not more than 18 feet wide at any point between two intersections or between an intersection and the end of the roadway. [2007 c.367 §2]

“Operation” means any operation, towing, pushing, movement or otherwise propelling. [1983 c.338 §66]

(1) “Organ transport vehicle” means any motor vehicle operated or contracted by an organ procurement organization for the emergency transportation of body parts intended to be transplanted. (2) As used in this section, “body part” and “organ procurement organization” have the mea…

“Owner” when referring to the owner of a vehicle means: (1) The person in whose name title to a vehicle is issued, and who is entitled to possession and use of the vehicle. (2) If the title and right to possession and use for a vehicle are in different persons: (a) The person, ot…

“Ownership record” means: (1) A primary ownership record; or (2) A transitional ownership record. [1989 c.927 §2; 1993 c.233 §8]

“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. [1983 c.338 §68]