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…

None of the provisions of the vehicle code relieve a pedestrian from the duty to exercise due care or relieve a driver from the duty to exercise due care concerning pedestrians. [1983 c.338 §543]

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to obey a traffic patrol member if: (a) A traffic patrol member makes a cautionary sign or signal to indicate that students have entered or are about to enter the crosswalk under the traffic patrol member’s direction; and…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a traffic patrol member if the driver fails to stop and yield the right of way to a traffic patrol member who: (a) Has entered a crosswalk for the purpose of directing students who have entered or are about to…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk if the driver: (a) Approaches from the rear another vehicle that is stopped at a marked or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway; and (b) Ove…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk. (2) The offense described in this section, failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk, is a Class B…

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian if the driver does not stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian when the pedestrian is: (a) Proceeding in accordance with a traffic control device as provided under ORS 814.010 …

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driving through a safety zone if the driver at any time drives through or within any area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by …

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of failure to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian who has limited vision or a pedestrian who is blind if the driver violates any of the following: (a) A driver approaching a pedestrian who has limited vision or a pedestrian who…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor vehicle operator to yield to a rider on a bicycle lane if the person is operating a motor vehicle and the person does not yield the right of way to a person operating a bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, electric personal as…

(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a bicyclist on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any bicyclist on a sidewalk. (2) The driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this section when a bicyc…

ORS 811.060 shall be known and may be cited as the Milkman Mike Act. [2017 c.388 §3] Note: 811.059 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 St…

(1) For the purposes of this section, “recklessly” has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085. (2) A person commits the offense of vehicular assault if: (a) The person recklessly operates a vehicle upon a highway in a manner that results in contact between the person’s vehicl…

(1) A driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of unsafe passing of a person operating a bicycle if the driver violates any of the following requirements: (a) The driver of a motor vehicle may only pass a person operating a bicycle by driving to the left of the bicycle at a …

(1) A person commits the offense of violating the basic speed rule if the person drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to all of the following: (a) The traffic. (b) The surface and width of the highway. (c) The hazard…

(1) Any speed in excess of a designated speed posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180 is prima facie evidence of violation of the basic speed rule under ORS 811.100. (2) If no designated speed is posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180, any speed in excess of one of t…

(1) The speed limits established by ORS 811.111 do not authorize speeds higher than those required for compliance with the basic speed rule. (2) The basic speed rule does not authorize speeds higher than those established as speed limits by ORS 811.111. [1987 c.887 §5; 2003 c.819…

(1) Violation of a specific speed limit imposed under law or of a posted speed limit is punishable as follows: (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class D traffic violation. (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class C traffic v…

(1) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person: (a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway, except for the portions of interstate highway described in subsection (2) of this section, at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed …

For purposes of ORS 811.111, children are present at any time and on any day when: (1) Children are: (a) Occupying or walking within a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b); or (b) Waiting on the curb or shoulder of the highway at a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b); …

(1) A person commits the offense of speed racing on a highway if, on a highway in this state, the person drives a vehicle or participates in any manner in any of the following in which a vehicle is involved: (a) A speed competition or contest. (b) An acceleration contest. (c) A t…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of organizing a speed racing event if the person, to facilitate or aid another individual who is participating in an activity described in ORS 811.125 or 811.140 (1)(b): (a) Obstructs or places…

(1) A person commits the offense of impeding traffic if the person drives a motor vehicle or a combination of motor vehicles in a manner that impedes or blocks the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. (2) A person is not in violation of the offense described under this sect…

(1) A person commits the offense of careless driving if the person drives any vehicle upon a highway or other premises described in this section in a manner that endangers or would be likely to endanger any person or property. (2) The offense described in this section, careless d…

(1) A person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person: (a) Recklessly drives a vehicle upon a highway or premises open to the public in a manner that endangers the safety of persons or property; or (b) Operates a vehicle on a highway or premises open to the public an…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle or ambulance if an ambulance or emergency vehicle that is using a visual or audible signal in a manner described under ORS 820.300 and 820.320 approaches the vehicle the person is operating and the perso…

(1) A person operating a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to maintain a safe distance from a motor vehicle if the person approaches a motor vehicle that is stopped and is displaying required warning lights or hazard lights, or a person is indicating distress by using …

(1) A person commits the offense of interference with an emergency vehicle or ambulance if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives a vehicle following at a distance closer than 500 feet any emergency vehicle or ambulance that is traveling in response to a fire alarm or e…

(1) A driver commits the offense of failure to stop for bus safety lights if the driver meets or overtakes from either direction any vehicle that is stopped on a roadway and that is operating red bus safety lights described under ORS 816.260 and the driver does not: (a) Stop befo…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 811.158: (a) “Education provider” means: (A) A school district as defined in ORS 332.002; (B) An entity that is a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program or other public early learning and preschool programs established under…

(1) The driver of a school bus, worker transport bus or a bus issued a permit under ORS 818.260 may report a violation of ORS 811.155 to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the area where the violation is alleged to have occurred. (2) A report under subsecti…

After a city or county receives moneys under ORS 153.633 or 153.640, as a result of a conviction of failure to stop for bus safety lights, in violation of ORS 811.155, the city or county shall disburse all of the moneys to an education provider if: (1) The citation was issued on …