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OR Rev Stat § 811.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.155 - Failure to stop for bus safety lights; exemptions; penalty.

(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 before reaching the vehicle; and (b) Remain standing until the bus safety lights are no longer operating. (2) The following apply to the offense described in this section: (a) The offense described in this section does not apply if the vehicle operating the bus safety lights is not permitted under ORS 816.350 and 816.360 to operate red bus safety lights. (b) A driver need not comply with this section if the vehicle operating red bus safety lights is stopped on a different roadway. (3) The offense described in this section, failure to stop for bus safety lights, is a Class A traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §583; 1985 c.16 §290]
OR Rev Stat § 811.157 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.157 - Report by driver of violation of ORS 811.155; contents.

(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 subsection (1) of this section shall be made within 72 hours of the alleged violation and shall contain: (a) The date and time of day of the alleged violation; (b) The name of the street on which the bus was traveling at the time of the alleged violation and either the approximate address or the name of the closest intersecting street; (c) The direction in which the bus was traveling and the direction in which the vehicle alleged to have committed the violation was traveling; (d) The weather conditions, including visibility, at the time of the alleged violation; and (e) The following information about the vehicle alleged to have committed the violation: (A) Number and state of issuance of the registration plate; and (B) Whether the vehicle is a sedan, station wagon, van, truck, bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle. (3) In addition to the information required by subsection (2) of this section, the report may contain any other identifying information, including but not limited to color of the vehicle, that the reporting bus driver has about the vehicle or the driver of the vehicle alleged to have committed the violation. [1987 c.654 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 811.159 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.159 - Law enforcement agency response to report of violation of ORS 811.155.

Upon receipt of a report containing the information required by ORS 811.157 (2), the law enforcement agency shall determine the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle and shall send the registered owner a letter informing the owner that the vehicle was observed violating ORS 811.155. The letter shall include, at a minimum, information from the report filed under ORS 811.157 specifying the time and place of the alleged violation. [1987 c.654 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 811.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.160 - Interference with rail fixed guideway public transportation system operation; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of interference with rail fixed guideway public transportation system operation if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives any vehicle in front of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle upon a track and the person fails to remove the person’s vehicle from the track as soon as practicable after signal from the operator of the rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle. (b) Drives a vehicle upon or across rail fixed guideway public transportation system tracks within an intersection in front of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle when the rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle has started to cross the intersection. (c) Overtakes or passes upon the left any rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle proceeding in the same direction whether actually in motion or temporarily at rest. This paragraph does not apply on one-way streets or on streets where the tracks are so located as to prevent compliance. (2) This section applies to any rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle that is any device traveling exclusively upon rails when upon or crossing a highway but does not apply to cars or trains propelled or moved by steam engine or by diesel engine. (3) The offense described in this section, interference with rail fixed guideway public transportation system operation, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §585; 1995 c.383 §48; 2001 c.522 §3; 2017 c.46 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 811.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.165 - Failure to stop for passenger loading of public transit vehicle; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to stop for passenger loading of a public transit vehicle if the person is the driver of a vehicle overtaking a public transit vehicle described in this section that is stopped or about to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger and the person does not: (a) Stop the overtaking vehicle to the rear of the nearest running board or door of the public transit vehicle; and (b) Keep the vehicle stationary until all passengers have boarded or alighted therefrom and reached a place of safety. (2) This section applies to the following public transit vehicles: (a) Commercial buses; and (b) Rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicles. (3) A person is not in violation of this section if the person passes a public transit vehicle: (a) Upon the left of any public transit vehicle described in this section on a one-way street; or (b) At a speed not greater than is reasonable and proper and with due caution for the safety of pedestrians when: (A) The public transit vehicle has stopped at the curb; or (B) Any area or space has been officially set apart within the roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and the area or space is so protected or marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone. (4) The offense described in this section, failure to stop for passenger loading of public transit vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §586; 1985 c.16 §292; 1995 c.383 §49; 2001 c.522 §4; 2017 c.46 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 811.167 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.167 - Failure to yield right of way to transit bus; rules; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a transit bus entering traffic if the person does not yield the right of way to a transit bus when: (a) A yield sign as described in subsection (2) of this section is displayed on the back of the transit bus; (b) The person is operating a vehicle that is overtaking the transit bus from the rear of the transit bus; and (c) The transit bus, after stopping to receive or discharge passengers, is signaling an intention to enter the traffic lane occupied by the person. (2) The yield sign referred to in subsection (1)(a) of this section shall warn a person operating a motor vehicle approaching the rear of a transit bus that the person must yield when the transit bus is entering traffic. The yield sign shall be illuminated by a flashing light when the bus is signaling an intention to enter a traffic lane after stopping to receive or discharge passengers. The Oregon Transportation Commission shall adopt by rule the message on the yield sign, specifications for the size, shape, color, lettering and illumination of the sign and specifications for the placement of the sign on a transit bus. (3) This section does not relieve a driver of a transit bus from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway. (4) As used in this section, "transit bus" means a commercial bus operated by a city or a county, a mass transit district established under ORS 267.010 to 267.394 or a transportation district established under ORS 267.510 to 267.650. (5) The offense described in this section, failure to yield the right of way to a transit bus entering traffic, is a Class D traffic violation. [1997 c.509 §2; 2013 c.202 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 811.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.170 - Violation of open container law; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of violation of the open container law in a motor vehicle if the person does any of the following: (a) Drinks any alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon a highway. (b) Possesses on one’s person, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway, any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic liquor, which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. (c) Keeps in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon any highway, any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic liquor, which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. The following apply to this paragraph: (A) This paragraph applies only to the registered owner of any motor vehicle or, if the registered owner is not then present in the vehicle, to the driver of the vehicle. (B) This paragraph does not apply if the bottle, can or other receptacle is kept in the trunk of the vehicle, or kept in some other area of the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk. (C) For purposes of this paragraph, a utility compartment or glove compartment is considered within the area occupied by the driver and passengers. (D) This paragraph does not apply to the living quarters of a camper or motor home. (2) The offense described in this section does not apply to passengers in a motor vehicle operated by a common carrier and used primarily to carry passengers for hire. (3) The offense described in this section, violation of the open container law in a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §597; 1985 c.16 §303; 2001 c.827 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 811.172 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.172 - Improperly disposing of human waste; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of improperly disposing of human waste if the person is operating or riding in a motor vehicle and the person throws, puts or otherwise leaves a container of urine or other human waste on or beside the highway. (2) The offense described in this section, improperly disposing of human waste, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1999 c.670 §2; 2011 c.597 §305]
OR Rev Stat § 811.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.175 - Violation driving while suspended or revoked; penalties.

(1) A person commits the offense of violation driving while suspended or revoked if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives a motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or right to apply for driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state by a court or by the Department of Transportation. (b) Drives a motor vehicle outside the limitations of a hardship driver permit issued under ORS 807.240. (c) Drives a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or commercial driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state or any other jurisdiction. (2) Affirmative defenses to the offense described in this section are established under ORS 811.180. (3) The offense described in this section is applicable upon any premises open to the public. (4) The offense described in this section, violation driving while suspended or revoked, is a Class A traffic violation except as otherwise provided in ORS 811.182. [1983 c.338 §598; 1985 c.16 §304; 1987 c.730 §1; 1987 c.801 §9; 1989 c.171 §91; 1989 c.636 §45; 1997 c.249 §228; 1999 c.1051 §90; 2009 c.395 §10; 2018 c.76 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 811.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.180 - Affirmative defenses.

The following establishes affirmative defenses in prosecutions for driving while suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182 and describes when the affirmative defenses are not available: (1) In addition to other defenses provided by law, including but not limited to ORS 161.200, it is an affirmative defense to the offenses described in ORS 811.175 and 811.182 that: (a) An injury or immediate threat of injury to a human being or animal, and the urgency of the circumstances made it necessary for the defendant to drive a motor vehicle at the time and place in question; or (b) The defendant had not received notice of the defendant’s suspension or revocation or been informed of the suspension or revocation by a trial judge who ordered a suspension or revocation of the defendant’s driving privileges or right to apply. (2) The affirmative defenses described in subsection (1)(b) of this section are not available to a defendant under the circumstances described in this subsection. Any of the evidence specified in this subsection may be offered in the prosecution’s case in chief. This subsection applies if any of the following circumstances exist: (a) The defendant refused to accept a notification provided by the department, including refusing to sign a receipt for the certified mail containing the notice of suspension or revocation. (b) The notice of suspension or revocation could not be delivered to the defendant because the defendant failed to comply with the requirements under ORS 807.560 to notify the Department of Transportation of a change of address or residence. (c) At a previous court appearance, the defendant had been informed by a trial judge that the judge was ordering a suspension or revocation of the defendant’s driving privileges or right to apply. (d) The defendant had actual knowledge of the suspension or revocation by any means prior to the time the defendant was stopped on the current charge. (e) The defendant was provided with notice of intent to suspend under ORS 813.100. [1983 c.338 §599; 1985 c.16 §305; 1985 c.672 §18; 1985 c.744 §1; 1987 c.138 §2; 1987 c.158 §168; 1987 c.730 §20; 1987 c.801 §10; 1997 c.249 §229; 2019 c.312 §25]
OR Rev Stat § 811.190 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.190 - Operation with obstructing passenger; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of driver operation with obstructing passenger if the person is operating a vehicle when another person is in the operator’s lap or in the operator’s embrace. (2) The offense described in this section, driver operation with obstructing passenger, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §601; 1995 c.383 §50]
OR Rev Stat § 811.193 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.193 - Smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in motor vehicle when child is present; penalty.

(1)(a) A person commits the offense of smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in a motor vehicle if the person smokes or uses an inhalant delivery system in a motor vehicle while a person under 18 years of age is in the motor vehicle. (b) As used in this subsection: (A) "Smokes" means to inhale, exhale, burn or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, regulated narcotic or other combustible substance; and (B) "Uses an inhalant delivery system" means to use an inhalant delivery system, as defined in ORS 431A.175, in a manner that creates an aerosol or vapor. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 810.410, a police officer may enforce this section only if the police officer has already stopped and detained the driver operating the motor vehicle for a separate traffic violation or other offense. (3) Smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing in a motor vehicle is a: (a) Class D traffic violation for a first offense. (b) Class C traffic violation for a second or subsequent offense. [2013 c.361 §2; 2015 c.158 §12] Note: 811.193 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 811 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 811.195 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.195 - Having passenger in trailer; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of having a passenger in a trailer if the person operates a vehicle on a highway while towing any type of trailer that contains a passenger. (2) This section does not apply if the person is operating any of the following vehicles: (a) A commercial bus trailer. (b) An independently steered trailer. (c) A trailer towed with a fifth wheel hitch if the trailer is equipped with all of the following: (A) Safety glazing materials that meet the standards established under ORS 815.040 wherever there are windows or doors with windows on the vehicle. (B) An auditory or visual signaling device that a passenger inside the vehicle can use to gain the attention of the motor vehicle driver towing the vehicle. (C) At least one unobstructed exit capable of being opened from both the interior and exterior of the vehicle. (3) The offense described in this section, passenger in trailer, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §602; 1985 c.16 §307; 1995 c.383 §51; 2003 c.158 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 811.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.200 - Carrying dog on external part of vehicle; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of carrying a dog on the external part of a vehicle if the person carries a dog upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any automobile or truck that is upon a highway unless the dog is protected by framework, carrier or other device sufficient to keep it from falling from the vehicle. (2) The offense described in this section, carrying dog on external part of vehicle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §603; 1995 c.383 §52]
OR Rev Stat § 811.205 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.205 - Carrying minor on external part of vehicle; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle if the person carries any person under 18 years of age upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any motor vehicle that is upon a highway. (2) For purposes of this section, the open bed of a motor vehicle is an external part of a motor vehicle. (3) A person does not commit the offense described in this section if the person: (a) Is carrying a minor in the open bed of a motor vehicle and the minor is secured with a safety belt or safety harness that complies with rules adopted under ORS 815.055; (b) Is operating the motor vehicle in an organized parade; or (c) Is carrying a minor who is seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported: (A) In the course and scope of employment, provided that the minor is transported in compliance with law and rules regulating the transport of workers; or (B)(i) Between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season; and (ii) The minor has a hunting license. (4) The offense described in this section, carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §604; 1995 c.383 §53; 2003 c.107 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 811.207 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 811 - Rules of the Road for Drivers|Section 811.207 - Legislative findings regarding restraint of children in motor vehicles.

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Oregon drivers look to the law in deciding how to restrain and protect children in motor vehicles. (2) The proper restraint of children in motor vehicles will reduce the number of children killed in motor vehicle accidents and reduce the severity of injuries to children who survive motor vehicle accidents. [2007 c.601 §1] Note: 811.207 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.