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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.636 - Fees; rules.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall collect a fee of $88 for each trip by vessels regulated under ORS 783.625 to 783.640.
(2) All fees collected by the department under this section shall be paid into the Ballast Water Fund established under ORS 783.638.
(3) The Environmental Quality Commission may adopt by rule procedures for the payment of the fees specified in this section. [2011 c.321 §2; 2015 c.288 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.637 - Late charges; waiver.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall assess a late charge of $25 against the owner or operator of a vessel if the department has not received the fee specified in ORS 783.636 by the due date specified by the department.
(2) The department shall assess an additional late charge of $25 if the owner or operator of a vessel has not paid the fee specified in ORS 783.636 within 45 days after the due date specified by the department.
(3) The department may waive the late charges specified in this section upon a showing of good cause by the owner or operator of a vessel.
(4) All late charges collected by the department under this section shall be paid into the Ballast Water Fund established under ORS 783.638. [2011 c.321 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.638 - Ballast Water Fund; sources; uses.

(1) The Ballast Water Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Ballast Water Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Environmental Quality to:
(a) Monitor vessels regulated under ORS 783.625 to 783.640;
(b) Screen ballast water management information reported to the department under ORS 783.640;
(c) Inspect vessels and collect samples of ballast water pursuant to ORS 783.640;
(d) Conduct ballast water management policy development and coordination;
(e) Coordinate with other state agencies, agencies of other states and federal agencies on issues related to ballast water management;
(f) Respond to emergencies regarding aquatic invasive species that may have resulted from the discharge of ballast water; and
(g) Provide outreach and consultation expertise to maritime industry stakeholders regarding:
(A) Best practices related to ballast water management.
(B) Standards and procedures adopted by rule by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 783.635.
(2) The fund established by subsection (1) of this section shall consist of:
(a) Fees collected pursuant to ORS 783.636.
(b) Late charges collected pursuant to ORS 783.637. [2011 c.321 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.640 - Reporting of ballast water management.

(1) Owners or operators of vessels regulated under ORS 783.625 to 783.640 must report ballast water management information to the Department of Environmental Quality:
(a) For voyages greater than 24 hours in length, at least 24 hours prior to entering the waters of this state; or
(b) For voyages less than 24 hours in length, prior to departing the port or place of departure.
(2) The department may work with maritime associations and any national ballast information clearinghouse to establish the manner and form of the reporting required under this section.
(3) The department may verify compliance with ORS 783.625 to 783.640 by:
(a) Relying on tests conducted by the United States Coast Guard or on other tests determined to be appropriate by the department.
(b) Boarding and inspecting vessels regulated under ORS 783.625 to 783.640 and collecting samples of ballast water as part of the inspection. [2001 c.722 §4; 2005 c.62 §4; 2009 c.144 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.990 - Penalties.

(1) Violation of ORS 783.510, 783.520 or 783.610 is a Class B misdemeanor.
(2) Violation of ORS 783.530, 783.550 or 783.580 is a Class C misdemeanor.
(3) Violation of ORS 783.560 by any officer is a Class D violation.
(4) Violation of ORS 783.590 and injury or damage of any bridge across the Willamette River for want of the appliances described in ORS 783.590 is a Class A violation.
(5) Violation of ORS 783.620 is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1953 c.113 §2; 1997 c.249 §224; 1999 c.1051 §227; 2011 c.597 §304]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 783 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water › Section 783.992 - Civil penalties.

As specified in ORS 468.140, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may impose a civil penalty on the owner or operator of a vessel for failure to comply with the requirements of ORS 783.625 to 783.640. [2001 c.722 §7; 2005 c.62 §6; 2009 c.267 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.010 - Short title.

(1) ORS chapters 801 to 826 may be cited as the Oregon Vehicle Code.
(2) ORS 809.600 to 809.640 may be cited as the Habitual Traffic Offenders Act.
(3) ORS 813.095, 813.100, 813.131, 813.132, 813.140, 813.150, 813.310, 813.320 and 813.410 to 813.440 may be cited as the Motorist Implied Consent Law. [1983 c.338 §1; 1985 c.16 §2; 1995 c.733 §10; 1997 c.25 §4; 2003 c.814 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.015 - Effect of naming offenses.

The names given offenses in the vehicle code do not establish or limit the elements of the offense described but are merely for the convenience of the readers of the vehicle code and of the persons administering and enforcing the vehicle code. [1983 c.338 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.026 - General exemptions; exceptions.

(1) Persons, motor vehicles and equipment employed or used by a public or telecommunications utility, electric cooperative or by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state are exempt from the provisions of the vehicle code specified in subsection (3) of this section while on a highway and working or being used to service, construct, maintain or repair the facilities of a utility.
(2) Persons, motor vehicles and equipment employed or being used in the construction or reconstruction of a street or highway are exempt from the provisions of the vehicle code specified in subsection (3) of this section if:
(a) They are within the immediate construction project as described in the governmental agency contract, if there is a contract; and
(b) The work is being done in an area that is signed in accordance with the manual adopted under ORS 810.200.
(3) Persons, motor vehicles and equipment described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section are exempt from provisions of the vehicle code relating to rules of the road as described in ORS chapter 811, except that this subsection does not apply to:
(a) Reckless driving, as defined in ORS 811.140.
(b) Driving while under the influence of intoxicants, as defined in ORS 813.010.
(c) Failure to perform the duties of a driver involved in a collision, as described in ORS 811.700 or 811.705.
(d) Criminal driving while suspended or revoked, as defined in ORS 811.182.
(e) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, as defined in ORS 811.540.
(f) The provisions of ORS 811.145, 811.155, 811.170 and 811.175.
(4) Motor vehicles and equipment being used in the area and in the manner described in subsection (2) of this section are also exempt from the provisions of the vehicle code relating to vehicle size and weight to the extent set out in the governmental agency contract.
(5) Devices moved exclusively on stationary rail tracks are exempt from the vehicle code.
(6) Devices that are powered exclusively by human power are not subject to those provisions of the vehicle code that relate to vehicles. Notwithstanding this subsection, bicycles are generally subject to the vehicle code as provided under ORS 814.400.
(7) The exemptions in subsection (3) of this section do not apply to the persons and vehicles when traveling to or from the facilities or construction project. [1989 c.400 §2 (enacted in lieu of 801.025); 1999 c.1051 §82; 2018 c.22 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.030 - Exemptions from amendments to vehicle code.

This section describes exemptions from specific changes to the vehicle code. The exemptions allow some practice or right to continue after the change is made. The exemptions are as follows:
(1) Nothing contained in ORS 810.150 shall require the redesign, modification or replacement of street drains installed prior to September 13, 1975.
(2) Sections 2 to 169, chapter 451, Oregon Laws 1975, shall not apply to or govern the construction of or punishment for any vehicle code offense committed before June 27, 1975, or the construction and application of any defense to a prosecution for such an offense and do not impair or render ineffectual any court or administrative proceedings or procedural matters which occurred before June 27, 1975. [1983 c.338 §6; 1985 c.171 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.038 - Local government regulation of cell phones in motor vehicles.

A city, county or other local government may not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating the use of cellular telephones in motor vehicles. [2001 c.133 §1]
Note:
801.038 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code or any chapter or series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.043 - Moneys required by department for initial implementation of registration fees.

Moneys required by the Department of Transportation to establish a system for the initial implementation of the collection and distribution of additional registration fees authorized by chapter 864, Oregon Laws 1989, shall be taken from the moneys that would otherwise be distributed to the counties and cities under ORS 366.739. [1989 c.864 §9]
Note:
See note under 801.041.
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 864, Oregon Laws 1989," for the words "this Act" in section 9, chapter 864, Oregon Laws 1989, compiled as 801.043. Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. The sections for which substitution otherwise would be made may be determined by referring to the 1989 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.044 - County registration fees; Willamette River bridges.

(1) A county ordinance that imposes a vehicle registration fee under ORS 801.041 is not required to provide for payment of at least 40 percent of moneys from the registration fee to cities within the county if the county:
(a) Has a population of 650,000 or more; and
(b) Uses the moneys from the registration fee to pay for performing capital maintenance on, planning, designing, replacing, acquiring necessary property for, engineering, constructing or repairing a bridge that crosses the Willamette River in the City of Portland, or the approaches to the bridge, including the payment of debt service and costs related to bonds or other obligations issued for such purposes.
(2) This section applies to county vehicle registration fees that are imposed for the purpose of performing capital maintenance on, planning, designing, replacing, acquiring necessary property for, engineering, constructing or repairing a bridge that crosses the Willamette River in the City of Portland, or the approaches to the bridge, including the payment of debt service and costs related to bonds or other obligations issued for such purposes. [2019 c.392 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.045 - Permissive use of private roadway.

Nothing in the provisions of the vehicle code described in this section shall prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use, or from requiring different or additional conditions than those specified or from otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner. This section applies to the provisions of the vehicle code relating to abandoned vehicles, vehicle equipment, regulation of vehicle size, weight and load, the manner of operation of vehicles and use of roads by persons, animals and vehicles. [1983 c.338 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.050 - Privilege of motorist to use highways.

Subject to compliance with the motor vehicle law of this state, owners and operators of motor vehicles are granted the privilege of using the highways of this state. [1983 c.338 §10; 1985 c.16 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.055 - Weight standards; Department of Transportation responsibility for weight determination; rules.

(1) References in the vehicle code to weights and measures refer to United States Standards thereof.
(2) For purposes of the vehicle code, the weights of vehicles, combinations of vehicles, parts of vehicles, wheels or axles shall be determined by the use of methods, procedures and devices established by the Department of Transportation by rule. The rules established in accordance with this subsection may include any or all of the following:
(a) Methods and procedures to determine weights when weighing devices or facilities are not convenient.
(b) Standards and certification procedures for weighing devices.
(c) Any other rules the department determines necessary or convenient for purposes of this subsection. [1983 c.338 §11; 1985 c.172 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.110 - "Alley."

"Alley" means a street or highway primarily intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban areas and not intended for through vehicular traffic. [1983 c.338 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.115 - "Ambulance."

"Ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for the emergency transportation of persons who are ill or injured or who have disabilities. [1983 c.338 §15; 2007 c.70 §320]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.120 - "Ambulatory disability."

"Ambulatory disability" means a disability because of which a person:
(1) Has a physical and permanent disability to such a degree that the person is unable to move from place to place without the aid of a wheelchair;
(2) Is not able to cross curbs because of paralysis or loss of function of the person’s legs;
(3) Is missing one or both legs; or
(4) Has a permanently impaired or unsteady gait that makes it impossible or impractical to walk as a means of transportation. [1983 c.338 §16; 2007 c.70 §321]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.125 - "Antique vehicle."

"Antique vehicle" means a vehicle that is older than one-half the number of years between the current year and 1900 and that is maintained as a collector’s item. [1983 c.338 §17; 2003 c.122 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.130 - "Assembled vehicle."

"Assembled vehicle" means a vehicle:
(1) With a body that does not resemble any particular year model or make of vehicle;
(2) That is not a vehicle rebuilt by a manufacturer;
(3) That is not a vehicle built in a factory where the year model and make are assigned at the factory; and
(4) That is not an antique vehicle, a vehicle of special interest, a reconstructed vehicle or a replica. [1983 c.338 §18; 1985 c.402 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.133 - "Autocycle."

"Autocycle" means a motorcycle that:
(1) Is manufactured to travel on three wheels;
(2) Has nonstraddle seating; and
(3) Is equipped with a manufacturer-installed three-point safety belt or safety harness. [2017 c.296 §2; 2021 c.630 §125]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.135 - "Axle."

"Axle" means any structure or structures, whether in one or more segments, of any vehicle, supported by wheels and on which the wheels rotate, so spaced longitudinally that the centers thereof are included between two vertical parallel transverse planes 40 inches apart. [1983 c.338 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.140 - "Balance trailer."

"Balance trailer" means every trailer, other than a self-supporting trailer, pole trailer or semitrailer, designed so that its weight and that of its load is substantially balanced upon its axle or axles and so that it couples to the towing vehicle with a device other than a fifth wheel hitch. The definition in this section is based upon design features and, except as otherwise provided in this section, does not prohibit a balance trailer from fitting into another classification of trailer based on use. [1983 c.338 §20; 1985 c.16 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.150 - "Bicycle."

"Bicycle" means a vehicle that:
(1) Is designed to be operated on the ground on wheels;
(2) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider;
(3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground;
(4) Is propelled exclusively by human power; and
(5) Has every wheel more than 14 inches in diameter or two tandem wheels either of which is more than 14 inches in diameter. [1983 c.338 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.155 - "Bicycle lane."

"Bicycle lane" means that part of the highway, adjacent to the roadway, designated by official signs or markings for use by persons riding bicycles except as otherwise specifically provided by law. A bicycle lane exists in an intersection if the bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of the intersection in the same direction of travel. [1983 c.338 §23; 2019 c.120 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.160 - "Bicycle path."

"Bicycle path" means a public way, not part of a highway, that is designated by official signs or markings for use by persons riding bicycles except as otherwise specifically provided by law. [1983 c.338 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.170 - "Business district."

"Business district" means the territory contiguous to a highway when 50 percent or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 600 feet or more on one side, or 300 feet or more on both sides, is occupied by buildings used for business. [1983 c.338 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.175 - "Canceled"; "cancellation."

(1) "Canceled," with reference to vehicle registration or title, means that the registration or title is declared void and terminated and new registration or title may be obtained only as permitted by law.
(2) "Cancellation" with reference to driving privileges or identification cards means the annulment or termination by formal action of the Department of Transportation of a person’s driving privileges or identification card, or of a person’s right to apply for privileges or identification card, because of some error or defect in a document or because the person is not eligible for the privileges or card. [1983 c.338 §27; 1985 c.16 §10; 1993 c.393 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.180 - "Camper."

"Camper" means a structure that:
(1) Has a floor;
(2) Is designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle;
(3) Is not permanently attached to a motor vehicle upon which it is mounted;
(4) Is designed to provide facilities for human habitation or for camping;
(5) Is six feet or more in overall length;
(6) Is five and one-half feet or more in height from floor to ceiling at any point; and
(7) Has no more than one axle designed to support a portion of the weight of the camper. [1983 c.338 §28]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.183 - "Certificate of sale."

"Certificate of sale" means a document that contains the name and address of the purchaser and seller of a motor vehicle or component part, the date of sale, the consideration paid and a description of the vehicle or part and other essential elements of a sale of a motor vehicle or major component part. [2005 c.654 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.185 - "Certificate of title."

"Certificate of title" means a paper document issued by any jurisdiction specifically as evidence of vehicle ownership. A certificate of title is not necessarily the only evidence of vehicle ownership issued by a jurisdiction. [1983 c.338 §29; 1985 c.16 §11; 1987 c.217 §1; 1989 c.991 §23; 1991 c.873 §22; 1993 c.233 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.187 - "Circulatory roadway."

"Circulatory roadway" means the portion of a highway within a roundabout that is used by vehicles to travel counterclockwise around a central island. A circulatory roadway does not have a crosswalk. [2001 c.464 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.190 - "Class I all-terrain vehicle."

"Class I all-terrain vehicle" means a motorized, off-highway recreational vehicle that:
(1) Is 50 inches or less in width;
(2) Has a dry weight of 1,200 pounds or less;
(3) Travels on three or more tires designed for off-road use only;
(4) Uses handlebars for steering;
(5) Has a seat designed to be straddled for the operator; and
(6) Is designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain. [1985 c.459 §2; 1995 c.775 §9; 1997 c.228 §1; 2011 c.360 §1; 2023 c.372 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.193 - "Class II all-terrain vehicle."

"Class II all-terrain vehicle" means any motor vehicle that:
(1) Weighs more than or is wider than a Class I all-terrain vehicle;
(2) Is designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain;
(3) Is actually being operated off a highway or is being operated on a highway for agricultural purposes under ORS 821.191; and
(4) Is not a Class IV all-terrain vehicle. [1987 c.587 §2; 2005 c.227 §1; 2007 c.207 §1; 2011 c.360 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.194 - "Class III all-terrain vehicle" and "Class IV all-terrain vehicle."

(1) "Class III all-terrain vehicle" means a motorcycle that travels on two tires and that is actually being operated off highway.
(2) "Class IV all-terrain vehicle" means any motorized vehicle that:
(a) Travels on four or more tires designed for off-road use only;
(b) Is designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain;
(c) Has nonstraddle seating;
(d) Has a steering wheel for steering control;
(e) Has a dry weight of 3,500 pounds or less;
(f) Is 75 inches wide or less at its widest point; and
(g) Was originally manufactured for off-road use only. [1989 c.991 §2; 2011 c.360 §3; subsection (2) of 2011 Edition enacted as 2011 c.360 §5; 2019 c.491 §4; 2023 c.372 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.200 - "Commercial bus."

"Commercial bus" means every motor vehicle designed or used for carrying passengers and their personal baggage and express for compensation, except:
(1) Taxicabs that:
(a) Are passenger vehicles with a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed five;
(b) Carry passengers for hire where destination and route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee, distance traveled or waiting time;
(c) Are operated under a current license or permit issued by a city, county or other unit of local government where a permit or license is required for the operation of a taxicab; and
(d) Transport persons or property, or both, between points in Oregon.
(2) Vehicles commonly known and used as private passenger vehicles and not operated for compensation except in the transportation of students to or from school. [1983 c.338 §32; 1985 c.16 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.205 - "Commercial bus trailer."

"Commercial bus trailer" means a bus trailer:
(1) That is designed or used for carrying passengers and their personal baggage for compensation.
(2) Other than a vehicle commonly known and used as a private passenger vehicle not operated for compensation except in the transportation of students to or from school. [1983 c.338 §33; 1985 c.16 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.207 - "Commercial driver license" and "commercial driving privileges."

(1) "Commercial driver license" means a driver license issued by this state or any other jurisdiction that authorizes its holder to drive a commercial motor vehicle if the holder also has any necessary endorsements to the license.
(2) "Commercial driving privileges" means the driving privileges granted by a commercial driver license or a commercial learner driver permit issued by this state or any other jurisdiction, either of which authorizes the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle as permitted by the commercial driver license or commercial learner driver permit, subject to any endorsements or restrictions. [1989 c.636 §3; 2003 c.14 §457; subsection (2) of 2013 Edition enacted as 2013 c.237 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.208 - "Commercial motor vehicle."

(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles and one or more vehicles that:
(a) Has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 26,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater, inclusive of one or more towed units, with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, whichever is greater;
(b) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more;
(c) Is designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver; or
(d) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the term "commercial motor vehicle" does not include the following:
(a) An emergency fire vehicle being operated by firefighters as defined in ORS 652.050;
(b) Emergency vehicles being operated by qualified emergency service volunteers as defined in ORS 401.358;
(c) A motor home used to transport or house, for nonbusiness purposes, the operator or the operator’s family members or personal possessions; or
(d) A recreational vehicle that is operated solely for personal use. [1989 c.636 §2; 1991 c.185 §1; 1991 c.676 §1; 1999 c.359 §1; 2007 c.387 §1; 2009 c.395 §3; 2009 c.718 §27; 2011 c.470 §1; 2013 c.237 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.210 - "Commercial vehicle."

"Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(1) Is used for the transportation of persons for compensation or profit; or
(2) Is designed or used primarily for the transportation of property. [1983 c.338 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.217 - "Converter dolly."

"Converter dolly" means an auxiliary axle assembly equipped with a fifth wheel hitch and used to convert a semitrailer to a full trailer. [1991 c.284 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.220 - "Crosswalk."

"Crosswalk" means any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere that is distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway that conform in design to the standards established for crosswalks under ORS 810.200. Whenever marked crosswalks have been indicated, such crosswalks and no other shall be deemed lawful across such roadway at that intersection. Where no marked crosswalk exists, a crosswalk is that portion of the roadway described in the following:
(1) Where sidewalks, shoulders or a combination thereof exists, a crosswalk is the portion of a roadway at an intersection, not more than 20 feet in width as measured from the prolongation of the lateral line of the roadway toward the prolongation of the adjacent property line, that is included within:
(a) The connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks, shoulders or a combination thereof on opposite sides of the street or highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traveled roadway; or
(b) The prolongation of the lateral lines of a sidewalk, shoulder or both, to the sidewalk or shoulder on the opposite side of the street, if the prolongation would meet such sidewalk or shoulder.
(2) If there is neither sidewalk nor shoulder, a crosswalk is the portion of the roadway at an intersection, measuring not less than six feet in width, that would be included within the prolongation of the lateral lines of the sidewalk, shoulder or both on the opposite side of the street or highway if there were a sidewalk. [1983 c.338 §36]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.235

[1983 c.338 §39; 1985 c.139 §3; 1987 c.296 §1; 1989 c.243 §1; 2007 c.70 §322; renumbered 801.387 in 2007]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.236 - "Dismantler."

(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, crushing, compacting, recycling or substantially altering in form; or
(b) Buying, selling, dealing in or processing motor vehicle major component parts that are stocked in the inventory of the business, if the buying, selling, dealing in or processing of major component parts is not part of a business selling new vehicles or repairing vehicles.
(2) "Dismantler" does not include a scrap metal business as defined in ORS 165.116. [2005 c.654 §3; 2021 c.412 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.237 - "District" defined for certain purposes.

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 persons established under ORS chapter 268. [1989 c.864 §2a; 2009 c.865 §40d]
Note:
801.237 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code or any chapter or series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.245 - "Driver license."

"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 or all of the following ways:
(1) It may refer to a document issued by this state or any other jurisdiction as evidence of a grant of driving privileges.
(2) It may refer to general driving privileges granted by this state or another jurisdiction. [1983 c.338 §54; 1985 c.182 §1; 1985 c.608 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.250 - "Driver permit."

"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 grant of driving privileges under a driver permit. Driver permits issued by this state include the following:
(1) Applicant temporary driver permit described under ORS 807.310.
(2) Court issued temporary driver permit described under ORS 807.320.
(3) Disability golf cart driver permit described under ORS 807.210.
(4) Emergency driver permit described under ORS 807.220.
(5) Instruction driver permit described under ORS 807.280.
(6) Hardship driver permit described under ORS 807.240.
(7) Special student driver permit described under ORS 807.230.
(8) Special temporary instruction driver permit described under ORS 807.290.
(9) Court bail driver permit described under ORS 807.330.
(10) Temporary driver permit described under ORS 813.110.
(11) Commercial learner driver permit described under ORS 807.285. [1983 c.338 §41; 1985 c.16 §14; 1985 c.608 §1; 1987 c.801 §1; 2013 c.237 §34; 2018 c.76 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.255 - "Driving privilege."

"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 authority whether or not documents are issued as evidence of the authority. In this state, driving privileges may be granted under:
(1) A license as defined under ORS 801.207 and 801.245.
(2) Driver permits as described in ORS 801.250.
(3) The driving privileges established under ORS 807.020.
(4) Any endorsement of a license or driver permit or limitations on a license or driver permit that allows a person to operate a motor vehicle. [1983 c.338 §42; 1989 c.636 §8; 2003 c.14 §458]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.258 - "Electric assisted bicycle."

"Electric assisted bicycle" means a vehicle that:
(1) Is designed to be operated on the ground on wheels;
(2) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider;
(3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground;
(4) Has both fully operative pedals for human propulsion and an electric motor; and
(5) Is equipped with an electric motor that:
(a) Has a power output of not more than 1,000 watts; and
(b) Is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of greater than 20 miles per hour on level ground. [1997 c.400 §2; 1999 c.59 §233]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.259 - "Electric personal assistive mobility device."

"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 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.260 - "Emergency vehicle."

"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) Designated as an emergency vehicle by the Director of Transportation. [1983 c.338 §43; 1993 c.751 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.261 - "Endorsement."

"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 or driver permit. The types of endorsements granted by this state and the driving privileges granted under each type of endorsement are established by ORS 807.035. [2003 c.14 §461]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.263 - "Engine brake."

(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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.265 - "Farm tractor."

"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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.270 - "Farm trailer."

"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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.272 - "Field sobriety test."

"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 from an intoxicant or a combination of intoxicants. [1989 c.576 §17; 1997 c.853 §60; 1999 c.619 §4; 2017 c.21 §74; 2021 c.253 §1; 2023 c.498 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.280 - "Financial responsibility requirements."

"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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.285 - "Fixed load vehicle."

"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 attached to the body of the vehicle;
(b) For transportation of equipment or appliances that are ordinarily kept on or in the vehicle in order that the vehicle may be used for its primary purpose; and
(c) Except for the transportation of permanent load, appliances and equipment described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, for purposes other than for the transportation of persons or property over public highways or streets.
(2) It is a vehicle other than the following:
(a) A travel trailer.
(b) A tow vehicle, including a tow vehicle with cranes, hoists or dollies.
(c) A truck-mounted transit mixer or volumetric mixer.
(d) A self-propelled mobile crane.
(e) A bucket truck.
(3) It is a vehicle that may include, but is not limited to, the following vehicles:
(a) Air compressors, air drills, asphalt plants, asphalt spreaders, bituminous plants, bituminous mixers, bituminous spreaders and bucket loaders;
(b) Concrete batch plants, concrete mixers other than transit mixers or volumetric mixers, cement spreaders, carryalls, crawler cranes, crushers and crushing plants, diggers and ditchers, power units and plants;
(c) Earthmoving scrapers, electric generating equipment, electric load-bank and wiring equipment, front-end loaders, leveling graders, lighting plants and portable wiring, motor graders, payloaders, power hoists, road graders, scoopmobiles, skip hoists, stackers and hoists;
(d) Athey wheels, backhoes, bituminous and concrete pavement finishers, drag lines, fork lift trucks, log loaders, portable bins, portable parts and storage bins, portable shops, portable storage tanks, power shovels, road rollers, sheepsfoot rollers and paving mixers, towermobiles, welders, yarders;
(e) Bituminous and concrete finishing machines, elevator equipment, scarifiers and rooters, traction engines, vibro screens and rotary screens, wheeled and crawler tractors other than truck tractors; and
(f) Apron feeders, grain grinders, grain rollers, sand classifiers and drags, sawmills and special construction equipment, scrap metal balers, scrubber screens and plate feeders. [1983 c.338 §47; 1985 c.71 §1; 1995 c.79 §367; 2003 c.655 §87; 2017 c.539 §1; 2019 c.491 §51]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.288 - "Funeral escort vehicle"; "funeral lead vehicle"; "funeral procession."

(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 facilitate the movement of a funeral procession.
(3) "Funeral procession" means two or more vehicles, including any funeral lead vehicle or funeral escort vehicle, accompanying the body or cremated or reduced remains of a deceased person. [1991 c.482 §§2,3,4; 2021 c.296 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.290 - "Future responsibility filing."

"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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.295 - "Golf cart."

"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 more than two persons, including the driver. [1983 c.338 §49]