Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
Chapter contents
801.010Short title 801.015Effect of naming offenses 801.020Statements of policy and purpose; applicability of vehicle code 801.025[1983 c.338 §5; 1985 c.16 §5; 1987 c.447 §139; repealed by 1989 c.400 §1 (801.026 enacted in lieu of 801.025)] 801.026General exemptions; exceptions 801.030Exemptions from amendments to vehicle code 801.035[1983 c.338 §7; 1985 c.16 §6; 1985 c.400 §1; 1989 c.43 §15; 1991 c.407 §19; repealed by 1995 c.733 §74] 801.038Local government regulation of cell phones in motor vehicles 801.040Authority to adopt special provisions 801.041Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by county; rules 801.042Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by district; rules 801.043Moneys required by department for initial implementation of registration fees 801.044County registration fees; Willamette River bridges 801.045Permissive use of private roadway 801.050Privilege of motorist to use highways 801.055Weight standards; Department of Transportation responsibility for weight determination; rules 801.060[2009 c.432 §1; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1] 801.063[2009 c.432 §2; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1] 801.066[2009 c.432 §3; repealed by 2017 c.568 §1] 801.100Definitions generally 801.105[1983 c.338 §13; repealed by 1993 c.741 §147] 801.110“Alley.” 801.115“Ambulance.” 801.120“Ambulatory disability.” 801.125“Antique vehicle.” 801.127“Arterial.” 801.130“Assembled vehicle.” 801.133“Autocycle.” 801.135“Axle.” 801.140“Balance trailer.” 801.145[1983 c.338 §21; 1999 c.1051 §278; repealed by 2011 c.597 §112] 801.150“Bicycle.” 801.155“Bicycle lane.” 801.160“Bicycle path.” 801.163“Biometric data.” 801.165“Bus trailer.” 801.170“Business district.” 801.175“Canceled”; “cancellation.” 801.180“Camper.” 801.183“Certificate of sale.” 801.185“Certificate of title.” 801.187“Circulatory roadway.” 801.190“Class I all-terrain vehicle.” 801.193“Class II all-terrain vehicle.” 801.194“Class III all-terrain vehicle” and “Class IV all-terrain vehicle.” 801.195[1983 c.338 §31; renumbered 801.198 in 1997] 801.196[1989 c.723 §2; 1991 c.284 §4; renumbered 801.199 in 1997] 801.197“Collector.” 801.198“Combination of vehicles.” 801.199“Combined weight.” 801.200“Commercial bus.” 801.205“Commercial bus trailer.” 801.207“Commercial driver license” and “commercial driving privileges.” 801.208“Commercial motor vehicle.” 801.210“Commercial vehicle.” 801.215“Commission.” 801.217“Converter dolly.” 801.220“Crosswalk.” 801.225“Department.” 801.230“Director.” 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] 801.236“Dismantler.” 801.237“District” defined for certain purposes 801.240[1983 c.338 §40; repealed by 1993 c.741 §147] 801.245“Driver license.” 801.250“Driver permit.” 801.255“Driving privilege.” 801.258“Electric assisted bicycle.” 801.259“Electric personal assistive mobility device.” 801.260“Emergency vehicle.” 801.261“Endorsement.” 801.263“Engine brake.” 801.265“Farm tractor.” 801.270“Farm trailer.” 801.272“Field sobriety test.” 801.275“Fifth wheel hitch.” 801.280“Financial responsibility requirements.” 801.285“Fixed load vehicle.” 801.288“Funeral escort vehicle”; “funeral lead vehicle”; “funeral procession.” 801.290“Future responsibility filing.” 801.295“Golf cart.” 801.297“Gross combination weight rating.” 801.298“Gross vehicle weight rating.” 801.300“Group of axles.” 801.303“Hazardous materials.” 801.305“Highway.” 801.307[2007 c.122 §3; 2009 c.395 §5; repealed by 2013 c.237 §12] 801.308“Identity source documents.” 801.310“Implement of husbandry.” 801.315[1985 c.608 §3; 1989 c.636 §9; repealed by 2003 c.14 §459] 801.317“Inhalant.” 801.320“Intersection.” 801.321“Intoxicant.” 801.323“Issue”; “issuance.” 801.325“Limited visibility condition.” 801.330“Loaded weight.” 801.331“Low-speed vehicle.” 801.332[1993 c.696 §2; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143] 801.333“Manufactured structure.” 801.335“Manufacturer.” 801.340[1983 c.338 §58; 1985 c.16 §16; repealed by 1993 c.696 §19] 801.341“Medium-speed electric vehicle.” 801.345“Moped.” 801.348“Motor assisted scooter.” 801.350“Motor home.” 801.355“Motor truck.” 801.360“Motor vehicle.” 801.365“Motorcycle.” 801.366“Motorcycle helmet.” 801.368“Narrow residential roadway.” 801.370“Operation.” 801.375“Owner.” 801.377“Ownership record.” 801.380“Park” or “parking.” 801.385“Pedestrian.” 801.387“Person with a disability.” 801.390“Pole trailer.” 801.395“Police officer.” 801.397“Prefabricated structure.” 801.400“Premises open to the public.” 801.402“Primary ownership record.” 801.403[2001 c.522 §2; renumbered 801.406 in 2007] 801.404“Racing activity vehicle.” 801.405[1983 c.338 §75; 1985 c.402 §4; renumbered 801.408 in 2007] 801.406“Rail fixed guideway public transportation system.” 801.407[1993 c.696 §5; renumbered 801.409 in 2007] 801.408“Reconstructed vehicle.” 801.409“Recreational vehicle.” 801.410“Registration” or “register.” 801.415“Registration plate.” 801.420“Registration weight.” 801.425“Replica.” 801.430“Residence district.” 801.435“Revoked.” 801.440“Right of way.” 801.445“Road authority.” 801.447“Road machinery.” 801.450“Roadway.” 801.451“Roundabout.” 801.453[1987 c.887 §2; repealed by 2003 c.819 §19] 801.454“Salvage title certificate.” 801.455“School activity vehicle.” 801.460“School bus.” 801.462“School zone.” 801.465“Security interest.” 801.470“Self-supporting trailer.” 801.475“Semitrailer.” 801.477[1991 c.185 §7; 1995 c.733 §81; 2003 c.819 §14; 2005 c.649 §22; 2007 c.122 §7; 2009 c.482 §2; 2011 c.355 §26; repealed by 2013 c.237 §12] 801.480“Shoulder.” 801.485“Sidewalk.” 801.490“Snowmobile.” 801.495“Special mobile equipment.” 801.500“Special use trailer.” 801.505“Stand” or “standing.” 801.507“Stinger-steered.” 801.510“Stop.” 801.513“Street rod.” 801.515“Suspend.” 801.520“Tandem axles.” 801.522“Tank vehicle.” 801.524“Throughway.” 801.525“Tire.” 801.526“Title.” 801.527“Totaled vehicle”; “totaled.” 801.529“Tow dolly.” 801.530“Tow vehicle.” 801.535[1983 c.338 §98; renumbered 801.524 in 1991] 801.540“Traffic control device.” 801.545“Traffic crime.” 801.550[1983 c.338 §102; 1999 c.1051 §83; renumbered 801.557 in 1999] 801.555“Traffic offense.” 801.557“Traffic violation.” 801.560“Trailer.” 801.562“Transitional ownership record.” 801.565“Travel trailer.” 801.570[1983 c.338 §105; repealed by 2001 c.522 §12] 801.575“Truck tractor.” 801.580“Truck trailer.” 801.585“Unloaded weight.” 801.590“Vehicle.” 801.592“Vehicle appraiser.” 801.595“Vehicle code.” 801.600“Vehicle identification number.” 801.605“Vehicle of special interest.” 801.608“Vulnerable user of a public way.” 801.610“Worker transport bus.”

Chapter 801 — General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code

ORS 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.

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