Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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816.010Authority to adopt and enforce standards for lighting equipment; testing for compliance with standards 816.020Motor carriers under jurisdiction of Department of Transportation 816.030Selling noncomplying lighting equipment; penalty 816.040Lighting equipment standards; effect of rules 816.050Headlights; rules 816.060Auxiliary lights 816.070Passing lights 816.080Taillights 816.090Registration plate lights 816.100Brake lights 816.110Back-up lights 816.120Turn signals 816.130Parking lights 816.140Cowl or fender lights 816.150High beam indicator 816.160Rear mounted lighting system 816.170Spotlights 816.180Reflectors 816.190Marker lights 816.200Clearance lights 816.210Identification lights 816.220Exempt-vehicle safety lighting equipment 816.230Fog lights 816.240Hazard lights 816.250Police lights 816.260Bus safety lights 816.270Mail delivery lights 816.280Warning lights 816.285Fire department warning lights 816.290End load lights 816.300Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment; penalty 816.310Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements 816.320Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles 816.330Operation without required lighting equipment; penalty 816.340Exemptions from required equipment 816.350Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles 816.360Use of prohibited lighting equipment; penalty 816.370Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions

Chapter 816 — Vehicle Equipment: Lights

ORS 816.340 Exemptions from required equipment

This section establishes exemptions from ORS 816.320 and 816.330. The exemptions established under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. The exemptions under this section are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1)

ORS 816.320 and 816.330 shall not be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle consistent with the provisions of those sections.

(2)

Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 shall be deemed in compliance with ORS 816.320 and 816.330 if:

(a)

The vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent, and if the equipment is maintained in safe operating condition; or

(b)

The vehicles are street rods that conform to ORS 815.107.

(3)

ORS 816.320 and 816.330 do not apply to any of the following vehicles:

(a)

Road machinery.

(b)

Road rollers.

(c)

Farm tractors, implements of husbandry and farm trailers.

(d)

Antique vehicles that are maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.

(4)

Motorcycles manufactured before 1973 are not required to be equipped with turn signals if the motorcycle is not driven during limited visibility conditions under ORS 811.405 and 811.515.

(5)

Truck tractors are not required to be equipped with rear reflectors.

(6)

Pole trailers are not required to be equipped with side reflectors, side marker lights, clearance lights or identification lights.

(7)

Motor vehicles registered in this state on or before January 1, 1940, are not required to be equipped with a high-beam indicator.

(8)

Bicycles shall be equipped with lighting equipment as required under ORS 815.280.

(9)

Requirements for warning lights on ambulances are provided under ORS 820.350 and 820.360.

(10)

Electric personal assistive mobility devices shall be equipped with lighting equipment as required under ORS 815.284.

Note: The amendments to 816.340 by section 15, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative January 1, 2027. See section 24, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

816.340. This section establishes exemptions from ORS 816.320 and 816.330. The exemptions established under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. The exemptions under this section are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1)

ORS 816.320 and 816.330 shall not be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle consistent with the provisions of those sections.

(2)

Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 shall be deemed in compliance with ORS 816.320 and 816.330 if:

(a)

The vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent, and if the equipment is maintained in safe operating condition; or

(b)

The vehicles are street rods that conform to ORS 815.107.

(3)

ORS 816.320 and 816.330 do not apply to any of the following vehicles:

(a)

Road machinery.

(b)

Road rollers.

(c)

Farm tractors, implements of husbandry and farm trailers.

(d)

Antique vehicles that are maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.

(4)

Motorcycles manufactured before 1973 are not required to be equipped with turn signals if the motorcycle is not driven during limited visibility conditions under ORS 811.405 and 811.515.

(5)

Truck tractors are not required to be equipped with rear reflectors.

(6)

Pole trailers are not required to be equipped with side reflectors, side marker lights, clearance lights or identification lights.

(7)

Motor vehicles registered in this state on or before January 1, 1940, are not required to be equipped with a high-beam indicator.

(8)

Bicycles shall be equipped with lighting equipment as required under ORS 815.280.

(9)

Requirements for warning lights on ambulances and organ transport vehicles are provided under ORS 820.350 and 820.360.

(10)

Electric personal assistive mobility devices shall be equipped with lighting equipment as required under ORS 815.284.

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