Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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818.010Maximum allowable weight 818.012Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules 818.030Exemptions from weight limitations 818.040Violation of posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty 818.050Exemptions from posted weight limits 818.060Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits; civil liability; penalties 818.070Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations 818.080Maximum size limits 818.090Violation of maximum size limits; civil liability; 818.100Exemptions from size limitations 818.105Request for unrestricted access to specified highway for overlength combination; mandated responses to request 818.110Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty 818.120Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations 818.130Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty 818.140Exemptions from posted use limits 818.150Safety requirements for towing 818.160Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty 818.170Exemptions from towing safety requirements 818.200Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit 818.205Continuous operation variance permit; standards; relationship to permit issued under ORS 818.200; fee 818.210Limits on authority to issue variance permit 818.220Requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit; duration; cancellation; rules 818.225Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; rules 818.230Sifting or leaking load permit; duration; fee 818.235Permit for wide load of hay bales 818.240Dragging permit; fee 818.250Permit for fire company warning lights 818.260Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee 818.270Fees for permits 818.300Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty 818.310Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load 818.320Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty 818.330Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway 818.340Operating in violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties 818.350Failure to carry and display variance permit; penalty 818.400Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty 818.410Civil liability for certain violations 818.420Penalties for certain violations 818.430Penalties for violation of weight requirements 818.440Penalty for procuring, aiding or abetting violation of this chapter 818.450Civil penalty for violations of chapter

Chapter 818 — Vehicle Limits

ORS 818.320 Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty

(1)

A person commits the offense of dragging objects on a highway if the person does any of the following:

(a)

Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is dragging upon or over the surface of the highway any logs, poles, piling or other thing.

(b)

Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on a highway while dragging upon or over the surface of the highway any logs, poles, piling or other thing. Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of the vehicle or combination caused or permitted the vehicle or combination to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed under subsection (4) of this section as a result of the operation.

(2)

The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 818.330.

(3)

Violation of the offense described in this section is subject to civil liability under ORS 818.410.

(4)

The offense described in this section, dragging objects on a highway, is a Class D traffic violation.

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