2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 820 :: Chapter 820 - Special Provisions for Certain Vehicles
Chapter 820 — Special Provisions for Certain
Vehicles
2007 EDITION
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES
WORKER TRANSPORT AND OTHER VEHICLES
820.010Â Â Â Â Vehicles
subject to safety regulation; Department of Consumer and Business Services
jurisdiction; rules
820.020Â Â Â Â Vehicles
other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety regulation
820.030Â Â Â Â Safety
code; rules; standards; tentative draft; hearings; notice; amendment
820.040Â Â Â Â Inspection
of vehicles
820.050Â Â Â Â Orders
regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers
820.060Â Â Â Â Safety
requirement; owner violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty
820.070Â Â Â Â Driver
violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty
SCHOOL VEHICLES
820.100Â Â Â Â Adoption
of safety standards for construction and equipment of school vehicles; rules
820.105Â Â Â Â School
bus stop arms
820.110Â Â Â Â Rules
for driver qualification and training and accident reports
820.120Â Â Â Â Rules
for school vehicle inspection
820.130Â Â Â Â School
bus registration
820.140Â Â Â Â Revocation
of registration
820.150Â Â Â Â Rules
for exemption of certain vehicles from Oregon Vehicle Code
820.160Â Â Â Â Illegal
display of school bus markings; penalty
820.170Â Â Â Â Improper
school bus markings; penalty
820.180Â Â Â Â Unsafe
school vehicle operation; penalty
820.190Â Â Â Â Minor
operating school vehicle; penalty
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
820.200Â Â Â Â Minor
operating public passenger vehicle; penalty
820.210Â Â Â Â Registration
exemptions for golf carts and similar vehicles
820.220Â Â Â Â Operation
of low-speed vehicle in prohibited area; penalty
AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES
(Application of Traffic Laws)
820.300Â Â Â Â Exemptions
from traffic laws
820.320Â Â Â Â Illegal
operation of emergency vehicle or ambulance; penalty
(Records)
820.330Â Â Â Â Failure
to make, maintain and make available ambulance records; exemption; penalty
820.340Â Â Â Â Contents
of ambulance records
(Equipment)
820.350Â Â Â Â Ambulance
warning lights
820.360Â Â Â Â Illegal
ambulance lighting equipment; exemption; penalty
820.370Â Â Â Â Ambulance
or emergency vehicle sirens
820.380Â Â Â Â Illegal
ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens; exemption; penalty
IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY
820.400Â Â Â Â Unlawful
operation of implement of husbandry; penalty
MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES
820.520Â Â Â Â Travel
or special use trailer assessed as manufactured structure; effect of ceasing to
be used as permanent home
820.570Â Â Â Â Violating
trip permit requirements for manufactured structures; penalty
WORKER TRANSPORT AND OTHER VEHICLES
     820.010
Vehicles subject to safety regulation; Department of Consumer and Business Services
jurisdiction; rules. (1) A
motor vehicle is subject to safety regulation under ORS 820.030 to 820.070, if
the vehicle is furnished by an employer and is used to transport one or more
workers to and from their places of employment. All of the following apply to
this subsection:
     (a) The employer must be an individual who
employs or uses two or more workers.
     (b) The workers employed or transported
may be any individuals who are employed for any period in any work for which
the workers are compensated, whether full- or part-time.
     (c) The place of employment to and from
which the vehicle is used to transport workers must be a location where one or
more workers are actually performing the labor incident to their employment.
     (d) Vehicles may include passenger
automobiles and station wagons operated by or on behalf of employers.
     (2) If vehicles described in this section
are worker transport buses, the vehicles may be subject to additional
regulation for the use of bus safety lights under ORS 811.520 and 816.300 in
addition to safety measures under ORS 811.155.
     (3) The Department of Consumer and
Business Services has concurrent jurisdiction with the Department of
Transportation in the adoption, under ORS 820.030, of rules relating to
vehicles described in this section and in the enforcement of those rules under
ORS 820.040 and 820.050 as applied to vehicles described in this section.
     (4) Vehicles described in this section are
in addition to any vehicles subjected to regulation under ORS 820.020. [1983
c.338 §738; 1985 c.16 §355]
     820.020
Vehicles other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety
regulation. Vehicles
described in this section are subject to safety regulation under ORS 820.030 to
820.070 in addition to worker transport vehicles subjected to such regulation
under ORS 820.010. This section applies to every motor vehicle that is exempt
from ORS chapter 825 by ORS 825.017 (9). [1983 c.338 §739; 1989 c.992 §23]
     820.030
Safety code; rules; standards; tentative draft; hearings; notice; amendment. The Department of Transportation shall make
and enforce reasonable rules relating to vehicles described under ORS 820.010
and 820.020. Authority for enforcement of the rules is established under ORS
820.040 to 820.070. The rules shall be embodied in a safety code and the safety
code is subject to all of the following:
     (1) The safety code shall establish
minimum standards for all of the following aspects of the safety and operation
of vehicles described under ORS 820.010 and 820.020:
     (a) For the construction and mechanical
equipment of a motor vehicle, including its coupling devices, lighting devices
and reflectors, motor exhaust system, rear-vision mirrors, service and parking
brakes, steering mechanism, tires, warning and signaling devices and windshield
wipers.
     (b) For the operation of a motor vehicle,
including driving rules, loading and carrying freight and passengers, maximum
daily hours of service by drivers, minimum age and skill of drivers, physical
condition of drivers, refueling, road warning devices and the transportation of
gasoline and explosives.
     (c) For the safety of passengers in a
motor vehicle, including emergency exits, fire extinguishers, first aid kits,
means of ingress and egress, side walls, and a tailgate or other means of
retaining freight and passengers within the motor vehicle.
     (2) Before formulating a draft of the
safety code, the department shall invite the participation of interested state
agencies and representative business, farm, labor and safety organizations.
These groups may make suggestions relating to the minimum standards to be
embodied in the safety code. The department shall consider the suggestions and
prepare a tentative draft of the safety code.
     (3) The following apply to hearings on a
tentative draft under this section:
     (a) Upon the fixing of dates and places
for hearings to consider the tentative draft, the department:
     (A) Shall cause notices of the hearings to
be published in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of Portland and in such other newspapers of general
circulation in this state as will give wide notices of the hearings; and
     (B) Shall cause copies of the tentative
draft to be widely distributed among representative business, farm, labor and
safety organizations and among interested individuals.
     (b) Any individuals or groups may
participate in the hearings, and submit their comments and suggestions relating
to the minimum standards embodied in the tentative draft.
     (4) Notice of the adoption and issuance of
the safety code shall be given in the same manner as notices of the hearings.
     (5) The department shall cause copies of
the safety code and amendments thereto to be widely distributed among
interested state agencies, among representative business, farm, labor and
safety organizations and among interested individuals.
     (6) The department may amend the safety
code at any time upon its own motion or upon complaint by any individual or
group, in the same manner as the safety code was prepared, adopted and distributed
under this section.
     (7) No defect or inaccuracy in a notice or
in the publication thereof shall invalidate the safety code or any amendment
thereto adopted and issued by the department. [1983 c.338 §740; 1985 c.16 §356]
     820.040
Inspection of vehicles. (1)
The Department of Transportation, in enforcing the safety code established
under ORS 820.030, may inspect any vehicle that is described under ORS 820.010
or 820.020.
     (2) Upon request, the Superintendent of
State Police shall assist the department in these inspections. [1983 c.338 §741]
     820.050
Orders regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers. (1) Whenever the Department of
Transportation finds that a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020
violates any provision of the safety code adopted under ORS 820.030 or an
amendment thereto, the department shall make, enter and serve upon the owner of
the vehicle any order necessary to protect the safety of persons transported in
the vehicle.
     (2) The department may direct in an order,
as a condition to the continued use of the motor vehicle for authorized
purposes, that such additions, repairs, improvements or changes be made and
such safety devices and safeguards be furnished and used as are reasonably
required to satisfy the requirements of the safety code, in the manner and
within the time specified in the order.
     (3) The department may also issue to the
owner of the vehicle an order to require that any driver of the motor vehicle
satisfy the minimum standards for a driver under the safety code established
under ORS 820.030.
     (4) Any person aggrieved by an order of
the department under this section may appeal under the provisions of ORS
183.480.
     (5) Violation of an order issued under
this section is subject to penalty as provided under ORS 820.060. [1983 c.338 §742]
     820.060
Safety requirement; owner violation of worker transport vehicle safety code;
penalty. (1) The following
vehicles shall be maintained in a safe condition and operated in a safe manner
at all times:
     (a) Vehicles described in ORS 820.010.
This paragraph applies whether or not the vehicle is used upon a public
highway.
     (b) Vehicles described in ORS 820.020.
     (2) A person commits the offense of owner
violation of the worker transport vehicle safety code if the person is the owner
of a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020 and the person does any of
the following:
     (a) Violates or willfully fails to comply
with an order issued under ORS 820.050.
     (b) Violates any provision of the safety
code established under ORS 820.030, or any amendment thereto.
     (3) The offense described in this section,
owner violation of worker transport vehicle safety code, is a Class B traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §743; 1985 c.393 §50]
     820.070
Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of driver
violation of worker transport vehicle safety code if the person, at any time,
operates a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020 in a manner that
violates any provision of the safety code established under ORS 820.030 or any
amendment thereto.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code, is a Class B traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §744; 1985 c.393 §51]
SCHOOL
VEHICLES
     820.100
Adoption of safety standards for construction and equipment of school vehicles;
rules. (1) The State Board
of Education shall adopt and enforce such reasonable standards relating to
school bus and school activity vehicle construction and school bus and school
activity vehicle equipment as the board deems necessary for safe and economical
operation.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
may adopt and enforce separate rules of the type described under this section
for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under its jurisdiction.
     (3) The State Board of Education shall
adopt and enforce standards for school bus stop arms authorized by ORS 820.105.
     (4) Rules adopted under this section:
     (a) Must be consistent with requirements
established by statute or by rule adopted under statutory authority that relate
to the same subject.
     (b) Shall be consistent with minimum
uniform national standards, if such standards exist.
     (c) May include different requirements for
different classes or types of school buses or school activity vehicles.
     (d) May include any exemptions determined
appropriate under ORS 820.150. [1983 c.338 §747; 1985 c.16 §358; 1985 c.420 §12;
1987 c.654 §6; 1989 c.491 §71]
     Note: The amendments to 820.100 by section 1,
chapter 632, Oregon Laws 2007, take effect August 1, 2008. See section 3,
chapter 632, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is effective on and after August
1, 2008, is set forth for the userÂ’s convenience.
     820.100. (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt
and enforce such reasonable standards relating to school bus and school
activity vehicle construction and school bus and school activity vehicle
equipment as the board deems necessary for safe and economical operation,
except that the board may not authorize the use of school buses manufactured
before April 1, 1977.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
may adopt and enforce separate rules of the type described under this section
for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under the boardÂ’s
jurisdiction, except that the board may not authorize the use of school buses
manufactured before April 1, 1977.
     (3) The State Board of Education shall
adopt and enforce standards for school bus stop arms authorized by ORS 820.105.
     (4) Rules adopted under this section:
     (a) Must be consistent with requirements
established by statute or by rule adopted under statutory authority that relate
to the same subject.
     (b) Shall be consistent with minimum
uniform national standards, if such standards exist.
     (c) May include different requirements for
different classes or types of school buses or school activity vehicles.
     (d) May include any exemptions determined
appropriate under ORS 820.150.
     820.105
School bus stop arms.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, school buses may be equipped with
an octagonal shaped mechanical stop arm that indicates when the bus is stopped
to load or unload passengers on a roadway. The stop arms authorized by this
section shall be equipped with two alternately flashing red bus safety lights
showing both to the front and rear of the bus. [1987 c.654 §5]
     Note: 820.105 was added to and made a part of ORS
chapter 820 but was not added to any smaller series therein by legislative
action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
     820.110
Rules for driver qualification and training and accident reports. (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt
and enforce rules to establish requirements of operation, qualifications or
special training of drivers and special accident reports for school buses and
school activity vehicles.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
may adopt and enforce separate rules of the type described under this section
for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under its jurisdiction.
     (3) The rules adopted under this section:
     (a) Are subject to ORS 820.190 and 820.200
and to any other statute or regulation relating to the operation of vehicles,
qualifications of drivers and accident reports.
     (b) Must be consistent with requirements
established by statute or by rule adopted under statutory authority that relate
to the same subject.
     (c) May include different requirements for
different classes or types of school buses or school activity vehicles.
     (d) May include any exemptions determined
appropriate under ORS 820.150.
     (4) If the Department of Transportation
suspends, cancels or revokes any driving privileges of a person who holds a
school bus endorsement under ORS 807.035 (5), the Department of Transportation
shall notify the Department of Education of the suspension, cancellation or
revocation. [1983 c.338 §748; 1985 c.16 §359; 1985 c.420 §13; 1989 c.491 §72;
2007 c.120 §1]
     820.120
Rules for school vehicle inspection. (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt and enforce rules to
provide for the inspection of school buses and school activity vehicles to
assure that the vehicles are in compliance with requirements under rules
established under ORS 820.100 and 820.110, as applicable, and that the vehicles
are safe for operation. The rules may include intervals of inspections.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
may adopt and enforce separate rules of the type described under this section
for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under its jurisdiction.
     (3) The rules adopted under this section:
     (a) Are subject to any other statute or
regulation relating to the safety of vehicles for operation and the inspection
of vehicles.
     (b) May include different requirements for
different classes or types of school buses or school activity vehicles.
     (c) May include any exemptions determined
appropriate under ORS 820.150. [1983 c.338 §749; 1985 c.420 §14; 1989 c.491 §73]
     820.130
School bus registration. The
Department of Transportation shall issue registration for a school bus when
notified that the vehicle conforms to applicable rules under ORS 820.100 to
820.120 and that the vehicle is safe for operation on the highways.
Notification required by this section shall be from:
     (1) The State Board of Education or its
authorized representative regarding vehicles under its regulatory authority.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education or
its authorized representative regarding vehicles under its jurisdiction. [1983
c.338 §752; 1985 c.420 §17; 1999 c.39 §11]
     820.140
Revocation of registration.
The Department of Transportation may revoke the registration of any school bus
if the department determines that the vehicle:
     (1) Is not maintained and operated in
accordance with rules applicable to the vehicle under ORS 820.100 to 820.120;
or
     (2) Is not safe for operation over or is
not safely operated over the public highways. [1983 c.338 §753; 1985 c.16 §360;
1985 c.420 §18]
     820.150
Rules for exemption of certain vehicles from
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
may adopt separate rules of the type described under this section for vehicles
that are under its jurisdiction.
     (3) Rules adopted under this section are
subject to the following:
     (a) Any exemption, either partial or
total, established under this section may be based upon passenger capacity, on
limited use or on any other basis the State Board of Education or the State
Board of Higher Education considers appropriate.
     (b) No exemption, either partial or total,
shall be established under this section for any vehicle that is marked with or
displays the words “school bus.”
     (c) Any vehicle determined not to be a
school bus under this section is not a school bus within the definition
established under ORS 801.460. Partial exemptions established for vehicles
under this section may include removal of the vehicle from any provisions
relating to school buses under the vehicle code.
     (d) Any vehicle determined not to be a
school activity vehicle under this section is not a school activity vehicle
within the definition established under ORS 801.455. Partial exemptions
established for vehicles under this section may include removal of the vehicle
from any provisions relating to school activity vehicles under the vehicle
code.
     (e) In considering any rules under this
section, the boards shall consider the need to assure student safety. [1985
c.420 §16; 1989 c.491 §74; 1995 c.79 §381; 1999 c.39 §12]
     820.160
Illegal display of school bus markings; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal
display of school bus markings if the person displays the words “School Bus” on
any vehicle unless the vehicle:
     (a) Is used in transporting school
children to or from school or an authorized school activity or function; and
     (b) Complies with the applicable
requirements under rules established under ORS 820.100 to 820.120.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
illegal display of school bus markings, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983
c.338 §750; 1985 c.393 §52; 1995 c.383 §98]
     820.170
Improper school bus markings; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of improper school bus markings if
the person displays the words “School Bus” on a vehicle without such words
being marked in the front and in the rear in letters eight inches high or
higher and of proportionate width.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
improper school bus markings, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §751;
1985 c.393 §53; 1995 c.383 §99]
     820.180
Unsafe school vehicle operation; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unsafe school vehicle operation
if:
     (a) The person operates or owns and causes
or permits to be operated a school bus or school activity vehicle in a manner
that is in violation of any rules applicable to the vehicle that are adopted
under ORS 820.100 to 820.120; or
     (b) The person owns or leases and causes
or permits to be operated for school purposes a school bus or school activity
vehicle containing more passengers than the vehicle is designed to transport.
     (2) A person is not in violation of
subsection (1)(b) of this section if a bus or vehicle contains more passengers
than it is designed to transport due to unforeseen or unusual circumstances.
     (3) The offense described in this section,
unsafe school vehicle operation, is a Class B traffic violation. [1985 c.420 §4;
1991 c.392 §1; 1995 c.383 §100]
     Note: The amendments to 820.180 by section 2,
chapter 632, Oregon Laws 2007, take effect August 1, 2008. See section 3,
chapter 632, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is effective on and after August
1, 2008, is set forth for the userÂ’s convenience.
     820.180. (1) A person commits the offense of unsafe
school vehicle operation if:
     (a) The person operates or owns and causes
or permits to be operated a school bus or school activity vehicle in a manner
that is in violation of any rules applicable to the vehicle that are adopted
under ORS 820.100 to 820.120;
     (b) The person owns or leases and causes
or permits to be operated for school purposes a school bus or school activity
vehicle containing more passengers than the vehicle is designed to transport;
or
     (c) The person operates or owns and causes
or permits to be operated a school bus manufactured before April 1, 1977.
     (2) A person is not in violation of subsection
(1)(b) of this section if a bus or vehicle contains more passengers than it is
designed to transport due to unforeseen or unusual circumstances.
     (3) The offense described in this section,
unsafe school vehicle operation, is a Class B traffic violation.
     820.190
Minor operating school vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of being a minor operating a school
vehicle if the person is under 18 years of age and the person drives any of the
following while it is in use for the transportation of pupils to or from school
or an authorized school activity or function:
     (a) A school bus.
     (b) A school activity vehicle.
     (c) A vehicle owned by a public or
governmental agency.
     (d) A privately owned vehicle that is
operated for compensation that is a vehicle other than a vehicle commonly known
and used as a private passenger vehicle and not operated for compensation
except in the transportation of students to or from school.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
minor operating a school vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §754;
1985 c.420 §19]
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
     820.200
Minor operating public passenger vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of being a
minor operating a public passenger vehicle if the person is under 21 years of
age and the person drives a motor vehicle while it is in use as a public
passenger-carrying vehicle.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
minor operating a public passenger vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983
c.338 §755]
     820.210
Registration exemptions for golf carts and similar vehicles. (1) Golf carts operated in accordance with
an ordinance adopted under ORS 810.070 are exempt from registration
requirements under the vehicle code.
     (2) Golf carts or substantially similar
vehicles that are operated by persons with disabilities at not more than 15
miles an hour are exempt from registration requirements under the vehicle code.
     (3) Notwithstanding any provision of the
vehicle code relating to vehicle equipment and condition, upon designation of a
portion of a highway becoming effective under an ordinance adopted under ORS
810.070, it shall be lawful to drive golf carts on highways or portions thereof
so designated in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the
local authority. [1983 c.338 §780; 2007 c.70 §349]
     820.220
Operation of low-speed vehicle in prohibited area; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of
operation of a low-speed vehicle in a prohibited area if the person is a person
with a disability and the person operates a golf cart or substantially similar
motor vehicle on any highway with a speed designation greater than 25 miles per
hour.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
operation of low-speed vehicle in prohibited area, is a Class D traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §781; 2007 c.70 §350]
AMBULANCES
AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES
(Application
of Traffic Laws)
     820.300
Exemptions from traffic laws.
(1) Subject to conditions, limitations, prohibitions and penalties established
for emergency vehicle and ambulance drivers under ORS 820.320, the driver of an
emergency vehicle or ambulance may do any of the following:
     (a) Park or stand in disregard of a
statute, regulation or ordinance prohibiting that parking or standing.
     (b) Proceed past a red signal or stop
sign.
     (c) Exceed the designated speed limits.
     (d) Disregard regulations governing
direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
     (e) Proceed past the flashing bus safety
lights without violating ORS 811.155 if the driver first stops the vehicle and
then proceeds only when the driver:
     (A) Determines that no passengers of the
bus remain on the roadway; and
     (B) Proceeds with caution.
     (2) The provisions of this section:
     (a) Do not relieve the driver of an
emergency vehicle or ambulance from the duty to drive with due regard for the
safety of all other persons.
     (b) Are not a defense to the driver of an
emergency vehicle or ambulance in an action brought for criminal negligence or
reckless conduct.
     (c) Except as specifically provided in
this section, do not relieve the driver of an emergency vehicle or ambulance
from the duty to comply with ORS 811.155. [1983 c.338 §757; 1985 c.16 §362;
1995 c.209 §5]
     820.310 [1983 c.338 §758; 1985 c.16 §363; 1985 c.278
§2; repealed by 1995 c.209 §7]
     820.320
Illegal operation of emergency vehicle or ambulance; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal
operation of an emergency vehicle or ambulance if the person is the driver of
an emergency vehicle or ambulance and the person violates any of the following:
     (a) The driver of an emergency vehicle or
ambulance may only exercise privileges granted under ORS 820.300 when
responding to an emergency call or when responding to, but not upon returning
from, an emergency. The driver of an emergency vehicle may exercise privileges
granted under ORS 820.300 when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of
the law.
     (b) The driver of an emergency vehicle or
ambulance must use a visual signal with appropriate warning lights when the driver
is exercising privileges granted under ORS 820.300.
     (c) In addition to any required visual
signal, the driver of an emergency vehicle or ambulance must make use of an
audible signal meeting the requirements under ORS 820.370 when the driver is
proceeding past a stop light or stop sign under privileges granted by ORS
820.300 (1)(b).
     (d) A driver of an emergency vehicle or
ambulance who is exercising privileges granted under ORS 820.300 by parking or
standing an emergency vehicle in disregard of a regulation or ordinance
prohibiting that parking, stopping or standing, shall not use the audible
signal.
     (e) In exercising the privileges under ORS
820.300 (1)(e) relating to buses and bus safety lights, the driver of an
emergency vehicle or ambulance must first stop the vehicle and then must:
     (A) Determine that no passengers of the
bus remain on the roadway; and
     (B) Proceed with caution.
     (f) In proceeding past any stop light or
stop sign under the privileges granted by ORS 820.300, the driver of an emergency
vehicle or ambulance must slow down as may be necessary for safe operation.
     (g) The driver of an emergency vehicle or
ambulance must not exceed any designated speed limit to an extent which
endangers persons or property.
     (2) The driver of an emergency vehicle
that is operated as an emergency police vehicle is not required to use either
visual signal or the audible signal as described in this section in order to
exercise the privileges granted in ORS 820.300 when it reasonably appears to
the driver that the use of either or both would prevent or hamper the
apprehension or detection of a violator of a statute, ordinance or regulation.
     (3) The offense described in this section,
illegal operation of an emergency vehicle or ambulance, is a Class B traffic violation.
[1983 c.338 §759; 1985 c.16 §364; 1995 c.209 §1]
(Records)
     820.330
Failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records; exemption;
penalty. (1) A person
commits the offense of failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records
if the person violates any of the following:
     (a) When an ambulance is used in an
emergency situation the driver of the ambulance, within 24 hours after such
use, must cause to be made and must sign a record that complies with ORS
820.340.
     (b) The owner of any ambulance must cause
any record required by this section to be preserved for not less than seven
years.
     (c) Upon demand of any district attorney,
the custodian of any record required under this section must make the record
available to that district attorney for the purpose of investigating any
alleged violation of ORS 820.320 by a driver of an ambulance.
     (d) Upon demand of an authorized
representative of the Department of Human Services, the custodian of any record
required under this section shall make the record available to the authorized
representative who wishes to inspect the record for purposes of ascertaining
identities of emergency medical technicians as defined in ORS 682.025.
     (2) This section does not apply to any
person or ambulance exempted by ORS 682.035 or 682.079 from regulation by the
Department of Human Services.
     (3) Authority of political subdivisions to
regulate records of ambulances is limited under ORS 682.031.
     (4) The offense described in this section,
failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records, is a Class B
traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §760; 1985 c.393 §54; 1995 c.209 §6]
     820.340
Contents of ambulance records.
Records required under ORS 820.330 shall contain all of the following:
     (1) The time of day and the date when
ambulance service was requested.
     (2) The name of the ambulance driver and
the name of the emergency medical technicians, as defined in ORS 682.025, who
provided the service, one of whom may be the driver.
     (3) The name and address of any individual
to be transported.
     (4) Any reason to believe the life of the
individual is jeopardized by delay of the ambulance.
     (5) The location from which the individual
is to be transported.
     (6) The name and address of any person who
requested the ambulance service.
     (7) The time of day when service for the
individual is begun and ended. [1983 c.338 §761]
(Equipment)
     820.350
Ambulance warning lights.
(1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to lighting of a
vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required warning lights
for ambulances. The requirements established under this section may include,
but are not limited to, numbers required, placement, visibility, rate of flash
if applicable and inside indicators.
     (2) Enforcement of the requirements
established under this section is provided under ORS 820.360. [1983 c.338 §762;
1985 c.79 §1; 1989 c.782 §38]
     820.360
Illegal ambulance lighting equipment; exemption; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal
ambulance lighting equipment if the person drives or moves on any highway or
owns and causes or knowingly permits to be driven or moved on any highway an
ambulance that does not contain and is not at all times equipped with warning
lights in proper condition and adjustment as required under ORS 820.350.
     (2) This section does not apply to any
person or ambulance exempted by ORS 682.035 or 682.079 from regulation by the
Department of Human Services.
     (3) Authority of political subdivisions to
regulate warning lights on ambulances is limited under ORS 682.031.
     (4) The offense described under this
section, illegal ambulance lighting equipment, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983
c.338 §763; 1995 c.383 §30]
     820.370
Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens. (1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the
noise of a vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required
sirens or other audible signals for ambulances and emergency vehicles. The
requirements established under this section may include, but are not limited
to, numbers required, placement, audibility and inside indicators.
     (2) Enforcement of the requirements
established under this section is provided under ORS 820.380. [1983 c.338 §764;
1985 c.16 §365; 1985 c.79 §2; 1989 c.782 §39]
     820.380
Illegal ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens; exemption; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal
ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens if the person drives or moves on any
highway or owns and causes or knowingly permits to be driven or moved on any
highway an ambulance or emergency vehicle that does not contain and is not at
all times equipped with sirens or other audible signals in proper conditions
and adjustment as required under 820.370.
     (2) This section does not apply to any
ambulance or person operating or owning an ambulance if the ambulance or person
is exempted by ORS 682.035 or 682.079 from regulation by the Department of
Human Services.
     (3) Authority of political subdivisions to
regulate sirens and other audible signals is limited under ORS 682.031.
     (4) The offense described under this
section, illegal ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens, is a Class C traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §765; 1995 c.209 §2; 1995 c.383 §31]
IMPLEMENTS OF
HUSBANDRY
     820.400
Unlawful operation of implement of husbandry; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful
operation of an implement of husbandry if the person operates an implement of
husbandry in violation of any of the following:
     (a) Such vehicle must be driven as closely
as is practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadbed, including the
shoulders, if any.
     (b) Such vehicle, if the movement of the
vehicle occurs during the hours of darkness, must be equipped and operating two
headlights, clearance lights and reflectors marking the overall width as far as
practical and visible from the front, rear and sides and a taillight.
     (c) An image display device may not be
operated in an implement of husbandry at any time while the implement of
husbandry is being operated on a highway. As used in this paragraph, “image
display device” has the meaning given that term in ORS 815.240.
     (d) Such vehicle must display, when
driven, a slow-moving vehicle emblem described in ORS 815.060.
     (2) The offense described in this section,
unlawful operation of an implement of husbandry, is a Class D traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §779; 1985 c.69 §7; 1985 c.393 §55; 1995 c.383 §101;
2005 c.572 §3]
MANUFACTURED
STRUCTURES
     820.500 [1983 c.338 §782; 1985 c.16 §378; 1985 c.416
§7; 1989 c.148 §19; 1991 c.459 §438k; 1991 c.873 §42; 1993 c.233 §66; 1997
c.577 §48; 1999 c.383 §1; 2001 c.675 §14; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.510 [1985 c.16 §381; 1993 c.233 §67; 1993 c.696 §10;
1999 c.383 §2; 2003 c.189 §1; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.520
Travel or special use trailer assessed as manufactured structure; effect of
ceasing to be used as permanent home. When a travel trailer or special use trailer ceases to be assessed
under the ad valorem tax laws of this state as a manufactured structure under
ORS 308.880, the trailer must be registered and licensed as a travel trailer or
special use trailer. [1983 c.338 §783; 1985 c.16 §379; 1993 c.18 §171; 1993
c.696 §11; 2003 c.655 §122]
     820.525 [1999 c.383 §4; 2003 c.189 §2; repealed by
2003 c.655 §143]
     820.530 [1983 c.338 §784; 1985 c.16 §382; 1985 c.401
§16; 1993 c.233 §68; 1995 c.383 §102; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.540 [1983 c.338 §785; 1985 c.16 §383; 1995 c.383
§103; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.550 [1983 c.338 §786; 1995 c.383 §104; repealed
by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.560 [1983 c.338 §787; 1985 c.16 §384; 1985 c.416
§8; 1989 c.409 §1; 1993 c.551 §4; 1993 c.751 §78; 1999 c.359 §4; repealed by
2003 c.655 §143]
     820.570
Violating trip permit requirements for manufactured structures; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of
violating trip permit requirements for manufactured structures if the person
does any of the following:
     (a) Moves a manufactured structure on a
highway of this state without a trip permit for the movement. This paragraph
does not apply to movements of manufactured structures by vehicle transporters
as permitted under ORS 822.310.
     (b) Fails to prominently display a trip
permit on the rear of a manufactured structure being moved when a trip permit
is required for the move.
     (c) Moves a manufactured structure when a
trip permit is required without completing the permit prior to the movement.
     (2) The offense described under this
section, violating trip permit requirements for manufactured structures, is a Class
B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §788; 1985 c.16 §385; 1985 c.416 §9; 2003
c.655 §123]
     820.580 [1983 c.338 §789; 1985 c.16 §386; repealed
by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.585 [2001 c.675 §1; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.587 [2001 c.675 §2; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.589 [2001 c.675 §3; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.591 [2001 c.675 §4; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
     820.593 [2001 c.675 §5; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
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