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2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 17, Chapters 756 - 838
ORS Chapter 818
- 818.010 Maximum allowable weight.
- 818.012 Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules.
- penalties. (1) A person commits the offense of violating maximum weight limits if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceed the weight limits established under ORS 818.010. (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 when the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the weight limits established under ORS 818.010. 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 818.030. (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, violating maximum weight limits, is: (a) A Class A traffic violation if, at the time of the offense, an enforcement officer determines the vehicle was eligible for a variance permit under ORS 818.200; and (b) In circumstances not described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, punishable by penalties established in Schedule I of the schedules of penalties under ORS 818.430. [1983 c.338 507; 2007 c.380 1]
- 818.030 Exemptions from weight limitations.
- 818.040 Violation of posted weight limits; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.050 Exemptions from posted weight limits.
- 818.060 Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits; civil liability; penalties.
- 818.070 Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations.
- 818.080 Maximum size limits.
- 818.090 Violation of maximum size limits; civil liability;
- penalties. (1) A person commits the offense of violation of maximum size limits if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the size limits established under ORS 818.080. (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 when the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the size limits established under ORS 818.080. 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 818.100. (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, violation of maximum size limits, is punishable according to the schedule of penalties established in ORS 818.420. [1983 c.338 514]
- 818.100 Exemptions from size limitations.
- 818.105 Request for unrestricted access to specified highway for overlength combination; mandated responses to request.
- Note: 818.105 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 818 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. VEHICLE COMBINATIONS
- 818.110 Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.120 Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations.
- 818.130 Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.140 Exemptions from posted use limits.
- 818.150 Safety requirements for towing.
- 818.160 Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.170 Exemptions from towing safety requirements.
- 818.200 Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit.
- 818.205 Continuous operation variance permit; standards; relationship to permit issued under ORS 818.200; fee.
- 818.210 Limits on authority to issue variance permit.
- 818.220 Requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit; duration; cancellation; rules.
- 818.225 Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee; definition of equivalent single-axle load ; rules.
- 818.230 Sifting or leaking load permit; duration; fee.
- 818.235 Permit for wide load of hay bales.
- Note: 818.235 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 818 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 818.240 Dragging permit; fee.
- 818.250 Permit for fire company warning lights.
- 818.260 Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses; rules; fee.
- 818.270 Fees for permits.
- 818.300 Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.310 Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load.
- 818.320 Dragging objects on highway; civil liability; penalty.
- 818.330 Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway.
- 818.340 Operating in violation of variance permit; exception; civil liability; penalties.
- 818.350 Failure to carry and display variance permit; penalty.
- 818.400 Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty.
- 818.410 Civil liability for certain violations.
- 818.420 Penalties for certain violations.
- 818.430 Penalties for violation of weight requirements.
- 818.440 Penalty for procuring, aiding or abetting violation of this chapter.
- 818.450 Civil penalty for violations of chapter.
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