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2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 17 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation, Constitutions
Chapter 821 - Off-Road Vehicles; Snowmobiles; All-Terrain Vehicles
Section 821.203 - Endangering Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger; penalty.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat ยง 821.203 (2015)
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(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger if:

(a) The person is operating a Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle on premises open to the public and the person carries another person on the Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle who is under 18 years of age and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet with a fastened chin strap; or

(b) The person is the parent, legal guardian or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child under 18 years of age and the child operates or rides on a Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle on premises open to the public without wearing a motorcycle helmet with a fastened chin strap.

(2) The requirement to wear a motorcycle helmet with a fastened chin strap does not apply if the all-terrain vehicle is:

(a) Used exclusively in farming, agricultural or forestry operations or used by persons licensed under ORS chapter 571 exclusively for nursery or Christmas tree growing operations.

(b) Being used on land owned or leased by the owner of the vehicle.

(c) A Class II all-terrain vehicle registered under ORS 803.420 and has a roof or roll bar.

(3) The offense described in this section, endangering a Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger, is a Class D traffic violation.

[1995 c.775 §§3,11; 2007 c.887 §3b; 2009 c.452 §2; 2011 c.360 §27]

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