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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft
Section 830.591 - Request to proceed to nearest station; penalty.
Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 830.591 (2025)
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(1) When a peace officer stops a person transporting a recreational or commercial watercraft for failing to stop at an aquatic invasive species check station as required under ORS 830.589 or 830.590, the peace officer may request that the person immediately drive to the nearest aquatic invasive species check station and have the watercraft inspected and, if needed, decontaminated, provided that:
(a) The peace officer has probable cause that the person violated ORS 830.589 or 830.590 by failing to stop at an aquatic invasive species check station; and
(b) An aquatic invasive species check station is open within five miles of the location of the stop.
(2) When it is necessary for the person to reverse direction in order to proceed to the nearest aquatic invasive species check station, the peace officer may assist the driver of the vehicle so that the turning movement can be made safely.
(3) Failure to comply with a peace officer’s request to proceed to the nearest aquatic invasive species check station under subsection (1) of this section is subject to criminal penalties under ORS 830.990. [2019 c.154 §12; 2025 c.37 §4]
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