ORS 816.300
Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment

penalty

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(1)

A person commits the offense of operation with nonstandard lighting equipment if the person does any of the following:

(a)

Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle equipped with lighting equipment described under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights) that does not meet the standards required for the equipment under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights).

(b)

Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on any highway when the vehicle or combination is equipped with lighting equipment described under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights) that does not meet the standards required for the equipment under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights).

(2)

The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 816.310 (Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements).

(3)

The offense described in this section, operation with nonstandard lighting equipment, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §457; 1985 c.393 §12]

Source: Section 816.300 — Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment; penalty, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.html.

816.010
Authority to adopt and enforce standards for lighting equipment 816.020
Motor carriers under jurisdiction of Department of Transportation 816.030
Selling noncomplying lighting equipment 816.040
Lighting equipment standards 816.050
Headlights 816.060
Auxiliary lights 816.070
Passing lights 816.080
Taillights 816.090
Registration plate lights 816.100
Brake lights 816.110
Back-up lights 816.120
Turn signals 816.130
Parking lights 816.140
Cowl or fender lights 816.150
High beam indicator 816.160
Rear mounted lighting system 816.170
Spotlights 816.180
Reflectors 816.190
Marker lights 816.200
Clearance lights 816.210
Identification lights 816.220
Exempt-vehicle safety lighting equipment 816.230
Fog lights 816.240
Hazard lights 816.250
Police lights 816.260
Bus safety lights 816.270
Mail delivery lights 816.280
Warning lights 816.285
Fire department warning lights 816.290
End load lights 816.300
Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment 816.310
Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements 816.320
Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles 816.330
Operation without required lighting equipment 816.340
Exemptions from required equipment 816.350
Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles 816.360
Use of prohibited lighting equipment 816.370
Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions

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Location: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_816.300

Original Source: Section 816.300 — Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment; penalty, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.html (last accessed Aug. 25, 2023).