ORS 816.310
Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements
(1)
ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.300 (Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment) shall not be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of those sections.(2)
Lighting equipment used on vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 (Special interest vehicles) shall be deemed in compliance with ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.300 (Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment) if the equipment is original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent and if the equipment is maintained in safe operating condition.(3)
ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.300 (Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment) do not apply to equipment on any of the following:(a)
Road machinery.(b)
Road rollers.(c)
Farm tractors.(d)
Antique vehicles that are maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.(e)
Motorized wheelchairs when used as permitted under ORS 811.440 (When motor vehicles may operate on bicycle lane).(4)
On any combination of vehicles, only the lighting equipment on the rearmost vehicle in the combination of vehicles need be visible from distances specified under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights) for lighting equipment on the rear of vehicles.(5)
Lighting equipment on bicycles shall meet the requirements established for such equipment under ORS 815.280 (Violation of bicycle equipment requirements).(6)
Vehicle lighting equipment requirements for ambulances and emergency vehicles are established in ORS 820.350 (Ambulance warning lights).(7)
Lighting equipment on electric personal assistive mobility devices shall meet the requirements established in ORS 815.284 (Violation of electric personal assistive mobility device equipment requirements). [1983 c.338 §459; 1985 c.16 §241; 1991 c.417 §6; 2003 c.341 §18; 2015 c.138 §36]
Source:
Section 816.310 — Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.html.
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