Oregon Code § 811.230·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions; fine; notice.
(1) As used in ORS 811.230, 811.231, 811.232 and 811.233:
(a) Flagger
means a person who controls the movement of vehicular traffic through
construction projects using sign, hand or flag signals.
(b) Highway work
zone means an area identified by advance warning where road construction,
repair or maintenance work is being done by highway workers on or adjacent to a
highway, regardless of whether or not highway workers are actually present. As
used in this paragraph, road construction, repair or maintenance work
includes, but is not limited to, the setting up and dismantling of advance
warning systems.
(c) Highway
worker means an employee of a government agency, private contractor or utility
company working in a highway work zone.
(2)(a) The
presumptive fine for a person convicted of an offense that is listed in
subsection (3)(a) or (b) of this section and that is committed in a highway
work zone is the presumptive fine for the offense established under ORS
153.020.
(b) The minimum
fine for a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense that is listed in
subsection (3)(c) to (g) of this section and that is committed in a highway
work zone is 20 percent of the maximum fine established for the offense.
(c) The minimum
fine for a person convicted of a felony offense that is listed in subsection
(3)(c) to (g) of this section and that is committed in a highway work zone is
two percent of the maximum fine established for the offense.
(3) This section
applies to the following offenses if committed in a highway work zone:
(a) Class A or
Class B traffic violations.
(b) Class C or
Class D traffic violations related to exceeding a legal speed.
(c) Reckless
driving, as defined in ORS 811.140.
(d) Driving while
under the influence of intoxicants, as defined in ORS 813.010.
(e) Failure to
perform the duties of a driver involved in a collision, as described in ORS