Oregon Code § 811.475·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Obstructing rail crossing; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of obstructing a rail crossing if the person
is operating a vehicle and the person does either of the following:
(a) Drives onto
any railroad or rail fixed guideway public transportation system grade crossing
when there is not sufficient space on the other side of the railroad or rail
fixed guideway public transportation system grade crossing to accommodate the
vehicle the person is operating without obstructing the passage of other
vehicles, pedestrians, railroad trains, other on-track equipment or rail fixed
guideway public transportation system vehicles; or
(b) While driving
a commercial motor vehicle, fails to negotiate the rail crossing because of
insufficient undercarriage clearance.
(2) The offense
described in this section is applicable whether or not a traffic control device
indicates to proceed.
(3) The offense
described in this section, obstructing rail crossings, is a Class B traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §652; 1995 c.383 §74; 2001 c.492 §5; 2001 c.522 §8; 2017
c.46 §9; 2017 c.176 §7]
(Miscellaneous)