Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 811 § 811.515 — and 811.520 do not apply to any of the following:
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 811 ·
Oregon Code § 811.515·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
and 811.520 do not apply to any of the following:
(a) Road
machinery.
(b) Road rollers.
(c) Farm
tractors.
(d) Antique
vehicles that are maintained as a collectors item and used for exhibitions, parades,
club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation
of persons or property.
(3) Whenever
motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that
lights are required, any lighting equipment, except the taillight, which by
reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination would be obscured by
another vehicle of the combination, need not be lighted. This subsection shall
not affect the requirement that lighted clearance lights be displayed on the
front of the foremost vehicle required to have clearance lights nor the
requirement that all lights on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of the
combination be lighted.
(4) Lighting
equipment on bicycles shall be lighted as required under ORS 815.280.
(5) Parked or
stopped vehicles are not required to display parking lights if the road
authority for the highway provides by ordinance or resolution that no lights
need be displayed upon a vehicle parked on the highway in accordance with legal
parking regulations where there is sufficient light to render clearly
discernible any person or object within a distance of 500 feet from the
highway.
(6) Nothing under
ORS 811.515 and 811.520 limits the ability to use the following lights with any
other lights during the day or at night:
(a) Public
vehicle warning lights.
(b) Pilot vehicle
warning lights.
(c) Tow vehicle
warning lights.
(d) Police
lights.
(e) Warning
lights on vehicles at the scene of an actual or potential release of hazardous
materials, as described in ORS 816.280.
(f) Warning
lights on vehicles being used by medical examiners to reach the scene of an
accident or of a death investigation, as described in ORS 816.280.
(g) Commercial
vehicle warning lights.
(7) Requirements
for use of motorcycle and moped headlights are under ORS 814.320.
(8) Requirements
for lighting equipment for an electric personal assistive mobility device are
under ORS 815.284. [1983 c.338 §661; 1985 c.16 §324; 1985 c.71 §8; 1999 c.497 §2;
2003 c.245 §2; 2003 c.341 §9; 2015 c.138 §30]
Plain English Explanation
This Oregon statute addresses and 811.520 do not apply to any of the following:. AI-powered analysis coming soon.
Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 811.515
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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