Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 811 § 811.802 — Failure to yield right of way to funeral procession; penalty
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 811 ·
Oregon Code § 811.802·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Failure to yield right of way to funeral procession; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense
of failure to yield the right of way to a funeral procession if the funeral
procession is accompanied by a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle
and the person does not do the following:
(a) Yield the
right of way to the funeral procession.
(b) Stop before
entering any intersection and remain stopped until the funeral procession has
passed.
(c) Obey any
directions given by a driver of a funeral escort vehicle.
(2) Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section and except for emergency
vehicles and police vehicles or at the direction of a police officer, this
section applies to pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and anyone
else in the path of a funeral procession.
(3) This section
applies only to persons who knew or in the exercise of reasonable care should
have known of the presence of a funeral procession.
(4) The offense
described in this section, failure to yield the right of way to a funeral
procession, is a Class D traffic violation. [1991 c.482 §7; 1995 c.383 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 811.802
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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