Oregon Code § 815.130·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Improper brakes; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of having improper brakes if the person does
any of the following:
(a) Drives or
moves on any highway a vehicle that is not equipped with brakes that meet
requirements under ORS 815.125.
(b) Owns a
vehicle and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle to be driven or moved on
any highway when the vehicle is not equipped with brakes that meet the
requirements under ORS 815.125.
(2) This section
is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 815.135.
(3) The offense
described in this section, improper brakes, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983
c.338 §471; 1995 c.383 §25]