Oregon Code § 815.285·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Failure to carry roadside vehicle warning devices; exemptions; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense
of failure to carry roadside vehicle warning devices if:
(a) The person
drives or moves on any highway or owns and causes or knowingly permits to be
driven or moved on any highway any vehicle subject to the requirements to use
roadside vehicle warning devices under ORS 811.530; and
(b) The vehicle
does not carry such roadside vehicle warning devices as the Department of
Transportation may require under ORS 815.035.
(2) This section
does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Vehicles that
are not subject to the requirements to use roadside vehicle warning devices
under ORS 811.530.
(b) At any time
between sunrise and sunset.
(c) To any
vehicles operated within a business district or residence district.
(3) The offense
described in this section, failure to carry roadside vehicle warning devices,
is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §503; 1985 c.16 §261; 1985 c.393 §26]
(Implements of
Husbandry)
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 815.285
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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