Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 821 § 821.010 — Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 821 ·
Oregon Code § 821.010·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles.
(1) Any motor vehicle designed for
or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand,
snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain is exempt from the
sections governing vehicle equipment described in this section if the vehicle:
(a) Is operated
in an area described under ORS 821.020; and
(b) Complies with
the equipment requirements under ORS 821.040.
(2) The exemption
under this section is an exemption from the prohibitions under all of the
following paragraphs:
(a) Nonstandard
lighting equipment under ORS 816.300.
(b) Required
lighting equipment under ORS 816.330.
(c) Prohibited
lighting equipment under ORS 816.360.
(d) Violation of
state equipment administrative rules under ORS 815.100.
(e) Slow-moving
vehicle emblem requirements under ORS 815.115.
(f) Mudguard and
fender requirements under ORS 815.185.
(g) Visible
emission limits under ORS 815.200.
(h) Requirements
for window materials under ORS 815.040.
(i) Obstruction
of windows under ORS 815.220.
(j) Limits on
sound equipment under ORS 815.225.
(k) Sound
equipment requirements under ORS 815.230.
(L) Rearview
mirror requirements under ORS 815.235.
(m) Limits on
image display device use under ORS 815.240.
(n) Exhaust
system requirements under ORS 815.250.
(o) Speedometer
requirements under ORS 815.255.
(p) Disposal
system requirements under ORS 815.260.
(q) Helmet
requirements under ORS 814.260 to 814.280, except that a person is required to
meet the helmet requirements described in ORS 821.202 and 821.203. [1983 c.338 §710;
1999 c.565 §3; 2005 c.572 §4; 2017 c.453 §2a]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 821.010
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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