Oregon Code § 821.210·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Operating improperly equipped snowmobile; civil liability; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense
of operating an improperly equipped snowmobile if the person operates any
snowmobile without all of the following equipment:
(a) A lighted
headlight and taillight.
(b) An adequate
braking device that may be operated either by hand or foot.
(c) An adequate
and operating muffling device that shall effectively blend the exhaust and
motor noise in such a manner so as to preclude excessive or unusual noise and,
on snowmobiles manufactured after January 4, 1973, that shall effectively
maintain such noise at a level of 82 decibels or below on the A scale at 100
feet.
(2) The
Department of State Police shall establish procedures for testing of noise
levels consistent with this section.
(3) Snowmobiles
used in organized racing events in an area designated for that purpose may use
a bypass or cutout device without violation of the requirements for muffling
devices and for noise levels under this section.
(4) In addition
to other penalties provided by this section, the owner or operator of a
snowmobile may be liable as provided under ORS 821.310.
(5) The offense
described in this section, improperly equipped snowmobile, is a Class D traffic
violation. [1983 c.338 §728; 1985 c.393 §44; 1995 c.383 §112]