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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 830
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 830
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- § 830.005 — Definitions for chapter
- § 830.015 — Application of ORS
- § 830.025 — Other boating laws not
- § 830.035 — Peace officers to
- § 830.037 — Notification of stolen
- § 830.040 — Contrary local laws
- § 830.053 — False or fraudulent
- § 830.055 — Oregon Adopt-a-River
- § 830.060 — Consistency with
- § 830.080 — Boating Offense Compact
- § 830.082 — Mandatory boating
- § 830.084 — Requirements for
- § 830.086 — Boating safety
- § 830.088 — Operation of motorboat
- § 830.090 — Operation of motorboat
- § 830.092 — Exemption from
- § 830.094 — Boating safety
- § 830.096 — Conditional suspension
- § 830.100 — Boating safety policy
- § 830.110 — Powers and duties of
- § 830.125 — Compensation and
- § 830.130 — Officers; quorum;
- § 830.135 — State Marine Director
- § 830.137 — Disposition of funds
- § 830.140 — Boating Safety, Law
- § 830.150 — Disbursement of funds
- § 830.155 — Revolving fund; limit
- § 830.160 — Board authority to
- § 830.165 — Boating safety
- § 830.170 — Agreements with other
- § 830.172 — County boat use permit
- § 830.175 — Regulations for
- § 830.180 — Use of motors
- § 830.185 — Speed restrictions in
- § 830.187 — Restrictions for Waldo
- § 830.190 — Temporary suspension of
- § 830.195 — Board to protect
- § 830.200 — County boat use permits
- § 830.210 — Operating improperly
- § 830.215 — Personal flotation
- § 830.220 — Fire extinguishers;
- § 830.230 — Sound signaling
- § 830.240 — Ventilation systems;
- § 830.245 — Safety devices on boat
- § 830.250 — Additional equipment;
- § 830.270 — Notice to board on
- § 830.300 — Operating boat in
- § 830.302 — Draining water from
- § 830.315 — Reckless boating; speed
- § 830.325 — Operating boat while
- § 830.330 — Liability of owner for
- § 830.335 — Operator to maintain
- § 830.345 — Traffic lanes; swim
- § 830.350 — Testing racing
- § 830.360 — Riding on bow, gunwale
- § 830.362 — Operating motorboat
- § 830.365 — Waterskiing,
- § 830.370 — Mooring to buoys and
- § 830.375 — Authorization required
- § 830.380 — Peace officer authority
- § 830.383 — Person required to
- § 830.385 — Commercial fishing
- § 830.390 — Minimum equipment and
- § 830.410 — Operator of boat livery
- § 830.415 — Records of operator of
- § 830.420 — Minimum equipment
- § 830.425 — Minimum requirements
- § 830.430 — to 830.465 and 830.997
- § 830.435 — Charter boat license;
- § 830.437 — Licensing; safety
- § 830.440 — License application;
- § 830.445 — Liability insurance
- § 830.447 — Optional charter boat
- § 830.450 — Equipment requirements;
- § 830.460 — Prohibited activities
- § 830.465 — Disciplinary actions
- § 830.475 — Duties of operators and
- § 830.480 — Accident report
- § 830.485 — Form of report; sending
- § 830.490 — Confidential nature of
- § 830.495 — Report of accident
- § 830.505 — Implied consent to
- § 830.510 — Chemical evidence of
- § 830.515 — Evidence of refusal to
- § 830.520 — Circumstances under
- § 830.525 — Chemical tests obtained
- § 830.535 — Criteria for chemical
- § 830.545 — Information about
- § 830.550 — Implied consent to
- § 830.555 — Additional penalties
- § 830.560 — Launching boat with
- § 830.570 — Board to issue permit;
- § 830.575 — Annual fee for permit
- § 830.585 — Aquatic Invasive
- § 830.589 — Watercraft check
- § 830.590 — Watercraft check
- § 830.591 — Request to proceed to
- § 830.594 — Report of prevention
- § 830.600 — Applicability of
- § 830.605 — State Marine Board and
- § 830.618 — Grants for nonmotorized
- § 830.621 — Grants for boating
- § 830.624 — Permit requirements for
- § 830.627 — Fees for issuance of
- § 830.630 — Issuance of permits;
- § 830.640 — Towed watersports
- § 830.643 — Towed watersports
- § 830.649 — Newberg Pool Congested
- § 830.652 — Additional penalties
- § 830.655 — Suspension
- § 830.060 — to 830.140 and 830.700 to 830.870
- § 830.705 — Applicability of
- § 830.710 — Report of transfer,
- § 830.715 — Record of certificates
- § 830.720 — Cancellation of title
- § 830.725 — Distribution of lists
- § 830.730 — False information
- § 830.740 — Perfection of security
- § 830.745 — Notation on title of
- § 830.750 — Transfer of title
- § 830.755 — Transfer by operation
- § 830.770 — Certificate of number
- § 830.775 — Operation of certain
- § 830.780 — Identifying number on
- § 830.785 — Application for boat
- § 830.790 — Certificate or
- § 830.795 — Issuance of certificate
- § 830.800 — Expiration of
- § 830.805 — Application by owner
- § 830.810 — Certificate of title;
- § 830.815 — Refusal to issue or
- § 830.820 — Duplicate certificates
- § 830.825 — Hull identification
- § 830.830 — Dealer or boat
- § 830.850 — Identifying number
- § 830.855 — Application for
- § 830.860 — Validity of certificate
- § 830.870 — Duplicate certificate
- § 830.880 — Seizure of boats and
- § 830.885 — Return of seized
- § 830.890 — Public notice to
- § 830.895 — Renumbering; inspection
- § 830.911 — Authority to seize
- § 830.923 — Seizure without notice
- § 830.933 — Reclamation of seized
- § 830.938 — Liability for costs of
- § 830.948 — Salvaged Vessel
- § 830.955 — 830.955 Prohibition of
- § 830.992 — Penalty for purchase of
- § 830.993 — Penalties for violation
- § 830.994 — Additional penalties
- § 830.997 — Penalty for charter
- § 830.998 — Penalty for failing to
- § 830.999 — Penalty for
- § 830.005 — Definitions for chapter
- § 830.010 — [Formerly 488.005; 1991 c.67 §230;
- § 830.015 — Application of ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and
- § 830.475 — to 830.490; exemptions
- § 830.490 — apply to all boats operated in the waters of this state
- § 830.870 — by the State Marine Board as provided in ORS 830.110
- § 830.025 — Other
- § 830.475 — to 830.490 is intended to affect the provisions of ORS 783.610, 830.060
- § 830.475 — to 830.490 are in addition to and not in lieu of any other statutes. [Formerly
- § 830.035 — Peace
- § 830.037 — Notification of stolen boat; notice in electronic file system; issuance of new
- § 830.037 — was added to and made a
- § 830.040 — Contrary local laws prohibited
- § 830.050 — Reporting lost boat
- § 830.053 — False
- § 830.055 — Oregon
- § 830.060 — Consistency with federal law
- § 830.830 — to 830.870 is inoperative to the extent that it so conflicts, but such
- § 830.830 — to 830.870. [Formerly 488.870; 1991 c.67 §231]
- § 830.080 — Boating Offense Compact
- § 830.080 — was added to and made a
- § 830.082 — Mandatory boating safety education program
- § 830.082 — to 830.094 were added to
- § 830.084 — Requirements for mandatory boating safety education program; education card;
- § 830.086 — Boating safety education card; requirements; fee
- § 830.088 — Operation of motorboat by person 12 to 15 years of age
- § 830.090 — Operation of motorboat by person 16 years of age or older
- § 830.092 — Exemption from requirement to obtain boating safety education card
- § 830.094 — Boating safety education card required to operate motorboat
- § 830.096 — Conditional suspension of fine for violation of boating safety requirements
- § 830.096 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.100 — Boating safety policy
- § 830.105 — State
- § 830.110 — Powers
- § 830.565 — to 830.575, 830.630, 830.640 to 830.649, 830.700 to 830.715, 830.725,
- § 830.605 — and 835.200. [Formerly 488.830; 1991 c.759 §6; 1991 c.931 §1; 1995
- § 830.115 — Boating survey
- § 830.120 — Term;
- § 830.125 — Compensation and expenses
- § 830.130 — Officers; quorum; meetings
- § 830.135 — State
- § 830.137 — Disposition of funds received through Clean Vessel Act and through Boating
- § 830.140 — Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account; sources; disposition;
- § 830.145 — [Formerly 488.865; 1987 c.905 §24;
- § 830.150 — Disbursement of funds for boating facilities; priorities; water quality
- § 830.155 — Revolving fund; limit
- § 830.155 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.160 — Board
- § 830.165 — Boating safety educational program; youthful boat operator program
- § 830.170 — Agreements with other jurisdictions
- § 830.172 — County
- § 830.175 — Regulations for specific areas; rules
- § 830.180 — Use of
- § 830.185 — Speed
- § 830.187 — Restrictions for Waldo Lake
- § 830.190 — Temporary suspension of speed restrictions
- § 830.195 — Board
- § 830.200 — County
- § 830.210 — Operating improperly equipped boat prohibited
- § 830.475 — to 830.490. [Formerly 488.024]
- § 830.215 — Personal flotation devices; rules
- § 830.220 — Fire
- § 830.225 — Lights; rules
- § 830.230 — Sound
- § 830.230 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.235 — Carburetors
- § 830.240 — Ventilation systems; rules
- § 830.245 — Safety
- § 830.250 — Additional equipment; rules
- § 830.260 — Muffling devices
- § 830.270 — Notice
- § 830.300 — Operating boat in violation of chapter prohibited
- § 830.302 — Draining water from boat; exceptions
- § 830.302 — was added to and made a
- § 830.305 — Unsafe
- § 830.315 — Reckless boating; speed
- § 830.490 — is intended to prevent the operator of a boat actually competing in an
- § 830.325 — Operating boat while under influence of intoxicants
- § 830.330 — Liability of owner for negligent operation of boat
- § 830.335 — Operator to maintain lookout
- § 830.340 — Navigation rules
- § 830.345 — Traffic lanes; swim areas
- § 830.350 — Testing racing motorboat
- § 830.355 — Overloading
- § 830.360 — Riding
- § 830.362 — Operating motorboat with person holding on to or occupying parts aft of
- § 830.365 — Waterskiing, surfboarding and similar activities
- § 830.370 — Mooring to buoys and beacons; defacing or destroying navigational markers
- § 830.375 — Authorization required to hold marine event; rules
- § 830.380 — Peace
- § 830.380 — to 830.385 were added to
- § 830.383 — Person
- § 830.385 — Commercial fishing boats exempt from regulation of especially hazardous
- § 830.380 — and 830.383 do not apply to commercial fishing boats. [1997 c.568 §4]
- § 830.390 — Minimum equipment and safety requirements for vessels engaged in Klamath Lake
- § 830.390 — was added to and made a
- § 830.410 — Operator of boat livery to provide properly equipped boats
- § 830.210 — to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490. [Formerly 488.025; 2019 c.155 §3]
- § 830.415 — Records of operator of boat livery
- § 830.420 — Minimum equipment requirements for rental or charter boats; rules; inspection;
- § 830.425 — Minimum requirements for boat livery operation
- § 830.430 — Definitions for ORS 830.430 to 830.465 and 830.997
- § 830.435 — Charter boat license; reciprocity with Washington license holders
- § 830.437 — Licensing; safety standards; rules
- § 830.440 — License application; contents; fees; bond or financial security; transfer of
- § 830.445 — Liability insurance form; notice to board upon termination of coverage; license
- § 830.447 — Optional charter boat licensing; rules
- § 830.450 — Equipment requirements; rules
- § 830.460 — Prohibited activities
- § 830.465 — Disciplinary actions
- § 830.475 — Duties
- § 830.480 — Accident report required; rules
- § 830.485 — Form
- § 830.490 — Confidential nature of report
- § 830.495 — Report
- § 830.505 — Implied consent to chemical tests for intoxicants; refusal to submit;
- § 830.510 — Chemical evidence of use of intoxicants
- § 830.515 — Evidence of refusal to submit to test in legal proceeding
- § 830.520 — Circumstances under which chemical tests may be administered
- § 830.525 — Chemical tests obtained by subject
- § 830.535 — Criteria for chemical analyses
- § 830.545 — Information about rights and consequences
- § 830.550 — Implied consent to field sobriety tests for intoxicants; refusal to submit;
- § 830.555 — Additional penalties for failing to submit to testing for intoxicants
- § 830.560 — Launching boat with aquatic invasive species prohibited; rules
- § 830.565 — Permit
- § 830.570 — Board
- § 830.575 — Annual
- § 830.580 — Rules
- § 830.585 — Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund; uses of fund
- § 830.585 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.587 — Definitions
- § 830.589 — Watercraft check stations; rules; penalty
- § 830.590 — Watercraft check stations; operation by local public bodies and tribal
- § 830.590 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.591 — Request to proceed to nearest station; penalty
- § 830.594 — Report
- § 830.600 — Applicability of boating laws to seaplanes
- § 830.605 — State
- § 830.615 — Waterway Access Fund
- § 830.618 — Grants
- § 830.621 — Grants
- § 830.624 — Permit
- § 830.627 — Fees
- § 830.630 — Issuance of permits; agents
- § 830.640 — Towed
- § 830.643 — Towed
- § 830.646 — Fees;
- § 830.649 — Newberg Pool Congested Zone
- § 830.652 — Additional penalties for violations occurring within Newberg Pool Congested
- § 830.652 — and 830.655 were enacted
- § 830.655 — Suspension
- § 830.700 — Definitions for ORS 830.060 to 830.140 and 830.700 to 830.870
- § 830.700 — to 830.715, 830.725, 830.730, 830.770, 830.780, 830.785, 830.795 to
- § 830.820 — and 830.830 to 830.870, unless the context requires otherwise:
- § 830.705 — Applicability of numbering, title and license requirements
- § 830.830 — to 830.870 by the State Marine Board as provided in ORS 830.110 (9)
- § 830.870 — do apply to all boats other than boats described in subsection (1) of
- § 830.710 — Report
- § 830.715 — Record
- § 830.720 — Cancellation of title upon scrapping of boat, boathouse or floating home
- § 830.725 — Distribution of lists of owners
- § 830.730 — False
- § 830.740 — Perfection of security interest in boats, boathouses and floating homes covered
- § 830.745 — Notation on title of creation, satisfaction or assignment of security interest;
- § 830.750 — Transfer of title subject to security interest; dealer transferees; fee
- § 830.755 — Transfer by operation of law of title subject to security interest; fee
- § 830.770 — Certificate of number required on boat; exceptions
- § 830.775 — Operation of certain boats without certificates of registration
- § 830.780 — Identifying number on forward half of boat
- § 830.785 — Application for boat number
- § 830.790 — Certificate or registration fees
- § 830.795 — Issuance of certificate of number and validation stickers; stickers placed on
- § 830.800 — Expiration of certificate of number; renewal of certificate and stickers
- § 830.805 — Application by owner having number awarded by federal government or another
- § 830.810 — Certificate of title; exceptions; rules; application fees; penalty fee
- § 830.830 — to 830.870, unless the owner has secured from the State Marine Board a
- § 830.815 — Refusal to issue or suspension or cancellation of certificate
- § 830.700 — to 830.715, 830.725, 830.730, 830.770, 830.780, 830.785, 830.795 to
- § 830.820 — and 830.830 to 830.870 pertaining to applications for certificates
- § 830.820 — Duplicate certificates or validation stickers
- § 830.825 — Hull
- § 830.830 — Dealer
- § 830.850 — Identifying number plate required on floating homes and boathouses; certificate
- § 830.855 — Application for floating home or boathouse identifying plate; fee; issuance of
- § 830.860 — Validity of certificate of title; new certificates; fee
- § 830.865 — Rules
- § 830.870 — Duplicate certificate of title; fee
- § 830.875 — Definitions for ORS 830.880 to 830.895
- § 830.880 — Seizure of boats and equipment from which identification number has been
- § 830.885 — Return
- § 830.890 — Public
- § 830.895 — Renumbering; inspection requirement
- § 830.905 — [Formerly 488.650; repealed by
- § 830.907 — [1999 c.692 §2; 2003 c.693 §4;
- § 830.908 — Definitions for ORS 830.908 to 830.948
- § 830.909 — [1999 c.692 §3; 2003 c.693 §5;
- § 830.910 — [Formerly 488.655; repealed by
- § 830.911 — Authority to seize abandoned vessel or derelict vessel
- § 830.912 — [1999 c.692 §4; 2003 c.693 §6;
- § 830.914 — [1999 c.692 §5; 2003 c.693 §7;
- § 830.915 — [Formerly 488.660; repealed by
- § 830.917 — [1999 c.692 §6; 2003 c.693 §8;
- § 830.918 — Preseizure notice
- § 830.919 — [1999 c.692 §7; 2003 c.693 §9;
- § 830.920 — [Formerly 488.665; repealed by
- § 830.922 — [1999 c.692 §8; 2003 c.693 §10;
- § 830.923 — Seizure without notice
- § 830.924 — [1999 c.692 §9; 2003 c.693 §11;
- § 830.925 — [Formerly 488.670; repealed by
- § 830.926 — [2003 c.693 §2; 2013 c.680 §13;
- § 830.927 — [1999 c.692 §10; 2003 c.693 §12;
- § 830.928 — [2013 c.680 §5a; repealed by 2025
- § 830.930 — [Formerly 488.675; repealed by
- § 830.931 — [2013 c.680 §6; repealed by 2025
- § 830.933 — Reclamation of seized vessel and personal property
- § 830.935 — [Formerly 488.680; repealed by
- § 830.936 — Hearing
- § 830.938 — Liability for costs of salvage, towing and storage
- § 830.908 — to 830.948. [2013 c.680 §8; 2025 c.90 §8]
- § 830.940 — Use of
- § 830.944 — Offenses
- § 830.948 — Salvaged Vessel Subaccount; sources; limits; uses
- § 830.950 — Definitions for ORS 830.955
- § 830.955 — Prohibition of installation of submersible polystyrene device
- § 830.990 — Penalties
- § 830.565 — by a person operating a sailboat that is at least 12 feet in length or
- § 830.649 — and has one or more prior convictions for violation of ORS 830.649
- § 830.992 — Penalty for purchase of boat or equipment from which hull or component
- § 830.993 — Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165
- § 830.993 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.994 — Additional penalties for violation of ORS 830.325
- § 830.086 — for one year
- § 830.995 — [Formerly 488.995; repealed by
- § 830.997 — Penalty for charter boat violations
- § 830.450 — is a Class A misdemeanor
- § 830.998 — Penalty for failing to stop at an aquatic invasive species check station
- § 830.589 — or 830.590 commits a Class D violation
- § 830.998 — was enacted into law by
- § 830.999 — Penalty for transporting aquatic invasive species; exceptions; use of penalty
- § 830.589 — or 830.590 to inspect recreational or commercial watercraft
- § 830.999 — was enacted into law by