Section 818.450 – Civil penalty for violations of chapter.
In addition to any penalty provided in a specific statute in this chapter, any person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to civil penalty as provided in ORS 825.950. [1997 c.722 §3]
Section 818.300 – Operating with sifting or leaking load; civil liability; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of operating with a sifting or leaking load if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is so constructed or loaded so as to allow its contents to drop, sift, leak or otherwise escape therefrom. […]
Section 818.140 – Exemptions from posted use limits.
This section establishes exemptions from ORS 818.130. The exemptions under this section are in addition to any under ORS 801.026. Operation in accordance with one of the exemptions described is not subject to ORS 818.130. Exemptions are partial or complete as described in the following: (1) Posted use limits do not apply on any way, […]
Section 818.150 – Safety requirements for towing.
This section establishes safety requirements for towing for purposes of ORS 818.160. Except where an exemption under ORS 818.170 specifically provides otherwise, the safety requirements for towing are violated for purposes of ORS 818.160 if any of the following are violated: (1) If one vehicle is towing another, the tow bar, coupling device and other […]
Section 818.160 – Violating towing safety requirements; civil liability; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of violating towing safety requirements if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that are in violation of the safety requirements for towing vehicles established under ORS 818.150. (b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles […]
Section 818.170 – Exemptions from towing safety requirements.
This section establishes exemptions from the towing safety requirements under ORS 818.150 and 818.160. Exemptions under this section are in addition to any under ORS 801.026. Operation in accordance with one of the exemptions described is not subject to ORS 818.160. Exemptions are partial or complete as described in the following: (1) The requirements for […]
Section 818.200 – Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit.
(1) A road authority, or a private contractor authorized by a road authority to do so, may issue a variance permit if it determines the public interests will be served. A variance permit issued under this section may allow any vehicle, combination of vehicles, load article, property, machine or thing to move over any highway […]
Section 818.205 – Continuous operation variance permit; standards; relationship to permit issued under ORS 818.200; fee.
(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with other road authorities, shall develop and implement a system of issuing continuous operation variance permits. The system shall allow a person to obtain one permit that is valid for every road authority in whose jurisdiction the person will travel. (2) The department, in consultation with other road […]
Section 818.210 – Limits on authority to issue variance permit.
Except as provided under ORS 818.220, a road authority shall not issue a variance permit under ORS 818.200 for any vehicle or load that can readily or reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. The limit under this section does not apply to the following: (1) Combinations of vehicles consisting of not more than a motor truck […]
Section 818.220 – Requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit; duration; cancellation; rules.
This section establishes requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permits under ORS 818.200 as follows: (1) In issuing a permit, the road authority may: (a) Grant a permit that is valid for a single trip, a number of trips or continuous operation. (b) Establish seasonal or other time limitations on a permit. (c) […]