Section 820.010 – Vehicles subject to safety regulation; Department of Consumer and Business Services jurisdiction; rules.

(1) A motor vehicle is subject to safety regulation under ORS 820.030 to 820.070, if the vehicle is furnished by an employer and is used to transport one or more workers to and from their places of employment. All of the following apply to this subsection: (a) The employer must be an individual who employs […]

Section 820.020 – Vehicles other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety regulation.

Vehicles used in transportation of persons for hire by a nonprofit entity are subject to safety regulation under ORS 820.030 to 820.070 in addition to worker transport vehicles subjected to such regulation under ORS 820.010. [1983 c.338 §739; 1989 c.992 §23; 2015 c.283 §9]

Section 820.030 – Safety code; rules; standards; tentative draft; hearings; notice; amendment.

The Department of Transportation shall make and enforce reasonable rules relating to vehicles described under ORS 820.010 and 820.020. Authority for enforcement of the rules is established under ORS 820.040 to 820.070. The rules shall be embodied in a safety code and the safety code is subject to all of the following: (1) The safety […]

Section 820.040 – Inspection of vehicles.

(1) The Department of Transportation, in enforcing the safety code established under ORS 820.030, may inspect any vehicle that is described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020. (2) Upon request, the Superintendent of State Police shall assist the department in these inspections. [1983 c.338 §741]

Section 820.050 – Orders regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers.

(1) Whenever the Department of Transportation finds that a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020 violates any provision of the safety code adopted under ORS 820.030 or an amendment thereto, the department shall make, enter and serve upon the owner of the vehicle any order necessary to protect the safety of persons transported in […]

Section 820.060 – Safety requirement; owner violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty.

(1) The following vehicles shall be maintained in a safe condition and operated in a safe manner at all times: (a) Vehicles described in ORS 820.010. This paragraph applies whether or not the vehicle is used upon a public highway. (b) Vehicles described in ORS 820.020. (2) A person commits the offense of owner violation […]

Section 820.070 – Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code if the person, at any time, operates a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 or 820.020 in a manner that violates any provision of the safety code established under ORS 820.030 or any amendment thereto. (2) The offense described in this […]