ORS 818.400
Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements

  • penalty

(1)

A person commits the offense of failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements if the person is driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles and the person does not comply with any of the following or if the person is the owner of a vehicle or combination of vehicles and the person causes or permits the vehicle or combination not to comply with any of the following:

(a)

A vehicle or combination of vehicles must stop and submit to any enforcement of commercial vehicle weight, size, load, conformation or equipment regulation when directed to do so by an “OPEN” sign displayed at a permanently established truck scale.

(b)

A vehicle or combination of vehicles must stop and submit to any enforcement of commercial vehicle weight, size, load, conformation or equipment regulation when directed to do so by any sign or signal displayed or given by a police officer, motor carrier enforcement officer or weighmaster acting in accordance with authority granted under ORS 810.490 (Weighing and measuring vehicles).

(c)

A vehicle or combination of vehicles must move into the right lane for purposes of a weight or size check when instructed to do so by a sign indicating the presence of a weigh-in-motion scale.

(d)

The directions of any police officer, motor carrier enforcement officer or weighmaster that are given in accordance with authority granted under ORS 810.490 (Weighing and measuring vehicles) or 810.530 (Authority of weighmasters and motor carrier enforcement officers) must be complied with.

(2)

The requirement of subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to:

(a)

An empty combination of a log truck and pole trailer if the pole trailer is bunked on the log truck and there is no other load; or

(b)

A vehicle or combination of vehicles if:

(A)

The normal route of the vehicle or combination of vehicles requires turning off the highway after passing the “OPEN” sign but before reaching the scale; and

(B)

The vehicle or combination of vehicles is en route to a terminal or other legitimate business.

(3)

Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of such vehicle or combination caused or permitted it to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed under this section.

(4)

The offense described in this section, failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements, is a Class B misdemeanor. The penalty provided under this subsection is in addition to any penalty provided for violation of any prohibition relating to vehicle weight, size, load, conformation or equipment. [1983 c.338 §533; 1985 c.393 §35; 1987 c.897 §2; 1993 c.741 §101; 1995 c.27 §1; 1995 c.101 §1; 1997 c.722 §6]

Source: Section 818.400 — Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements; penalty, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors818.­html.

818.010
Maximum allowable weight
818.012
Wheel load on certain vehicles
818.030
Exemptions from weight limitations
818.040
Violation of posted weight limits
818.050
Exemptions from posted weight limits
818.060
Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits
818.070
Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations
818.080
Maximum size limits
818.100
Exemptions from size limitations
818.105
Request for unrestricted access to specified highway for overlength combination
818.110
Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination
818.120
Exemptions from limits on number of vehicles in combinations
818.130
Violation of posted limits on use
818.140
Exemptions from posted use limits
818.150
Safety requirements for towing
818.160
Violating towing safety requirements
818.170
Exemptions from towing safety requirements
818.200
Authority to issue variance permits
818.205
Continuous operation variance permit
818.210
Limits on authority to issue variance permit
818.220
Requirements, conditions and procedures for issuance of variance permit
818.225
Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee
818.230
Sifting or leaking load permit
818.235
Permit for wide load of hay bales
818.240
Dragging permit
818.250
Permit for fire company warning lights
818.260
Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses
818.270
Fees for permits
818.300
Operating with sifting or leaking load
818.310
Exemptions from prohibition on sifting and leaking load
818.320
Dragging objects on highway
818.330
Exemptions from prohibition on dragging objects on highway
818.340
Operating in violation of variance permit
818.350
Failure to carry and display variance permit
818.400
Failure to comply with commercial vehicle enforcement requirements
818.410
Civil liability for certain violations
818.420
Penalties for certain violations
818.430
Penalties for violation of weight requirements
818.440
Penalty for procuring, aiding or abetting violation of this chapter
818.450
Civil penalty for violations of chapter
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