Oregon Statutes - Chapter 742 - Insurance Policies Generally; Property and Casualty Policies - Section 742.500 - Definitions for ORS 742.500 to 742.506.

As used in ORS 742.500 to 742.506:

(1) “Uninsured motorist coverage” means coverage within the terms and conditions specified in ORS 742.504 insuring the insured, the heirs or legal representative of the insured for all sums which the insured or they shall be legally entitled to recover as damages for bodily injury or death caused by accident and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of an uninsured motor vehicle in amounts or limits not less than the amounts or limits prescribed for bodily injury or death under ORS 806.070.

(2) “Motor vehicle” means every self-propelled device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, but does not include:

(a) Devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

(b) Motor trucks as defined in ORS 801.355 that have a registration weight, as defined by ORS 803.430 of more than 8,000 pounds, when the insured has employees who operate such trucks and such employees are covered by any workers’ compensation law, disability benefits law or any similar law; or

(c) Farm-type tractors or self-propelled equipment designed for use principally off public highways. [Formerly 743.786]

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