Oregon Statutes - Chapter 821 - Off-Road Vehicles; Snowmobiles; All-Terrain Vehicles

• 821.010   Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles.
  (1) Any motor vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural...
• 821.020   Applicability of off-road vehicle exemption from general equipment requirements.
  (1) This section establishes the areas where the exemption from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles described under ORS 821.010 is applicable. The exemption applies to...
• 821.030   Equipment standards for off-road vehicles.
  For purposes of the equipment requirements for off-road vehicles under ORS 821.040, the following agencies may establish the described equipment requirements for vehicles: (1) The...
• 821.040   Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operation of an off-road vehicle without required equipment if the person is operating a vehicle described in ORS...
• 821.050   Limits on authority of local governments; disposition of fees for snowmobiles.
  (1) Limits on the authority of cities, counties or other political subdivisions of this state or any state agency are as imposed under ORS 801.040....
• 821.055   Operation of all-terrain vehicles on certain highways.
  Notwithstanding ORS 821.020, or any law requiring that vehicles be equipped in specified ways in order to operate on highways, Class I, Class II and...
• 821.060   Issuance; application; rules; fees.
  (1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of titles for snowmobiles required to be titled under ORS 821.070. The following provisions relating...
• 821.070   Failure to title; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to title a snowmobile if the person is the owner of a snowmobile that is in this...
• 821.080   Issuance; qualifications; duration; certificate; rules.
  (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue snowmobile registration to a qualified owner. To qualify for issuance of registration under this section: (a) The owner...
• 821.090   Exemptions from snowmobile registration requirements.
  This section establishes exemptions from the requirements to register snowmobiles under ORS 821.100. The following are exempt from the registration requirements, either partially or completely...
• 821.100   Operation of unregistered snowmobile; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operation of an unregistered snowmobile if the person operates a snowmobile that is not registered under ORS 821.080....
• 821.110   Failure to renew snowmobile registration; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to renew snowmobile registration if the person is the owner of a snowmobile in this state and...
• 821.120   Failure to properly display snowmobile registration numbers; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to properly display snowmobile registration numbers if the person is the owner or operator of a snowmobile...
• 821.125   [1991 c.481 §2; 1993 c.741 §139; repealed by 1999 c.977 §38]
• 821.130   Out-of-state snowmobile permit; qualifications; duration; application; fees.
  (1) An out-of-state snowmobile permit is a vehicle permit that is issued as evidence of a grant of authority to operate in this state a...
• 821.140   Failure to carry out-of-state snowmobile permit; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to carry an out-of-state snowmobile permit if an out-of-state permit is issued for the vehicle under ORS...
• 821.142   Failure to carry out-of-state all-terrain vehicle permit.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to carry an out-of-state all-terrain vehicle permit if an out-of-state permit is issued for the vehicle under...
• 821.145   [Formerly 821.185; repealed by 1999 c.977 §38]
• 821.150   Operation of snowmobile without driving privileges; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operation of a snowmobile without driving privileges if the person operates a snowmobile without one of the following...
• 821.160   Snowmobile operator permit; issuance; rules for safety education course.
  (1) A snowmobile operator permit authorizes a person who does not have a driver license to operate a snowmobile without violation of ORS 821.150. (2)...
• 821.165   Land funded for all-terrain vehicle use from All-Terrain Vehicle Account.
  As used in ORS 821.170, 821.172, 821.192, 821.291 and 821.292, “public lands” includes privately owned land that is open to the general public for the...
• 821.170   Operation of Class I all-terrain vehicle without driving privileges; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person 16 years of age or older commits the offense of operation of a Class I all-terrain vehicle without driving privileges if the...
• 821.172   Operation of Class III all-terrain vehicle without driving privileges; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person 16 years of age or older commits the offense of operation of a Class III all-terrain vehicle without driving privileges if the...
• 821.174   Prohibition on operating Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle while driving privileges suspended.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not operate a Class I all-terrain vehicle or a Class III all-terrain vehicle while the person’s...
• 821.175   [1987 c.587 §6; 1989 c.661 §3; 1989 c.991 §11a; 1995 c.774 §4; renumbered 821.195 in 1995]
• 821.180   [1985 c.459 §18; repealed by 1999 c.977 §38]
• 821.182   [1995 c.774 §3; repealed by 1999 c.977 §38]
• 821.185   [1987 c.587 §§4,5; 1989 c.661 §1; 1993 c.751 §105; 1995 c.774 §5; renumbered 821.145 in 1995]
• 821.190   Unlawful operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle on highway or railroad; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful operation of an off-road vehicle on a highway or railroad if the person operates a vehicle described...
• 821.191   Operation of Class I or Class II all-terrain vehicle on highway; unlawful operation of Class I or Class II all-terrain vehicle used for agricultural purposes; penalty.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may operate a Class I all-terrain vehicle or a Class II all-terrain vehicle that is not...
• 821.192   Operating all-terrain vehicle in violation of posted restrictions.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an all-terrain vehicle in violation of posted restrictions if the person operates an all-terrain vehicle on public...
• 821.195   Operation of all-terrain vehicle without permit and decal; exemption; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an all-terrain vehicle without a permit and a decal if the person operates an all-terrain vehicle without...
• 821.200   Exemptions from general prohibition on operating on highway or railroad.
  This section establishes exemptions from the limitations placed on the use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles under ORS 821.190. The prohibitions and penalties under ORS...
• 821.202   Failure of Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle rider to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet...
• 821.203   Endangering Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a Class I or Class III all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger if: (a) The person is operating...
• 821.204   Issuance of citation for violation of ORS 821.202 or 821.203.
  (1) If a child who is in violation of ORS 821.202 is 11 years of age or younger, any citation issued shall be issued to...
• 821.210   Operating improperly equipped snowmobile; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an improperly equipped snowmobile if the person operates any snowmobile without all of the following equipment: (a)...
• 821.220   Operating improperly equipped all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an improperly equipped all-terrain vehicle if the person operates any all-terrain vehicle without the following equipment: (a)...
• 821.230   Operating all-terrain vehicle without proper lighting equipment; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an all-terrain vehicle without proper lighting equipment if the person operates an all-terrain vehicle during times when...
• 821.240   Operating snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying firearm or bow; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle while carrying a firearm or bow if the person operates any...
• 821.250   Permitting dangerous operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of permitting dangerous operation of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle if the person is the owner or other...
• 821.260   Hunting or harassing animals from snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of hunting or harassing animals from a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle if the person does any of the...
• 821.270   [1983 c.338 §732; 1985 c.393 §48; 1985 c.459 §34; repealed by 1987 c.587 §21]
• 821.280   Committing unlawful damage with snowmobile, Class I or Class II all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of committing unlawful damage with a snowmobile, Class I or Class II all-terrain vehicle if the person operates any...
• 821.285   Committing unlawful damage with Class III all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of committing unlawful damage with a Class III all-terrain vehicle if the person operates any Class III all-terrain vehicle...
• 821.290   Dangerous operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of dangerous operation of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle if the person does any of the following: (a)...
• 821.291   Endangering Class I all-terrain vehicle operator; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a Class I all-terrain vehicle operator if the person is the parent, legal guardian or person with...
• 821.292   Endangering Class III all-terrain vehicle operator; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a Class III all-terrain vehicle operator if the person is the parent, legal guardian or person with...
• 821.295   Operating Class II or Class III all-terrain vehicle in prohibited snow area; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating a Class II or Class III all-terrain vehicle in a prohibited snow area if the person operates...
• 821.300   [1983 c.338 §735; 1985 c.459 §37; 1987 c.587 §19; 1989 c.991 §19; 1993 c.751 §83; repealed by 2001 c.827 §18]
• 821.310   Treble damages for damage to property.
  The operator or the owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle used with the permission of the owner shall be liable for three times the...
• 821.320   Snowmobile registration and permit fees.
  The following fees are established relating to snowmobiles: (1) Registration under ORS 821.080, $10. (2) Renewal of registration under ORS 821.080, $10. (3) Issuance of...

Last modified: August 7, 2008