Chapter 107 Oregon Laws 2003
AN ACT
HB 2338
Relating to minors in motor vehicles; amending ORS 811.205; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of
Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 811.205 is amended to read:
811.205. (1) A person commits the offense of carrying a [child] minor on an external part of a motor vehicle if the person carries any [child] person under 18 years of age upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any motor vehicle that is upon a highway.
(2)
For purposes of this section, the open bed of a motor vehicle is an external
part of a motor vehicle.
(3)
A person does not commit the offense described in this section if the person:
(a)
Is carrying a minor in the open bed of a motor vehicle and the minor is secured
with a safety belt or safety harness that complies with rules adopted under ORS
815.055;
(b)
Is operating the motor vehicle in an organized parade; or
(c)
Is carrying a minor who is seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor
vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the
tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported:
(A)
In the course and scope of employment, provided that the minor is transported
in compliance with law and rules regulating the transport of workers; or
(B)(i)
Between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during
hunting season; and
(ii) The minor has a hunting license.
[(2)] (4) The offense described in this section, carrying a [child] minor on an external part of a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.
SECTION 2. This 2003 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the regular session of the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
Approved by the Governor May 28, 2003
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 28, 2003
Effective date November 26, 2003
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