71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 859
 
                         House Bill 2144
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Department of Transportation)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Allows Department of Transportation to recover actual costs
incurred as result of certain accidents from person causing
accident.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to recovery of costs of accidents.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + When the Department of Transportation incurs
costs as a result of an accident involving spilled or dislodged
cargo or as a result of violations of restrictions or limitations
imposed under ORS 810.030, the department may recover the actual
costs incurred from the person who caused the accident or who
violated the restrictions or limitations. + }
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