71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
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                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2411
                  Ordered by the House March 13
            Including House Amendments dated March 13
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Representative Lane
  Shetterly for Kate Cooper Richardson)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Prohibits carrying minor in open bed of motor vehicle or on
other external part of motor vehicle. { +  Provides
exceptions. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to passengers in motor vehicles; amending ORS 811.205.
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 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 in the open bed of a motor vehicle
because all passenger seats in the motor vehicle are occupied by
minors and the minors are being transported in the course and
scope of farming or ranching activities. + }
    { - (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.
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