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
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LC 2347
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2562
                  Ordered by the House April 3
      Including House Amendments dated March 20 and April 3
 
Sponsored by Representative BUTLER
 
 
                             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.
 
  Exempts farm, ranch and orchard employees from certain
restrictions on provisional driver licenses under specified
conditions.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to provisional driver licenses; amending ORS 807.122.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 807.122 is amended to read:
  807.122.  { + (1) + } The Department of Transportation shall
place the following restrictions on a provisional driver license
issued under ORS 807.065:
    { - (1) - }   { + (a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of
this section, + } for the first six months after issuance of the
license, the holder of the license may not operate a motor
vehicle that is carrying a passenger under 20 years of age who is
not a member of the holder's immediate family. For the second six
months, the holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle
that is carrying more than three passengers who are under 20
years of age and who are not members of the holder's immediate
family.
    { - (2) - }   { + (b) + } For the first year after issuance
of the license, the holder of the license may not operate a motor
vehicle between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m. except when:
    { - (a) - }   { + (A) + } The holder is driving between the
holder's home and place of employment;
    { - (b) - }   { + (B) + } The holder is driving between the
holder's home and a school event for which no other
transportation is available;
    { - (c) - }   { + (C) + } The holder is driving for
employment purposes; or
    { - (d) - }   { + (D) + } The holder is accompanied by a
licensed driver who is at least 25 years of age.
   { +  (2) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to
the holder of a provisional driver license who:
  (a) Is employed by a farmer, rancher or orchardist;
  (b) Is operating, solely for employment purposes, a motor
vehicle that is owned by the employer and for which financial
responsibility requirements of ORS 806.060 have been met;
  (c) Is transporting passengers who are employed by the same
employer as the driver and who are being transported solely for
employment purposes;
  (d) Is not transporting more passengers than the number of
available seat belts; and
  (e) Has in the vehicle a written statement signed by the
employer certifying that the driver is employed by the employer
and that there is no other option for transporting the
employees. + }
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