72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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 + } .
 
LC 2077
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2518
                  Ordered by the House March 31
            Including House Amendments dated March 31
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Creates offense of violating maximum speed limit. Deletes
federal maximum speed limit. Provides default speed limits. Makes
related changes. - }  { +  Increases penalty for exceeding speed
limit by over 30 miles per hour from maximum $600 fine to maximum
$1,000 fine, 30 days' imprisonment, or both. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to speed; amending ORS 811.109.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.109 is amended to read:
  811.109. (1) Violation of a specific speed limit imposed under
law or of a posted speed limit is punishable as follows:
  (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a
Class D traffic violation.
  (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a
Class C traffic violation.
  (c) 21 to 30 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a
Class B traffic violation.
  (d) Over 30 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a
Class   { - A traffic violation - }  { +  C misdemeanor + }.
  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the
speed limit is 65 miles per hour and:
  (a) The person is exceeding 65 miles per hour but not exceeding
75 miles per hour, the offense is a Class C traffic violation.
  (b) The person is exceeding 75 miles per hour but not exceeding
85 miles per hour, the offense is a Class B traffic violation.
  (c) The person is exceeding 85 miles per hour { +  but not
exceeding 95 miles per hour + }, the offense is a Class A traffic
violation.
   { +  (d) The person is exceeding 95 miles per hour, the
offense is a Class C misdemeanor. + }
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