Chapter 124 Oregon Laws 2007
AN ACT
HB 2274
Relating to safety corridors; amending ORS 153.131 and section 5,
chapter 1071, Oregon Laws 1999; repealing section 6, chapter 1071, Oregon Laws
1999; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 5, chapter 1071, Oregon Laws 1999, as amended by section 5a, chapter
1071, Oregon Laws 1999, section 1, chapter 421, Oregon Laws 2001, and section
3, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. (1) [In order to determine the effect of
increasing fines in safety corridors,] The Department of Transportation
shall post signs in safety corridors chosen by the department indicating that
fines for traffic offenses committed in those safety corridors will be doubled.
(2)(a) The base fine
amount for a person charged with an offense that is listed in subsection (3)(a)
or (b) of this section and that is committed in a safety corridor chosen by the
department under subsection (1) of this section shall be the amount established
under ORS 153.125 to 153.145, based on the foundation amount calculated under
ORS 153.131. The minimum fine for a person convicted of an offense that is
listed in subsection (3)(a) or (b) of this section and that is committed in a
safety corridor is the base fine amount so calculated.
(b) The minimum fine for
a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense that is listed in subsection (3)(c)
to (g) of this section and that is committed in a safety corridor is 20 percent
of the maximum fine established for the offense.
(c) The minimum fine for
a person convicted of a felony offense that is listed in subsection (3)(c) to
(g) of this section and that is committed in a safety corridor is two percent
of the maximum fine established for the offense.
(3) This section applies
to the following offenses if committed in the designated safety corridors:
(a) Class A or Class B
traffic violations.
(b) Class C or Class D
traffic violations related to exceeding a legal speed.
(c) Reckless driving, as
defined in ORS 811.140.
(d) Driving while under
the influence of intoxicants, as defined in ORS 813.010.
(e) Failure to perform
the duties of a driver involved in an accident or collision, as described in
ORS 811.700 or 811.705.
(f) Criminal driving
while suspended or revoked, as defined in ORS 811.182.
(g) Fleeing or
attempting to elude a police officer, as defined in ORS 811.540.
(4) A court may not
waive, reduce or suspend the base fine amount or minimum fine required by this
section.
SECTION 2.
ORS 153.131, as amended by section 5d, chapter 1071, Oregon Laws 1999, is
amended to read:
153.131. If a person is
charged with a traffic offense, and the enforcement officer issuing the
citation notes on the citation that the offense occurred in a highway work zone
and is subject to the provisions of ORS 811.230, [or] occurred in a posted school zone and is subject to the
provisions of ORS 811.235, or occurred in a safety corridor and is subject
to the provisions of section 5, chapter 1071, Oregon Laws 1999, the
foundation amount to be used in calculating the base fine under ORS 153.125 to
153.145 is 80 percent of the maximum fine established for the violation.
SECTION 3. Section
6, chapter 1071, Oregon Laws 1999, as amended by section 3, chapter 421, Oregon
Laws 2001, and section 1, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2003, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This
2007 Act takes effect on December 31, 2007.
Approved by the Governor May 9, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 10, 2007
Effective date December 31, 2007
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