Chapter 387
AN ACT
HB 3380
Relating to commercial motor vehicles; amending ORS 801.208.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 801.208 is amended to read:
801.208. (1) “Commercial
motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles that:
(a) Has a gross
combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, inclusive of a towed unit
with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds;
(b)
Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;
(c) Is designed to
transport 16 or more persons, including the driver; or
(d) Is of any size and
is used in the transportation of hazardous materials.[; or]
[(e) Is of any size and is owned or leased by, or operated under
contract with, a mass transit district or a transportation district when the
vehicle is actually being used to transport passengers for hire, regardless of
the number of passengers, unless the vehicle is a taxi.]
(2) Notwithstanding
subsection (1) of this section, the term “commercial motor vehicle” does not
include the following:
(a) An emergency fire
vehicle being operated by firefighters as defined in ORS 652.050;
(b) Emergency vehicles
being operated by emergency service workers as defined in ORS 401.025;
(c) A motor home used to
transport or house, for nonbusiness purposes, the operator or the operator’s
family members or personal possessions;
(d) A vehicle that is
owned or leased by, or operated under contract with, a mass transit district or
a transportation district when the vehicle is actually being used to transport
passengers for hire and is being operated by a volunteer driver, so long as the
vehicle is not one described in subsection (1)(a) to
(d) of this section; or
(e) A recreational
vehicle that is operated solely for personal use.
Approved by the Governor June 12, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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