74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 452
 
                         House Bill 2275
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of Transportation)
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Requires operators and passengers of privately owned commercial
vehicles to use safety belts if vehicle is designed or used
primarily for transportation of property.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to safety belts; amending ORS 811.215.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.215 is amended to read:
  811.215. ORS 811.210 does not apply to:
  (1) Privately owned commercial vehicles  { - , as defined in
ORS 801.210 - }   { + that are being used for the transportation
of persons for compensation or profit + }. The exemption in this
subsection does not apply to any of the following:
    { - (a) Vehicles commonly known as pickup trucks that have a
combined weight of less than 10,000 pounds. - }
    { - (b) - }  { +  (a) + } Motor carriers, as defined in ORS
825.005, when operating in interstate commerce.
    { - (c) - }  { +  (b) + } Vehicles designed and used for the
transportation of 15 or fewer persons, including the driver,
except that the operator of a vehicle described in this paragraph
is not required to:
  (A) Be properly secured with a safety belt or safety harness as
required by ORS 811.210 if the operator is a taxicab operator; or
  (B) Ensure that a passenger is properly secured with a child
safety system as described in ORS 811.210 (2)(a) and (b).
  (2) Any vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts
or safety harnesses at the time the vehicle was manufactured,
unless safety belts or safety harnesses have been installed in
the vehicle.
  (3) Any vehicle exempted by ORS 815.080 from requirements to be
equipped upon sale with safety belts or safety harnesses.
  (4) Any person for whom a certificate is issued by the
Department of Transportation under ORS 811.220.
  (5) Any person who is a passenger in a vehicle if all seating
positions in the vehicle are occupied by other persons.
  (6) Any person who is being transported while in the custody of
a police officer or any law enforcement agency.
  (7) Any person who is delivering newspapers or mail in the
regular course of work.
  (8) Any person who is riding in an ambulance for the purpose of
administering medical aid to another person in the ambulance, if
being secured by a safety belt or safety harness would
substantially inhibit the administration of medical aid.
  (9) Any person who is reading utility meters in the regular
course of work.
  (10) Any person who is employed to operate a vehicle owned by a
mass transit district while the vehicle is being used for the
transportation of passengers in the public transportation system
of the district.
  (11) Any person who is collecting solid waste or recyclable
materials in the regular course of work.
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