74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2902
 
Sponsored by Representative BEYER; Representatives BUCKLEY,
  BUTLER, GILMAN, Senators METSGER, STARR (at the request of
  Oregon Trucking Associations)
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to penalties for violations of maximum weight
  requirements; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
  818.020.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 818.020 is amended to read:
  818.020. (1) A person commits the offense of violating maximum
weight limits if the person does any of the following:
  (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of
vehicles that exceed the weight limits established under ORS
818.010.
  (b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or
permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or
moved on a highway when the vehicle or combination of vehicles
exceeds the weight limits established under ORS 818.010.
Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation
of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of the
vehicle or combination caused or permitted the vehicle or
combination to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for
any penalties imposed under subsection (4) of this section as a
result of the operation.
  (2) The application of this section is subject to the
exemptions from this section established under ORS 818.030.
  (3) Violation of the offense described in this section is
subject to civil liability under ORS 818.410.
  (4) The offense described in this section, violating maximum
weight limits, is { + :
  (a) A Class A traffic violation if, at the time of the offense,
an enforcement officer determines the vehicle was eligible for a
variance permit under ORS 818.200; and
  (b) In circumstances not described in paragraph (a) of this
subsection, + } punishable by penalties established in Schedule I
of the schedules of penalties under ORS 818.430.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 818.020 by section 1 of
this 2007 Act apply to violations that occur on or after the
effective date of this 2007 Act. + }
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Passed by House April 19, 2007
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 18, 2007
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2007
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2007
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2007
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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