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
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 371
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 108
                   Ordered by the Senate May 4
             Including Senate Amendments dated May 4
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of State Police)
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Expands offense of following too closely to include
vehicle coming up behind another vehicle in unsafe manner.
Punishes by fine of $360. - }
    { - Increases penalty for offense of following too closely if
act contributes to collision. Punishes by fine of $720. - }
   { +  Creates offense of operation without forward crossview
mirror. Punishes by fine not exceeding $180. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to traffic offenses.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'forward crossview
mirror' means a mirror or device that enables the driver of a
motor truck to have a clear and unobstructed view of persons or
objects within 10 feet of the front of the motor truck.
  (2) A person commits the offense of operation without a forward
crossview mirror if the person drives or moves on any highway, or
owns and causes or knowingly permits to be driven or moved on any
highway, a motor truck with a combined weight of 26,000 pounds or
less that is used for the commercial delivery of packages or
other property and the motor truck is not equipped with a forward
crossview mirror.
  (3) This section does not apply to persons that certify in a
manner determined by the Department of Transportation by rule
that a driver of the motor truck has a clear and unobstructed
view that enables the driver to see persons or objects within 10
feet of the front of the motor truck without a forward crossview
mirror.
  (4) The offense described in this section, operation without a
forward crossview mirror, is a Class C traffic violation. + }
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