74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2008 Special 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 81
 
                         House Bill 3623
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, ETHICS AND RULES (at the
  request of House Interim Committee on 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.
 
  Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain
roadside memorial sign for pedestrian or bicyclist killed in
motor vehicle accident under certain circumstances. Requires
application by immediate family member and payment of fee.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to roadside memorial signs.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2008 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'immediate family
member' means father, mother, child, sibling, parent, spouse,
grandparent, stepparent or stepchild.
  (2) The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a
roadside memorial sign that commemorates a bicyclist or
pedestrian killed in an accident involving a motor vehicle if:
  (a) The bicyclist or pedestrian dies as a result of an accident
involving a motor vehicle on a state highway and the driver of
the motor vehicle is convicted of an offense related to the
accident; and
  (b) An immediate family member of the bicyclist or pedestrian
submits an application to the department within 18 months after
the accident date.
  (3) The department shall develop and provide an application
form for the purpose of this section.
  (4) An application for a roadside memorial sign must include
all of the following:
  (a) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
  (b) Full name of the victim.
  (c) Relationship of the applicant to the victim.
  (d) Date, circumstances and location of the accident.
  (e) Proof of conviction of the driver.
  (f) Payment of a fee determined by the department by rule.  The
fee under this paragraph may not exceed the direct and indirect
expenses associated with erecting and maintaining a roadside
memorial sign.
  (5) The department by rule shall establish the size, design and
location of a roadside memorial sign erected under this section,
except that the sign must include the name of the victim.
 
  (6) The department shall maintain a roadside memorial sign
erected under this section for three years. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 2 of this 2008 Act applies to accidents
involving motor vehicles that occur on or after the effective
date of this 2008 Act. + }
                         ----------