Hand-held ban |
all drivers1 |
Young drivers all cellphone ban |
drivers younger than 18 |
Texting ban |
all drivers1 |
Enforcement |
primary |
Rural interstates (mph) |
65; 70 on specified segments of road |
Urban interstates (mph) |
55 |
Other limited access roads (mph) |
65 |
Other roads (mph) |
65 |
Rural interstates (mph) |
55; 65 on specified segments of road |
Have a minimum age of |
15 |
Have a mandatory holding period of |
6 months |
Have a minimum supervised driving time of |
50 hours2(100 hours without driver education) |
Have a minimum age of |
162 |
Nighttime restrictions |
midnight-5 a.m. |
Passenger restrictions
(family members excepted unless otherwise noted) |
first 6 months–no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 3 passengers younger than 20 |
Nighttime restrictions |
12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) |
Passenger restrictions |
12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) |
General population |
8 years |
Older population |
8 years |
General population |
no |
Older population |
50 and older, every renewal |
General population |
no |
Older population |
no |
Must be in child restraint |
younger than 2 years must be in a rear facing child restraint; 7 or younger: 40 pounds or less must be in a child restraint; more than 40 pounds but 4 feet and 9 inches or less must be in a booster seat |
Adult safety belt permissible |
taller than 4 feet and 9 inches; 8 through 15 |
Maximum fine 1st offense |
$115 |
Seating preference |
law states no preference for rear seat |
Children not covered |
all children covered |
Initial effective date |
12/07/90 |
Standard enforcement? |
yes; effective 12/07/90 |
Who is covered? In what seats? |
16+ years in all seats |
Maximum fine 1st offense |
$115 |
Can nonuse decrease monetary awards for injuries in lawsuits? |
yes |
Motorcyclists covered |
all riders |
Covered by state law |
15 and younger |
Restrictions on riding in cargo areas |
yes |
Gaps in coverage |
people 18 and older; minors secured with a safety belt or harness; parades; minors seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported either in the course and scope of employment or between a hunting camp and hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season and the minor has a hunting license |
On which roads are low-speed vehicles permitted? |
roads with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less |
What is the top speed permissible for low-speed vehicles? |
25 mph |
On which roads are medium-speed vehicles permitted? |
roads with a posted limit of 45 mph or less |
What is the top speed permissible for medium-speed vehicles? |
35 mph |
Statewide or only specified locations? |
statewide |
Violations |
red light |
Citations issued to whom? |
owner or driver, if identifiable |
Who is liable? |
owner |
What image is taken? |
photographs; digital images |
Traditional enforcement penalty |
$1000 maximum fine |
Auto enforcement penalties/record |
penalty same as for traditional citation |
Statewide or only specified locations? |
Albany, Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Gladstone, Medford, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Portland, and Tigard; officer must operate out of a marked police vehicle and camera may not be used for more than four hours per day in any one location |
Violations |
speed |
Citations issued to whom? |
owner or driver, if identifiable |
Who is liable? |
owner |
What image is taken? |
photographs; digital images |
Traditional enforcement penalty |
$2000 maximum fine |
Auto enforcement penalties/record |
penalty same as for traditional citation |
Statewide or only specified locations? |
Portland may use fixed cameras on urban high crash corridors |
Violations |
speed |
Citations issued to whom? |
owner or driver, if identifiable |
Who is liable? |
owner |
What image is taken? |
photographs; digital images |
Traditional enforcement penalty |
$2000 maximum fine |
Auto enforcement penalties/record |
penalty same as for traditional citation |