ORS 811.265: Driver failure to obey traffic control device; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the offense of driver failure to obey a traffic control device if the person drives a vehicle and the person does any of the following: (a) Fails to obey the directions of any traffic control device. (b) Fails to obey any specific traffic control device described in ORS 811.260 in the manner required by that section. (2) A person is not subject to this section if the person is doing any of the following: (a) Following the directions of a police officer. (b) Driving an emergency vehicle or ambulance in accordance with the privileges granted those vehicles under ORS 820.300. (c) Properly proceeding on a red light as authorized under ORS 811.360. (d) Driving in a funeral procession led by a funeral lead vehicle or under the direction of the driver of a funeral escort vehicle. (e) Properly entering an intersection or executing a turn at a stop sign as authorized under ORS 814.414. (f) Properly entering an intersection or executing a turn at a flashing red signal as authorized under ORS 814.416. (3) The offense described in this section, driver failure to obey a traffic control device, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §608; 1991 c.482 §13; 2015 c.147 §3; 2019 c.683 §5] 811.265. (1) A person commits the offense of driver failure to obey a traffic control device if the person drives a vehicle and the person does any of the following: (a) Fails to obey the directions of any traffic control device. (b) Fails to obey any specific traffic control device described in ORS 811.260 in the manner required by that section. (2) A person is not subject to this section if the person is doing any of the following: (a) Following the directions of a police officer. (b) Driving an emergency vehicle, organ transport vehicle or ambulance in accordance with the privileges granted those vehicles under ORS 820.300. (c) Properly proceeding on a red light as authorized under ORS 811.360. (d) Driving in a funeral procession led by a funeral lead vehicle or under the direction of the driver of a funeral escort vehicle. (e) Properly entering an intersection or executing a turn at a stop sign as authorized under ORS 814.414. (f) Properly entering an intersection or executing a turn at a flashing red signal as authorized under ORS 814.416. (3) The offense described in this section, driver failure to obey a traffic control device, is a Class B traffic violation.
Official history and status
History: Note: The amendments to 811.265 by section 9, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative January 1, 2027. See section 24, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
This rule cites
- ORS 811.260 — resolved
- ORS 820.300 — resolved
- ORS 811.360 — resolved
- ORS 814.414 — resolved
- ORS 814.416 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 810.140: Designation of exclusive use lanes.
- ORS 810.434: Photo red light; operation; evaluation.
- ORS 810.435: Use of photographs.
- ORS 810.436: Citations based on photo red light; response to citation.
- ORS 811.260: Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices.
- ORS 811.360: Vehicle turns permitted at stop light; proceeding against traffic control device; improperly proceeding at stop light; penalty.
- ORS 814.414: Improper entry into intersection controlled by stop sign; penalty.
- ORS 814.416: Improper entry into intersection controlled by flashing red signal; penalty.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html