ORS 815.185: Operation without proper fenders or mudguards; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the offense of operation without proper fenders or mudguards 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 vehicle without fenders or mudguards as required by ORS 815.182, or if the fenders or mudguards fail to meet the standards for fenders and mudguards established under ORS 815.180. (2) Exemptions to this section are established under ORS 815.190. (3) If a person who is cited for violation of the offense under this section submits evidence satisfactory to the court that the fenders or mudguards on the vehicle subject to the citation have been added, repaired or replaced to comply with the requirements of ORS 815.180 and 815.182, the court shall dismiss the charge for violation of the offense without penalty to the person. (4) The offense described in this section, operation without proper fenders or mudguards, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §482; 1985 c.16 §251; 1993 c.314 §4; 1995 c.383 §26]
This rule cites
- ORS 815.182 — resolved
- ORS 815.180 — resolved
- ORS 815.190 — resolved
- 815.182 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 153.535: Delivery of summons for certain traffic offenses.
- ORS 801.610: “Worker transport bus.”
- ORS 810.530: Authority of weighmasters and motor carrier enforcement officers.
- ORS 815.180: Standards.
- ORS 815.190: Exemptions from mudguard and fender requirements.
- ORS 815.290: Exemptions from equipment requirements.
- ORS 821.010: Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.html