ORS 816.330: Operation without required lighting equipment; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the offense of operation without required lighting equipment if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle that is not equipped with lighting equipment that is required for the vehicle under ORS 816.320. (b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on any highway when the vehicle or combination is not equipped with lighting equipment that is required for the vehicle under ORS 816.320. (2) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 816.340. (3) The offense described in this section, operation without required lighting equipment, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §460; 1985 c.393 §14]
This rule cites
- ORS 816.320 — resolved
- ORS 816.340 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 153.535: Delivery of summons for certain traffic offenses.
- ORS 810.412: Limitation on issuing citations for traffic offenses related to vehicle lighting.
- ORS 814.320: Failure to display lighted headlights; exceptions; penalty.
- ORS 815.290: Exemptions from equipment requirements.
- ORS 816.050: Headlights; rules.
- ORS 816.080: Taillights.
- ORS 816.100: Brake lights.
- ORS 816.120: Turn signals.
- ORS 816.180: Reflectors.
- ORS 816.190: Marker lights.
- ORS 816.200: Clearance lights.
- ORS 816.210: Identification lights.
- ORS 816.320: Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles.
- ORS 816.340: Exemptions from required equipment.
- ORS 821.010: Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.html