ORS 818.060: Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits; civil liability; penalties.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
ORS sections in this chapter were amended or repealed by the Legislative Assembly during its 2025 special session. See the table of ORS sections amended or repealed during the 2025 special session: 2025 ss A&R Tables New sections of law were enacted by the Legislative Assembly during its 2025 special session and pertain to or are likely to be compiled in this ORS
(1) A person commits the offense of violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits if the person does any of the following: (a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds weight or size limits imposed under ORS 810.050 or 810.060. (b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on a highway when the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds weight or size limits imposed under ORS 810.050 or 810.060. Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of the vehicle or combination caused or permitted the vehicle or combination to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed under subsection (4) of this section as a result of the operation. (2) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 818.070. (3) Violation of the offense described in this section is subject to civil liability under ORS 818.410. (4) The offense described in this section, violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits, is subject to penalty as follows: (a) Violation of any size limit is subject to penalty under the schedule of penalties in ORS 818.420. (b) Violation of any weight limit is subject to penalty under Schedule I of the penalties in ORS 818.430. [1983 c.338 §512; 1987 c.158 §172]
This rule cites
- ORS 810.050 — resolved
- 810.060 — resolved
- ORS 818.070 — resolved
- ORS 818.410 — resolved
- ORS 818.420 — resolved
- ORS 818.430 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 374.335: Driving certain motor vehicles across public highway not considered operation on highway.
- ORS 801.610: “Worker transport bus.”
- ORS 810.050: Increase or decrease in size or weight limits on highways if federal mandate allows or requires; rules.
- ORS 810.060: Increase in weight or size if highway found capable of supporting increase; rules.
- ORS 810.350: Procedures for overloading and certain other violations.
- ORS 810.370: Court to forward traffic conviction records to department; exceptions.
- ORS 810.490: Weighing and measuring vehicles; citation; reduction of load.
- ORS 810.530: Authority of weighmasters and motor carrier enforcement officers.
- ORS 811.515: When lights must be displayed; kind of light; number; direction; use on certain vehicles.
- ORS 816.350: Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles.
- ORS 818.070: Exemptions from administratively imposed weight or size limitations.
- ORS 818.200: Authority to issue variance permits; effect of permit; violation of permit.
- ORS 818.210: Limits on authority to issue variance permit.
- ORS 818.420: Penalties for certain violations.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors818.html