ORS 820.010: Vehicles subject to safety regulation; Department of Consumer and Business Services jurisdiction; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A motor vehicle is subject to safety regulation under ORS 820.030 to 820.070, if the vehicle is furnished by an employer and is used to transport one or more workers to and from their places of employment. All of the following apply to this subsection: (a) The employer must be an individual who employs or uses two or more workers. (b) The workers employed or transported may be any individuals who are employed for any period in any work for which the workers are compensated, whether full- or part-time. (c) The place of employment to and from which the vehicle is used to transport workers must be a location where one or more workers are actually performing the labor incident to their employment. (d) Vehicles may include passenger automobiles operated by or on behalf of employers. (2) If vehicles described in this section are worker transport buses, the vehicles may be subject to additional regulation for the use of bus safety lights under ORS 811.520 and 816.300 in addition to safety measures under ORS 811.155. (3) The Department of Consumer and Business Services has concurrent jurisdiction with the Department of Transportation in the adoption, under ORS 820.030, of rules relating to vehicles described in this section and in the enforcement of those rules under ORS 820.040 and 820.050 as applied to vehicles described in this section. (4) Vehicles described in this section are in addition to any vehicles subjected to regulation under ORS 820.020. [1983 c.338 §738; 1985 c.16 §355; 2015 c.138 §40]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 735-120-0000: Rights of Transportation Safety — implements
- OAR 735-120-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 735-122-0000: Inspection, Testing, and Repairs — implements
- OAR 735-124-0000: Use of Trailer Prohibited — implements
- OAR 735-124-0010: School Bus Identification Removal — implements
- OAR 735-124-0020: Flashing Warning Lights — implements
- OAR 735-124-0030: Bus Equipped with Eight-Light System — implements
- OAR 735-124-0040: Construction of Vehicles — implements
- OAR 735-124-0050: Overhead Protection Required — implements
- OAR 735-124-0060: Class “C” Vehicles — implements
- OAR 735-124-0070: Number of Passengers — Standees — Passenger Compartment — implements
- OAR 735-124-0080: Maximum Time or Distance Permissible for Standees — implements
- OAR 735-124-0090: Entrance and Exit — implements
- OAR 735-124-0100: Turn Signals — implements
- OAR 735-124-0110: Mirrors — implements
- OAR 735-124-0120: Brakes — implements
- OAR 735-124-0130: Muffler and Exhaust System — implements
- OAR 735-124-0140: Steering Gear — implements
- OAR 735-124-0150: Tires — implements
- OAR 735-124-0160: Sun Shield — implements
- OAR 735-124-0170: Battery — implements
- OAR 735-124-0180: Weight Distribution — Buses — implements
- OAR 735-124-0190: Horn — implements
- OAR 735-124-0200: Glass — implements
- OAR 735-126-0000: First Aid Kit — implements
- OAR 735-126-0010: Fire Extinguisher — implements
- OAR 735-126-0020: Securing of Tools, Equipment, Etc. — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 820.030 — resolved
- 820.070 — resolved
- ORS 811.520 — resolved
- 816.300 — resolved
- ORS 811.155 — resolved
- ORS 820.040 — resolved
- 820.050 — resolved
- ORS 820.020 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 801.610: “Worker transport bus.”
- ORS 820.020: Vehicles other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety regulation.
- ORS 820.030: Safety code; rules; standards; tentative draft; hearings; notice; amendment.
- ORS 820.040: Inspection of vehicles.
- ORS 820.050: Orders regarding noncomplying vehicles or drivers.
- ORS 820.060: Safety requirement; owner violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty.
- ORS 820.070: Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty.
- OAR 735-120-0000: Rights of Transportation Safety
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors820.html