ORS 820.350: Ambulance warning lights.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to lighting of a vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required warning lights for ambulances. The requirements established under this section may include, but are not limited to, numbers required, placement, visibility, rate of flash if applicable and inside indicators. (2) Enforcement of the requirements established under this section is provided under ORS 820.360. [1983 c.338 §762; 1985 c.79 §1; 1989 c.782 §38] 820.350. (1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to lighting of a vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required warning lights for ambulances and organ transport vehicles. The requirements established under this section may include, but are not limited to, numbers required, placement, visibility, rate of flash if applicable and inside indicators. (2) Enforcement of the requirements established under this section is provided under ORS 820.360.
Official history and status
History: Note: The amendments to 820.350 by section 19, 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 820.360 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 682.045: Licenses; form and contents; future responsibility filing.
- ORS 682.047: Issuance of license; duration; transferability; display; replacement; fees; rules.
- ORS 682.220: Denial, suspension or revocation of license; investigation; confidentiality of information.
- ORS 801.260: “Emergency vehicle.”
- ORS 816.310: Exemptions from lighting equipment requirements.
- ORS 816.340: Exemptions from required equipment.
- ORS 816.370: Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions.
- ORS 820.360: Illegal ambulance lighting equipment; exemption; penalty.
- OAR 340-257-0030: Definitions and Abbreviations
- OAR 735-108-0030: 360-Degree Warning Lights
- OAR 735-108-0040: Flashing Warning Lights
- OAR 735-108-0045: Gaseous Discharge Warning Lights
- OAR 735-110-0000: Definitions Relevant to Sirens
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors820.html