74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2297
Sponsored by Representative TOMEI (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to speed in residence districts; creating new
provisions; and amending ORS 811.105 and 811.111.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
SECTION 2. { + ' Narrow residential roadway' means a two-way
roadway that is:
(1) Located in a residence district; and
(2) Not more than 18 feet wide at any point between two
intersections or between an intersection and the end of the
roadway. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 811.105 is amended to read:
811.105. (1) Any speed in excess of a designated speed posted
by authority granted under ORS 810.180 is prima facie evidence of
violation of the basic speed rule under ORS 811.100.
(2) If no designated speed is posted by authority granted under
ORS 810.180, any speed in excess of one of the following speeds
is prima facie evidence of violation of the basic speed rule:
(a) Fifteen miles per hour when driving on an alley { + or a
narrow residential roadway + }.
(b) Twenty miles per hour in a business district.
(c) Twenty-five miles per hour in any public park.
(d) Twenty-five miles per hour on a highway in a residence
district if:
(A) The residence district is not located within a city; and
(B) The highway is neither an arterial nor a collector highway.
(e) Fifty-five miles per hour in locations not otherwise
described in this section.
SECTION 4. ORS 811.111 is amended to read:
811.111. (1) A person commits the offense of violating a speed
limit if the person:
(a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway at a speed
greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted
under ORS 810.180 (3), at a speed greater than the posted speed.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, drives
any of the following vehicles at a speed greater than 55 miles
per hour on any highway or, if a different speed is posted under
ORS 810.180 (3), at a speed greater than the posted speed:
(A) A motor truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 10,000 pounds or a truck tractor with a gross vehicle weight
rating of more than 8,000 pounds.
(B) A school bus.
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(C) A school activity vehicle.
(D) A worker transport bus.
(E) A bus operated for transporting children to and from church
or an activity or function authorized by a church.
(F) Any vehicle used in the transportation of persons for hire
by a nonprofit entity as provided in ORS 825.017 (9).
(c) Drives a vehicle or conveyance on any part of the ocean
shore in this state at a speed greater than any of the following:
(A) Any designated speed for ocean shores that is established
and posted under ORS 810.180.
(B) If no designated speed is posted under ORS 810.180, 25
miles per hour.
(d) Drives a vehicle upon a highway in any city at a speed
greater than a speed posted by authority granted under ORS
810.180 or, if no speed is posted, the following:
(A) Fifteen miles per hour when driving on an alley { + or a
narrow residential roadway + }.
(B) Twenty miles per hour in a business district.
(C) Twenty-five miles per hour in a public park.
(D) Twenty-five miles per hour on a highway in a residence
district if the highway is not an arterial highway.
(E) Sixty-five miles per hour on an interstate highway.
(F) Fifty-five miles per hour in locations not otherwise
described in this paragraph.
(e) Drives a vehicle in a school zone at a speed greater than
20 miles per hour if the school zone is:
(A) A segment of highway described in ORS 801.462 (1)(a) and:
(i) The school zone has a flashing light used as a traffic
control device and operated under ORS 811.106 and the flashing
light indicates that children may be arriving at or leaving
school; or
(ii) If the school zone does not have a flashing light used as
a traffic control device, the person drives in the school zone
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day when school is in session.
(B) A crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b) and:
(i) A flashing light used as a traffic control device and
operated under ORS 811.106 indicates that children may be
arriving at or leaving school; or
(ii) Children are present, as described in ORS 811.124.
(2) The offense described in this section, violating a speed
limit, is punishable as provided in ORS 811.109.
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Passed by House March 29, 2007
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 18, 2007
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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