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ORS 811.717: Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty.

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  1. 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
  2. 59. Oregon Vehicle Code
  3. Chapter 811 — Rules of the Road for Drivers

(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway if, after an accident:

      (a) A person has not suffered any apparent personal injury as a result of the accident;

      (b) The motor vehicle is operable and does not require towing;

      (c) It is safe to drive the motor vehicle to a location off of the roadway as close to the accident scene as possible; and

      (d) The driver does not move the motor vehicle to a location off of the roadway as close to the accident scene as possible.

      (2) The offense described in this section, failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway, is a Class C traffic violation.

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