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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 814.240: Motorcycle or moped unlawful passing; penalty.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
  2. 59. Oregon Vehicle Code
  3. Chapter 814 — Pedestrians; Passengers; Livestock; Motorized Wheelchairs; Vehicles With Fewer Than Four Wheels

(1) A motorcycle operator or moped operator commits the offense of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing in a lane with a vehicle if the operator does any of the following:

      (a) Overtakes and passes in the same lane occupied by the vehicle the operator is overtaking, unless the vehicle being passed is a motorcycle or a moped.

      (b) Operates a moped or motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

      (2) This section does not apply to a police officer in the performance of official duties.

      (3) The offense described in this section, motorcycle or moped unlawful passing in a lane with a vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.

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