{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-811.127","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 811.127","heading":"Organizing a speed racing event; penalty.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of organizing a speed racing event if the person, to facilitate or aid another individual who is participating in an activity described in ORS 811.125 or 811.140 (1)(b):\n      (a) Obstructs or places a barricade on a highway; or\n      (b) Assists in placing an obstruction or barricade upon a highway.\n      (2) A person who organizes a speed racing event is not in violation of this section if the person has a permit from the road authority for the highway on which the event takes place.\n      (3) The offense described in this section, organizing a speed racing event, is:\n      (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a Class A misdemeanor.\n      (b) For a person’s second or subsequent conviction within a five-year period preceding the date of the person’s current conviction, a Class C felony. [2003 c.550 §2; 2023 c.158 §1]\n(Impeding Traffic)","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 811 — Rules of the Road for Drivers"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"6a5fe721a16313c9a9654863617b2e982e1aa8c40404c2f4cfa6494be0056abf","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-811.125","next":"us-or/ors-811.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}