{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-811.340","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 811.340","heading":"Improperly executed left turn; penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of making an improperly executed left turn if the person operates a vehicle and is intending to turn the vehicle to the left and the person does not:\n      (a) Approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the turning vehicle;\n      (b) Make the left turn to the left of the center of the intersection whenever practicable; and\n      (c) Except as otherwise allowed by ORS 811.346, leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction as such vehicle on the roadway being entered.\n      (2) The offense described in this section, improperly executing a left turn, is a Class B traffic violation.","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":"b1907f7c99ccf9dfb3f43cae5b332d802f6cfdf3c604198750adcc5c0ee1f5f7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-811.335","next":"us-or/ors-811.345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}