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ORS 377.992

Known as the Oregon Motorist Information Act

The act spans §§ 377–377 (148 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Outdoor Media Dimensions Inc. v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in Outdoor Media Dimensions v. Jackson County Assessor (January 2008)

1971 c.770 §28; 2001 c.508 §3; 2009 c.463 §11; 2011 c.9 §49

How often courts cite this section

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citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

(1)(a) A person who violates any provision of ORS 377.510 (1) or 377.700 to 377.844 or any regulation of the Travel Information Council adopted pursuant thereto is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per day for each day of violation, or the amount of gross revenues earned for the sign during the period of time the violation continues, whichever is greater.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to develop a decision matrix to be used in determining the amount of the civil penalty imposed under this subsection. The matrix must take into account the nature of the violation committed, the number of violations committed and any other factors the department determines necessary.

(2) Violation of the conditions and provisions of a permit procured under ORS 377.050 by any person having procured the permit is punishable, upon conviction, by a civil penalty of not more than $100.

(3) Violation of ORS 377.030 to 377.050, 377.510 (2), 377.620 (2) or 377.635 is punishable, upon conviction, by a civil penalty of not more than $100.

(4) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 183.745.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.