Except where the context requires otherwise, the definitions given in the vehicle code govern its construction.
ORS 801.100
Known as the Oregon Vehicle Code
The act spans §§ 801–801 (187 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case State v. Holmes (1991)
Most recently applied in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Friend (November 2012)
1983 c.338 §12
How often courts cite this section
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.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.