Known as the Oregon Vehicle Code
The act spans §§ 801–801 (187 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lowrimore v. Dimmitt (1990)
Most recently applied in State v. Donaldson (April 2022)
1983 c.338 §43; 1993 c.751 §5
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.
“Emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is equipped with lights and sirens as required under ORS 820.350 and 820.370 and that is any of the following:
(1) Operated by public police, fire or airport security agencies.
(2) Designated as an emergency vehicle by a federal agency.
(3) Designated as an emergency vehicle by the Director of Transportation.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.