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ORS 811.140

Known as the Milkman Mike Act

The act spans §§ 811.005 to 811.812 (201 sections).

Applied in 232 court decisions — leading case 80 Or. App. 12 - State v. Black (1986)

Most recently applied in 346 Or. App. 177 - State v. Vaninetti (December 2025)

1983 c.338 §571; 2023 c.158 §2

How often courts cite this section

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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 person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person:

(a) Recklessly drives a vehicle upon a highway or premises open to the public in a manner that endangers the safety of persons or property; or

(b) Operates a vehicle on a highway or premises open to the public and, in the presence of two or more persons assembled for the purpose of spectating the conduct, intentionally:

(A) Breaks the traction of the vehicle’s rear tires; or

(B) Spins the vehicle’s rear tires continuously by pressing the accelerator and increasing the engine speed in a manner that leaves marks on the surface upon which the vehicle is being driven.

(2) As used in this section, “intentionally” and “recklessly” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 161.085.

(3) The offense described in this section, reckless driving, is a Class A misdemeanor.

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