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ORS 811.370

Known as the Milkman Mike Act

The act spans §§ 811–811 (201 sections).

Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case 179 Or. App. 120 - State v. McBroom (2002)

Most recently applied in State v. Koteen (October 2025)

1983 c.338 §630; 2011 c.85 §2

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of failure to drive within a lane if the person is operating a vehicle upon a roadway that is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic and the driver does not:

(a) Operate the vehicle as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane; and

(b) Refrain from moving from that lane until the driver has first made certain that the movement can be made with safety.

(2) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle within a multilane roundabout that is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic may operate the commercial motor vehicle in more than one lane when it is not practicable to remain entirely within one lane.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to drive within a lane, is a Class B traffic violation.

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