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ORS 811.400

Known as the Milkman Mike Act

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

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case State v. Bea (1993)

Most recently applied in 325 Or. App. 115 - State v. Redding (April 2023)

1983 c.338 §634; 1995 c.383 §66; 2001 c.464 §6

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(1) A person commits the offense of failure to use an appropriate signal for a turn, lane change or stop or for an exit from a roundabout if the person does not make the appropriate signal under ORS 811.395 by use of signal lamps or hand signals and the person is operating a vehicle that is:

(a) Turning, changing lanes, stopping or suddenly decelerating; or

(b) Exiting from any position within a roundabout.

(2) This section does not authorize the use of only hand signals to signal a turn, change of lane, stop or deceleration when the use of signal lights is required under ORS 811.405.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to use appropriate signal for a turn, lane change or stop or for an exit from a roundabout, 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.