ORS 811.555

Known as the Milkman Mike Act

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

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 171 Or. App. 162 - State v. Blair/Vanis (2000)

Most recently applied in State v. Heilman (January 2015)

1983 c.338 §668; 1987 c.687 §4

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(1) A person commits the offense of illegal stopping, standing or parking if:

(a) The person stops, parks or leaves standing a vehicle in a place where such stopping, parking or standing is prohibited under ORS 811.550; or

(b) The person is the owner of an unattended vehicle parked in a place where such parking is prohibited under ORS 811.550.

(2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 811.560.

(3) A police officer, under authority granted by ORS 810.430, may move or require to be moved a vehicle that is stopped, parked or left standing in violation of this section.

(4) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution of the owner of a vehicle under subsection (1)(b) of this section that the use of the vehicle was not authorized by the owner, either expressly or by implication.

(5) The offense described by this section, illegal stopping, standing or parking, is a Class D 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.