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Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018 (2026)

Maximum fines

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      153.018 Maximum fines. (1) The penalty for committing a violation is a fine. The law creating a violation may impose other penalties in addition to a fine but may not impose a term of imprisonment.

      (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum fine for a violation committed by an individual is:

      (a) $2,000 for a Class A violation.

      (b) $1,000 for a Class B violation.

      (c) $500 for a Class C violation.

      (d) $250 for a Class D violation.

      (e) $2,000 for a specific fine violation, or the maximum amount otherwise established by law for the specific fine violation.

      (3) If a special corporate fine is specified in the law creating the violation, the sentence to pay a fine shall be governed by the law creating the violation. Except as otherwise provided by law, if a special corporate fine is not specified in the law creating the violation, the maximum fine for a violation committed by a corporation is:

      (a) $4,000 for a Class A violation.

      (b) $2,000 for a Class B violation.

      (c) $1,000 for a Class C violation.

      (d) $500 for a Class D violation. [1999 c.1051 §6; 2003 c.737 §103; 2011 c.597 §7; 2021 c.2 §19; 2021 c.591 §12; 2024 c.70 §60]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: Eslamizar, 23 I. & N. Dec. 684 (BIA 2004).
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Eslamizar, 23 I. & N. Dec. 684 (BIA 2004). “Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018 (2)(a) (1999). 685 Cite as 23 I&N Dec.”
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Kimmell, 31 P.3d 414 (Or. 2001). ““Violations” are distinguishable from “crimes” in that imprisonment may not be imposed for conviction of a violation, ORS 153.018(1), whereas imprisonment may be imposed for conviction of a crime, ORS 161.”
State v. Dahl, 87 P.3d 650 (Or. 2004). “109(l)(b) (2001) amended by Or Laws 2003, ch 819, § 17 (identifying different classes of violations); ORS 153.018(2) (identifying maximum fines for violations).”
E. J. T. v. Jefferson Cnty., 518 P.3d 568 (Or. 2022). “106 (authorizing a trial court to require a person who has been convicted of a crime or vio- lation to pay a victim’s economic damages that resulted from the crime or violation); ORS 153.018 (setting the maximum fine for a Class A violation committed by an individual).”
State v. Dahl, 57 P.3d 965 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “439(l)(b) assists the state in satisfying that standard of proof, the civil standard logically should apply to that presumption.”
State v. Whitten, 379 P.3d 707 (Multnomah Cty. Cir. Ct., O.R. 2016). “See ORS 153.018(2)(b) (2010), amended by Or Laws 2011, ch 597, §§ 7, 332 (amendment to increase the maximum fine for a Class B violation to $1,000 went into effect on January 1, 2012, and defendant committed the offense on December 16, 2011).”
Flight Shop, Inc. v. Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., 373 P.3d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “010(C) and ORS 153.018(3)(a). The amount of the fine may be reduced based on factors that include the “severity of the violation” and the “reason(s) the violation has not been cured.”
State v. Regnier, 212 P.3d 1269 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “ORS 153.018(1), (2)(b). *531 In effect, the state’s argument asks us to import the definition of “reasonably suspects” in ORS 131.”
State v. Tyler, 7 P.3d 624 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “557; ORS 153.018, which provide the penalties for almost all traffic offenses.”
State v. King, 111 P.3d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “ORS 153.018(2)(c) (2001), amended by Or Laws 2003, ch 737, § 103.”
State v. Gonzales, 236 P.3d 834 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “6 See ORS 153.018(2)(a); ORS 811.175(4). *403 In short, under the circumstances of this case, community caretaking does not extend to impounding a car from the defendant’s driveway.”
State v. Uroza-Zuniga, 402 P.3d 772 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “4 See ORS 153.018 ($1,000 is the maximum fine for a Class B violation); ORS 810.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(1) — 4 cases
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Kimmell, 31 P.3d 414 (Or. 2001). ““Violations” are distinguishable from “crimes” in that imprisonment may not be imposed for conviction of a violation, ORS 153.018(1), whereas imprisonment may be imposed for conviction of a crime, ORS 161.”
State v. Regnier, 212 P.3d 1269 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “ORS 153.018(1), (2)(b). *531 In effect, the state’s argument asks us to import the definition of “reasonably suspects” in ORS 131.”
State v. Tyler, 7 P.3d 624 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “557; ORS 153.018, which provide the penalties for almost all traffic offenses.”
State v. Lindquist, 86 P.3d 103 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(2) — 1 case
State v. Dahl, 87 P.3d 650 (Or. 2004). “109(l)(b) (2001) amended by Or Laws 2003, ch 819, § 17 (identifying different classes of violations); ORS 153.018(2) (identifying maximum fines for violations).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Gonzales, 236 P.3d 834 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “6 See ORS 153.018(2)(a); ORS 811.175(4). *403 In short, under the circumstances of this case, community caretaking does not extend to impounding a car from the defendant’s driveway.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(2)(b) — 1 case
State v. Whitten, 379 P.3d 707 (Multnomah Cty. Cir. Ct., O.R. 2016). “See ORS 153.018(2)(b) (2010), amended by Or Laws 2011, ch 597, §§ 7, 332 (amendment to increase the maximum fine for a Class B violation to $1,000 went into effect on January 1, 2012, and defendant committed the offense on December 16, 2011).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. King, 111 P.3d 1146 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “ORS 153.018(2)(c) (2001), amended by Or Laws 2003, ch 737, § 103.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 153.018(3)(a) — 2 cases
Flight Shop, Inc. v. Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., 373 P.3d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “010(C) and ORS 153.018(3)(a). The amount of the fine may be reduced based on factors that include the “severity of the violation” and the “reason(s) the violation has not been cured.”
Patrick v. McMenamins, Inc., 350 Or. App. 44 (Or. Ct. App. 2026).
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