Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.295 (2026)
“Golf cart.”
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801.295 “Golf cart.” “Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that:
(1) Has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground;
(2) Has an unloaded weight less than 1,300 pounds;
(3) Is designed to be and is operated at not more than 15 miles per hour; and
(4) Is designed to carry golf equipment and not more than two persons, including the driver. [1983 c.338 §49]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: Sweeney v. SMC Corp., 37 P.3d 244 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).
Sweeney v. SMC Corp., 37 P.3d 244 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “265, golf carts, ORS 801.295, and tank vehicles, ORS 801.522.”
State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “194 (defin- ing Class II, III, and IV all-terrain vehicles as, respectively, a “motor vehicle,” a “motorcycle,” and a “motorized vehicle”); ORS 801.295 (defining “golf cart” as a “motor vehicle”); and ORS 801.”
Hudson-Connor v. Putney, 86 P.3d 106 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “The parties do not dispute that ORS 801.295 defines “golf cart,” in part, as a motor vehicle that is “designed to be and is operated at not more than 15 miles per hour.”
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