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Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.305 (2026)

“Highway.”

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      801.305 “Highway.” (1) “Highway” means every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts and other structures within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right.

      (2) For the purpose of enforcing traffic offenses contained in the Oregon Vehicle Code, except for ORS 810.230, “highway” includes premises open to the public that are owned by a homeowners association and whose boundaries are contained within a service district established on or before July 1, 2002, under ORS 451.410 to 451.610. [1983 c.338 §51; 2007 c.561 §1]

 

      801.307 [2007 c.122 §3; 2009 c.395 §5; repealed by 2013 c.237 §12]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2023 · leading case: State v. Aguilar, 478 P.3d 558 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
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State v. Aguilar, 478 P.3d 558 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “See ORS 801.305(1) (defining a “highway” to include, among other things, every place “open, used, or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right”).”
State v. Bea, 864 P.2d 854 (Or. 1993). “” ORS 801.305. Considered together, and incorporating the ordinary meaning of the word “turn,” those provisions suggest that a “turn” includes the action that occurs when a vehicle arrives at the juncture of two streets, changes its direction of travel, and changes from one…”
State v. Greason, 809 P.2d 695 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “" ORS 801.305. The specificity of those terms leads us to conclude that a lake does not fall within the statutory definition of "highway.”
State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “ORS 801.305. The provisions in the motor assisted scooter portion of the vehicle code explicitly regulate “motor assisted scooters” differently from “motor vehicles.”
State v. Thomas, 799 P.2d 208 (Or. Ct. App. 1990). “) ORS 801.305 defines “highway”: “[E]very public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place including bridges, viaducts and other structures within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of…”
Maquiel v. Adkins, 27 P.3d 1050 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “See ORS 801.305 (defining highway to include public places open and used by the public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right).”
State v. Gordon, 359 P.3d 499 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “” Under ORS 801.305(1), the term “highway” is defined as “every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts and other structures-within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular…”
State v. Peterson, 540 P.3d 28 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “Compare ORS 801.305 (defining “highway”) with ORS 801.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.305(1) — 2 cases
State v. Aguilar, 478 P.3d 558 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “See ORS 801.305(1) (defining a “highway” to include, among other things, every place “open, used, or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right”).”
State v. Gordon, 359 P.3d 499 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “” Under ORS 801.305(1), the term “highway” is defined as “every public way, road, street, thoroughfare and place, including bridges, viaducts and other structures-within the boundaries of this state, open, used or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular…”
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