Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.540 (2026)

“Traffic control device.”

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801.540 “Traffic control device.” “Traffic control device” means:

(1) Any sign, signal, marking or device placed, operated or erected by authority under ORS 810.210 for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning or regulating traffic.

(2) Any device that remotely controls by electrical, electronic, sound or light signal the operation of any device identified in subsection (1) of this section and installed or operated under authority of ORS 810.210.

(3) Any stop sign that complies with specifications adopted under ORS 810.200 that is held or erected by a member of a highway maintenance or construction crew working in the highway. [1983 c.338 §99; 1993 c.203 §1; 1993 c.522 §1]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: State v. Potter, 57 P.3d 944 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).

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State v. Potter, 57 P.3d 944 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” ORS 801.540. Although defendant argues otherwise, a bicycle lane is a marking placed for the purposes of guiding or directing bicycle and vehicular traffic and thus is a traffic control device within the meaning of ORS 801.”

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