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Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.555 (2026)

“Traffic offense.”

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      801.555 “Traffic offense.” “Traffic offense” means any of the following offenses:

      (1) Any violation of a traffic ordinance of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, except ordinances governing parking of vehicles.

      (2) Any provision of law for which a criminal or traffic violation penalty is provided in the vehicle code. [1983 c.338 §101; 1985 c.16 §27; 1999 c.1051 §84; 2015 c.138 §17]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
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State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 42× “225(1) is unavailable for a “conviction for a state or municipal traffic offense,” that a “traffic offense” is defined in the Vehicle Code at ORS 801.555 as any “provision of law for which a criminal or traffic violation penalty is provided in the vehicle code,” and that…”
State v. Olmstead, 800 P.2d 277 (Or. 1990). · cites it 2× “" ORS 801.555(2). DUII and DWS are provisions of law for which criminal penalties are provided in the vehicle code.”
State v. Yocom, 555 P.3d 322 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “557 (“ ‘Traffic violation’ means a traffic offense that is designated as a traffic violation in the statute defining the offense, or any other offense defined in the Oregon Vehicle Code that is punishable by a fine but that is not punishable by a term of imprisonment.”
State v. Yocom (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “557 (“ ‘Traffic violation’ means a traffic offense that is designated as a traffic violation in the statute defining the offense, or any other offense defined in the Oregon Vehicle Code that is punishable by a fine but that is not punishable by a term of imprisonment.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.555(1) — 1 case
State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “225(1) is unavailable for a “conviction for a state or municipal traffic offense,” that a “traffic offense” is defined in the Vehicle Code at ORS 801.555 as any “provision of law for which a criminal or traffic violation penalty is provided in the vehicle code,” and that…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.555(2) — 4 cases
State v. Pohle, 505 P.3d 475 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “225(1) is unavailable for a “conviction for a state or municipal traffic offense,” that a “traffic offense” is defined in the Vehicle Code at ORS 801.555 as any “provision of law for which a criminal or traffic violation penalty is provided in the vehicle code,” and that…”
State v. Olmstead, 800 P.2d 277 (Or. 1990). “" ORS 801.555(2). DUII and DWS are provisions of law for which criminal penalties are provided in the vehicle code.”
State v. Yocom, 555 P.3d 322 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “557 (“ ‘Traffic violation’ means a traffic offense that is designated as a traffic violation in the statute defining the offense, or any other offense defined in the Oregon Vehicle Code that is punishable by a fine but that is not punishable by a term of imprisonment.”
State v. Yocom (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “557 (“ ‘Traffic violation’ means a traffic offense that is designated as a traffic violation in the statute defining the offense, or any other offense defined in the Oregon Vehicle Code that is punishable by a fine but that is not punishable by a term of imprisonment.”
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