Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.120 (2026)

Designation of no passing zones

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810.120 Designation of no passing zones. (1) Each road authority may do the following on its own highways:

(a) Determine where overtaking or passing or driving to the left of the center of the roadway would be especially hazardous; and

(b) Establish zones on the roadway where overtaking or passing or driving to the left of the center of the roadway are prohibited because such would be especially hazardous.

(2) To establish a zone under this section, a road authority must do all of the following:

(a) Determine that a need for a zone exists in accordance with standards and procedures adopted by the Department of Transportation.

(b) Mark the zone by appropriate signs or by a yellow unbroken line on the pavement of the right-hand side of and adjacent to the center line or a lane line of the roadway to indicate the beginning and end of the zone.

(3) Penalties are provided under ORS 811.420 for passing in a no passing zone designated under this section. [1983 c.338 §156]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: State v. McBroom, 39 P.3d 226 (Or. Ct. App. 2002).

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State v. McBroom, 39 P.3d 226 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “420 (making it an offense to pass on the left where prohibited); ORS 810.120(2)(b) (double yellow lines mark a no-passing zone).”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.120(2)(b) — 1 case

State v. McBroom, 39 P.3d 226 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “420 (making it an offense to pass on the left where prohibited); ORS 810.120(2)(b) (double yellow lines mark a no-passing zone).”

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