Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.510 (2026)

State police inspection for mechanical condition and equipment

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      810.510 State police inspection for mechanical condition and equipment. (1) A state police officer may require a person driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a street or highway to stop and submit the vehicle or combination to an inspection of the mechanical condition and equipment thereof at any location where members of the Oregon State Police are conducting tests and inspections of vehicles and when signs are displayed requiring such stop.

      (2) If a vehicle inspected under this section is found to be in violation of any provision of the vehicle code, the police officer may issue a vehicle repair warning described under ORS 810.520 to the driver. The officer may, in lieu of the issuance of the vehicle repair warning or in combination therewith, issue a citation or written warning for the violation. [1983 c.338 §411; 1985 c.16 §218]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Nelson v. Lane Cnty., 743 P.2d 692 (Or. 1987).
Nelson v. Lane Cnty., 743 P.2d 692 (Or. 1987). · cites it 4× “In promulgating rules under which officers are to exercise their administrative duties under the traffic laws, it was within the authority of the State Police Superintendent to provide for administrative inspection procedures for licenses, registration and sobriety of drivers…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 810.510(1): 1 case
Nelson v. Lane Cnty., 743 P.2d 692 (Or. 1987). “In promulgating rules under which officers are to exercise their administrative duties under the traffic laws, it was within the authority of the State Police Superintendent to provide for administrative inspection procedures for licenses, registration and sobriety of drivers…”
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