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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111 (2026)

Violating a speed limit; penalty

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      811.111 Violating a speed limit; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person:

      (a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway, except for the portions of interstate highway described in subsection (2) of this section, at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.180, at a speed greater than the posted speed.

      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, drives any of the following vehicles at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour on any highway, except for the portions of highway described in subsections (2) to (12) of this section, or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.180, at a speed greater than the posted speed:

      (A) A motor truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds or a truck tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,000 pounds.

      (B) A school bus.

      (C) A school activity vehicle.

      (D) A worker transport bus.

      (E) A bus operated for transporting children to and from church or an activity or function authorized by a church.

      (F) Any vehicle used in the transportation of persons for hire by a nonprofit entity.

      (c) Drives a vehicle or conveyance on any part of the ocean shore in this state at a speed greater than any of the following:

      (A) Any designated speed for ocean shores that is established and posted under ORS 810.180.

      (B) If no designated speed is posted under ORS 810.180, 25 miles per hour.

      (d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, drives a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than a speed posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180 or, if no designated speed is posted, the following:

      (A) Fifteen miles per hour when driving on an alley or a narrow residential roadway.

      (B) Twenty miles per hour in a business district.

      (C) Twenty-five miles per hour in a public park.

      (D) Twenty-five miles per hour on a highway in a residence district if the highway is not an arterial highway.

      (E) Sixty-five miles per hour on an interstate highway.

      (F) Fifty-five miles per hour in locations not otherwise described in this paragraph.

      (e) Drives a vehicle in a school zone at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour if the school zone is:

      (A) A segment of highway described in ORS 801.462 (1)(a) and:

      (i) The school zone has a flashing light used as a traffic control device and operated as provided under ORS 810.243; or

      (ii) If the school zone does not have a flashing light used as a traffic control device, the person drives in the school zone between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day when school is in session.

      (B) A crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b) and:

      (i) A flashing light is used as a traffic control device and operated as provided under ORS 810.243; or

      (ii) Children are present, as described in ORS 811.124.

      (2) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of Interstate 84 beginning at the eastern city limit of The Dalles and ending at the Idaho state line at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty-five miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Seventy miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (3) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 95 beginning at the Idaho state line and ending at the Nevada state line at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty-five miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Seventy miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (4) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 20 beginning in Bend and ending in Ontario at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (5) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 197 beginning in The Dalles and ending at its intersection with U.S. Highway 97 and the portion of U.S. Highway 97 beginning at its intersection with U.S. Highway 197 and ending at the California state line at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (6) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of State Highway 31 beginning in Valley Falls and ending in La Pine at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (7) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of State Highway 78 beginning in Burns Junction and ending in Burns at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (8) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 395 beginning in Burns and ending in John Day at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (9) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 395 beginning in Riley and ending at the California state line at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (10) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of Oregon Route 205 beginning in Burns and ending in Frenchglen at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (11) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of U.S. Highway 26 beginning in John Day and ending in Vale at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Sixty-five miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (12) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person drives a vehicle on the portion of Interstate 82 beginning at the Washington state line and ending at its intersection with Interstate 84 at a speed greater than:

      (a) Sixty-five miles per hour for vehicles described in subsection (1)(b) of this section; or

      (b) Seventy miles per hour for all other vehicles.

      (13) The speed limits described in subsections (3) to (5) of this section do not apply to portions of highways inside of a city in this state.

      (14) The offense described in this section, violating a speed limit, is punishable as provided in ORS 811.109. [2003 c.819 §4; 2003 c.819 §4a; 2005 c.573 §1; 2005 c.770 §6; 2007 c.367 §4; 2015 c. 139 §2; 2015 c.283 §5; 2015 c.746 §1; 2016 c.1 §1; 2019 c.515 §2; 2023 c.9 §53]

 

      811.112 [1987 c.887 §4; 1995 c.383 §16; repealed by 2003 c.819 §19]

 

      811.115 [1983 c.338 §566; 1985 c.420 §8; 1987 c.887 §12; 1989 c.457 §1; 1989 c.992 §19; 1995 c.383 §17; 1999 c.359 §9; repealed by 2003 c.819 §19]

 

      811.120 [1983 c.338 §567; 1987 c.887 §13; 1995 c.383 §18; repealed by 2003 c.819 §19]

 

      811.122 [1989 c.592 §2; repealed by 1991 c.728 §6]

 

      811.123 [1991 c.728 §2; 1995 c.383 §19; 1995 c.558 §4; 1997 c.404 §6; 1997 c.438 §4; 2003 c.397 §8; repealed by 2003 c.819 §§19,21]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: State v. Moore, 488 P.3d 816 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Moore, 488 P.3d 816 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “3 Defendant was also charged with a speeding violation under ORS 811.111. That charge was ultimately dismissed.”
State v. Jackson, 507 P.3d 727 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “As we have explained with regard to a closely related statute, the con- ditions set out in ORS 810.”
State v. Landon, 388 P.3d 1157 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “Defendant challenges his conviction for speeding and for operating a vehicle without the required lighting, ORS 811.111 and ORS 816.330. He contends that the trial court denied him a full opportunity to present his defense.”
State v. Daly, 365 P.3d 1177 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for violating the posted speed limit, ORS 811.111(1)(a), by driving 38 miles per hour in an area with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour, a Class C traffic violation, ORS 811.”
State v. Woodford, 428 P.3d 971 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “105(2)(c)(A) (1995), renumbered as ORS 811.111 (1)(e)(ii) (2003). The trial court excluded expert testimony from a police detective who would have concluded that, under circumstances approximating those at the time of the accident, he would not have issued the plaintiff a…”
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 36× “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
State v. Avera, 145 P.3d 288 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “ORS 811.111(1) provides, in part: “A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person: “(a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.”
State v. Thomas, 458 P.3d 733 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “On January 9, 2019, the court sent out a notice of trial scheduled for February 4, 2019. However, in preparing the notice, the court clerk mis- transcribed defendant’s address.”
State v. Stinnett, 422 P.3d 372 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “Defendant was also convicted of violating a speed limit, ORS 811.111, but he does not challenge that conviction on appeal.”
State v. Walker, 466 P.3d 689 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “Cutsforth pulled defendant over, defendant had no explanation for his high rate of speed, so Cutsforth cited him for exceeding the posted speed limit in violation of ORS 811.111. The Drain Justice Court found defendant guilty as cited, and, on defendant’s appeal to the Douglas…”
State v. Dickas, 388 P.3d 1121 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “This is a traffic violation case in which defendant was found guilty of violating the posted speed limit, ORS 811.111. The charge was made in a traffic citation based on a photo-radar operation in a highway work zone in the City of Portland.”
State v. Bauer, 483 P.3d 51 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Defendant points out that, from the bench, the trial court found him “in violation for going 85 in a 70 mile an hour zone,” which was noted in the judg- ment, and that a person who violates ORS 811.111 for driv- ing more than 10 mph but not more than 20 mph in excess of the…”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(1) — 2 cases
State v. Avera, 145 P.3d 288 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 811.111(1) provides, in part: “A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person: “(a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.”
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Daly, 365 P.3d 1177 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for violating the posted speed limit, ORS 811.111(1)(a), by driving 38 miles per hour in an area with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour, a Class C traffic violation, ORS 811.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(1)(d) — 1 case
State v. Jackson, 507 P.3d 727 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “As we have explained with regard to a closely related statute, the con- ditions set out in ORS 810.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(2) — 1 case
State v. Daly, 365 P.3d 1177 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for violating the posted speed limit, ORS 811.111(1)(a), by driving 38 miles per hour in an area with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour, a Class C traffic violation, ORS 811.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Avera, 145 P.3d 288 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 811.111(1) provides, in part: “A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person: “(a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.”
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(d) — 1 case
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(d)(A) — 1 case
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(d)(F) — 1 case
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.111(l)(e) — 1 case
State v. Patrick, 284 P.3d 547 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “100, “Violation of Basic Speed Rules” — he was not cited under that statute; he was cited under ORS 811.111, ‘Violating a Speed Limit,” and that, under the undisputed facts, he was not guilty of that violation.”
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