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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175 (2026)

Violation driving while suspended or revoked; penalties

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      811.175 Violation driving while suspended or revoked; penalties. (1) A person commits the offense of violation driving while suspended or revoked if the person does any of the following:

      (a) Drives a motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or right to apply for driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state by a court or by the Department of Transportation.

      (b) Drives a motor vehicle outside the limitations of a hardship driver permit issued under ORS 807.240.

      (c) Drives a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or commercial driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state or any other jurisdiction.

      (2) Affirmative defenses to the offense described in this section are established under ORS 811.180.

      (3) The offense described in this section is applicable upon any premises open to the public.

      (4) The offense described in this section, violation driving while suspended or revoked, is a Class A traffic violation except as otherwise provided in ORS 811.182. [1983 c.338 §598; 1985 c.16 §304; 1987 c.730 §1; 1987 c.801 §9; 1989 c.171 §91; 1989 c.636 §45; 1997 c.249 §228; 1999 c.1051 §90; 2009 c.395 §10; 2018 c.76 §12]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 119 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: State v. Click, 755 P.2d 693 (Or. 1988).
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State v. Click, 755 P.2d 693 (Or. 1988). · cites it 18× “" The defendant was found guilty of driving while suspended in violation of former ORS 811.175. The Court of Appeals held that evidence supported the trial court's findings and upheld the verdict of the trial court.”
State v. Newman, 39 P.3d 874 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 7× “1 ORS 811.175 (1997); ORS 811.182 (1997). We write only to address defendant’s assignment of error that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal.”
State v. Follett, 840 P.2d 1298 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “010; ORS 811.175. The issue is whether evidence discovered during a warrantless search of his car, after he suffered an apparent seizure at the police station, is admissible under the "emergency exception" to the warrant requirement.”
State v. Hammerton/Walmsley, 886 P.2d 1012 (Or. 1994). · cites it 11× “182, 2 which provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked * * * if the person violates ORS 811.175 and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section * * *.”
State v. Morton, 953 P.2d 374 (Or. 1998). · cites it 3× “ORS 811.175. That offense is a traffic infraction.”
State v. Bonham, 852 P.2d 905 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Ayres did a records check and then cited him for driving while suspended, ORS 811.175, and driving without insurance, ORS 806.”
State v. Olmstead, 800 P.2d 277 (Or. 1990). · cites it 2× “182 provides in part: "(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked or in violation of a hardship or probationary permit if the person violates ORS 811.175 and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section, or if the hardship or…”
State v. Arriaga-Mendoza, 504 P.3d 703 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “]”1 According to the state, it is the “time period of the suspension” that is 1 ORS 811.”
State v. Atkinson, 751 P.2d 784 (Or. 1988). · cites it 4× “560(6) (now see ORS 811.175 and 811.180). [3] In October — November 1984, former ORS 484.”
State v. Van Norsdall, 873 P.2d 345 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “ORS 811.175. Driving while suspended is either a felony, a misdemeanor or an infraction, depending on various circumstances, including the prosecutor's discretion.”
State v. Hayes, 782 P.2d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “2d 1229 (1978), to say that every person who has permanently moved from Oregon gains permanent immunity from the Oregon law against driving while suspended or revoked, ORS 811.175, just because he failed to notify MVD of his new address.”
State v. Sims, 66 P.3d 472 (Or. 2003). · cites it 2× “182 (1997) provided, 1 in part: “(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked if the person violates ORS 811.175 [2] and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section * * *.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(1) — 5 cases
State v. Mesenbrink, 807 P.2d 319 (Or. Ct. App. 1991).
State v. Manzella, 759 P.2d 1078 (Or. 1988).
State v. Pamperien, 967 P.2d 503 (Or. Ct. App. 1998).
State v. DeMello, 716 P.2d 732 (Or. 1986).
State v. Manzella, 744 P.2d 1321 (Or. Ct. App. 1987).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(1)(a) — 5 cases
State v. Arriaga-Mendoza, 504 P.3d 703 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “]”1 According to the state, it is the “time period of the suspension” that is 1 ORS 811.”
State v. Newman, 39 P.3d 874 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “1 ORS 811.175 (1997); ORS 811.182 (1997). We write only to address defendant’s assignment of error that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal.”
State v. Hayes, 782 P.2d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “2d 1229 (1978), to say that every person who has permanently moved from Oregon gains permanent immunity from the Oregon law against driving while suspended or revoked, ORS 811.175, just because he failed to notify MVD of his new address.”
State v. Hammerton/Walmsley, 886 P.2d 1012 (Or. 1994). “182, 2 which provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked * * * if the person violates ORS 811.175 and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section * * *.”
State v. Straley, 717 P.2d 638 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(4) — 3 cases
State v. Click, 755 P.2d 693 (Or. 1988). “" The defendant was found guilty of driving while suspended in violation of former ORS 811.175. The Court of Appeals held that evidence supported the trial court's findings and upheld the verdict of the trial court.”
State v. Gonzales, 236 P.3d 834 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
Koennecke v. Lampert, 108 P.3d 653 (Or. Ct. App. 2005).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(4)(c) — 1 case
State v. Rodarte, 35 P.3d 1116 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(a) — 1 case
State v. Hammerton/Walmsley, 886 P.2d 1012 (Or. 1994). “182, 2 which provides, in part: “(1) A person commits the offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked * * * if the person violates ORS 811.175 and the suspension or revocation is one described in this section * * *.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.175(l)(a) — 3 cases
State v. Morton, 953 P.2d 374 (Or. 1998). “ORS 811.175. That offense is a traffic infraction.”
State v. Hayes, 782 P.2d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “2d 1229 (1978), to say that every person who has permanently moved from Oregon gains permanent immunity from the Oregon law against driving while suspended or revoked, ORS 811.175, just because he failed to notify MVD of his new address.”
State v. Stanfill, 997 P.2d 297 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
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