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Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.220 (2026)

Certificates of exemption from safety belt requirement

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      811.220 Certificates of exemption from safety belt requirement. The Director of Transportation shall issue a certificate of exemption required under ORS 811.215 for any person on whose behalf a statement signed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician associate is presented to the Department of Transportation. For a physician’s, nurse practitioner’s or physician associate’s statement to qualify under this section, the physician, nurse practitioner or physician associate giving the statement must set forth reasons in the statement why use of a child safety system, safety belt or safety harness by the person would be impractical or harmful to the person by reason of physical condition, medical problem or body size. [1985 c.16 §310; 1985 c.619 §4; 1991 c.2 §3; 1995 c.79 §372; 2001 c.104 §306; 2015 c.109 §1; 2024 c.73 §167]

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Cited in 2 cases, 1987–1999 · leading case: State v. Bourget-Goddard, 993 P.2d 814 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
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State v. Bourget-Goddard, 993 P.2d 814 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “[ 1 ] “(4) Any person for whom a certificate is issued by the Department of Transportation under ORS 811.220.[ 2 ] “(5) Any person who is a passenger in a vehicle if all seating positions in the vehicle are occupied by other persons.”
Oregon Traffic Saf. Now, Inc. v. Roberts, 745 P.2d 1218 (Or. 1987). · cites it 2× ““[(3)] (4) Any [child] person for whom a certificate is issued by the division under ORS 811.220. “[(4) A resident of another state that does not have a prohibition similar to the one under ORS 811.”
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