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Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.269 (2026)

Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty

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      814.269 Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person operates a motorcycle and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

      (2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS 814.290.

      (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic violation. [1987 c.910 §2; 1995 c.492 §4]

 

      814.270 [1983 c.338 §696; 1985 c.16 §333; repealed by 1987 c.910 §7]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2010 · leading case: State v. Hardesty, 241 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
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State v. Hardesty, 241 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 5× “366 was before the trial court in a very general sense — it was the basis of defendant’s conviction under ORS 814.269. And it is true that, when an issue of statutory construction is presented to a trial court and the court’s interpretation of the law is at issue on appeal, we…”
Bekos v. Providence Health Plan, 334 F. Supp. 2d 1248 (D. Or. 2004). “Officer Barnum apparently also charged Be-kos with failure to wear a helmet in violation of ORS, 814.269, no motorcycle endorsement in violation of ORS 807.”
State v. Miller, 854 P.2d 1007 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “” ORS814.269; ORS815.050. Assuming, without deciding, that such a challenge is appropriate in a case not involving penal sanctions, we conclude that the laws cited by defendant are not unconstitutionally vague.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.269(1) — 1 case
State v. Hardesty, 241 P.3d 741 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “366 was before the trial court in a very general sense — it was the basis of defendant’s conviction under ORS 814.269. And it is true that, when an issue of statutory construction is presented to a trial court and the court’s interpretation of the law is at issue on appeal, we…”
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