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Or. Rev. Stat. § 815.235 (2026)

Operation without rearview mirror; exemptions; penalty

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      815.235 Operation without rearview mirror; exemptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operation without a rearview mirror if the person does any of the following:

      (a) Drives or moves on any highway any motor vehicle that is not equipped with a rearview mirror or device that meets the requirements under this section.

      (b) Owns a motor vehicle and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle to be driven or moved on any highway when the vehicle is not equipped with a rearview mirror or device that meets the requirements under this section.

      (2) A rearview mirror or device only meets the requirements of this section if it enables the driver of the vehicle to have such a clear and unobstructed view of the rear at all times and under all conditions of load as will enable the driver to see any other vehicle approaching from not less than 200 feet in the rear on an unobstructed road.

      (3) This section does not apply to the following vehicles:

      (a) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 and that were not equipped with rearview mirrors when originally manufactured.

      (b) Road machinery, road rollers or farm tractors.

      (c) Antique vehicles that are registered under ORS 805.010 and that were not equipped with rearview mirrors when originally manufactured.

      (4) The offense described in this section, operation without a rearview mirror, is a Class C traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §493; 1985 c.69 §3; 2015 c.138 §33]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: State v. Lawson, 454 P.3d 20 (Or. Ct. App. 2019).
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State v. Lawson, 454 P.3d 20 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 22× “Defendant argues that the court incorrectly con- cluded that the officer had probable cause to stop him by interpreting ORS 815.235 to require that his vehicle be equipped with a windshield-mounted rearview mirror.”
State v. Stookey, 297 P.3d 548 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “220 (Class D traffic violation). Finally, defendant observes that the section of the Oregon Vehicle Code relating to windows and windshields, ORS 815.”
State v. Anderson, 314 P.3d 335 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “230 (horns); ORS 815.235 - 815.237 (mirrors); ORS 815.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 815.235(1): 1 case
State v. Lawson, 454 P.3d 20 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “Defendant argues that the court incorrectly con- cluded that the officer had probable cause to stop him by interpreting ORS 815.235 to require that his vehicle be equipped with a windshield-mounted rearview mirror.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 815.235(2): 1 case
State v. Lawson, 454 P.3d 20 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “Defendant argues that the court incorrectly con- cluded that the officer had probable cause to stop him by interpreting ORS 815.235 to require that his vehicle be equipped with a windshield-mounted rearview mirror.”
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