Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 815.245 (2026)

Violation of minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles; penalty

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815.245 Violation of minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of violation of minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles if the person drives or moves on any highway or owns and causes or knowingly permits to be driven or moved on any highway any passenger motor vehicle that does not have the clearance from the surface of the roadway required by this section.

(2) A vehicle does not have the clearance from the surface of the roadway required by this section if any portion of the vehicle, other than the wheels, has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway than the clearance between the roadway and the lowest portion of any rim of any wheel in contact with the roadway.

(3) The offense described in this section, violation of minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §495]

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2013 · leading case: State v. Jackson, 945 P.2d 544 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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State v. Jackson, 945 P.2d 544 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “020 prohibits operation of unsafe vehicles; ORS 815.245 specifies minimum clearance requirements for passenger vehicles; and ORS 815.”

State v. Anderson, 314 P.3d 335 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “237 (mirrors); ORS 815.245 (ground clearance requirement); ORS 815.”

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