Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 820.370 (2026)

Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens

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820.370 Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens. (1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the noise of a vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required sirens or other audible signals for ambulances and emergency vehicles. The requirements established under this section may include, but are not limited to, numbers required, placement, audibility and inside indicators.

(2) Enforcement of the requirements established under this section is provided under ORS 820.380. [1983 c.338 §764; 1985 c.16 §365; 1985 c.79 §2; 1989 c.782 §39]

Note: The amendments to 820.370 by section 21, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative January 1, 2027. See section 24, chapter 278, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

820.370. (1) Subject to any other law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the noise of a vehicle, the Department of Transportation may prescribe required sirens or other audible signals for ambulances, organ transport vehicles and emergency vehicles. The requirements established under this section may include, but are not limited to, numbers required, placement, audibility and inside indicators.

(2) Enforcement of the requirements established under this section is provided under ORS 820.380.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Ensign v. Marion Cnty., 914 P.2d 5 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).

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Ensign v. Marion Cnty., 914 P.2d 5 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “"(c) In addition to any required visual signal, the driver of an emergency vehicle must make use of an audible signal meeting the requirements under ORS 820.370 when the driver is proceeding past a stop light or stop sign under privileges granted by ORS 820.”

State v. Donaldson, 510 P.3d 943 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). ““(c) In addition to any required visual signal, the driver of an emer- gency vehicle or ambulance must make use of an audible signal meeting the requirements under ORS 820.370 when the driver is proceeding past a stop light or stop sign under privileges granted by ORS 820.”

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