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Or. Rev. Stat. § 821.020 (2026)

Applicability of off-road vehicle exemption from general equipment requirements

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      821.020 Applicability of off-road vehicle exemption from general equipment requirements. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the exemption from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles under ORS 821.010 applies to each of the following:

      (a) Lands that are open to the public.

      (b) Roads, other than two-lane gravel roads, that are open to the public.

      (c) Paved parking lots adjacent to or on designated off-road vehicle areas, trails and routes that are open to the public.

      (d) Local two-lane gravel roads that are open to the public and that are designated by the road authority with jurisdiction over the road as open to off-road vehicles that are described in ORS 821.010.

      (e) All-terrain vehicle highway access routes that are designated by the Oregon Transportation Commission as open to all-terrain vehicles.

      (2) The exemption from equipment requirements does not apply to areas posted as closed to off-road vehicles. [1983 c.338 §711; 1999 c.565 §4; 2017 c.453 §3]