Bill Text: OR HB2954 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to traffic offenses.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2954 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2954-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 882

                         House Bill 2954

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Provides that offense of impeding traffic is Class B traffic
violation, punishable by maximum fine of $1,000.
  Provides that offense of failure of a slow driver to drive on
the right is Class A traffic violation, punishable by maximum
fine of $2,000.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to traffic offenses; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 811.130 and 811.315.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.130 is amended to read:
  811.130. (1) A person commits the offense of impeding traffic
if the person drives a motor vehicle or a combination of motor
vehicles in a manner that impedes or blocks the normal and
reasonable movement of traffic.
  (2) A person is not in violation of the offense described under
this section if the person is proceeding in a manner needed for
safe operation.
  (3) Proceeding in a manner needed for safe operation includes
but is not necessarily limited to:
  (a) Momentarily stopping to allow oncoming traffic to pass
before making a right-hand or left-hand turn.
  (b) Momentarily stopping in preparation of, or moving at an
extremely slow pace while, negotiating an exit from the road.
  (4) A person is not in violation of the offense described under
this section if the person is proceeding as part of a funeral
procession under the direction of a funeral escort vehicle or a
funeral lead vehicle.
  (5) The offense described in this section, impeding traffic, is
a Class   { - D - }  { +  B + } traffic violation.
  SECTION 2. ORS 811.315 is amended to read:
  811.315. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a slow
driver to drive on the right if the person is operating a vehicle
upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the
time and place and under the conditions then existing and the
person fails to drive:
  (a) In the right-hand lane available for traffic; or
  (b) As close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of
the roadway.
  (2) This section does not apply under any of the following
circumstances:
  (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction under the rules governing passing in ORS
811.410 to 811.425.
  (b) When preparing to turn left at an intersection, alley or
private road or driveway.
  (3) The offense described in this section, failure of slow
driver to drive on the right, is a Class   { - B - }   { + A + }
traffic violation.
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 811.130 and 811.315 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2013 Act apply only to violations of ORS
811.130 and 811.315 that occur on or after the effective date of
this 2013 Act. + }
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