Medford, OR

Medford does not require every dog to be sterilized, but once a court convicts an owner of failing to control a dangerous dog, Medford City Code 5.603(3)(c) lets the judge order that…

Medford bans feeding coyotes citywide under Section 5.608, which the code folds into a broader wildlife-feeding prohibition covering bear, cougar, coyote, wolf, deer, raccoon and wild…

Medford bans feeding deer, raccoon, wild turkey, bear, cougar, coyote, and wolf anywhere in the city, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately. The City Council…

Medford allows dog grooming businesses by right in every commercial zone, from neighborhood C-N to heavy commercial C-H, under Municipal Code Section 10.337. The use is flatly…

Medford allows personal-use poultry, chickens, ducks, geese and swans, on residential property under Code Section 5.555, but bans roosters outright, requires enclosures at least four…

Medford bans letting a dog "run at large", off leash in a public place, under Code Section 5.602, except in areas the city specifically designates as dog parks. Owners also can't let…

Medford has no breed-specific dog ban. Instead, Code Section 5.601 defines a "dangerous dog" by its conduct, an unprovoked attack in public causing injury, and Section 5.603 makes it a…

Medford allows beekeeping in single-family residential, commercial, industrial, and public parks districts, but every beekeeper must register hives with the Planning Department and…

Medford Code Section 10.814 keeps veterinary clinics and animal hospitals at least 100 feet from residential lots unless every activity happens fully inside an enclosed building, and…

Oregon ORS 609.305 to 609.335 prohibits keeping non-native cats, bears, primates, crocodilians, and venomous reptiles as pets. The ban applies statewide and supersedes any conflicting…

Oregon prosecutes animal hoarding under ORS 167.325 through 167.333, with felony charges available when 11 or more animals are involved or domestic animals are neglected. The criminal…

Medford Code 6.330 bars parking with expired registration, blocking a driveway or alley, parking within 10 feet of a hydrant, and parking against traffic flow, plus a once-per-day…

Medford requires all driveways and parking areas, including single-family residential driveways, to be paved. Parking is generally barred from required front yards, though a driveway…

Medford bans overnight street parking of motor trucks, truck trailers and commercial buses within 100 feet of a hotel, apartment, residence, city park or school between 9 p.m. and 7…

Medford's Public Works Director designates passenger and commercial loading zones by street block under Section 6.100(3)(d)-(e), and parking in a designated zone outside its purpose or…

Medford requires EV charging stations to post usage fees, voltage, and time limits, include cord-management hardware, and keep vegetation at least two feet clear. Sites with six or…

Medford bars parking a motor home, motor truck, truck trailer, or manufactured dwelling in one right-of-way location for more than 24 consecutive hours under Section 6.345(2), covering…

Medford bans storing a neglected or discarded vehicle, one that is inoperative, wrecked, or dismantled, on public or private property for more than five days under Code Section 5.505…

Medford lets residents store a boat, travel trailer or RV on their single-family driveway or yard without paving it, but the vehicle can't sit on a public street more than 24 straight…

If you reach your car before the tow truck has finished hooking up, Oregon requires the tower to release it at no charge under ORS 98.853(2)(a); once the hookup is complete the tower…

Medford confines home-based businesses to the interior of the dwelling or an enclosed accessory structure, bans visible outdoor storage and hazardous materials, and limits work to…

Medford caps combined residential and business vehicle trips to a home-based business at an average of 10 per day over any five-day period, never exceeding 16 in a single day, under…

Medford licenses in-home child care as a home-based business, capping a "child day care home" at 16 children and requiring an Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care license…

Oregon lets a home kitchen sell food without any State Department of Agriculture license under ORS 616.723, provided five conditions are met at once: the establishment is in a…

Oregon has no microenterprise home kitchen operation permit and no meal-count carve-out of the kind Ohio and California use. Cooking meals to order for the public from a residence puts…

Medford cuts a homeowner's Street System Development Charge in half for an accessory dwelling unit of 900 square feet or smaller. The exemption is optional, application-based, and runs…

An ADU that gets Medford's 50% Street SDC exemption cannot be rented short-term for 10 years afterward. The restriction is recorded against the property and enforced through an annual…

Medford allows one ADU per single-family, duplex or townhouse lot, capped at 900 square feet or 75 percent of the primary home's floor area, whichever is smaller. ADUs get a 10 percent…

Medford values a garage conversion to habitable space at 50 percent of the "R-3 Residential" rate on the ICC Building Valuation Data table when calculating the building permit fee…

Oregon requires every city over 2,500 people and every county over 15,000 to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-family house inside the urban growth…

Medford requires every licensed vacation rental to have a qualified contact person reachable by phone around the clock while the property is rented, so neighbors and police always have…

Medford's Transient Lodgings Tax Ordinance defines "transient lodging" to include houses, cabins, condominiums and apartment units rented for temporary occupancy, so short-term rental…

Medford requires a vacation rental license reviewed against three specific criteria: round-the-clock contact availability, an annual 250-foot neighbor notice flier, and good neighbor…

Medford's fence ordinance bans electrified fencing outside a permitted process, low barbed wire under six feet, and broken glass or hazardous embedded material on any fence or wall…

Medford caps front-yard fences at 3 feet (measured from street centerline grade) in most zones, and side/rear fences at 8 feet, under Land Development Code Section 10.732. MFR-zone…

Medford requires a building permit for new or replacement fences once they cross specific height limits: over seven feet for commercial fences, eight feet for residential chain-link…

Oregon's partition fence statutes (ORS Chapter 96) impose statewide rules requiring adjoining landowners to share costs of livestock fencing in livestock districts. The law applies…

Medford bars alteration, demolition, erection, or repair of any structure between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as unlawful noise under City Code 5.225(1)(e). The City Manager can grant an…

Medford bans loud construction work between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. and idling heavy trucks over 10,000 pounds on residential streets or private property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Lawn…

Medford treats a dog or other animal that barks continually for 15 minutes or longer as an unlawful noise disturbance if it disturbs anyone nearby. It falls under the same violation…

Medford caps industrial and commercial noise at a noise-sensitive property under Table 752-1: 55 dBA (L50), 60 dBA (L10) and 75 dBA (L1) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., dropping to 50, 55 and…

Medford's Airport Approach Overlay (A-A) District restricts land use near Medford Municipal Airport based on aircraft noise exposure. Land within the 65 DNL or greater noise contour…

Medford bans sound equipment audible inside a neighboring dwelling under Municipal Code Section 5.225, and on public right-of-way, sound plainly audible 50 feet away is a cited noise…

Medford bans any fire not specifically authorized: a Fire Department permit is required for structure burns, commercial recreational fires, and any burning the fire code official…

Medford lets one- and two-family homes have a permit-free recreational fire, but the fuel area is capped at three feet by three feet and two feet tall, and portable outdoor fireplaces…

Medford's fire code defines a 'Wildfire Risk Area' as equivalent to Jackson County's own designated wildfire hazard area or zone, and that boundary triggers extra citywide rules…

Medford prohibits retail fireworks sales everywhere in the city and bans using or exploding any type of fireworks within the Wildfire Hazard Zone, the Bear Creek Greenway, any city…

Medford requires smoke alarms in every Group R-2, R-3, R-4, and unregulated dwelling, placed outside each sleeping area, inside every bedroom, and on every story including basements…

Medford applies the Oregon Fire Code's bulk liquefied-petroleum-gas storage limits to every property in the city. Section 7.023(23) amends Fire Code Section 6104.2 so the citywide…

Medford requires a building permit for pool barriers and applies Residential Code construction standards to in-ground swimming pools built accessory to one- and two-family homes and…

Medford requires every pool owner, tenant, or lessee to erect and maintain a barrier around any swimming pool on their property. Section 9.511(1) ties that barrier to the International…

Medford requires written permission from the Parks and Recreation Director before anyone other than a city employee plants, prunes, root-prunes, removes, or cuts above ground any tree…

Medford bans letting grass, weeds, brush, or bushes grow past ten inches tall on any real property from May 1 through September 30 each year, and year-round whenever the Fire Chief…

Medford Code Section 6.730 makes every property owner responsible for trimming, pruning, and spraying trees on private property that overhang a public right-of-way, plus repairing…

Oregon allows rainwater collection from impervious rooftop surfaces without a water right under ORS 537.141. The statute explicitly exempts rooftop harvesting, providing universal…

Medford requires a special event permit from the City Manager before any parade or event, including a block party, closes or obstructs a public right-of-way. The City Manager must find…

Medford requires a City Manager permit before installing a parklet in a public right-of-way, with fees paid up front and compliance with the City's Parklet Design and Construction…

Medford Code § 2.185(2) lets the City Manager grant a special permit for concerts, lectures, athletic events, and craft and art fairs on dedicated park lands, subject to Park and…

Medford requires a special event permit before any parade or procession occupies a public street, issued under Code Section 2.185 once the City Manager confirms it will not create a…

Operating a sidewalk cafe in Medford's Central Business (C-B) district requires a Planning Department permit. The sidewalk must be at least 8 feet wide with a 6-foot clear pedestrian…

Medford exempts BBQs and smokers used per the manufacturer's instructions from its 'fire capable of spreading' definition, so a properly used backyard smoker escapes the City's…

Medford dwelling owners who rent or lease units must subscribe to weekly garbage removal service through a City-franchised hauler. The rule has applied to every rental dwelling since…

Medford's franchise code defines source-separated recyclables as newspapers, scrap metal, container glass, aluminum, corrugated cardboard, kraft paper and high-grade office paper, and…

Medford lets residents set bagged leaves at the curb for free city pickup only from November 1 to December 15 each year. Bags are capped at 40 pounds and 30 gallons, and the City will…

Medford requires owners of rental dwellings to provide a watertight, lidded garbage receptacle of at least 30 gallons per unit under Code Section 5.502, and to subscribe to weekly…

Medford Code Section 10.781 requires trash receptacles to sit in solid enclosures of wood, metal, brick or masonry block that hide them from view, with solid access doors, and it…

Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) establishes a uniform statewide collection list and shifts recycling costs to producers through extended producer responsibility…

Medford puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner in nearly all cases. The city inspects and can order repairs, but the owner pays and is liable for injuries caused by a…

Medford Code 5.280 bars standing or gathering with others on any street, street crossing, or sidewalk in a manner that obstructs free passage of pedestrians or vehicles, a…

Medford bars attaching anything to the sidewalk, curb, poles or other public right-of-way without the Director's prior written permission. Businesses seeking signs that project into…

Medford requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, fill, or other development begins within a special flood hazard area, under Chapter 13 of the Medford…

Medford requires new and substantially improved residential structures in riverine special flood hazard areas to elevate the lowest floor to at least one foot above the base flood…

Medford requires a minimum 100-foot firebreak (defensible space) around structures in wildfire hazard zones, plus tiered firebreak and mowing standards for vacant parcels based on lot…

Medford bans discharging any pollutant into its storm drainage system, including illegal pipe or drain connections carrying sewage, wash water, or industrial waste. The Public Works…

Medford requires its own Erosion Control Permit for any construction project disturbing 7,000 square feet or more of land, on top of the state DEQ's NPDES 1200-C permit once…

Oregon's Beach Bill (ORS 390.605-390.770) and Statewide Planning Goals 16-19 give the state primary control over development on ocean shores, estuaries, dunes, and coastal headlands…

Medford bars performers in nude shows from touching patrons or accepting tips placed on their body, and requires a 4-foot buffer between performers and the audience. Owners and…

Medford pawnbrokers must hold a City regulatory license, log every transaction in the electronic pawn system, and hold purchased goods 15 days before resale so police can trace stolen…

Medford secondhand dealers need a City regulatory license, must report every purchase electronically within 24 hours with the seller's ID, and must hold items 15 days before resale.

Medford classifies masseuses working as independent contractors or sublicensees out of a commercial location as "secondary licensees," requiring each one to hold a separate business…

Oregon licenses tobacco and inhalant delivery system retailers and bans online or mail-order sales of vapor products to consumers.

On Medford minor residential streets serving up to 100 dwellings, a developer choosing not to cluster driveways or widen the street must instead equip every fronting dwelling with an…

Medford requires carbon monoxide alarms in residential units, installed, maintained, and repaired to the standard set in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code § 315. The requirement…

Medford requires elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators to be maintained under the Oregon Elevator Specialty Code, with the current inspection certificate posted where the public or…

Medford requires every means-of-egress door to open readily from the exit side without keys, special knowledge, or effort, except where the hardware is one of the types the Oregon…

Medford enforces the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code as its local Plumbing Code under Section 9.200, with the Building Safety Director acting as the "Building Official" for plumbing…

Medford adopts the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code under Section 9.250 and requires a permit before any new electrical installation under Section 9.251. Permits lapse after 180 days…

Medford requires a free written permit from the Parks and Recreation Director before anyone but a city employee plants, prunes or removes a tree in the parkway or other public…

Medford closes Prescott Park, all other city parks, the I.O.O.F./Eastwood Cemetery, and their parking areas between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under City Code 5.255. Exceptions cover lit…

Medford bars minors from streets, parks and other public places between midnight and 4 a.m. under Code Section 5.341, with exceptions for minors accompanied by an adult, on a lawful…

Medford requires a 72-hour bilingual notice before clearing an established camping site, storage of unclaimed property for 30 days, and immediate disposal of unsanitary items, under…

Medford bans camping, lying, sleeping, or leaving bedding on sidewalks citywide, and separately makes it a violation to camp, lie, or sleep on a sidewalk if doing so narrows the path…

Medford makes "abusive solicitation" a misdemeanor under City Code 5.258, covering continuing a request after refusal, blocking or following the person solicited, unwanted touching, or…

Medford designates every Parks and Recreation Department property, including surrounding pedestrian rights-of-way, as tobacco and smoke free under City Code 5.265(3), with one…

Medford makes it unlawful to use marijuana items, including flower, edibles, and extracts, in any public place such as streets, parks, schools, and areas used for public…

Medford makes it a violation to drink alcohol on any street, sidewalk, park, or other publicly owned facility, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine. Exceptions exist for licensed sidewalk…

Medford bans urinating or defecating in public view or in any public place other than a restroom. The offense is classified as a violation, capping the penalty at a $250 fine with no…

Medford bans riding a skateboard, scooter or bicycle on sidewalks within a defined downtown zone bounded by Bear Creek, Sixth Street, Oakdale Avenue and Tenth Street, unless official…

Medford requires property owners and occupants to clear snow and make ice-covered sidewalks safe within the first two hours of daylight after the accumulation, under Code Section…

Undeveloped Medford lots over an acre, unbuilt subdivisions, and unmaintained farmland face their own vegetation-control standard: Section 7.430(1) requires owners to disk, cut, or…

When a Medford structure is so deteriorated, dilapidated, or out of repair that it's unsafe or unfit for occupancy, the code official can order the owner to repair and make it safe…

Medford requires sidewalk vendors to hold a business license and City Manager-approved permit under Section 6.350, limiting carts to 4 feet by 9 feet, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. hours (2:30 a.m…

Medford confines mobile food vendor pods to commercial and industrial zones, C-S/P, C-N, C-H, C-C, C-R, I-L, I-G and Public Parks, on paved private property. Right-of-way vending is…

Medford regulates food trucks through Section 10.829A, which sorts mobile food vendor pods into Daily Pods (up to five consecutive days, Type I ministerial review) and Semi-Permanent…

Medford exempts window signs from its sign permit requirement citywide in commercial and industrial zones, so long as they're mounted or painted on the inside of the glass; the code…

Medford allows one electronic message ground sign per commercial parcel only if it sits 150 feet or farther from a residential zone, requires text to stay static at least five seconds…

Medford exempts holiday decorations from its sign permit requirement citywide, covering displays for traditionally accepted patriotic or religious holidays, with no permit or fee…

Medford allows political campaign signs on private property starting eight weeks before an election and requires removal within seven days after, capping residential signs at six…

Medford confines freeway signs to parcels inside its Freeway Overlay District, capping one sign at 250 square feet and 50 feet tall plus a second at 150 square feet and 20 feet, banned…

Medford sets a 15-foot front yard setback for detached single-family homes in the SFR-00 through SFR-10 zones, 20 feet to a garage or carport, and a sliding side-yard scale keyed to…

Medford caps detached single-family homes at 35 feet in every single-family zone, SFR-00 through SFR-10, measured from average ground contact at the front wall to the highest top…

Medford caps building footprint as a share of lot area under Section 10.710's site development table, with the ceiling set by both zoning district and housing type. Detached…

Medford imposes an 11% transient lodging tax on hotel, motel and inn occupancy under City Code § 8.802, collected by the lodging tax collector at checkout and remitted monthly to the…

Medford outlaws planting ailanthus, the invasive tree-of-heaven, on any public property citywide. The same section bans poplar, willow, conifer, cottonwood, fruit and nut trees on…

Medford lets any resident block door-to-door sales by posting a sign. Under Code Section 5.282, a plainly visible "NO SOLICITORS" sign at least one and one-half inches tall at the…

Medford preserves agricultural land inside city limits through its Exclusive Agricultural (E-A) overlay zone, applied only at a property owner's request. Development on E-A land is…

Medford requires new development near Exclusive Farm Use land in the urban reserve to record a deed declaration making residents accept normal farming impacts. Owners and successors…

Medford's Property Maintenance Code requires every rental dwelling unit to have heating facilities that can hold at least 68°F, measured three feet above the floor and two feet from…

For nonpayment of rent under ORS 90.394, an Oregon landlord must serve written notice giving 10 days to pay (no sooner than the 8th day of the period) or 13 days (no sooner than the…

Oregon law requires landlords to have a qualifying reason to terminate most month-to-month tenancies after the first year. ORS 90.427 enumerates landlord-based and tenant-based just…

ORS 90.322 requires an Oregon landlord to give the tenant at least 24 hours' actual notice before entering the dwelling and to enter only at reasonable times for a lawful purpose such…

ORS 90.260 lets an Oregon landlord charge a late fee only if rent is not received by the fourth day of the rental period and the written rental agreement provides for it. The fee must…

Oregon is unusual: it bans cities and counties from passing their own rent control, yet imposes a statewide annual rent-increase cap that applies almost everywhere. The cap is the…

Under ORS 90.323 and 90.600, an Oregon landlord cannot raise rent during the first year of a tenancy, must give at least 90 days' written notice for any later increase, and may not…

Oregon sets no dollar cap on residential security deposits, but it tightly controls how they are returned. After the tenancy ends and the tenant gives up possession, the landlord has…

Under ORS 105.620, a person may acquire title to Oregon real property by adverse possession only after 10 years of actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous…

Medford Code § 10.180A grants an outright density and height bonus to eligible affordable housing in residential zones, with no zone change or conditional use permit required inside…

Medford Code Section 10.839 confines marijuana-related businesses to fully enclosed structures with no outdoor operations, bars visible product displays and light trespass, and…

Medford's Building Code incorporates Appendix F, "Rodentproofing," of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code as an enforceable construction standard citywide. Adopted under Medford Code…

Medford Code § 10.764 caps light trespass at 0.5 footcandles on any residential property line other than the lot generating the glare, covering any operation or activity citywide…

Medford Code § 10.200(3)(b)(v) exempts solar photovoltaic energy systems from Site Plan and Architectural Review, the discretionary land-use review normally required for commercial…

Oregon ORS 105.880 to 105.890 declares unenforceable any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation of solar energy systems on…

Medford Code Section 10.832 allows garage and yard sales in any residential zone but caps each household to three sales a year, each lasting no more than two days, and confines sale…

Commercial drone operations in Oregon are governed by FAA Part 107 plus ORS 837.300-837.390. Public agency UAS must register with the Oregon Department of Aviation, and ORS 837.385…

ORS 837.300-837.390 govern recreational drone use in Oregon, banning weaponized UAS, restricting flights over critical infrastructure and private property, and largely preempting local…

ORS 653.025 sets a three-tier statewide minimum wage and ORS 653.017 preempts cities and counties from adopting different local minimums.

ORS 653.601 mandates paid sick leave statewide, and Paid Leave Oregon under ORS Chapter 657B provides paid family and medical leave benefits.

ORS 653.412 to 653.485 require large retail, food, and hospitality employers to provide advance schedules and predictability pay.

Oregon issues concealed handgun licenses through county sheriffs under ORS 166.291, with statewide eligibility, training, and reciprocity standards.

Oregon law preempts most local firearm regulation but permits limited city and county rules in public buildings and on adjacent grounds.

Open carry of firearms is generally lawful in Oregon, but limited local ordinances may restrict loaded carry in incorporated public places.

Oregon allows firearms in private vehicles, but concealed loaded handguns inside a vehicle generally require a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.250.

Oregon nonprofit, fraternal, and religious organizations must hold a Department of Justice license before running bingo, lotto, raffle, or Monte Carlo fundraising events. DOJ won't…

Oregon does not legalize card rooms or social gambling statewide. ORS 167.121 lets counties and cities pass their own ordinance authorizing and licensing social games, games with no…

Oregon never passed a sports-wagering law. When PASPA fell in 2018, the Oregon State Lottery revived betting on games using power it already had: ORS 461.210 lets the Lottery…

Under the Oregon Planned Community Act, an HOA has a lien on each lot for unpaid assessments (plus interest, late charges, attorney fees and costs) and may judicially foreclose it…

Oregon requires HOA board meetings to be open to owners, with notice posted or distributed at least three days ahead in residential communities. Executive sessions are limited to…

Oregon HOAs may enforce the declaration, bylaws, and rules through fines, litigation, or administrative action, but must first offer a county dispute-resolution program for adversarial…

Oregon has never enacted a right-to-dry statute. Nothing in the Oregon Planned Community Act or the Oregon Condominium Act mentions clotheslines or drying racks, so a covenant banning…

Oregon does not give a homeowner a standing right to xeriscape. What ORS 94.779(1) does is switch off the association's irrigation mandate: any provision of a planned community's…

Oregon gives an owner in a planned community the right to install an electric vehicle charging station for personal, noncommercial use in a parking space, on the lot, or in any other…

Oregon HOAs may levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules, but only after written notice and an opportunity to be heard, and only when based on a fine…

An Oregon condominium association gets an automatic lien on a unit the moment it levies an assessment, but ORS 100.450 hedges collection with limits an owner can use. It must record a…

Oregon does not cap how far an association may restrict leasing, does not require that owners already renting be grandfathered, and sets no minimum lease term or maximum rental…

You will not meet a sobriety checkpoint in Oregon. The Oregon Revised Statutes contain no roadblock or checkpoint authority of any kind for impaired driving, and the state's stop…

Oregon is one of the few states that forbids recording an in-person conversation unless every participant is specifically informed, and violating ORS 165.540(1)(c) is a Class A…

Oregon has never enacted a stop-and-identify statute. ORS 131.615 lets a peace officer stop you when the officer reasonably suspects you have committed or are about to commit a crime…

Since chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2022, an Oregon officer may ask to search your car during a traffic stop only after telling you that you have the right to refuse. ORS 810.410(3)(e) says…

Oregon has one of the narrowest golf cart schemes in the country, and it is not a general neighbourhood-cart law. Under ORS 810.070 a road authority may permit golf carts on its own…

HB 2509 bans most single-use plastic checkout bags statewide and requires a minimum charge for paper or thicker reusable bags at retailers.

SB 543 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from using polystyrene foam containers and bans the sale of polystyrene foam packing peanuts statewide.

SB 90 (2019), codified at ORS 616.892, limits when restaurants and convenience stores may hand out single-use plastic straws, requiring customers to request one first.

Oregon prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco and inhalant delivery systems to anyone under age 21 under ORS 431A.175.

Oregon has no statewide flavored tobacco ban, but ORS 431A.190 authorizes counties and cities to adopt stricter local tobacco rules.

Oregon lets you add auxiliary lights, but ORS 816.060 defines the term narrowly and attaches four hard conditions. An "auxiliary light" in Oregon is a low beam auxiliary light; the…

Oregon has no dash-cam statute and no list of items a driver is allowed to stick on the windshield. The governing provision is ORS 815.220, which makes it the offense of obstruction of…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in Oregon, not merely unauthorised. ORS 814.240(1)(b) makes it the offence of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing to operate a moped or motorcycle…

Oregon draws a hard line between a frame and a cover. ORS 803.550(2)(b) makes a plate illegally altered if any material or covering, other than a frame or plate holder, is placed on…

Oregon has no statute that prohibits owning, carrying or operating a radar or laser detector in a private passenger vehicle. The Oregon Vehicle Code regulates the officer's speed…

Oregon does not licence studded tires, it bans metal studs outright and then suspends the ban for one winter window. ORS 815.160 makes it an offence to drive on any tire with a metal…

Oregon lets you tint the side and rear windows of a car only down to 35 percent total light transmittance, measured through the glass and the film together, and the film itself must…