(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a flashing light used as a traffic control device to indicate that children may be arriving at or leaving school and operated to provide notice under ORS § 811.111 or 811.235 may be operated only at times when children are scheduled to arrive at or leave the school.

(2) A flashing light may be used to provide notice under ORS § 811.111 or 811.235 of the presence of a school zone and may be operated between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day when school is in session if:

(a) The school has a parking lot located across the street from the school; and

(b) That street has a speed limit, or designated speed posted by authority granted under ORS § 810.180, of 45 miles per hour or greater. [Formerly 811.106; 2015 c.139 § 1]