(1) A person commits the offense of violation driving while suspended or revoked if the person does any of the following:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 811.175

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) Drives a motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or right to apply for driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state by a court or by the Department of Transportation.

(b) Drives a motor vehicle outside the limitations of a hardship driver permit issued under ORS § 807.240.

(c) Drives a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway during a period when the person’s driving privileges or commercial driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in this state or any other jurisdiction.

(2) Affirmative defenses to the offense described in this section are established under ORS § 811.180.

(3) The offense described in this section is applicable upon any premises open to the public.

(4) The offense described in this section, violation driving while suspended or revoked, is a Class A traffic violation except as otherwise provided in ORS § 811.182. [1983 c.338 § 598; 1985 c.16 § 304; 1987 c.730 § 1; 1987 c.801 § 9; 1989 c.171 § 91; 1989 c.636 § 45; 1997 c.249 § 228; 1999 c.1051 § 90; 2009 c.395 § 10; 2018 c.76 § 12]

 

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