This section provides exemptions from ORS § 811.550 and 811.555. The following exemptions are applicable as provided under ORS § 811.550:

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(1) When applicable, this subsection exempts school buses or worker transport buses stopped on a roadway to load or unload workers or children, providing that the flashing school bus safety lights on the bus are operating.

(2) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles stopped, standing or parked momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger.

(3) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles stopped, standing or parked momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.

(4) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or operated by the state, a county or city when stopping, standing or parking is necessary to perform maintenance or repair work on the roadway.

(5) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles from the prohibitions and penalties when the driver’s disregard of the prohibitions is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic.

(6) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles acting in compliance with law or at the direction of a police officer or a traffic control device.

(7) When applicable, this subsection exempts the driver of a vehicle that is disabled in such manner and to such extent that the driver cannot avoid stopping or temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in a prohibited position.

(8) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or operated by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife when stopping, standing or parking is necessary to enable employees to release fish.

(9) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles momentarily stopped to allow oncoming traffic to pass before making a right-hand or left-hand turn or momentarily stopped in preparation for or while negotiating an exit from the road.

(10) When applicable, this subsection exempts commercial vehicles that are stopped, standing or parked when stopping, standing or parking is necessary to engage in any activity associated with the collection of solid waste, recyclable material or yard debris, as those terms are defined in ORS § 459.005.

(11) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or operated by a natural gas utility when stopping, standing or parking to investigate or repair a natural gas leak if:

(a) Immediate investigation is necessary; and

(b) The natural gas utility vehicle displays a sign denoting emergency responder status to investigate or respond to an emergency.

(12)(a) When applicable, this subsection exempts vehicles owned or operated by an electric utility when stopping, standing or parking is necessary to respond to an emergency if the vehicle is identified as an electric utility vehicle and:

(A) There is also an emergency vehicle at the location; or

(B) The electric utility is investigating a downed or arcing utility line.

(b) As used in this subsection, ‘electric utility’ means an electric company or consumer-owned utility that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity to retail electricity consumers in this state. [1983 c.338 § 670; 1985 c.334 § 2; 1989 c.433 § 3; 2013 c.250 § 1; 2019 c.232 § 1]