This section provides exemptions from the necessity for compliance with or proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements in accident reports under ORS § 811.725, when applying for vehicle registration under ORS § 803.370 or 803.460 and for operating a vehicle under ORS § 806.010. The owner or operator of a vehicle is exempt, as provided by this section, from financial responsibility requirements if the vehicle involved in the accident, sought to be registered or operated is any of the following:

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(1) An antique vehicle issued permanent registration under ORS § 805.010.

(2) A farm trailer.

(3) A farm tractor.

(4) An implement of husbandry.

(5) A vehicle of special interest that is maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.

(6) A snowmobile or a Class I, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle, unless the vehicle is operating on an all-terrain vehicle highway access route that is designated by the Oregon Transportation Commission as open to all-terrain vehicles.

(7) Any motor vehicle not operated on any highway or premises open to the public in this state.

(8) A motor assisted scooter.

(9) An electric personal assistive mobility device. [1983 c.338 § 838; 1985 c.16 § 423; 1987 c.217 § 4; 1989 c.991 § 32; 1993 c.751 § 99; 2001 c.749 § 22; 2003 c.341 § 5; 2009 c.257 § 1; 2011 c.360 § 15; 2015 c.138 § 29; 2017 c.453 § 8]

[1983 c.338 § 839; repealed by 2009 c.257 § 11]