This section establishes exemptions from ORS § 815.130. This section establishes exemptions from ORS § 815.130. The exemptions under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS § 801.026. The exemptions under this section are partial or complete as described in the following:

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(1) The following vehicles shall be deemed in compliance with the brake requirements if the vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent, and maintained in safe operating condition:

(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS § 805.020.

(b) Antique vehicles that are registered under ORS § 805.010.

(2) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS § 805.020 and that are street rods, as defined in ORS § 801.513, shall be deemed in compliance with the brake requirements if the street rods conform to ORS § 815.107.

(3) The following vehicles are exempt from the brake requirements:

(a) Road machinery.

(b) Road rollers.

(c) Farm tractors.

(d) Electric personal assistive mobility devices.

(e) A trailer transporting a dory, unless the trailer is operated in interstate commerce, has a gross combination weight rating of more than 11,999 pounds or has a gross combination weight of more than 11,999 pounds. [1983 c.338 § 473; 1985 c.69 § 2; 1997 c.402 § 9; 2003 c.341 § 15; 2015 c.138 § 31; 2017 c.78 § 1]

(Tires)