(1) A person commits the offense of failure to properly display snowmobile registration numbers if the person is the owner or operator of a snowmobile and the registration numbers issued by the Department of Transportation for the vehicle are not displayed on the vehicle or are displayed in a manner that violates any of the following:

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(a) The registration numbers must be permanently affixed.

(b) The registration numbers must be displayed in a clearly visible manner.

(c) The registration number must be displayed upon the snowmobile in a manner prescribed by the department.

(d) The numbers displayed shall be in the form of painted numbers or decals and shall be of contrasting color with the surface on which they are applied.

(e) The registration numbers shall be maintained in a legible condition.

(f) Any validating date tag or tags issued by the department under ORS § 821.080 shall be affixed in the manner prescribed by the department.

(2) The offense described in this section, failure to properly display snowmobile registration numbers, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 § 719; 1985 c.16 § 349; 1985 c.459 § 12; 1989 c.991 § 11; 1995 c.383 § 108; 1995 c.774 § 21; 1999 c.977 § 32]

[1991 c.481 § 2; 1993 c.741 § 139; repealed by 1999 c.977 § 38]

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