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    HEADLIGHT HEIGHT
    Oregon does not have a bumper height but all lights must fall within the standards set by FMVVS 108. If outside these requirements consider:

          816.360 Use of prohibited lighting equipment; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of use of prohibited lighting equipment if the person does any of the following:
          (a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle that is equipped with lighting equipment that the vehicle is not allowed under ORS 816.350.
          (b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on any highway when the vehicle or combination is equipped with lights that the vehicle or combination is not allowed under ORS 816.350.
          (2) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 816.370.
          (3) The offense described in this section, use of prohibited lighting equipment, is a Class C traffic violation.

    EXEMPTIONS

         816.370 Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions. This section establishes exemptions from ORS 816.350 and 816.360. The exemptions established 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:
          (1) ORS 816.350 and 816.360 shall not be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of those sections.
          (2) Lighting equipment used on motor vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 shall be deemed in compliance with ORS 816.350 and 816.360 if the equipment is original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent and if the equipment is maintained in safe operating condition.
          (3) ORS 816.350 and 816.360 do not apply to equipment on any of the following:
          (a) Road machinery.
          (b) Road rollers.
          (c) Farm tractors.
          (d) Antique motor vehicles that are 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.
          (4) Ambulances and emergency vehicles are subject to the provisions under ORS 820.350 and 820.360.

    PROHIBITED LIGHTS

         816.350 Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles. This section establishes requirements for ORS 816.360. When specific types of lighting equipment are mentioned by this section, those types are types described under ORS 816.040 to 816.290. Except as allowed under this section or where an exemption under ORS 816.370 specifically provides otherwise, a vehicle that does not comply with this section is in violation of ORS 816.360:
          (1)(a) A motorcycle may not be equipped with more than three headlights.
          (b) A moped may not be equipped with more than two headlights.
          (2) Except when blue or purple inserts are allowed under ORS 816.080, 816.100 or 816.120, no vehicle may have any lighting equipment mounted on the rear that displays or reflects any color other than red except for the following lighting equipment:
          (a) Turn signal lights.
          (b) Rear mounted lighting systems.
          (c) Registration plate lights.
          (d) Back-up lights.
          (3) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only the following types of vehicles may be equipped with public vehicle warning lights:
          (a) A vehicle operated by the state, or any county, city, district or other political subdivision of the state, and used for the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation or patrol of any public highway.
          (b) Vehicles operated by a public utility or telecommunications utility involved in maintenance, repair or construction of their facilities along public rights of way.
          (4) Vehicles operated by a police officer and used for law enforcement may be equipped with any type of police lights, but only these vehicles may be equipped with blue lights.
          (5) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only a vehicle operated by a weighmaster or motor carrier enforcement officer proceeding under the authority of ORS 810.530 may be equipped with weighmaster warning lights.
          (6) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only tow vehicles may be equipped with tow vehicle warning lights.
          (7) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only a motor vehicle escort accompanying a motor vehicle carrying or towing a load of a size or description not permitted under ORS 815.160, 815.170, 818.020, 818.060, 818.090, 818.110, 818.160 and 818.300 may be equipped with a pilot vehicle warning light.
          (8) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only the following vehicles may be equipped with bus safety lights:
          (a) School buses.
          (b) Worker transport buses.
          (c) Vehicles issued a permit under ORS 818.260.
          (9) No vehicle except a vehicle used in active service transporting United States Mail may be equipped with mail delivery lights.
          (10) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, fire company warning lights may only be used on the following vehicles:
          (a) An emergency vehicle.
          (b) A vehicle authorized under a permit issued under ORS 818.250.
          (c) Funeral lead vehicles and funeral escort vehicles used to escort funeral processions.
          (11) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, no vehicle or equipment may display or carry any lighting equipment or device with a red light visible from directly in front of the vehicle or equipment.
          (12) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, all flashing lights are prohibited on all motor vehicles on any street or highway except for turn signals, hazard lights and headlight flashing systems described in ORS 816.050.
          (13) No motor vehicle other than an emergency vehicle may be equipped with more than one spotlight.
          (14) No motor vehicle may be equipped with more than two cowl or fender lights.
          (15) A vehicle at the scene of an actual or potential release of hazardous materials may be equipped with warning lights as described in ORS 816.280 (1)(d).
          (16) A vehicle being used by medical examiners to reach the scene of an accident or of a death investigation may be equipped with warning lights as described in ORS 816.280 (1)(e).
          (17) A vehicle may be equipped with covers on any of the following lights if the covers are removed when the lights are required to be in operation:
          (a) Headlights under ORS 816.050.
          (b) Taillights under ORS 816.080.
          (c) Brake lights under ORS 816.100.
          (d) Turn signals under ORS 816.120.
          (e) Reflectors under ORS 816.180.
          (18) A commercial vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.210 (2), may be equipped with commercial vehicle warning lights.
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