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     811.111 Violating a speed limit; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of violating a speed limit if the person:
          (a) Drives a vehicle on an interstate highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.180 (3), at a speed greater than the posted speed.
          (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, drives any of the following vehicles at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour on any highway or, if a different speed is posted under ORS 810.180 (3), at a speed greater than the posted speed:
          (A) A motor truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds or a truck tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,000 pounds.
          (B) A school bus.
          (C) A school activity vehicle.
          (D) A worker transport bus.
          (E) A bus operated for transporting children to and from church or an activity or function authorized by a church.
          (F) Any vehicle used in the transportation of persons for hire by a nonprofit entity as provided in ORS 825.017 (9).
          (c) Drives a vehicle or conveyance on any part of the ocean shore in this state at a speed greater than any of the following:
          (A) Any designated speed for ocean shores that is established and posted under ORS 810.180.
          (B) If no designated speed is posted under ORS 810.180, 25 miles per hour.
          (d) Drives a vehicle upon a highway in any city at a speed greater than a speed posted by authority granted under ORS 810.180 or, if no speed is posted, the following:
          (A) Fifteen miles per hour when driving on an alley or a narrow residential roadway.
          (B) Twenty miles per hour in a business district.
          (C) Twenty-five miles per hour in a public park.
          (D) Twenty-five miles per hour on a highway in a residence district if the highway is not an arterial highway.
          (E) Sixty-five miles per hour on an interstate highway.
          (F) Fifty-five miles per hour in locations not otherwise described in this paragraph.
          (e) Drives a vehicle in a school zone at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour if the school zone is:
          (A) A segment of highway described in ORS 801.462 (1)(a) and:
          (i) The school zone has a flashing light used as a traffic control device and operated under ORS 810.243 and the flashing light indicates that children may be arriving at or leaving school; or
          (ii) If the school zone does not have a flashing light used as a traffic control device, the person drives in the school zone between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day when school is in session.
          (B) A crosswalk described in ORS 801.462 (1)(b) and:
          (i) A flashing light used as a traffic control device and operated under ORS 810.243 indicates that children may be arriving at or leaving school; or
          (ii) Children are present, as described in ORS 811.124.    


    811.109 Penalties for speed violations.
    (1) Violation of a specific speed limit imposed under law or of a posted speed limit is punishable as follows:
          (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class D traffic violation.
          (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class C traffic violation.
          (c) 21 to 30 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class B traffic violation.
          (d) Over 30 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit is a Class A traffic violation.
          (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the speed limit is 65 miles per hour or greater and:
          (a) The person is exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles per hour or less, the offense is a Class C traffic violation.
          (b) The person is exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour but not more than 20 miles per hour, the offense is a Class B traffic violation.
          (c) The person is exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour, the offense is a Class A traffic violation.
          (3) Violation of the basic speed rule by exceeding a designated speed posted under ORS 810.180 is punishable as follows:
          (a) One to 10 miles per hour in excess of the designated speed is a Class D traffic violation.
          (b) 11 to 20 miles per hour in excess of the designated speed is a Class C traffic violation.
          (c) 21 to 30 miles per hour in excess of the designated speed is a Class B traffic violation.
          (d) Over 30 miles per hour in excess of the designated speed is a Class A traffic violation.
          (4) In addition to a fine imposed under subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section, a court may order a suspension of driving privileges for up to 30 days if a person exceeds a speed limit or designated speed by more than 30 miles per hour and the person has received at least one prior conviction under ORS 811.100 or 811.111 within 12 months of the date of the current offense.
          (5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section, if a person drives 100 miles per hour or greater when the person commits a violation described in this section, the person commits a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for a violation under this subsection is $1,150, and upon conviction the court shall order a suspension of driving privileges for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days.
          (6) When a court orders a suspension under subsection (4) or (5) of this section, the court shall prepare and send to the Department of Transportation an order of suspension of driving privileges of the person. Upon receipt of an order under this subsection, the department shall take action as directed under ORS 809.280.
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