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TRAILER, LIGHTS REQUIRED
816.330 Operation without required lighting equipment; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of operation without required lighting equipment if the person does any of the following:
(a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle that is not equipped with lighting equipment that is required for the vehicle under ORS 816.320.
(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 not equipped with lighting equipment that is required for the vehicle under ORS 816.320.
(2) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 816.340.
(3) The offense described in this section, operation without required lighting equipment, is a Class C traffic violation.
816.320 Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles. This section establishes requirements for ORS 816.330. Where specific types of lighting equipment are mentioned by this section, those types are types described under ORS 816.040 to 816.290. Except where an exemption under ORS 816.340 specifically provides otherwise, a vehicle that does not comply with this section is in violation of ORS 816.330:
(1) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with all of the following in addition to any other requirements under this section:
(a) Headlights. Motor vehicles other than motorcycles or mopeds shall be equipped with at least two. Motorcycles or mopeds shall be equipped with at least one.
(b) Taillights. Motor vehicles other than motorcycles shall be equipped with two taillights. Motorcycles are only required to be equipped with one taillight.
(c) Registration plate light.
(d) Brake lights. Motor vehicles other than motorcycles and mopeds shall be equipped with at least two brake lights. Motorcycles and mopeds are only required to be equipped with one brake light.
(e) Turn signal lights.
(f) Rear reflectors.
(2) All trailers shall be equipped with all of the following in addition to any other requirements under this section:
(a) Taillights. Trailers are required to be equipped with two taillights.
(b) Registration plate lights.
(c) Two brake lights.
(d) Turn signal lights.
(e) Two rear reflectors