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TRUCK, RIDING IN BACK
8.15.020 Unlawful Riding.
(1) No person shall:
(a) Operate a vehicle and permits a passenger to ride on a portion of the vehicle that is not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
(b) Be a passenger in a vehicle and rides on a portion of the vehicle that is not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
(c) Board or alight from a vehicle while the vehicle is moving upon a street.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to a person riding within a truck body in space intended for merchandise. Class B violation
811.205 Carrying minor on external part of vehicle; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle if the person carries any person under 18 years of age upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any motor vehicle that is upon a highway.
(2) For purposes of this section, the open bed of a motor vehicle is an external part of a motor vehicle.
(3) A person does not commit the offense described in this section if the person:
(a) Is carrying a minor in the open bed of a motor vehicle and the minor is secured with a safety belt or safety harness that complies with rules adopted under ORS 815.055;
(b) Is operating the motor vehicle in an organized parade; or
(c) Is carrying a minor who is seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported:
(A) In the course and scope of employment, provided that the minor is transported in compliance with law and rules regulating the transport of workers; or
(B)(i) Between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season; and
(ii) The minor has a hunting license.
(4) The offense described in this section, carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.