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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1042
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act says police officers may stop a driver for failing to use lights or not using the
lights that the law requires. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.7).
Repeals the prohibition on police officers initiating traffic stops based solely on specified traffic
violations related to vehicle lighting requirements.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to traffic offenses; creating new provisions; and repealing ORS 810.412.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 810.412 is repealed.
SECTION 2. The repeal of ORS 810.412 by section 1 of this 2025 Act applies to conduct
alleged to constitute an offense occurring on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4345