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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a funeral procession if the funeral procession is accompanied by a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle and the person does not do the following:
(a) Yield the right of way to the funeral procession.
(b) Stop before entering any intersection and remain stopped until the funeral procession has passed.
(c) Obey any directions given by a driver of a funeral escort vehicle.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section and except for emergency vehicles and police vehicles or at the direction of a police officer, this section applies to pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and anyone else in the path of a funeral procession.
(3) This section applies only to persons who knew or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known of the presence of a funeral procession.
(4) The offense described in this section, failure to yield the right of way to a funeral procession, is a Class D traffic violation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Oregon Vehicle Code § 811.802 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-59-oregon-vehicle-code/or-rev-st-sect-811-802/
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