Oregon § 815.555 Tampering with a vehicle metering system; penalty

Oregon Statutes

§ 815.555 — Tampering with a vehicle metering system; penalty

Oregon § 815.555

Vol.19

Title 59Oregon Vehicle Code

Ch. 815Vehicle Equipment Generally

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 815.555 (2026).

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(1)A person commits the offense of tampering with a vehicle metering system if the person:

(a)With the intent to defraud, operates a motor vehicle that is subject to the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885 on a highway knowing that the vehicle metering system is disconnected or nonfunctional.

(b)Replaces, disconnects or resets the vehicle metering system of a motor vehicle that is subject to the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885 with the intent of reducing the metered use recorded by the vehicle metering system.

(2)This section does not apply to a person who is servicing, repairing or replacing a vehicle metering system.

(3)As used in this section, “vehicle metering system” means a system used to record the metered use by a motor vehicle for the pur

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(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a vehicle metering system if the person:
(a) With the intent to defraud, operates a motor vehicle that is subject to the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885 on a highway knowing that the vehicle metering system is disconnected or nonfunctional.
(b) Replaces, disconnects or resets the vehicle metering system of a motor vehicle that is subject to the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885 with the intent of reducing the metered use recorded by the vehicle metering system.
(2) This section does not apply to a person who is servicing, repairing or replacing a vehicle metering system.
(3) As used in this section, “vehicle metering system” means a system used to record the metered use by a motor vehicle for the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements under ORS 319.920.
(4) Tampering with a vehicle metering system is a Class A traffic violation.