# ORS § 802.320: 802.320 Motorcycle safety program > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.320 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 802.320 - **Heading:** 802.320 Motorcycle safety program - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 802 / Section 802.320 ## Text (1) In addition to any duties under ORS 802.310 (Transportation safety programs) , the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a motorcycle safety program that complies with this section to the extent moneys are available for such program from the Motorcycle Safety Subaccount under ORS 802.340 (Transportation Safety Account) . The program established may include the following: (a) Motorcycle safety promotion and public education. (b) The development of training sites for courses approved by the department to teach safe and proper operation of motorcycles and mopeds. (c) Classroom instruction and actual driving instruction necessary to teach safe and proper operation of motorcycles and mopeds. (d) The development of a mobile training unit. (e) The acquisition of films and equipment that may be loaned to the public for the encouragement of motorcycle and moped safety. (f) Advice and assistance, including monetary assistance, for motorcycle safety programs operated by government or nongovernment organizations. (g) Other education or safety programs the department determines will help promote the safe operation of motorcycles and mopeds, promote safe and lawful driving habits, assist in accident prevention and reduce the need for intensive highway policing. (2) Subject to the State Personnel Relations Law under ORS chapter 240, the department shall employ such employees as the department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section to: (a) Advise and assist motorcycle safety programs in this state. (b) Act as a liaison between government agencies and advisory committees and interested motorcyclist groups. (3) The department may provide for the performance of training and other functions of the program established under this section by contracting with any private or public organizations or entities the department determines appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section. The organizations the department may contract with under this subsection include, but are not limited to, nonprofit private organizations, private organizations that are operated for profit, public or private schools, community colleges or public agencies or political subdivision. (4) The department may charge a fee for services provided under the program established under this section. Any fee charged by the department under this subsection must be established by rule and may not be in an amount that will discourage persons from participating in safety programs offered by the department under this section. [1985 c.16 §442; 1989 c.427 §3; 1991 c.453 §8; 2015 c.138 §22] Source: Section 802.320 — Motorcycle safety program; contents; fees; contracts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors802.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 802.010 802.010 Duties of Department of Transportation regarding motor vehicles and drivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.010.md) - [ORS § 802.012 802.012 Rules for acceptance of information submitted other than on paper](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.012.md) - [ORS § 802.020 802.020 Administrative facilities for enforcement of motor vehicle laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.020.md) - [ORS § 802.031 802.031 Designation of dealers and others as agents of department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.031.md) - [ORS § 802.040 802.040 Specification of certain ways of reporting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.040.md) - [ORS § 802.050 802.050 Publications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.050.md) - [ORS § 802.060 802.060 Acceptance of grants and other moneys for traffic safety programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.060.md) - [ORS § 802.070 802.070 Department to assist schools in promoting highway safety](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.070.md) - [ORS § 802.075 802.075 Rules for accident prevention course](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.075.md) - [ORS § 802.087 802.087 Rules for assisting offenders in obtaining driver license or identification card](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.087.md) - [ORS § 802.091 802.091 Removal of debris following motor vehicle accident](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.091.md) - [ORS § 802.100 802.100 Accounts related to driver and vehicle services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.100.md) - [ORS § 802.110 802.110 Procedures for financial administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.110.md) - [ORS § 802.112 802.112 Surcharge for certain transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.112.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T59_C802_S802.320. 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