(1) The following vehicles shall be deemed in compliance with the brake requirements if the vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent, and maintained in safe operating condition:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020.
(b) Antique vehicles that are registered under ORS 805.010.
(2) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 and that are street rods, as defined in ORS 801.513, shall be deemed in compliance with the brake requirements if the street rods conform to ORS 815.107.
(3) The following vehicles are exempt from the brake requirements:
(a) Road machinery.
(b) Road rollers.
(c) Farm tractors.
(d) Electric personal assistive mobility devices.
(e) A trailer transporting a dory, unless the trailer is operated in interstate commerce, has a gross combination weight rating of more than 11,999 pounds or has a gross combination weight of more than 11,999 pounds. [1983 c.338 §473; 1985 c.69 §2; 1997 c.402 §9; 2003 c.341 §15; 2015 c.138 §31; 2017 c.78 §1]