(1) If the board of county commissioners of a county finds that a segment of county road within the county demonstrates a safety concern, the board may designate that segment as a safety corridor. The board of county commissioners for each county may designate no more than two safety corridors at one time. This section applies only to county roads for which the county is the road authority. (2) A safety corridor designated under subsection (1) of this section must satisfy the criteria established by the board. Before designating a safety corridor the board shall: (a) Establish objective criteria for designating a segment of highway as a safety corridor under this section; and (b) Establish requirements for regular community engagement, heightened enforcement, engineering improvements, infrastructure investments and public outreach. (3) Counties shall post signs in safety corridors designated by the board indicating that fines for traffic offenses committed in the safety corridor will be doubled. (4)(a) The presumptive fine for a person charged with an offense that is listed in paragraph (d)(A) or (B) of this subsection and that is committed in a safety corridor designated by the board under this section shall be the amount established under ORS 153.020. (b) The minimum fine for a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense that is listed in paragraph (d)(C) to (G) of this subsection and that is committed in a safety corridor designated by the board under this section is 20 percent of the maximum fine established for the offense. (c) The minimum fine for a person convicted of a felony offense that is listed in paragraph (d)(C) to (G) of this subsection and that is committed in a safety corridor designated by the board under this section is two percent of the maximum fine established for the offense. (d) This subsection applies to the following offenses if committed in the designated safety corridors: (A) Class A or Class B traffic violations. (B) Class C or Class D traffic violations related to exceeding a legal speed. (C) Reckless driving, as defined in ORS 811.140. (D) Driving while under the influence of intoxicants, as defined in ORS 813.010. (E) Failure to perform the duties of a driver involved in a collision, as described in ORS 811.700 or 811.705. (F) Criminal driving while suspended or revoked, as defined in ORS 811.182. (G) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, as defined in ORS 811.540.
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