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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 191951
New Auto Accident Law in Effect August 2
A concise explanation of the
puposes and requirements of Ore
gon's new Motor Vehicle Safety
Responsibility Law which is of
immediate "interest and import
ance to all motorists was made
pubic today by Secretary of State
Earl T. Newbry.
"I hope all Oregon motorists
will clip this article, read it over
several times, and preserve it for
future reference," Secretary New
bry said. "It contains about all
of the information an average
motorist is likely to need, except
in unusual circumstances. We
have studiously avoided techni
cal and legal language, so that
everyone may have an accurate
understanding of this important
and necessary law.
Here are the facts about the
new law in question and answer
form:
What Is the Safety
Responsibility Law?
It is an Act of the Legislature
to protect everyone in Oregon
against financially irresponsible
owners or operators of motor ve
hices who become involved in
accidents. It also promotes street
and highway safety by facilitat
ing the state's ability to remove
habitual accident causers from
behind the wheel. This law re
places the present Financial Re
ponsibility Law.
Oregon's
New
Motor Vehicle
Safety Responsibility
Law
Goes Into Effect August 2
Don't be caught without
complete and proper insur
ance protection when Ore
gon's new Responsibility
law goes into effect. If you
aren't certain your policy,
gives you the necessary pro
tection bring it to us. It will
pay you to find out for sure I
Be Sure - Ask Us Today!
C. A. RUGGLES
Phone 723
Heppner
When Does It Become Effective?
It becomes effective on August
2, and on the same day repeal
of the present Financial Law
takes effect.
Whom Does It Affect?
It affects all motor vehicle
owners and operators, including
non-reident, (except vehicles
owned by the United States, the
State of Oregon or its political
subdivisions, or any municipal
ity therein), whein they become
involved in an accident result
ing death, injury or property
damage.
What Must You Do
After an Accident?
Within 24 hour after a motor
vehicle accident resulting in
death, injury or property dam
age, the operator of every car in
volved must file written report
with the secretary of state. Offic
ial forms for this purpose may
be obtained from any regional
office of the Secretary of state
any sheriff's office, any police
station, or from the secretary of
state. Reports may be filed with
any of the foregoing or sent dir
ect to the secretary of state in
Salem.
Remember these requirements:
You must report the accident re
gardless of who Is to blame. If
the operator of a car is physically
incapable of reporting and is not
the owner of the motor vehicle,
then the owner must file the re
port within 24 hours after learn
ing of the accident. Failure to
report is punishable by a fine up
to $100. The secretary of state
may also suspend any license of
state sufficient cash to pay dam
age claims resulting from the ac
cident, "as determined by the
secretary, but not to exceed $5,000
for death or injury to one person,
$10,000 for death or injury to
more than one person, and $1,000
property damage.
Should you fail to do one of
these things within 50 days, 10
days thereafter the secretary of
state must suspend both your
driving license and ownership
registration. Such suspension
will remain in force until you
have met one of the above re
quirements. In. addition, you
must furnish proof of future
financial responsibility for a per
iod of three years, regardless of
whether you met one of these re
quirements before suspension.
This is known as the security
section of the law. It does not
apply, however, if your car was
lawfully parked or was being
driven without your consent at
the time of the accident.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
The law provides several ways.
If you filed your accident re
port and had in effect at the time
of the accident some form of
liability insurance or bond which
covers damage claims up to a
total of $11,000 the security sec
tion of the law does not apply
to you at all. Remember, how
ever, that such insurance or bond
must be in effect at the time of
the accident and provide the fol
lowing minimum coverage: $1,-
000 for property damage, $50,000
for death or injuries sustained
any driver and the registration bv one Person, and $10,000 for
of all vehicles registered in the
name of an owner who wilfully
fails, refuses or neglects to make
a report of an accident.
Can You Lose Your
Motoring Privileges?
Yes, both your driving license
and ownership registration can
be suspended very quickly under
this law.
Within 50 days after an acci
dent in which a person has been
killed or even slightly injured,
or property damage to any one
person, including yourself, ex
ceeds $100, you may furnish the
secretry of state with satisfactory
evidence that you have done any
one of the following things:
Obtained a release from lia
bility signed by the other par
ties to the accident.
Obtained a final court judg
ment declaring you to be not
liable.
Executed a duly acknowledg
ed written agreement providing
for the payment of all claims re-'
suiting from the accident, not ex
ceeding a total of $11,000.
Deposited with the secretary of
OREGON'S NEW
Financial
Responsibility Law
IN EFFECT
BE SAFE... NOT SORRY...
INSURE TOD AY... and be able to prove your financial
responsibility with a FARMERS Auto Liability policy to avoid sus
pension of your driver's license!
44 States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and eight Canadian provinces
have financial responsibility laws which, upon occasion, require motorists
to prove they can pay for accidents they cause within certain limits,
or their driver's licenses will be suspended.
WHY WERE THESE LAWS ENACTED?
To promote safety and to strike hard at reckless and irresponsible drivers
by making them financially responsible to innocent victims of accidents
for the good of the public generally and particularly for the benefit of
the safe, careful and responsible driver and pedestrian.
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$5,000510.000 Bodily Injury and $5,000 Property Damage Liability ... the cov
erage you should have to file as security anj to prove financial responsibility
under Oregon's New Financial Responsibility Law, at current rates costs only
$8.50 EACH 6 MONTHS
(Slightly hightr wn.r. th.r. art dnv.rt undtr 2
No-Rtcrrlng fi at beginning of policy
Pay TKott Insure With Farmers Save Wfatey
Call, write, or come in for a free copy of a brief digest of this law.
Wig htm an Agricultural Exchange
108 N. Main Heppner
death or injuries sustained by
more than one person, and $10,
000 for death or injuries sustain
ed by more than one person in
one accident.
In the case of owners or op
erators residing in Oregon, the
insurance must be written by a
company licensed to do business
in this state. In the case of non
residents, it may be written by
a company licensed to business
in the state where they reside.
Owners of more than 25 motor
vehicles may qualify as self-insurers.
Provision for furnishing
the secretary of state with in
formation that you carried insur
ance at the time of the accident
is included in your accident e
port. Be sure to answer all ques
tions accurately and fully, and
thus avoid suspension of your
motoring privileges by mistake
In Conclusion
This statement is made public
primarily to acquaint private
passenger car owners and oper
ators with the principal pro
visions of the new laws that are
most likely to affect them. It
does not purport to set forth all
statutory provisions or to dls
cuss any of them in legal detail
Owners or operators who desire
complete statutory Information
may obtain a copy of the law
from the secretary of state.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Loverin and
son and Mr. and Mrs. David Vil
loreal and daughter all of Los
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week after visiting at the Mabel
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week were Mrs. LaVerne Hams
and Tony Bertone.
Little Jerry Davidson, son of
George Davidson, cut his thumb
quite badly last week. He was
taken to a physician for treat
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns
left for Portland again Monday
morning. They Just returned last
week.
Janice and Arthur Crawford of
Helix are visiting their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wate
Crawford.
George Ely is visiting his son,
Francis in Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin and
family of Maupin were guests
of his brother, Fredrick Martin
last week.
Mrs. George Krebs of Portland
was an lone visitor last week. She
and Mr. Krebs have been visit
ing their son, Marion, at Cecil
and their daughter, Mrs. Donald
Evans of Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett at
tended the Assemblies of God of
Oregon camp meeting at Brooks
last week. Their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Aune of Seattle also attended
and visited here.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shirley of
The Dalles spent the week end
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
A. Shirley, who returned to The
Dalles with them for a few days
where the Rev. Shirley went for
a medical check-up.
Delbert Emert purchased a
four-wheeled show cart for his
daughter, Mary, which has
drawn much attention around
here. Mary and Sue and Anna
Belle Coleman have trained a
horse to pull the cart.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
July 20 H. E. C. Willows
grange at the grange hall.
July 21 Willows grange meet
ing at 8 p.m.
July 27 Three Links club at
Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn's home.
The American Legion Juniors
of Heppner defeated Athena in
a baseball game here Sunday.
lone Softball team lost to Rose
wall's in Heppner Sunday.
Harvest is in full swing here
with a good yield in wheat. -
Mr.s Ada Emert and daughter,
Alfreda, left for their home in
Tennessee Monday after visiting
at the home of Mrs. Mary Emert.
W. McCoy and daughter, Carol,
of Yakima, Washington are
working at the Stefani ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jepson and
Dorothy Dobyns spent the week
end in Pendleton at the C. L.
Lieuallen home.
Mr. and Mr. Frank Ellis of
Vale are the parent of a son,
Danny Scott, weighing 8 lbs.,
born July 10. Mr. Ellis is the 7th
and 8th grade teacher here.
Tom Davidson and daughter,
Treva, returned recently to their
home in Los Angeles. Mrs. David
on is helping cook at the Lloyd
Morgan ranch. Her daughter
Joyce is with her and her son,
Tommy is working in harvest at
the John Eubanks ranch.
Miss Doris Lay of Enterprise
is visiting at the Marjory Doher
ty and the Victor Rietmann
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Porter and
family of Ordnance spent Sun
day with Mrs. Leona Jackson
and Mrs. Doris Gollyhorn.
At a special school meeting
July 12 it was voted to put $1,000
in the special improvement fund.
Mrs. Victor Rietmann is spend
ing a few days in Portland
The road up the Rietmann
grade is being re-surfaced.
Mrs. C. E. Brenner is spending
a few days in Portland.
Mrs. Vela Eubanks of Port
land is helping cook at the
Charles Carlson ranch.
Fred Ely has been visiting at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Lester Hoak in Bremerton, Wash
ington. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buschke arid
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buschke and
son visited at the Mrs. Ahna Ek
leberry home in Hermlston Sun
day. ,
Miss Shirley Klusmeyer and
Miss Beverly Bleck of Chicago
are visiting at the G. Hermann
home."
BE WISE
Be Sure
You're Protected
Oregon's New
Motor Vehicle
SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2
Avoid the loss of your driver's license and car plates
by carrying the right kind of Automobile Liability In
surance before you have an accident
There are many changes in the new law and unless
you are protected by the proper insurance policy you can
be deprived of your light to drive. This applies whether
or not you are at fault in an accident.
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