information
Portland and the federal government

Learn about our sanctuary city status, efforts to block federal overreach: Portland.gov/Federal

16.70.780 Exemptions from Regulation of Traffic Congestion Thoroughfares.

City Code Section
  1. Sections 16.70.701 through 16.70.770 do not apply to:
  2. A.  Any publicly-owned vehicle of any city, county, public district, state, or federal agency;
  3. B.  Any vehicle licensed for public transportation; or
  4. C.  Any other vehicle granted an exemption by the Chief of Police because passage of the vehicle along or across the traffic congestion thoroughfare is necessary for commercial or medical reasons.

See something we could improve on this page? Give website feedback.

Back to top