Light Bars & LED Lighting in Oregon
Oregon requires no cover. Auxiliary lights used on the highway must be mounted no more than 54 inches above the surface and show white light forward; anything mounted higher may not be lighted on a highway.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
Oregon's 54-inch ceiling is more generous than the 42-inch limit common elsewhere. Contrary to widely repeated advice, no cover is required in this state — the rule is simply that the lamps are off on the highway. Mounting a light bar is legal everywhere; what states regulate is using it on public roads, and the usual constraint is a mounting-height ceiling plus a per-type lamp count.
Specific Limits
- Height rule
- auxiliary lights used on the highway must be mounted 54 in or less and show white light forward; lights above 54 in may not be lighted on a highway
- Cover required
- No
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