Oregon Revised Statutes
A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a vehicle or of an interest therein. In all actions, suits or criminal proceedings, when the title to or right of possession of any vehicle is involved, proof of the ownership or right to possession shall be made by means of: The original certificate of title issued by the Department of Tran…
The Department of Transportation may adopt rules authorizing different forms of title and specifying the uses of the different forms. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules authorizing and describing uses of electronic titles and certificates of title. Rules adopted under this section may require or allow different forms of title for diffe…
The Department of Transportation shall design a certificate of title for vehicles for situations in which the department determines that certificates will be issued. A certificate of title issued by the department shall conform to all of the following: The certificate shall be numbered in a manner prescribed by the department. The certificate shall contain…
If title to a vehicle is not to be issued in the form of a certificate, the record of title kept by the Department of Transportation shall include all information required by ORS 803.015. Nothing in this section requires that title issued in a form other than a certificate: Be numbered as required by ORS 803.015 (1); Be authenticated as required by ORS 803…
A person commits the offense of violating vehicle title requirements if the person owns or operates any vehicle in this state for which this state has not issued title. Exemptions from this section are established by ORS 803.030. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040. The offense described in this section, violating vehicle title requirements, is a Cla…
This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 803.025 to obtain title issued by this state. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040. The exemptions are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Vehicles exempted by this section from the requirements to be titled by this state are not prohibited from being titled by this state i…
The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for optional titling of vehicles that are not subject to the vehicle titling requirements under ORS 803.025 or that are exempt from vehicle titling requirements by ORS 803.030. The rules adopted for purposes of this subsection may provide for the titling of categories of vehicles, types of vehicles or ot…
As used in this section: “Mobile home park” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.003. “Park model recreational vehicle” means a recreational vehicle, as defined in ORS 174.101, that: Is designed for use as temporary living quarters; Is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels; Has a gross trailer area that does not exceed 400 square feet; Is m…
If this state has issued title for a vehicle, the vehicle shall remain titled by this state and subject to all of the provisions of the vehicle code relating to vehicles titled by this state until one of the following occurs: The vehicle becomes legally titled under the laws of another jurisdiction. The owner of the vehicle establishes that the vehicle is …
The Department of Transportation shall issue title for a vehicle if the applicant and the vehicle meet the following qualifications: The applicant must satisfy the department that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and is otherwise entitled to have title issued in the applicant’s name. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 803.050 (2), the applicant m…
An application for title required under ORS 803.045 shall be in a form specified by the Department of Transportation and shall contain all the following: A full description of the vehicle, including, but not necessarily limited to, the vehicle identification number. The name of the owner of the vehicle or other person whose name is to be shown on the title…
At the request of a vehicle dealer, the Department of Transportation shall provide expedited titling services if the vehicle dealer pays the fee imposed under this section. A request under this section must be made in the manner required by the department. The department shall adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for providing expedited titling s…
When a certificate of title is issued by this state, the Department of Transportation shall deliver the certificate as follows unless otherwise provided by law: To the security interest holder with the highest priority. If there are no security interest holders, to the lessor. If there are no security interest holders or lessors, to the owner of the vehic…
A title does not require a renewal and is valid until one of the following occurs: The vehicle is destroyed or dismantled. Any interest reflected on the title changes.
The Department of Transportation may issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title when all of the following occur: The department is satisfied as to the loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate of title or salvage title certificate. The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement certificate of title or for a salvage title certificate e…
A person commits the offense of false statement on title or transfer of vehicle if the person knowingly makes any false statement of a material fact in an application for title to a vehicle, in an application for salvage title for a vehicle or in any assignment of title to a vehicle. The offense described in this section, false statement on title or transfe…
A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to titling of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the titling of vehicles under the vehicle code. For purposes of this section, “titling of vehicles” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, matters and …
A person commits the offense of unlawfully publishing certificate of title forms if the person produces in any way, or causes to be produced, without the authority of the Department of Transportation, facsimiles of the blank forms upon which the department issues certificates of title or salvage title certificates. The offense described in this section, unl…
A person commits the offense of selling an untitled vehicle if the person sells a vehicle without complying with the requirements under ORS 803.025 and 803.045 to obtain a title for the vehicle or the requirements of ORS 819.016 to obtain a salvage title for the vehicle, as appropriate. The offense described in this section, selling an untitled vehicle, is …
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the fee to issue a certificate of title under ORS 803.045 or 803.140, to transfer title under ORS 803.092, to issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title under ORS 803.065 or to issue a new title due to name or address change under ORS 803.220 is as follows: For a salvage title, $27. For a veh…
As used in this section, “miles per gallon” or “MPG” means the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of fuel. The Department of Transportation shall determine the combined MPG ratings for each motor vehicle pursuant to a method determined by the department. In addition to the title fees prescribed under ORS 803.090 (1)(c), there shall be pai…
Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the transfer of any interest in a vehicle covered by an Oregon title the transferee shall submit an application for title to the Department of Transportation. Such application shall be submitted to the department within 30 days of the date of transfer of interest. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this sect…
Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the transfer of any interest shown on an Oregon title any person whose interest is released, terminated, assigned or transferred, shall release or assign that interest in a manner specified by the Department of Transportation by rule. Rules adopted for purposes of this subsection shall be designed, as much a…
Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the exclusive means for perfecting a security interest in a vehicle is by application for notation of the security interest on the title in accordance with this section. The application may accompany the application for a title or may be made separately at any time prior to issuance of title and must be a…
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of motor vehicles or trailers, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor …
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the rights and remedies of all persons in vehicles subject to security interests established under ORS 803.097 are determined by the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. If perfection of a security interest in a vehicle occurs on or before 30 days after attachment of the security interest, the secu…
As used in this section: “Transferee” means any person to whom ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred by purchase, gift or any other means other than by creation of a security interest and any person who, as an agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferee. “Transferor” means any person who transfers ownership of a motor vehicle by …
With every vehicle title transfer, the Department of Transportation shall check the vehicle identification number or numbers on the vehicle title or other primary ownership records against those listed as stolen by the Law Enforcement Data System. If the check indicates the vehicle is stolen, the department: Shall immediately notify the Oregon State Police …
Except as provided in ORS 803.092, a person commits the offense of failure to deliver vehicle documents on transfer of a vehicle for which the Department of Transportation has issued a certificate of title if the person does not comply with any of the following: Upon transfer of title or any interest in a vehicle, the transferee shall present the certificat…
A person commits the offense of failure to deliver information on transfer of a vehicle for which the Department of Transportation has issued title in a form other than a certificate if the person does not comply with rules adopted by the department concerning the information to be delivered. Nothing in this section authorizes the department to adopt rules …
If the ownership of a motor vehicle subject to the lien provided for by ORS 319.700 is transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, the Department of Transportation shall not issue, to the transferee or person otherwise entitled thereto, a registration card or title with respect to such motor vehicle until the department has determined that the lie…
(Transferor Notice)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the transferor of an interest in a vehicle covered by an Oregon title shall notify the Department of Transportation of the transfer within 10 days of the date of transfer. The notice shall be in a form determined by the department by rule. For purposes of giving notice under this section, if the transfer occurs …
Except as otherwise provided by rule of the Department of Transportation under subsection (3) of this section, upon receipt of a notification of transfer described in ORS 803.112, the department shall make a notation on its records indicating that it has received notification that an interest in the vehicle has been transferred. The notation shall be made wh…
A person commits the offense of knowingly submitting false notice of transfer if the person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a vehicle as described in ORS 803.112 to the Department of Transportation and the person knows that the interest in the vehicle has not been transferred. The offense described in this section, knowingly submitting false …
A person commits the offense of knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle if the person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a vehicle as described in ORS 803.112 to the Department of Transportation and the person knows that some or all of the information contained in the notice is false. The offense described in this sect…
A transferor who has delivered possession of a vehicle to a transferee may not, by reason of any of the provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code, be subject to civil liability or criminal liability for the parking, abandoning or operation of the vehicle by another person when the transferor has: Notified the Department of Transportation of the transfer; and A…
When an odometer disclosure is required by statute or by the Department of Transportation, the disclosure or reading shall be provided in a form required by the department by rule. The department may require different forms for different situations and may require different information to be disclosed for different purposes. Any form authorized by the depar…
When an odometer disclosure is required at time of transfer of a vehicle, the transferee and the transferor shall both sign the odometer disclosure form and the transferor shall provide as much of the following as is required by the Department of Transportation by rule: The odometer reading at the time of transfer, excluding tenths of miles. The date of tr…
The Department of Transportation may adopt rules providing for issuance of any forms it considers necessary or convenient for assigning or conveying interests in vehicles and any forms it considers necessary or convenient for providing required odometer disclosures. The authority granted by this section includes, but is not necessarily limited to, authority …
The Department of Transportation by rule may allow the filing of documents related to odometer disclosure without an accompanying application for issuance or transfer of title. The department may determine situations in which such documents may be filed and what documents are acceptable. A person filing an odometer disclosure statement under this section sh…
The purpose of a transitional ownership record is to enable security interests to be perfected in a timely manner when the primary ownership record is not available.
A transitional ownership record is acceptable as an ownership record only if the primary ownership record is not in the possession of the selling dealer, new security interest holder or the agent of either at the time the transitional ownership record is submitted to the Department of Transportation.
A person submitting a transitional ownership record to the Department of Transportation shall pay a fee of $13 to the department. The fee shall be paid at the time of submission of the record unless the department by rule establishes alternative payment methods.
The Department of Transportation shall reject, return or subsequently invalidate a transitional ownership record if: More than 30 days have elapsed between the date of sale or if no sale is involved, the date the contract or security interest being perfected was signed and the date the transitional ownership record is received by the department; The transi…
The Department of Transportation may reject, return or subsequently invalidate a transitional ownership record if: It is determined that title is to be issued to someone other than the person shown on the transitional ownership record; Interests reflected on the primary ownership record or in information submitted in conjunction with that record conflict w…
When a person is required by the provisions of ORS 819.016 to apply for a salvage title for a vehicle, the application shall be in a form acceptable to the Department of Transportation and shall contain any information required by the department by rule. Rules adopted by the department may include, but need not be limited to, provisions for accepting an appl…
This section establishes when the exemptions under ORS 803.030 and 803.305 from titling and registration of vehicles owned by nonresidents are applicable. The applicability of the described exemptions for nonresident owners of vehicles is subject to all of the following: A person is a resident of this state for purposes of titling and registering vehicles i…
A person that purchases a taxable motor vehicle from a seller that is not subject to the privilege tax imposed under ORS 320.405 may not register or title the taxable motor vehicle in Oregon unless the person provides proof that: The person paid the use tax imposed under ORS 320.410; The person is not required to pay the use tax for the reasons provided in…
The Department of Transportation may require proof under this section if the department determines the proof is necessary to resolve questions concerning vehicle ownership or undisclosed security interests in the transfer of any vehicle under ORS 803.092, in an application for issuance of title under ORS 803.045 or in an application for registration of a veh…
As used in this section, “electronic signature” has the meaning given that term in ORS 84.004. The Department of Transportation may receive electronically transmitted documents necessary to: Issue or transfer a certificate of title for a vehicle; Register a vehicle or transfer registration of a vehicle; Issue a registration plate; or Comply with odomete…
The Department of Transportation by rule may establish procedures for providing expedited services related to the titling and registration of vehicles when such services are needed because of problems related to odometer disclosure requirements. This authority is in addition to the department’s authority to provide expedited services for other reasons on an …
The Department of Transportation shall not issue title for a vehicle described in subsection (2) of this section unless: An inspection of the vehicle identification number or numbers of the vehicle is performed in accordance with ORS 803.212; and The fee established under ORS 803.215 is paid to the department for the inspection. Except as provided in subs…
The Department of Transportation, or persons or agencies authorized to do so by the department, shall conduct a physical inspection of the vehicle identification number or numbers of each vehicle located in this state and required by ORS 803.210 to be inspected. The department may designate certified dealers and law enforcement agencies, by rule, to perform …
A fee of $9 shall be charged for an inspection of a vehicle required by ORS 803.210.
The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to provide for the transference of a certificate of title and registration for titled vehicles and recreational vehicles that are abandoned by a tenant as defined in ORS 90.100.
As used in this section: “Car rental company” means a person whose primary business is renting motor vehicles to consumers under rental agreements for periods of 90 days or less. “Motor vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.360. A car rental company may not impose in a rental agreement a surcharge for the purpose of covering the costs of tit…
A person commits the offense of unlawful failure to notify the Department of Transportation of a name or address change if the person: Has any interest in a vehicle registered or titled by this state that is shown on the title; Changes names, by marriage or otherwise, from that shown on the title or changes the person’s address from that shown on the regis…
A person commits the offense of failure to designate a replica or a reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle if the person makes application for the titling or registration of a vehicle that is a replica or a reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle and that fact is not indicated in the application. The offense described in…
A person commits the offense of forging, altering or unlawfully producing or using vehicle titles or registration if the person does any of the following: Alters or forges or causes to be altered or forged any certificate of title, certificate of registration or assignment thereof issued by the Department of Transportation. Holds or uses certificate of tit…
A person commits the offense of failure to register a vehicle if the person owns a vehicle in this state and the person does not register the vehicle in this state. In addition to other persons subject to this section, this section applies to out-of-state corporations owning, operating or maintaining a place of business in this state with regard to vehicles…
This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 803.300. The exemptions under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Vehicles exempted by this section from the requirements to be registered by this state are not prohibited from being registered by this state if registration is permitted under ORS 803.310. The fo…
The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for optional registration of vehicles that are exempt from vehicle registration requirements by ORS 803.305. The rules adopted for purposes of this subsection may provide for the registration of categories of vehicles, types of vehicles or otherwise. Upon request of an owner, the department may issue reg…
A person commits the offense of failure to pay the appropriate registration fee if the person operates any vehicle or transports any camper that is registered in this state unless the proper fee, as established under ORS 803.420, has been paid for registration of the vehicle. The offense described in this section, failure to pay appropriate registration fee…
A person commits the offense of permitting unlawful operation of an unregistered vehicle if the person authorizes or knowingly permits a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person’s control and that is not registered as required under the vehicle code or ORS chapter 826 to be driven by any person. The offense described in this section, pe…
A person commits the offense of purchase and use of an out-of-state registered vehicle by a resident if the person is a resident of this state and the person purchases a vehicle registered outside of this state without doing all of the following: Upon purchase, the person shall remove the registration plates and shall cause the vehicle to be registered as p…
This section establishes the requirements for qualification for registration. The Department of Transportation may not issue registration to a vehicle if the requirements under this section are not met. The department, in the absence of just cause for refusing to register a vehicle upon application, shall assign a distinctive number or other distinctive mean…
For purposes of ORS 803.350 to 803.370 and 807.045, a person is domiciled in this state if the person’s place of abode is in the state and the person intends to remain in the state or, if absent, to return to it.
A person may not register or renew the registration of a vehicle in this state unless the person is domiciled in this state, as described in ORS 803.355. This section does not apply to persons required by ORS 803.200 or any other provision of law, to register vehicles in this state. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who is not domicil…
This section establishes requirements for an application for vehicle registration in this state. If an applicant fails to comply with requirements under this section, the Department of Transportation may refuse to register or reregister a vehicle until the applicant complies with the requirements. An application shall contain all of the following: The true …
A person commits the offense of false application for vehicle registration if the person does any of the following: Knowingly makes any false statement or representation with respect to any facts required to be set forth in any application for registration. Uses a name other than the person’s true name in any application for registration. The penalty for …
A person commits the offense of failure to surrender out-of-state registration, if the person registers a vehicle in this state that has been registered in another jurisdiction and the person does not surrender to the Department of Transportation all number plates, seals, certificates of registration or other evidences of the former registration in possessio…
A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to registration of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the registering of vehicles under the vehicle code or under ORS chapter 826. The penalty for submitting a false odometer reading in an application for …
This section establishes and distinguishes registration periods. Each registration period determines the period of validity for vehicle registration. Registration under the following registration periods is valid during the described registration period: Annual registration is valid for a one-year period. Except as provided in this subsection, the period st…
The month in which any vehicle is initially registered under annual registration is the month established as the beginning and ending of registration periods for the vehicle unless the Department of Transportation adjusts the registration month of the vehicle upon initial registration under ORS 803.410. The day on which any vehicle is initially registered u…
The Department of Transportation is empowered to administer ORS 803.400 and 803.405, relating to the registration periods of vehicles and to adopt and enforce rules, including rules for the adjustment or proration of fees and registration periods, necessary to accomplish the enforcement of those sections. The authority granted the department under this secti…
This section establishes registration periods for vehicles. The registration periods are periods described under ORS 803.400. Except as provided in the following, the registration period for any vehicle registered in this state by the Department of Transportation is a biennial registration period: The following vehicles have permanent registration: Antique…
Notwithstanding ORS 803.400 and 803.415, the registration of a vehicle registered in the name of a person who is a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist ordered on active duty and deployed to a location outside the United States that expires while the person is on active duty shall remain valid for 90 days following the termination of a…
The vehicle registration fees imposed under this section shall be based on the classifications determined by the Department of Transportation by rule. The department may classify a vehicle to ensure that registration fees for the vehicle are the same as for other vehicles the department determines to be comparable. Except as otherwise provided in this secti…
As used in this section, “miles per gallon” or “MPG” means the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of fuel. The Department of Transportation shall determine the combined MPG ratings for each motor vehicle pursuant to a method determined by the department. Except as provided in ORS 319.890 (3), in addition to the registration fees prescribe…
The following are the measurement points of the described vehicles for the purposes of determining registration fees under ORS 803.420: Special use trailers and travel trailers are measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer body not including the spare tire, but including all ordinary equipment or appliances a…
Registration weight is established for the following purposes: The registration weight is the weight used in the declaration of weight under ORS 803.435 to determine the registration fees under ORS 803.420 for vehicles required to establish registration weight under this section. A vehicle that is required to establish registration weight by this section i…
A declaration of weight required for purposes of complying with ORS 803.440 and for purposes of determining vehicle registration fees under ORS 803.420 shall contain the following: For vehicles required to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430, the declaration shall contain the registration weight. For buses, the declaration shall contain the u…
A person commits the offense of failure to submit a declaration of weight if the person does not submit a declaration of weight for a vehicle described in this subsection when the person applies for registration of the vehicle or has the vehicle registered in the person’s name and the vehicle has been altered or reconstructed. This section applies to the fol…
The governing body of a county may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.041. The governing body of a district may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.042. The Department of Transportation shall provide by rule for the administration of laws authorizing county and district registration fees and for the collec…
The Department of Transportation shall notify the registered owner of a vehicle registered by this state of the approaching expiration of the vehicle’s registration. The notice required by this subsection shall comply with all of the following: The notice shall be mailed to the owner of the vehicle at the postal address shown in department records. Upon req…
A person commits the offense of failure to renew vehicle registration if the registration period for a vehicle registered in the person’s name expires and the person does not pay the fee required for renewal of registration. This section does not apply if the vehicle is no longer required or qualified to be registered in this state when the registration per…
The Department of Transportation shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle unless one of the following occurs: The owner of the vehicle provides proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements for the vehicle and certifies that the owner will remain in compliance with the requirements for the term of the registration or until the ve…
The Department of Transportation shall not issue renewal of registration unless the department receives proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements under ORS 815.310. This section is not applicable to vehicles exempt from the requirements of this section by ORS 815.300 or to vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 805.045 or 805…
On and after September 29, 1991, the Department of Transportation shall not refuse to renew registration, transfer the certificate of title or issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title for a camper or travel trailer solely on the grounds that prior to September 29, 1991, the owner of the camper or travel trailer owed unpaid registration fees to t…
A person that applies for the renewal of vehicle registration online may make a contribution of $1 or more to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program at the time the online application for renewal of vehicle registration is made. The vehicle registration renewal website and online application form must sta…
The Department of Transportation shall furnish for each vehicle and camper registered by the department, a registration card that shows all of the following information: The name of the registered owner. The make. The year model. The vehicle identification number as denoted by the title issued for the vehicle or camper. The mileage of the vehicle as rep…
The owner of a vehicle that is registered in this state commits the offense of failure to carry a registration card if the owner does not place and keep the card in or on the vehicle in a manner that makes it readily available for police inspection upon request. The following apply to the offense described in this section: The owner of a commercial vehicle…
The Department of Transportation may issue a duplicate or replacement registration card when: The department receives an application indicating the loss, mutilation or destruction of a registration card; and The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement card established under ORS 803.575 is paid to the department. (Plates)
The Department of Transportation shall issue and deliver to the owner registration plates according to the following: Registration plates shall be issued upon filing of application for registration and payment of the appropriate registration and registration plate fees unless the department has just cause for refusing to register a vehicle or unless otherwi…
The Department of Transportation shall issue two registration plates for every vehicle that is registered by the department except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 803.530. Upon renewal or when otherwise provided under ORS 803.555, the department may issue stickers in lieu of or in addition to registration plates. The following shall be issued pl…
Registration plates assigned to a vehicle by the Department of Transportation shall remain with the vehicle to which the plates are assigned and are valid only during the registration period for which the plates are issued except as provided in this section. The department may allow registration plates to be transferred to another vehicle if: The departmen…
Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, a registration plate assigned to a vehicle registered to a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist ordered on active duty and deployed to a location outside the United States that expires while the person is on active duty shall remain valid for 90 days following the termination of active duty. The court shal…
Subject to ORS 805.105 and 805.205 and the following, the Department of Transportation shall select registration plates it issues: Registration plates shall be in the size, form and arrangement and made of materials determined by the department subject to the following: Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f) of this subsection, the design of the reg…
Registration plates chosen by the commission pursuant to section 1, chapter 572, Oregon Laws 1987, shall have the colors chosen by the commission except that the sky shall be blue.
A person commits the offense of failure to display registration plates if the person operates, on the highways of this state, any vehicle or camper that has been assigned registration plates by this state and the registration plates assigned to the vehicle or camper are displayed in a manner that violates any of the following: The plate must be displayed on…
A person commits the offense of failure to display plates on an out-of-state vehicle if the person operates a vehicle that is registered in any jurisdiction other than this state and the person does not display the registration plates assigned to and furnished for the vehicle by the registering jurisdiction: For the current registration period in that juris…
A person commits the offense of illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate if the person knowingly does any of the following: Illegally alters a registration plate in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section. Causes a registration plate to be illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of this section. Operates any ve…
As used in this section: “Car rental company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 803.219. “Integrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 802.600. If the Department of Transportation receives an application for vehicle registration from a car rental company that was submitted to an integrator and the application does not include the primary owners…
The owner of a registered vehicle to which registration stickers are assigned may replace a registration sticker that is lost, destroyed or mutilated in a manner that renders illegible any identification of the sticker. To replace a registration sticker under this section, the owner must apply to the Department of Transportation for a replacement of the dama…
A person commits the offense of improper display of validating stickers if the person owns or drives a vehicle on which the display of registration stickers provides proof of valid registration and: The stickers are not displayed in a manner required by the Department of Transportation; or The stickers are displayed on the vehicle after the registration pe…
Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, when a person who has a vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 or a towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 sells a motor vehicle that has valid Oregon registration plates, the person shall remove the registration stickers from the registration plates of the vehicle if t…
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues a registration plate upon the registration of a vehicle or at other times when a registration plate is issued by the department. The following all apply to the fee established by this section: The…
The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement registration card under ORS 803.510 is $5. The fee for issuance of a replacement or duplicate registration plate under ORS 803.530 is the fee established under ORS 803.570, together with a fee of $12. The fee for transfer of registration plate under ORS 803.530 is $30. The fee for issuance of replacement …
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues an identification device for the proportional registration of a vehicle. The following apply to the fee established by this section: The fee shall be in addition to any other fee collected upon is…
Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 801.041 or 801.042, the registration fees under the vehicle code are in lieu of all other taxes and licenses, except municipal license fees under regulatory ordinances, imposed on vehicles, the owners of such vehicles or the use of or any privilege related to such vehicles. Fixed load vehicles are not exemp…
(Diesel Engines)
As used in this section and ORS 803.593: “Diesel engine” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. “Heavy-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. “Medium-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109. On and after January 1, 2025, the Department of Tr…
No later than September 15 of each year, the Department of Transportation shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation and the environment on the registration of medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty trucks in this state. The purposes of the report shall be to identify…
A trip permit grants authority to temporarily operate a vehicle on the highways of this state under circumstances where the operation would not otherwise be legal because the vehicle is not registered by this state or because provisions relating to the vehicle’s registration do not allow the operation. The Department of Transportation shall provide for the i…
Fees collected by the Department of Transportation from a person issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 for recreational vehicle trip permits described in ORS 803.600 shall be transferred to the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund established by ORS 390.134 and are continuously appropriated to the State Parks and Recreation Department f…
An applicant for a light vehicle trip permit, a recreational vehicle trip permit for a motor vehicle or a trip permit issued under ORS 803.600 (2) or (3) must submit, at the time of application, proof indicating that the vehicle that will be operated under the permit is covered by an insurance policy that meets the requirements of ORS 806.080 and will contin…
When the Department of Transportation determines that it has erroneously issued a trip permit to a person who did not require the permit, the department may refund to the person any fee the person paid for the permit. Note: 803.605 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 803 or any series therein b…
A reciprocity permit is a vehicle permit that may be issued to identify vehicles operating under a reciprocal agreement established under ORS 802.500. When required by an agreement, the Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of reciprocity permits as authorized by the agreement. All of the following apply to the issuance of permits under…
The Department of Transportation may issue a temporary permit in a form determined by the department to an applicant for registration to permit the applicant to operate the vehicle while the department is determining all facts relative to the right of the applicant to receive title, regular registration plates and regular registration.
The holder of a current, valid vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 may issue temporary registration permits for the operation of vehicles or the transporting of a camper pending the receipt of permanent registration from the Department of Transportation. Forms for temporary registration permits issued under this section shall be furnished an…
A person commits the offense of agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures if the person is authorized to issue temporary registration permits under ORS 803.625 and the person violates any rules adopted by the Department of Transportation concerning the procedures for issuing the permits. The offense described in this section, agent violati…
A person commits the offense of improper use of temporary registration permit if the person is issued a temporary registration permit under ORS 803.625 and the person does any of the following: Violates any rule adopted by the Department of Transportation under ORS 803.625 concerning the use of the permit. Fails to keep the permit on and upon the vehicle d…
Vehicle permits issued under ORS 803.600 to 803.615 that are required to be displayed so as to be visible from the outside of a vehicle shall not show the name or address of the registered owner of the vehicle or of the person who has applied for registration or titling of the vehicle. The Department of Transportation may require that permits described in t…
Fees for trip permits issued under ORS 803.600 are as follows: For a heavy motor vehicle trip permit, $43. For a heavy trailer trip permit, $10. For a light vehicle trip permit, $35. For a recreational vehicle trip permit, $35. For a registration weight trip permit, $5. For a registered vehicle trip permit, $7.50. For a 10-day trip permit issued under…
A permit issued under ORS 803.600, 803.615 or 803.625 shall be placed on the left side of the rear window of the vehicle unless: The vehicle has no rear window; or The design of the vehicle or of any equipment lawfully added to the vehicle is such that a permit placed as required by this section could not easily be seen from outside the vehicle. The Depar…
A person commits the offense of improper display of a permit if the person is issued a permit under ORS 803.600, 803.615 or 803.625, and the person does not display the permit on the vehicle in the manner required by ORS 803.650 or as required by the Department of Transportation by rule. The offense described in this section, improper display of a permit, i…
The color and size of the print on permits issued under ORS 803.600, 803.615 and 803.625 shall be such that the permits can easily be read.
Notwithstanding ORS 803.600, a person may tow the person’s own commercial fishing boat without a trip permit and regardless of the weight permitted under the registration of the trailer if the combined weight of the towing vehicle, the trailer and the boat is 15,000 pounds or less. _______________ CHAPTER 804 [Reserved for expansion]