Oregon Revised Statutes
A vehicle that is an antique vehicle may be registered for a permanent registration period as described under ORS 803.400 by doing the following: Making application for permanent registration of the vehicle in the manner provided for application for registration of vehicles. Paying the fee for permanent registration of antique vehicles under ORS 803.420. …
A vehicle that is a vehicle of special interest may be registered for a permanent registration period as described under ORS 803.400 by doing the following: Making application for permanent registration of the vehicle in the manner provided for application for registration of vehicles. Paying the fee for permanent registration of vehicles of special intere…
A person commits the offense of violation of registration limits on antique vehicle or vehicle of special interest if a vehicle is permanently registered under ORS 805.010 or 805.020 and the person uses the vehicle: Other than for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses; or Primarily for the transportation of persons or property. The offens…
A vehicle that is a racing activity vehicle may be registered only under this section. A racing activity vehicle shall be registered for a permanent registration period as described under ORS 803.400. To register a racing activity vehicle the owner shall: Apply for permanent registration of the vehicle in the same manner provided for application for regist…
A person commits the offense of violation of registration limits on a racing activity vehicle if a vehicle is permanently registered under ORS 805.035 and the person uses the vehicle other than for: Exhibitions, parades or club activities; Driving the vehicle from the person’s home to a race track that is within a 90-mile radius of the person’s home; or T…
Except as otherwise provided by this section, ORS 805.045 and 805.060, vehicles that are owned and operated by this state, cities, counties or other political subdivisions of this state or by the government of a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state are subject to the same requirements and provisions for registration as are other vehicles. For purp…
If approval is granted under ORS 283.390, the Department of Transportation may issue: Registration plates or other evidence of registration from any regular series rather than from any specially designed government series for a vehicle owned or operated by any state department or institution; or Wine country registration plates for a vehicle operated by a …
Upon request of any county, the Department of Transportation may issue registration plates or other evidence of registration from any regular series rather than from any specially designed government series for a vehicle owned or operated by the county. The registration period for a vehicle described under this section shall be the same as the regular regist…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for registration of vehicles that qualify under this section in a manner that is consistent with this section. A vehicle qualifies for registration under this section if the vehicle meets the following qualifications and is not a vehicle that is described under subsection (2) of this section: The vehicle must b…
The Department of Transportation may issue registration plates or other evidence of registration from any regular series rather than from any specially designed government series for a vehicle operated by a federal, state, county, city or Indian tribal law enforcement, parole or probation agency in discharging its undercover criminal investigation duties if …
Except where specific provisions are made for campers, campers are subject to the same provisions of the vehicle code relating to registration, titling, transfer, sale and dealer regulation as any other vehicle.
Except where specific provisions are made for tractors described in this section, such tractors are subject to the same provisions of the vehicle code relating to registration, titling, transfer, sale and dealer regulation as a motor truck. This section applies to vehicles that would be farm tractors if used primarily in agricultural operations and that are…
The Department of Transportation shall adopt, by rule, minimum safety standards for low-speed vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles. The department may not issue registration to a low-speed vehicle or medium-speed electric vehicle if the department has reason to believe the vehicle does not meet the safety standards adopted pursuant to this section. …
In the absence of just cause for refusal, the Department of Transportation shall provide for registration of any vehicle required to be registered by this state in a manner consistent with this section for persons who qualify as disabled veterans under this section. The special registration provisions under this section are subject to all of the following: …
The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of registration plates for a motor vehicle registered under ORS 803.420 (6)(a), in a manner consistent with this section, to motor vehicle owners who qualify for the plates as Congressional Medal of Honor recipients under subsection (2) this section. A person who is a Congressional Medal of Honor r…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a veterans’ recognition registration plate program to issue registration plates called “veterans’ recognition registration plates” upon request to an owner of any motor vehicle registered under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) or (c) if the owner of the motor vehicle qualifies for the plates. Rules adopted under this sectio…
The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall pay to the Department of Transportation all of the department’s anticipated costs of issuance of the veterans’ recognition registration plate from grants, donations and gifts accepted by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs under ORS 406.050 that may be expended for the purpose of issuance of a veterans’ recognition reg…
The surviving spouse of a veteran who was issued registration plates under ORS 805.105 may, upon the death of the veteran, continue to use the plates on a motor vehicle or may keep the plates as a memento.
In the absence of just cause for refusal, the Department of Transportation shall provide for registration of any motor vehicle required to be registered by this state in a manner consistent with this section for persons who qualify as former prisoners of war under this section. The special registration provisions under this section are subject to all of the …
In the absence of just cause for refusal, the Department of Transportation shall provide for registration in a manner consistent with this section for persons who qualify under this section as active members of the Oregon National Guard. The special registration provisions under this section are subject to the following: The fee to register or renew registr…
FLEETS
The owner of a fleet of vehicles may register the vehicles under this section as a fleet in lieu of registering the vehicles individually. Except as otherwise provided under this section, vehicles registered in a fleet under this section are subject to the same taxes, fees, qualifications, provisions, conditions, prohibitions and penalties applicable to sim…
SPECIAL INDICIA OF REGISTRATION (Generally)
The Department of Transportation by rule: Shall design plates, stickers, plate and sticker combinations or other devices or indicia that distinguish government-owned vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 805.040 from other vehicles. May design plates, stickers, plate and sticker combinations or other devices or indicia for distinguishing vehicles…
Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of registration plates described in this section for nonprofit groups meeting the qualifications for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and for institutions of higher education. Plates issued under this section…
The Keep Kids Safe Registration Plate Account is established within the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Early Learning and Care from the sale of Keep Kids Safe registration plates shall be deposited into the account and are continuously appropriated to the department to be distributed to counties as provid…
The owner of a vehicle of special interest may apply to the Department of Transportation for permission to use special interest registration plates. To receive permission to use special interest registration plates the person must: Maintain the vehicle of special interest as a collectors’ item and use the vehicle only for exhibitions, parades, club activiti…
Upon application by an elected official who qualifies under this section, the Department of Transportation shall issue registration plates described under this section to the official for use on the motor vehicle of the person. Registration plates issued under this section may be displayed on the vehicle of the person in lieu of regular registration plates i…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a special registration program and provide for issuance of special registration plates for nonprofit groups meeting the qualifications for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, for institutions of higher education and for public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109. Plates issue…
A nonprofit group, institution of higher education or public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, that requests issuance of a special registration plate under ORS 805.222 shall: Submit an application, in the manner prescribed by the Department of Transportation by rule. Pay to the department the anticipated costs of adding the plate to the special registration…
A motor vehicle owner who is a resident of this state and who holds a valid, unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission may obtain from the Department of Transportation special registration plates designed by the department for use on the vehicle in lieu of the regularly issued registration …
The Department of Transportation is authorized to issue customized registration plates upon the request of vehicle owners. Such registration plates shall meet the requirements for registration plates described in ORS 803.535. The fee for issuance of the customized plates is as provided under ORS 805.250.
This section establishes fees for issuance of registration plates authorized under ORS 805.200. If a fee for plates authorized in ORS 805.200 is not established in this section, the fee is the same fee as established under ORS 803.570. Where a fee is established under this section, the fee is in addition to the fee established under ORS 803.570 unless otherw…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a salmon registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “salmon registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a) to observe the importance of salmonid to Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance o…
After deduction of the cost of administration of the salmon registration plate program, moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.255 shall be transferred and appropriated as follows: Half of the moneys shall be transferred to the Watershed Conservation Grant Fund and used only for funding projects under ORS 541.956 to: Protect or restore native salmon …
The Department of Transportation shall establish a cultural registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “cultural registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a) to observe the importance of culture to Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuanc…
After deduction of the cost of administration of the cultural registration plate program, moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.260 shall be transferred to the Trust for Cultural Development Account established under ORS 359.405. As used in this section, “the cost of administration of the cultural registration plate program” is the sum of all Departm…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a Crater Lake National Park registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “Crater Lake National Park registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park. Th…
After deduction of the cost of administration of the Crater Lake National Park registration plate program, the Department of Transportation shall transfer moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.263 to the Oregon Community Foundation for use on Crater Lake National Park projects. As used in this section, “the cost of administration of the Crater Lake N…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a wine country registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “wine country registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a). In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each set of wine country registration pla…
The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Oregon Tourism Commission and Travel Salem, shall design the wine country registration plates issued under ORS 805.266. Except as otherwise required by subsection (1) of this section, wine country registration plates shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535.
After the deduction of the cost of administration of the wine country registration plate program, the Department of Transportation shall deposit the net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the department under ORS 805.266 into the account of the Oregon Tourism Commission established under ORS 284.131. The department shall make deposits under this subsecti…
After payment of the cost of production of the wine country registration plates including administrative expenses relating to marketing the wine country registration plates issued under ORS 805.266, the Oregon Tourism Commission shall distribute the moneys received from the Department of Transportation pursuant to ORS 805.272 as follows: One half of the mon…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a Portland Trail Blazers registration plate program to issue special registration plates to support charitable initiatives through the Trail Blazers Foundation established by the Portland Trail Blazers. The special registration plates shall be issued upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under OR…
Moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.278 must be transferred to the Trail Blazers Foundation established by the Portland Trail Blazers after deduction of the cost of administration of the Portland Trail Blazers registration plate program, including but not limited to the costs of collecting the Portland Trail Blazers registration plate surcharge and …
The Department of Transportation shall establish a breast cancer awareness registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “breast cancer awareness registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under ORS 803.420 (6)(a). In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of breast cancer awareness regist…
Moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.283 must be transferred to the Oregon Health Authority Fund established by ORS 413.101 after deduction of the cost of administration of the breast cancer awareness registration plate program, including but not limited to the costs of collecting the breast cancer awareness registration plate surcharge and transferr…
The Department of Transportation shall establish a Pacific Wonderland registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “Pacific Wonderland registration plates” upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a). In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of Pacific Wonderland reg…
After deduction of the cost of administration of the Pacific Wonderland registration plate program, the Department of Transportation shall transfer 50 percent of the moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.287 to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation for the general purposes of the foundation under ORS 173.500 and 50 percent to the Oregon Historical Socie…
Any farmer who is the owner of a motor vehicle may apply to the Department of Transportation for and, upon payment of appropriate fees, may receive farm vehicle registration described in this section to operate the vehicle. Farm vehicle registration is subject to the following as described: Application is as provided under ORS 805.320. Qualification is as …
To qualify for issuance of registration described under ORS 805.300 a person must be engaged, either as owner or renter, in operating one or more farms, orchards or ranches actually producing agricultural products or raising livestock in sufficient quantities to reasonably require the use of the motor vehicle or vehicles for which the farm vehicle license is…
Application for registration described under ORS 805.300 shall be made in a form prescribed by the Department of Transportation and certified to by the applicant and shall include all of the following: The name and residence or business address of the applicant, except as provided for Address Confidentiality Program participants in ORS 192.846. The number …
The owner of a vehicle or combination that has four or more axles and that is registered as a farm vehicle under ORS 805.300 or has a farm device issued pursuant to ORS 805.400 shall annually show to the satisfaction of the Department of Transportation that the owner meets the qualifications of ORS 805.320.
Upon sale of a vehicle registered under ORS 805.300, prior to operation of the vehicle on a highway, the new owner must reregister the vehicle unless the new owner is qualified under ORS 805.310 to register the vehicle under ORS 805.300.
A person commits the offense of violation of farm registration limits if the person uses or owns and permits to be used a vehicle registered under ORS 805.300 for purposes other than purposes described under ORS 805.390. The offense described in this section, violation of farm registration limits, is a Class A misdemeanor.
A person commits the offense of failure to register a farm vehicle properly if the person is the new owner of a vehicle with registration under ORS 805.300, and the person operates the vehicle before properly registering it. Nothing in this section prohibits a person from registering the vehicle under ORS 805.300 if qualifications for registration under tha…
A person commits the offense of false certification on farm registration if the person knowingly certifies falsely to any information on any application for issuance of registration under ORS 805.320. The offense described in this section, false certification on farm registration, is a Class A misdemeanor.
The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for registration under ORS 805.300. The department may cancel the registration of any vehicle that has registration issued under ORS 805.300 if the owner or a lessee or an employee of either is convicted of violation of ORS…
This section establishes the uses allowed for vehicles registered under ORS 805.300, and for vehicles authorized by ORS 805.400 to be registered under ORS 826.009 or 826.011. Vehicles with farm vehicle registration or farm vehicle proportional registration may only be used for purposes described in this section. Uses permitted on a farm under this section ar…
Any person who qualifies under ORS 805.310 for farm vehicle registration under ORS 805.300 may choose to register farm qualified vehicles under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 or 826.011 in lieu of registering the vehicles under the farm vehicle registration provisions of ORS 805.300. Except as otherwise provided in this section, farm…
The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for proportional registration of a farm vehicle under ORS 805.400. The department may cancel an identification device for a proportionally registered farm vehicle if the department determines that the owner or lessee of the…