Oregon Revised Statutes
A person commits the offense of operating a vehicle without driving privileges if the person operates a motor vehicle upon a highway or premises open to the public in this state and the person does not have an appropriate grant of driving privileges from this state in the form of a license, driver permit, endorsement or statutory grant of driving privileges …
A person holds commercial driving privileges for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code if: The person has an unexpired commercial learner driver permit; or The person’s most recently issued driver license is or was a commercial driver license issued by the Department of Transportation or the licensing agency of another jurisdiction, without regard to whe…
A person who is granted a driving privilege by this section may exercise the driving privilege described without violation of the requirements under ORS 807.010. A grant of driving privileges to operate a motor vehicle under this section is subject to suspension and revocation the same as other driving privileges granted under the vehicle code. This section …
Before issuing, renewing or replacing a driver license, driver permit or identification card, the Department of Transportation shall require a person to provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration or a written statement that the person has not been assigned a Social Security number. The depar…
Before issuing, renewing or replacing a driver license, driver permit or identification card, the Department of Transportation may verify with the issuing agency the validity and completeness of each identity source document presented by the applicant. The department may require a person who holds a driver license, driver permit or identification card issue…
A person who applies for issuance, renewal or replacement of a driver license, driver permit or identification card shall submit to collection of biometric data by the Department of Transportation for the purpose of establishing the person’s identity. Submitting to collection of biometric data under this section does not excuse a person from responsibility f…
The Department of Transportation shall retain biometric data collected by the department in the course of issuing, renewing or replacing driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards. The biometric data may not be made available to anyone other than employees of the department acting in an official capacity.
LICENSES, ENDORSEMENTS AND PERMITS (Licenses)
The following licenses grant the driving privileges described: A Class A commercial driver license authorizes a person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles except that the person may not operate any vehicle for which an endorsement is required unless the person obtains the endorsement. A Class B commercial driver license authorizes a person to…
This section describes the type of driving privileges granted by various endorsements issued by this state. Except as provided in ORS 807.285, the following endorsements grant the driving privileges described: A motorcycle endorsement authorizes a person to operate any motorcycle. A hazardous materials endorsement authorizes a person to operate a vehicle t…
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the operator of a tow vehicle is not required to have an endorsement for towing a disabled vehicle that can be operated only by a person with an endorsement if the towing operation is the first move of the disabled vehicle and is performed as an emergency service or if the move is a subsequent move of an empty vehi…
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school bus manufacturer, school bus dealer or school bus mechanic is not required to have a school bus endorsement while operating a school bus that is not transporting students.
The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to any person who complies with all of the following requirements: The person must complete an application for a license under ORS 807.050. As required by ORS 807.021, a person applying for a driver license or driver permit must provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the Un…
In order to be authorized to drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state, a person who holds a commercial driver license issued by a jurisdiction other than Oregon must, within 30 days of becoming domiciled in Oregon: Apply to the Department of Transportation for an Oregon commercial driver license; Certify to the department that the person’s current co…
An application for a driver license shall be in a form approved by the Department of Transportation. An application must contain all the following: The applicant’s full legal name, sex, date of birth, residence address, except as otherwise provided for corrections officers in ORS 802.253, eligible employees in ORS 802.250 or Address Confidentiality Program …
The Department of Transportation may not grant driving privileges to a person under a license if the person is not eligible under this section. The following are not eligible for a license: A person under 16 years of age. A person under 18 years of age who is not an emancipated minor, unless the application of the person is signed by the person’s mother, f…
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, in order to be eligible for a driver license or permit issued by this state a person must be domiciled in or resident of this state. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a person who is a resident of this state may not operate a motor vehicle in this state unless the person receives a driver license o…
The Department of Transportation may not issue a driver license to a person who is under 18 years of age unless the person: Complies with the requirements of ORS 807.040 and 807.066; Has had, for at least six months prior to application for the license, an instruction driver permit issued under ORS 807.280 or the equivalent of an instruction driver permit …
Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Transportation may not issue driving privileges to a person who is under 18 years of age unless: The person has graduated from high school and provides the department with proof of graduation satisfactory to the department; The person has received a certificate for passing an approved high school…
The Department of Transportation shall administer an examination to establish qualification for each class of license and endorsement. The examination for each class of license or endorsement must include all of the following as described: A test of the applicant’s eyesight. This subsection does not apply to an applicant with a limited vision condition as d…
The Department of Transportation, by rule, may waive any examination, test or demonstration required under ORS 807.070 (2) or (3) if the department receives satisfactory proof that the person required to take the examination, test or demonstration has passed an examination, test or demonstration approved by the department that: Is given in conjunction with …
As used in this section: “Drive test” means a test that requires an actual demonstration of driving ability. “Rural Oregon” means Baker, Clatsop, Crook, Curry, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler Counties. At field offices of the Department of Transp…
The Department of Transportation may adopt rules and enter into contracts necessary for the regulation and certification of persons and organizations authorized to certify an individual’s competency to safely operate a motor vehicle, including a commercial motor vehicle, on behalf of the department. Rules adopted under this section may include, but are not …
The Department of Transportation shall establish requirements for entry-level commercial motor vehicle driver training. Entry-level commercial motor vehicle drivers include, but are not limited to: Individuals obtaining a Class A or Class B commercial driver license for the first time; Individuals upgrading an existing Class B commercial driver license to …
If the Department of Transportation determines that a person may be ineligible for a license because the person has a mental or physical condition or impairment that affects the person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, the person may establish eligibility for a license: By personally demonstrating to the satisfaction of the department that, notwi…
The Department of Transportation may not issue or renew commercial driving privileges and may cancel commercial driving privileges for a person if the department has not received and recorded, in the form approved by the department, proof of the person’s medical qualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle by the date specified by the department. A p…
A driver license issued by the Department of Transportation shall contain all of the following: The distinguishing number assigned to the person issued the driver license by the department. For the purpose of identification, a brief description of the person to whom the driver license is issued. The full legal name of the person to whom the driver license…
The Department of Transportation shall retain a digital image of each photograph and signature shown on a driver license under the provisions of ORS 807.110 or an identification card under ORS 807.400. The digital images of photographs may not be made available to anyone other than law enforcement officials, parole and probation officers, employees of the d…
The Department of Transportation may place restrictions on any driving privileges granted a person if the department determines that there is good cause to restrict the driving privileges of the person in order to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the person. Restrictions placed on a driver license or driver permit by the department under this…
The Department of Transportation shall place the following restrictions on a provisional driver license issued under ORS 807.065: Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, for the first six months after issuance of the license, the holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle that is carrying a passenger under 20 years of age wh…
A license that is not a limited term driver license and is issued as an original license and not as a license that is renewed expires on the anniversary of the licensee’s birthday in the eighth calendar year after the year of issuance. A license that is renewed under ORS 807.150 expires eight years from the specified expiration date of the immediately prece…
Notwithstanding ORS 807.130, a license held by 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 holder is on active duty shall remain valid and grant driving privileges for 90 days following the termination of active duty. The court shall dismiss …
Notwithstanding ORS 807.130, a driver license held by a person described in subsection (2) of this section that expires while the holder is volunteering outside of the United States shall remain valid and grant driving privileges for 90 days after the date the person returns to the United States. Subsection (1) of this section applies to persons who are per…
Before the expiration of any license or a license with an endorsement under the vehicle code, the Department of Transportation shall notify the person to whom the license was issued of the approaching expiration. Within a reasonable time prior to the expiration date, the department shall notify the person to whom the license was issued in the manner determin…
When a license expires or is about to expire, the Department of Transportation shall renew the license under this section if the holder of the license qualifies for renewal of the license under this section and: Applies for renewal within two years of the expiration of a similar license under ORS 807.130; or Applies for issuance of a license within six mon…
The Department of Transportation shall establish by rule the reasons for issuing a replacement driver license or driver permit to a person who submits an application for the replacement. The reasons for replacement shall include, but are not limited to, situations when the person: Furnishes proof satisfactory to the department of the loss, destruction or mu…
The Department of Transportation, in accordance with a concurrent federal waiver, may modify or waive the requirements found in ORS 807.040, 807.060, 807.070, 807.100, 807.120, 807.173 or 807.285 when issuing, renewing or replacing a commercial driver license or commercial learner driver permit. Notwithstanding ORS 807.130, 807.135, 807.137 and 807.140, the…
The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary to administer the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The department may not issue or renew commercial driving privileges and may cancel or suspend commercial driving privileges if a person has not complied with the rules established under this section. A person is entitled to an administrati…
The Department of Transportation may adopt rules necessary to administer regulations promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration related to regulating commercial driving privileges. If a person is not in compliance with the rules adopted under this section, the department may deny the issuance or renewal of commercial driving privileges a…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the granting of driver license endorsements in a manner consistent with this section. The department shall grant an endorsement to any person who complies with all of the following requirements: The person must hold a valid license other than a restricted Class C license issued under the vehicle code. The…
Notwithstanding ORS 807.170, the Department of Transportation may not issue or renew a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement and may cancel a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement if a person: Does not complete and pass a security threat assessment from the federal Transportation Security Administration,…
The Department of Transportation may not issue a motorcycle endorsement to a person unless the person shows to the satisfaction of the department that the person has successfully completed a motorcycle rider education course established by the department under ORS 802.320. This requirement is in addition to any other requirement for the endorsement. Subsect…
The following permits may be issued as restricted Class C licenses: Disability golf cart driver permits described under ORS 807.210. Emergency driver permits described under ORS 807.220. Special student driver permits described under ORS 807.230. Hardship driver permits described under ORS 807.240 may be issued as Class C licenses. Restrictions on the li…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of disability golf cart driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A disability golf cart driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a disability golf cart driver permit is subject to the fees,…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of emergency driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section an emergency driver permit is subject to the fees, provisions, conditions, prohibitions and penalties applicable to a Class C driver license. The following apply to an emergency d…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of special student driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A special student driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a special student driver permit is subject to the fees, provisions, co…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of hardship driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A hardship driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a hardship driver permit is subject to the fees, provisions, conditions, prohibition…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of instruction driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A person who is issued an instruction driver permit may exercise the same driving privileges as those under the class of license or endorsement for which the permit is issued except as provided in this section or under the p…
The Department of Transportation shall issue commercial learner driver permits in the manner provided by this section. Except as provided in this section, a person who is issued a commercial learner driver permit may exercise the same driving privileges as those under the class of commercial driver license or endorsement for which the permit is issued. Excep…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of special temporary instruction driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. Except as provided in this section, a special temporary instruction driver permit is subject to the same fees, provisions, conditions, prohibitions and penalties applicable to an instruction driver permit u…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of applicant temporary driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. The department may issue an applicant temporary driver permit to an applicant for a Class C driver license or for a noncommercial driver permit while the department is determining all facts relative to application f…
Courts shall provide for issuance of court issued temporary driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A court issued temporary driver permit grants only those driving privileges specifically granted under the permit. If a court takes immediate possession of a license or driver permit under ORS 809.275 upon suspension or revocation of the driv…
Courts shall provide for the issuance of court bail driver permits in a manner and to grant driving privileges consistent with this section. The court bail driver permit shall act as a receipt for a license that is accepted as security by a court under ORS 810.300 and 810.310. The permit confers on the person to whom it is issued the same driving privilege…
The Department of Transportation may require any person to whom a driver license, driver permit or endorsement is issued to appear before the department and provide proof that the person was eligible or reestablish the person’s eligibility by taking an examination under ORS 807.070 or following the procedures in ORS 807.090, as appropriate. The department ma…
The Department of Transportation, at any time, may cancel the driving privileges or part of the driving privileges granted any person under any class of license or under any endorsement or any driver permit if the department determines that the person no longer meets the qualifications or requirements for the license, endorsement or permit. The department m…
As used in this section and ORS 807.359, 807.363 and 807.368: “Licensed vision specialist” means an ophthalmologist or an optometrist. “Limited vision condition” means visual acuity in the better eye with best lens correction that is no better than 20/80 and no worse than 20/200. “Rehabilitation training program” means a program designed to train a person…
A person with a limited vision condition may apply for a special limited vision condition learner’s permit if the person: Is examined by a licensed vision specialist who determines that the person: Has no ocular diagnosis or prognosis that may result in deterioration of the person’s corrected vision below a 20/200 level of visual acuity; Has a visual fiel…
The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to a person with a limited vision condition if the person: Complies with the requirements of ORS 807.040; and Provides a certificate issued by a rehabilitation training specialist certifying that the person has successfully completed a rehabilitation training program. A license issued to a pers…
The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules that establish: The form of the special limited vision condition learner’s permit issued under ORS 807.359. Certification of rehabilitation training specialists, including: Qualifications or requirements for obtaining certification as a rehabilitation training specialist. The issuance of rehabilitation t…
Notwithstanding ORS 807.363, a person with a limited vision condition may operate a vehicle at night if the person: Is issued a driver license under ORS 807.363; Provides a certificate issued by a rehabilitation training specialist certifying that the person has successfully completed a rehabilitation training program and is able to safely operate a motor …
Fees for issuance of or application for a driving privilege are as follows: Class C driver license or restricted Class C driver license, $58. Class C limited term driver license or restricted Class C limited term driver license, $23. Commercial driver license, whether or not the driver license contains endorsements, $160. Limited term commercial driver l…
The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for a waiver of the fee under ORS 807.160 for issuance of a replacement license or driver permit. Rules adopted by the department under this section may provide for waiver of the described fee only when all of the following apply: A person requests a change in information contained on a license or driv…
The Department of Transportation shall issue an identification card to any person who: Is domiciled in or is a resident of this state, as described in ORS 807.062; When applying for an identification card that is not a Real ID, provides the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration or a written statem…
The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of applicant temporary identification cards in a manner consistent with this section. The department may issue an applicant temporary identification card to an applicant while the department is determining all facts relative to the application for an identification card. An applicant temporary…
The following fees apply to identification cards unless otherwise provided by ORS 807.400 or otherwise provided by law: For issuance of an original identification card, $47. For renewal of an identification card, $43. For replacement of an identification card, $40. For reinstatement of an identification card after suspension, $85. For issuance of an ori…
A person to whom an identification card is issued under ORS 807.400 commits the offense of failure to notify the Department of Transportation on change of identification card holder name or address if the person does not notify the department in a manner authorized by the department by rule upon any change of the person’s: Residence address from that noted …
A person commits the offense of misuse of an identification card if the person performs any act in relation to an identification card issued under ORS 807.400 that is prohibited in relation to a license under ORS 807.530, 807.580 to 807.600 or 809.500 or fails to perform any act in relation to an identification card issued under ORS 807.400 that is required …
“Real ID” means a driver license, driver permit or identification card that complies with the Real ID Act of 2005, P.L. 109-13, that is issued by this state and marked with a distinguishing feature.
The Department of Transportation shall issue a Real ID to any person who: Meets the requirements for a driver license, driver permit or identification card as described in the vehicle code; Submits proof, as required by rule by the department, establishing the person’s: Identity; Date of birth; Social Security number, or proof that the person is not eli…
In addition to any fee imposed under ORS 807.370 or 807.410, the Department of Transportation shall impose a fee for each Real ID issued, renewed or replaced, for the purpose of covering the additional costs to the department related to the issuance of Real IDs. An applicant who applies for a Real ID driver license as an original driver license shall pay th…
For the purpose of issuing Real IDs only, the Department of Transportation shall: Capture digital images of identity source documents and retain the images in a transferable format. Retain digital images of identity source documents for a minimum of 10 years.
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an officer, employee or contractor of the Department of Transportation may not knowingly disclose, or otherwise make available to any person copies of, identity source documents submitted to the department in connection with an application for a driver license, driver permit or identification card. An of…
The Department of Transportation may require all employees, volunteers or contractors with access to systems that enable them to affect the information that appears on driver licenses, driver permits or identification cards to be fingerprinted. Fingerprints acquired under this section may be used for the purpose of requesting state or nationwide criminal re…
The Department of Transportation shall verify an applicant’s Social Security number before issuing an original or renewal Real ID. The department shall verify the applicant’s lawful status in the United States before issuing an original Real ID. The department shall verify the lawful status in the United States of an applicant who is not a citizen of the U…
The Department of Transportation shall develop a public information program to educate driver license, driver permit and identification card applicants and the general public about: The differences between Real IDs and driver licenses, driver permits or identification cards that are not Real IDs, including but not limited to information about cost, document…
A person commits the offense of unlawful production of identification cards, licenses, permits, forms or camera cards if the person, without the authority of the Department of Transportation, advertises for the production of, produces in any way or causes to be produced any facsimiles of the identification cards, licenses, permits, forms or camera cards upon…
A person commits the offense of transfer of documents for the purposes of misrepresentation if the person: Manufactures, produces, sells, offers for sale or transfers to another person any document purporting to be a certified copy of a record of a live birth, certificate of baptism, driver license or any other document designated by the Department of Trans…
A person commits the offense of false swearing to receive a driver license if the person: Makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter required to be sworn to or affirmed in the process of applying for, receiving and holding a driver license or driver permit under the vehicle code; Makes any false affidavit or knowingly sw…
A person commits the offense of providing a false application for a license if the person in applying for a license or driver permit or for renewal or replacement thereof under the vehicle code knowingly: Uses or gives a false or fictitious name or identity; Gives or uses a false or fictitious address; Gives or uses a false age; Makes a false statement; …
A person commits the offense of failing to surrender a prior license if the person accepts a license or driver permit issued by the Department of Transportation to that person without first surrendering all out-of-state licenses or driver permits issued to that person. The offense described in this section, failure to surrender a prior license, is a Class D…
A person commits the offense of holding multiple licenses if the person applies for and accepts a license or driver permit, other than an instruction driver permit, when the person holds an existing license or driver permit. The offense described in this section, holding multiple licenses, is a Class B traffic violation.
A person to whom a license or driver permit is issued commits the offense of failure to notify upon change of driver address or name if the person does not notify the Department of Transportation in a manner authorized by the department by rule upon any change of the person’s: Residence address from that noted on the person’s license or driver permit as iss…
A person commits the offense of failure to carry a license or to present a license to a police officer if the person either: Drives any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state without a license, driver permit or out-of-state license in the person’s possession; or Does not present and deliver such license or permit to a police officer when requested by t…
A person commits the offense of using an invalid license if the person knowingly displays or permits to be displayed or possesses any license or driver permit that the person knows is fictitious, canceled, revoked, suspended or fraudulently altered. The offense described in this section, using an invalid license, is a Class A misdemeanor.
A person commits the offense of permitting misuse of a license if the person has been issued a license or driver permit and the person knowingly lends the license or driver permit to another or knowingly permits another person to use the license or driver permit. The offense described in this section, permitting misuse of a license, is a Class A misdemeanor…
A person commits the offense of using another’s license if the person knowingly displays or represents as the person’s license or driver permit a license or driver permit that has not been issued to the person. The offense described in this section, using another’s license, is a Class A misdemeanor.
A person commits the offense of employing or providing a vehicle to an unqualified driver if the person does any of the following: Employs another person for the purpose of engaging in a particular type of operation of a vehicle for which the person does not have an appropriate grant of driving privileges from this state in the form of a license, driver per…
A person commits the offense of giving false information to a police officer if the person knowingly uses or gives a false or fictitious name, address or date of birth to any police officer who is enforcing motor vehicle laws. The offense described in this section, giving false information to a police officer, is a Class A misdemeanor.
MISCELLANEOUS
It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the hospital for persons with mental retardation or mental illness to notify the Department of Transportation as to released licensed operators who, in the opinion of the superintendent, should not drive because of their mental condition. Upon receipt of information submitted under this section, the department i…
For the purposes of this section: “Physician” means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and is licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 and a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and is licensed under ORS chapter 685. “Health care provider” means a person licensed, certified or otherwise …
On or before the 15th day of each month, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall forward to the Department of Transportation a copy of the death record of any persons within the jurisdiction of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority who died from a motor vehicle accident during the preceding calendar month.
If requested to do so by a law enforcement agency, the Department of Transportation may issue or renew a fictitious driver license or identification card for a law enforcement official for use in discharging the undercover criminal investigative duties of the law enforcement agency. The fees for issuance and renewal of a fictitious driver license or fictiti…
The Department of Transportation may issue or replace a Real ID limited term driver license, Real ID limited term commercial driver license, Real ID limited term driver permit, limited term commercial learner driver permit, limited term commercial driver license that is not a Real ID or Real ID limited term identification card only for a person who provides …
The Legislative Assembly finds that: Oregon recognizes the importance of protecting the confidentiality and privacy of an individual’s personal information contained in driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards. Machine-readable features found on driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards are intended to facilitate verification…
As used in this section: “Driver license” means a license or permit issued by this state or any other jurisdiction as evidence of a grant of driving privileges. “Financial institution” has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. “Identification card” means the card issued under ORS 807.400 or a comparable provision in another state. “Personal informa…
A driver license, driver permit or identification card that is not a Real ID may not be used as evidence of the holder’s citizenship or immigration status for any purpose. _______________ CHAPTER 808 [Reserved for expansion]