ORS § 811.295 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.295
811.295 Failure to drive on right
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to drive on the right if the person is operating a vehicle on a roadway of sufficient width and the person does not drive on the right half of the roadway.

(2) A person is not required to drive on the right side of the roadway by this section under any of the following circumstances:

(a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing this movement in ORS 811.410 (Unsafe passing on left) to 811.425 (Failure of slower driver to yield to overtaking vehicle) or 811.808 (Exemption from speed limits for funeral escort vehicle) .

(b) When preparing to turn left in an intersection, alley or private road or driveway.

(c) When an obstruction or condition exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the roadway, provided that a driver doing so shall yield the right of way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the roadway within a distance as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(d) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable on the roadway under ORS 811.380 (Improper use of center lane on three-lane road) .

(e) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to drive on the right, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §615; 1991 c.482 §15]

Source: Section 811.295 — Failure to drive on right; exceptions; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 807.130 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 807 / Section 807.130
807.130 Expiration
Status: in_force

(1) 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.

(2) A license that is renewed under ORS 807.150 (Renewal) expires eight years from the specified expiration date of the immediately preceding license.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a limited term commercial driver license or a limited term Real ID that is issued to a person who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States or a citizen of a country with a Compact of Free Association with the United States expires on the date the licensee is no longer authorized to stay in the United States, as indicated by the documentation the person presented to the Department of Transportation to provide proof of lawful status in the United States as required by ORS 807.455 (Issuance, replacement and renewal) and 807.730 (Issuance of limited term driver licenses, permits and identification cards) , but no longer than eight years from the date of issuance or, if there is no definite end to the authorized stay, after a period of one year.

(4) A license that has expired does not grant driving privileges and is not valid evidence of driving privileges. [1983 c.338 §308; 1985 c.16 §129; 1999 c.91 §1; 2008 c.1 §15; 2013 c.238 §1; 2017 c.568 §20; 2019 c.312 §33; 2019 c.701 §§17,18]

Source: Section 807.130 — Expiration , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.350 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.350
801.350 “Motor home.”
Status: in_force

“Motor home” means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Is reconstructed, permanently altered or originally designed to provide facilities for human habitation; or

(2) Has a structure permanently attached to it that would be a camper if the structure was not permanently attached to the motor vehicle. [1983 c.338 §60]

Source: Section 801.350 — “Motor home.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.150 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.150
801.150 “Bicycle.”
Status: in_force

“Bicycle” means a vehicle that:

(1) Is designed to be operated on the ground on wheels;

(2) Has a seat or saddle for use of the rider;

(3) Is designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground;

(4) Is propelled exclusively by human power; and

(5) Has every wheel more than 14 inches in diameter or two tandem wheels either of which is more than 14 inches in diameter. [1983 c.338 §22]

Source: Section 801.150 — “Bicycle.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.210 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.210
825.210 Regulation of motor vehicles
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation may:

(1) Require the weighing of motor vehicles loaded and empty at reasonably frequent intervals;

(2) Inspect and require proper equipment and markings of motor vehicles and insure the making of necessary repairs, to promote efficient and safe operation; and

(3) Prescribe the character of appliances to be used on motor vehicles to establish correct mileage traveled by such vehicles and require the installation and proper repair and inspection of such appliances. [Formerly 767.450]

Source: Section 825.210 — Regulation of motor vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.419 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.419
809.419 Suspensions for physical or mental condition or impairment
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person if the department requests the person to submit to examination under ORS 807.340 (Proof of eligibility) and the person fails to appear within a reasonable length of time after being notified to do so or fails to satisfactorily complete the required examination. A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the examination required by the department is successfully completed or until the person voluntarily surrenders the person’s driving privileges to the department based upon the person’s recognition that the person is no longer competent to drive.

(b) Upon suspension under this subsection, the department may issue an identification card to the person for identification purposes as described under ORS 807.400 (Issuance) .

(2) The department shall suspend the driving privileges of a person if the department requests the person to obtain medical clearance under ORS 807.070 (Examinations) or 807.090 (Establishing eligibility notwithstanding mental or physical condition or impairment) and the person fails to do so. The suspension under this subsection shall continue until the required medical clearance is received by the department or until the person voluntarily surrenders the person’s driving privileges to the department based upon the person’s recognition that the person is no longer competent to drive.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department may suspend the driving privileges of a person who is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle because of a mental or physical condition or impairment that affects the person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle upon the highways.

(b) A suspension under this subsection shall be subject to any conditions the department determines to be necessary and shall continue for a period determined by the department or until the person voluntarily surrenders the person’s driving privileges to the department based upon the person’s recognition that the person is no longer competent to drive.

(c) The department may impose an immediate suspension of driving privileges of any person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection without hearing and without receiving a record of the conviction of the person of a crime if the department has reason to believe that the person may endanger people or property if the person’s driving privileges are not immediately suspended. A suspension under this paragraph is subject to a post-imposition hearing under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) . A person who is denied eligibility under ORS 807.090 (Establishing eligibility notwithstanding mental or physical condition or impairment) is entitled to a hearing under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) .

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Whenever the department has reason to believe an individual with a motorcycle endorsement under ORS 807.170 (Requirements for issuance) is incompetent to operate a motorcycle, the department may revoke the endorsement.

(b) Upon revocation under this subsection, the endorsed license shall be surrendered to the department.

(c) Upon surrender of the endorsed license, the department may issue a license without endorsement for the unexpired period of the license.

(5) Upon notification by the superintendent of a hospital under ORS 807.700 (Notification to department as to released persons with mental retardation or mental illness who are licensed operators) that a person should not drive, the department shall immediately suspend the driving privileges of the released person. A suspension under this subsection is subject to administrative review under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) and shall continue until such time as the person produces a judicial judgment of competency or a certificate from the superintendent of the hospital that the person is competent, or establishes eligibility under ORS 807.090 (Establishing eligibility notwithstanding mental or physical condition or impairment) .

(6) Upon notification by a court under ORS 810.375 (Duties of judges or court clerks) that a person charged with a traffic offense has been found guilty except for insanity and committed to the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS 161.315 (Right of state to obtain mental examination of defendant) to 161.351 (Discharge by board) , the department shall immediately suspend the driving privileges of the person. A suspension under this subsection is subject to administrative review under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) and shall continue until such time as the person establishes eligibility under ORS 807.090 (Establishing eligibility notwithstanding mental or physical condition or impairment) . [2003 c.402 §7; 2003 c.576 §566b; 2005 c.140 §4; 2007 c.195 §3; 2011 c.126 §1; 2011 c.708 §29; 2017 c.442 §28]

Source: Section 809.419 — Suspensions for physical or mental condition or impairment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.333 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.333
801.333 “Manufactured structure.”
Status: in_force

“Manufactured structure” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.561 (Definitions for ORS 446.566 to 446.646) . [1993 c.696 §3; 2003 c.655 §89]

Source: Section 801.333 — “Manufactured structure.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 813.100 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 813 / Section 813.100
813.100 Implied consent to breath or blood test
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon premises open to the public or the highways of this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the implied consent law, to a chemical test of the person’s breath, or of the person’s blood if the person is receiving medical care in a health care facility immediately after a motor vehicle accident, for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of the person’s blood if the person is arrested for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 (Driving under the influence of intoxicants) or of a municipal ordinance. A test shall be administered upon the request of a police officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person arrested to have been driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 (Driving under the influence of intoxicants) or of a municipal ordinance. Before the test is administered the person requested to take the test shall be informed of consequences and rights as described under ORS 813.130 (Rights of and consequences for person asked to take test) .

(2) If a person refuses to submit to a test under this section or if a breath test under this section discloses that the person, at the time of the test, had a level of alcohol in the person’s blood that constitutes being under the influence of intoxicating liquor under ORS 813.300 (Use of blood alcohol percentage as evidence) and the person has been informed of rights and consequences as provided under ORS 813.130 (Rights of and consequences for person asked to take test) , the person’s driving privileges are subject to suspension under ORS 813.410 (Suspension upon receipt of police report on implied consent test) and the police officer shall do all of the following:

(a) Immediately take custody of any driver license or permit issued by this state to the person to grant driving privileges.

(b) Provide the person with a written notice of intent to suspend, on forms prepared and provided by the Department of Transportation. The written notice shall inform the person of consequences and rights as described under ORS 813.130 (Rights of and consequences for person asked to take test) .

(c) If the person qualifies under ORS 813.110 (Temporary permit upon confiscation of license) , issue to the person, on behalf of the department, a temporary driving permit described under ORS 813.110 (Temporary permit upon confiscation of license) .

(d) Within a period of time required by the department by rule, report action taken under this section to the department and prepare and cause to be delivered to the department a report as described in ORS 813.120 (Police report to department) , along with the confiscated license or permit and a copy of the notice of intent to suspend.

(3) If a blood test under this section discloses that the person, at the time of the test, had a level of alcohol in the person’s blood that constitutes being under the influence of intoxicating liquor under ORS 813.300 (Use of blood alcohol percentage as evidence) , the person’s driving privileges are subject to suspension under ORS 813.410 (Suspension upon receipt of police report on implied consent test) and the police officer shall report to the department within 45 days of the date of arrest that the person failed the blood test.

(4) Nothing in this section precludes a police officer from obtaining a chemical test of the person’s breath or blood through any lawful means for use as evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding including, but not limited to, obtaining a search warrant. [1983 c.338 §591; 1985 c.16 §298; 1985 c.672 §19; 1993 c.305 §1; 1995 c.568 §1; 2013 c.642 §1; 2019 c.475 §1]

Source: Section 813.100 — Implied consent to breath or blood test; confiscation of license upon refusal or failure of test , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors813.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.555 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.555
801.555 “Traffic offense.”
Status: in_force

“Traffic offense” means any of the following offenses:

(1) Any violation of a traffic ordinance of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, except ordinances governing parking of vehicles.

(2) Any provision of law for which a criminal or traffic violation penalty is provided in the vehicle code. [1983 c.338 §101; 1985 c.16 §27; 1999 c.1051 §84; 2015 c.138 §17]

Source: Section 801.555 — “Traffic offense.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.190 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.190
815.190 Exemptions from mudguard and fender requirements
Status: in_force

This section establishes exemptions from ORS 815.182 (Kinds of fenders or mudguards required for specified vehicles) and 815.185 (Operation without proper fenders or mudguards) . The exemptions under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026 (General exemptions) . The exemptions established under this section are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 (Special interest vehicles) are deemed in compliance with the requirements and standards if:

(a) The vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent, and maintained in safe operating condition; or

(b) The vehicles are street rods that conform to ORS 815.107 (Exemption from equipment requirements for street rods) .

(2) Road machinery, road rollers and farm tractors are exempt from the standards and requirements.

(3) Antique vehicles are exempt from the standards and requirements if the vehicles are maintained as collectors’ items and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.

(4) A motor truck is exempt from the requirements to be equipped with fenders or mudguards if the vehicle has just a chassis that is not equipped for hauling a load.

(5) Fenders or mudguards are not required on any modified American-made pre-1935 vehicle, or any identifiable vintage or replica thereof that is titled as a later assembled vehicle or replica and is used for show and pleasure use when such vehicle is used and driven only during fair weather on well-maintained, hard-surfaced roads. [1983 c.338 §484; 1985 c.402 §12; 1993 c.314 §5; 1997 c.402 §11; 1999 c.170 §1; 2003 c.655 §120; 2015 c.138 §32]

Source: Section 815.190 — Exemptions from mudguard and fender requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 822.255 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 822 / Section 822.255
822.255 Chair and vice chair
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Towing shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of the offices as the board determines.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) When the board is deliberating or voting on a matter before it, four members of the board constitute a quorum.

(4) No more than two members who are towers may vote on any matter. The chairperson shall assign a rotation of voting members who are towers. If an assigned member who is a tower has an actual or potential conflict of interest in a matter before the board, the chairperson shall designate a different member who is a tower and who does not have an actual or potential conflict of interest in the matter before the board to deliberate and vote on that matter.

(5) The board shall meet at least once a quarter at a time and place determined by the board. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as are specified by the call of the chairperson, vice chairperson or administrative officer. [2021 c.578 §3]

Note: See note under 822.250 (State Board of Towing) .

Source: Section 822.255 — Chair and vice chair; quorum; meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors822.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.102 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.102
803.102 Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “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.

(b) “Transferor” means any person who transfers ownership of a motor vehicle by sale, gift or any means other than by creation of a security interest and any person who, as an agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferor.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon transfer of any interest in a motor vehicle, an odometer disclosure statement shall be made by the transferor to the transferee. The disclosure shall be in a form that complies with the provisions of ORS 803.120 (Odometer disclosure) and shall contain the information required under ORS 803.122 (Information required) .

(3) If a transfer requiring a disclosure statement involves a leased vehicle, the lessor shall notify the lessee that the lessee is required to provide odometer disclosure. The lessee shall furnish the lessor with a form that complies with the requirements of ORS 803.120 (Odometer disclosure) and shall provide the information required by ORS 803.122 (Information required) except that for purposes of the required information, the lessee shall be considered the transferor, the lessor shall be considered the transferee and the date shall be the date of the disclosure statement.

(4) Where an interest in a vehicle is transferred by operation of law, the Department of Transportation shall determine by rule whether an odometer disclosure statement is required and if so, who is required to provide it.

(5) The department, by rule, may exempt vehicles from the odometer disclosure requirements of this section in accordance with federal laws, rules or regulations pertaining to odometer disclosure requirements. [1989 c.148 §4; 1991 c.67 §214; 1991 c.873 §1; 2013 c.659 §1; 2021 c.630 §30; 2023 c.400 §24]

Source: Section 803.102 — Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest; when required; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 819.120 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 819 / Section 819.120
819.120 Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction
Status: in_force

(1) An authority described under ORS 819.140 (Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody) may immediately take custody of and tow a vehicle that is disabled, abandoned, parked or left standing unattended on a road or highway right of way and that is in such a location as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to motor vehicle traffic using the road or highway.

(2) As used in this section, a “hazard or obstruction” includes, but is not necessarily limited to:

(a) Any vehicle that is parked so that any part of the vehicle extends within the paved portion of the travel lane.

(b) Any vehicle that is parked so that any part of the vehicle extends within the highway shoulder or bicycle lane:

(A) Of any freeway within the city limits of any city in this state at any time if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less;

(B) Of any freeway within the city limits of any city in this state during the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;

(C) Of any freeway within 1,000 feet of the area where a freeway exit or entrance ramp meets the freeway; or

(D) Of any highway during or into the period between sunset and sunrise if the vehicle presents a clear danger.

(3) As used in this section, “hazard or obstruction” does not include parking in a designated parking area along any highway or, except as described in subsection (2) of this section, parking temporarily on the shoulder of the highway as indicated by a short passage of time and by the operation of the hazard lights of the vehicle, the raised hood of the vehicle, or advance warning with emergency flares or emergency signs.

(4) An authority taking custody of a vehicle under this section must give the notice described under ORS 819.180 (Notice after taking into custody and towing) and, if requested, a hearing described under ORS 819.190 (Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing) .

(5) The power to take vehicles into custody under this section is in addition to any power to take vehicles into custody under ORS 819.110 (Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle) .

(6) Subject to ORS 819.150 (Rights and liabilities of owner) , vehicles and the contents of vehicles taken into custody under this section are subject to a lien as provided under ORS 819.160 (Lien for towing) .

(7) The person that tows a vehicle under this section shall have the vehicle appraised within a reasonable time by a person authorized to perform such appraisals under ORS 819.480 (Vehicle appraiser certificate) .

(8) Vehicles taken into custody under this section are subject to sale or disposal under ORS 819.210 (Sale or disposal of vehicle not reclaimed) or 819.215 (Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less) if the vehicles are not reclaimed under ORS 819.150 (Rights and liabilities of owner) or returned to the owner or person entitled thereto under ORS 819.190 (Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing) .

(9) The Oregon Transportation Commission, by rule, shall establish additional criteria for determining when vehicles on state highways, interstate highways and state property are subject to being taken into immediate custody under this section. [1983 c.338 §418; 1985 c.77 §1; 1991 c.464 §1; 1995 c.758 §9; 2007 c.509 §1; 2009 c.371 §7]

Source: Section 819.120 — Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors819.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.040 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.040
815.040 Standards for window and windshield material
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish standards for safety glazing material used in vehicle windows and windshields including standards for any glazing material so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison to ordinary sheet or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by broken or cracked glass or by objects from external sources.

(2) The standards established under this section shall conform, insofar as practical, to safety standards and specifications for safety glazing material issued by the federal government.

(3) Prohibitions and penalties relating to the standards established under this section are provided under ORS 815.090 (Replacement of vehicle windows with unapproved material) and 815.210 (Operation of vehicle without approved material in windows) .

(4) The standards established under this section may not restrict the installation and use of window tinting material that meets the requirements of ORS 815.221 (Tinting) . [1983 c.338 §440; 1989 c.402 §3; 1995 c.263 §5; 2003 c.14 §498; 2003 c.158 §3]

Source: Section 815.040 — Standards for window and windshield material , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.255 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.255
811.255 Permitting unlawful operation of vehicle
Status: in_force

(1) A person who is an owner, lessor or lessee of a motor vehicle or who employs or otherwise directs the driver of a motor vehicle, commits the offense of permitting the unlawful operation of a vehicle if the person knowingly permits or requires the operation of the vehicle in violation of any of the following:

(a) The rules of the road.

(b) The laws governing equipment of motor vehicles.

(c) The laws governing weight of motor vehicles.

(d) The laws governing operator driving privileges.

(e) The laws governing registration or titling of vehicles.

(2) The offense described in this section, permitting unlawful operation of a vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §607]

Source: Section 811.255 — Permitting unlawful operation of vehicle; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 814.260 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 814 / Section 814.260
814.260 Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a moped rider to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person:

(a) Operates or rides on a moped; and

(b) Is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

(2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 814.290 (Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements) .

(3) This section does not permit passengers on mopeds in violation of ORS 814.330 (Carrying passenger on moped) or 814.340 (Riding as passenger on moped) .

(4) The offense described in this section, failure of a moped rider to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §691; 1985 c.16 §331; 1987 c.910 §4; 1995 c.492 §3]

Source: Section 814.260 — Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.417 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.417
809.417 Suspension for conduct regarding accidents
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who fails to file an accident report required under ORS 811.725 (Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) or 811.730 (Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) .

(b) A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person files the required report or for five years from the date of suspension, whichever is sooner.

(2) The department shall suspend the driving privileges of any person for a period of time required by this subsection if the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident at any time when the department determines the person has been operating a vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010 (Driving uninsured prohibited) . A suspension under this subsection shall be for a period of one year except that the department shall not reinstate any driving privileges to the person until the person complies with future responsibility filing requirements.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department may suspend the driving privileges of a person who, while operating a motor vehicle, causes or contributes to an accident resulting in death to any other person if the department has reason to believe that the person’s incompetence, recklessness, criminal negligence or unlawful operation of the vehicle caused or contributed to the accident.

(b) A suspension under this subsection shall continue for a period determined by the department and shall be subject to any conditions the department determines to be necessary.

(c) The department may impose an immediate suspension of driving privileges of any person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection without hearing and without receiving a record of the conviction of the person of a crime if the department has reason to believe that the person may endanger people or property if the person’s driving privileges are not immediately suspended. A suspension under this paragraph is subject to a post-imposition hearing under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) . [2003 c.402 §6; 2003 c.402 §6b]

Source: Section 809.417 — Suspension for conduct regarding accidents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 810.550 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 810 / Section 810.550
810.550 Authority of railroad officers to move illegally parked vehicles
Status: in_force

When a regularly employed officer of a railroad commissioned to act as a police officer by the Governor under ORS 131.880 (Appointment of railroad police officers) finds a vehicle parked or standing upon any railroad track or within seven and one-half feet of the nearest rail in violation of ORS 811.555 (Illegal stopping, standing or parking) , the person may move the vehicle, cause it to be moved or require the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to move it to a position more than seven and one-half feet from the nearest rail. [1983 c.338 §416]

Source: Section 810.550 — Authority of railroad officers to move illegally parked vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors810.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 824.204 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 824 / Section 824.204
824.204 Authority to construct grade crossings
Status: in_force

(1) Except for the repair of lawfully existing roads and highways or the replacement of tracks, no highway shall be constructed across the track of any railroad company at grade, nor shall the track of any railroad company be constructed across a highway at grade, without having first secured the permission of the Department of Transportation.

(2) Whenever any railroad company desires to cross any established and existing highway at grade or any public authority desires to lay out and extend any highway over and across any established and existing railroad at grade, it shall file with the department its application setting forth the objections and difficulties of making such crossing either above or below the grade of the existing highway or railroad.

(3) Upon receipt of the above application the department, after hearing, unless a hearing is not required under ORS 824.214 (Procedure to obtain permission for crossings) , shall:

(a) Determine whether the public safety, public convenience and general welfare require a grade separation; and

(b) In the event a grade separation is not required, determine whether the application should be refused or granted, and upon what terms and conditions.

(4) If the grade crossing is approved, the department shall determine and prescribe the manner of its construction, maintenance and use, the kind and location of protective devices to be installed, the allocation of costs and the place of the crossing. [Formerly 763.020]

Source: Section 824.204 — Authority to construct grade crossings; protective devices , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors824.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 821.291 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 821 / Section 821.291
821.291 Endangering Class I all-terrain vehicle operator
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a Class I all-terrain vehicle operator if the person is the parent, legal guardian or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child under 16 years of age, the child operates a Class I all-terrain vehicle on public lands and the child:

(a) Does not possess a Class I all-terrain vehicle operator permit issued under ORS 390.570 (Class I all-terrain vehicle operator permits) ;

(b) Is not accompanied by a person who is at least 18 years of age, holds a valid all-terrain vehicle operator permit issued under ORS 390.570 (Class I all-terrain vehicle operator permits) , 390.575 (Class III all-terrain vehicle operator permits) or 390.577 (Class IV all-terrain vehicle operator permit) and is able to provide immediate assistance and direction to the child; or

(c) Is not in compliance with the rider fit guidelines established by the Parks and Recreation Department under ORS 390.585 (Rules) .

(2) This section does not apply if the all-terrain vehicle is:

(a) Used exclusively in farming, agricultural or forestry operations or used by persons licensed under ORS chapter 571 exclusively for nursery or Christmas tree growing operations; and

(b) Being used on land owned or leased by the owner of the vehicle.

(3) The offense described in this section, endangering a Class I all-terrain vehicle operator, is a Class C traffic violation. [2007 c.887 §6; 2011 c.360 §29]

Source: Section 821.291 — Endangering Class I all-terrain vehicle operator; exemptions; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors821.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.055 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.055
811.055 Failure to yield to bicyclist on sidewalk
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to yield the right of way to a bicyclist on a sidewalk if the driver does not yield the right of way to any bicyclist on a sidewalk.

(2) The driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this section when a bicyclist is operating in violation of ORS 814.410 (Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk) . Nothing in this subsection relieves the driver of a motor vehicle from the duty to exercise due care.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to yield the right of way to a bicyclist on a sidewalk, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §702; 1985 c.16 §340; 1995 c.383 §44]

Source: Section 811.055 — Failure to yield to bicyclist on sidewalk; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.500 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.500
825.500 Calculation of interest and penalties for delinquent road use assessment fees and single-use nondivisible load permits
Status: in_force

(1) Interest and penalties for delinquent payments of road use assessment fees payable pursuant to the provisions of ORS 818.225 (Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee) and of single-trip nondivisible load permits shall be calculated in the same manner that interest and penalties are calculated under ORS 825.490 (Due date of taxes and fees) and 825.494 (Assessment by department upon failure to report tax or fee due) .

(2) An audit conducted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to its authority under this chapter may include an examination of records of the carrier pertaining to the road use assessment fee imposed under ORS 818.225 (Road use assessment fee for single-trip nondivisible load permittee) . If the audit shows that movement by a carrier exceeds the mileage authorized by a single-trip nondivisible load permit, the department shall determine the amount of the road use assessment fee that is due. The department shall collect the amount due and may impose any penalties or additional assessments authorized by this chapter for delinquent payment of taxes. [Formerly 767.862; 1997 c.275 §28]

Source: Section 825.500 — Calculation of interest and penalties for delinquent road use assessment fees and single-use nondivisible load permits; audit , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 814.280 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 814 / Section 814.280
814.280 Endangering motorcycle passenger
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of endangering a motorcycle passenger if the person is operating a motorcycle and the person carries another person on the motorcycle who is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

(2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 814.290 (Exemptions from motorcycle helmet requirements) .

(3) The offense described in this section, endangering a motorcycle passenger, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §692; 1987 c.910 §5; 1995 c.492 §6]

Source: Section 814.280 — Endangering motorcycle passenger; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 816.350 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 816 / Section 816.350
816.350 Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles
Status: in_force

This section establishes requirements for ORS 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) . When specific types of lighting equipment are mentioned by this section, those types are types described under ORS 816.040 (Lighting equipment standards) to 816.290 (End load lights) . Except as allowed under this section or where an exemption under ORS 816.370 (Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions) specifically provides otherwise, a vehicle that does not comply with this section is in violation of ORS 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) :

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A motorcycle may not be equipped with more than three headlights.

(b) A moped may not be equipped with more than two headlights.

(2) Except when blue or purple inserts are allowed under ORS 816.080 (Taillights) , 816.100 (Brake lights) or 816.120 (Turn signals) , no vehicle may have any lighting equipment mounted on the rear that displays or reflects any color other than red except for the following lighting equipment:

(a) Turn signal lights.

(b) Rear mounted lighting systems.

(c) Registration plate lights.

(d) Back-up lights.

(3) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only the following types of vehicles may be equipped with public vehicle warning lights:

(a) A vehicle operated by the state, or any county, city, district or other political subdivision of the state, and used for the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation or patrol of any public highway.

(b) Vehicles operated by a public utility or telecommunications utility involved in maintenance, repair or construction of their facilities along public rights of way.

(4) Vehicles operated by a police officer and used for law enforcement may be equipped with any type of police lights, but only these vehicles may be equipped with blue lights.

(5) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only a vehicle operated by a weighmaster or motor carrier enforcement officer proceeding under the authority of ORS 810.530 (Authority of weighmasters and motor carrier enforcement officers) may be equipped with weighmaster warning lights.

(6) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only tow vehicles may be equipped with tow vehicle warning lights.

(7) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only a motor vehicle escort accompanying a motor vehicle carrying or towing a load of a size or description not permitted under ORS 815.160 (Unlawful use of metal objects on tires) , 815.170 (Operation without pneumatic tires) , 818.020, 818.060 (Violation of administratively imposed weight or size limits) , 818.090 (Violation of maximum size limits) , 818.110 (Exceeding maximum number of vehicles in combination) , 818.160 (Violating towing safety requirements) and 818.300 (Operating with sifting or leaking load) may be equipped with a pilot vehicle warning light.

(8) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, only the following vehicles may be equipped with bus safety lights:

(a) School buses.

(b) Worker transport buses.

(c) Vehicles issued a permit under ORS 818.260 (Permit for use of bus safety lights on certain buses) .

(9) No vehicle except a vehicle used in active service transporting United States Mail may be equipped with mail delivery lights.

(10) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, fire company warning lights may only be used on the following vehicles:

(a) An emergency vehicle.

(b) A vehicle authorized under a permit issued under ORS 818.250 (Permit for fire company warning lights) .

(c) Funeral lead vehicles and funeral escort vehicles used to escort funeral processions.

(11) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, no vehicle or equipment may display or carry any lighting equipment or device with a red light visible from directly in front of the vehicle or equipment.

(12) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, all flashing lights are prohibited on all motor vehicles on any street or highway except for turn signals, hazard lights and headlight flashing systems described in ORS 816.050 (Headlights) .

(13) No motor vehicle other than an emergency vehicle may be equipped with more than one spotlight.

(14) No motor vehicle may be equipped with more than two cowl or fender lights.

(15) A vehicle at the scene of an actual or potential release of hazardous materials may be equipped with warning lights as described in ORS 816.280 (Warning lights) (1)(d).

(16) A vehicle being used by medical examiners to reach the scene of an accident or of a death investigation may be equipped with warning lights as described in ORS 816.280 (Warning lights) (1)(e).

(17) A vehicle may be equipped with covers on any of the following lights if the covers are removed when the lights are required to be in operation:

(a) Headlights under ORS 816.050 (Headlights) .

(b) Taillights under ORS 816.080 (Taillights) .

(c) Brake lights under ORS 816.100 (Brake lights) .

(d) Turn signals under ORS 816.120 (Turn signals) .

(e) Reflectors under ORS 816.180 (Reflectors) .

(18) A commercial vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.210 (“Commercial vehicle.”) (2), may be equipped with commercial vehicle warning lights. [1983 c.338 §464; 1985 c.16 §243; 1985 c.71 §6; 1987 c.447 §140; 1989 c.402 §13; 1991 c.482 §17; 1991 c.769 §2; 1993 c.741 §105; 1997 c.492 §4; 1999 c.497 §3; 2003 c.118 §1; 2003 c.158 §31; 2003 c.245 §4]

Source: Section 816.350 — Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.380 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.380
801.380 “Park” or “parking.”
Status: in_force

“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. [1983 c.338 §68]

Source: Section 801.380 — “Park” or “parking.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.295 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.295
801.295 “Golf cart.”
Status: in_force

“Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground;

(2) Has an unloaded weight less than 1,300 pounds;

(3) Is designed to be and is operated at not more than 15 miles per hour; and

(4) Is designed to carry golf equipment and not more than two persons, including the driver. [1983 c.338 §49]

Source: Section 801.295 — “Golf cart.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 821.330 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 821 / Section 821.330
821.330 Designation of all-terrain vehicle highway access routes
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Transportation Commission shall designate all-terrain vehicle highway access routes on state highways throughout this state for the purpose of authorizing incidental use of all-terrain vehicles within the state highway right of way.

(2) The commission shall designate all-terrain vehicle highway access routes under this section after consultation with the All-Terrain Vehicle Highway Access Routes Advisory Committee established under ORS 821.335 (All-Terrain Vehicle Highway Access Routes Advisory Committee) .

(3) A grant of authority under this section to operate an all-terrain vehicle on an all-terrain vehicle highway access route is effective when signs are posted giving notice that the commission has designated a portion of the state highway right of way as an all-terrain vehicle highway access route. [2017 c.453 §6]

Note: 821.330 (Designation of all-terrain vehicle highway access routes) was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 821 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 821.330 — Designation of all-terrain vehicle highway access routes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors821.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 820.340 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 820 / Section 820.340
820.340 Contents of ambulance records
Status: in_force

Records required under ORS 820.330 (Failure to make, maintain and make available ambulance records) must contain all of the following:

(1) The time of day and the date when ambulance service was requested.

(2) The name of the ambulance driver and the name of the emergency medical services providers, as defined in ORS 682.025 (Definitions) , who provided the service, one of whom may be the driver.

(3) The name and address of any individual to be transported.

(4) Any reason to believe the life of the individual is jeopardized by delay of the ambulance.

(5) The location from which the individual is to be transported.

(6) The name and address of any person who requested the ambulance service.

(7) The time of day when service for the individual is begun and ended. [1983 c.338 §761; 2011 c.703 §49]

Source: Section 820.340 — Contents of ambulance records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors820.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 802.315 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 802 / Section 802.315
802.315 Department authority to apply for and receive federal highway safety program grants and other funds
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation, with the advice of the Transportation Safety Committee, may apply for, accept, receive and disburse grants available from the federal government or any of its agencies to carry out approved state highway safety programs conducted under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and the amendments thereto.

(2) The department may accept funds from other sources and enter into such contracts or agreements and do all things necessary to receive such funds for the purposes of carrying out in this section and ORS 802.300 (Transportation Safety Committee) , 802.329 (City and county highway safety program participation authorized) , 802.331 (Highway Safety Trust Account) and 802.340 (Transportation Safety Account) . However, funds shall not be accepted that are subject to a restriction or condition that is in conflict with any law of this state.

(3) The department, considering the recommendations of the Transportation Safety Committee, shall approve plans or applications for participation by counties and cities in the federal government highway safety programs conducted under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto. The approval of plans and applications shall be done in accordance with the uniform standards of the federal government regarding such programs. Subject to any conditions of the grant, the department shall disburse any funds received from the federal government or any of its agencies for county and city highway safety programs. [Formerly 802.410]

Source: Section 802.315 — Department authority to apply for and receive federal highway safety program grants and other funds; local government program participation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors802.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 818.130 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 818 / Section 818.130
818.130 Violation of posted limits on use
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of violation of posted limits on use of a road if the person does any of the following:

(a) Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds any use limits, other than weight limits, imposed on the highway or portion of highway and indicated by appropriate signs giving notice of the limits.

(b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on a highway when the vehicle or combination exceeds any use limits, other than weight limits, imposed on the highway or portion of highway and indicated by appropriate signs giving notice of the limits. Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of the vehicle or combination caused or permitted the vehicle or combination to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed under subsection (5) of this section as a result of the operation.

(2) The authority to establish and change use limits for purposes of the prohibitions and penalties under this section is under ORS 810.030 (Imposition of restrictions on highway use) .

(3) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 818.140 (Exemptions from posted use limits) .

(4) Violation of the offense described in this section is subject to civil liability under ORS 818.410 (Civil liability for certain violations) .

(5) The offense described in this section, violation of posted limits of use of a road, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §519; 1985 c.16 §268; 1985 c.393 §29; 1995 c.383 §94]

Source: Section 818.130 — Violation of posted limits on use; civil liability; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors818.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.601 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.601
825.601 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 825.601 (Definitions) to 825.615 (Preemption of local regulation of idling) :

(1) “Auxiliary power unit” means any device that is installed on a commercial vehicle that provides electrical, mechanical or thermal energy to the vehicle cab, a sleeper berth, a bus passenger compartment or any other vehicle cab, as an alternative to idling the primary engine.

(2) “Cargo temperature control unit” means any device used for controlling the temperature of a cargo transport area.

(3) “Commercial vehicle” means a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that is greater than 10,000 pounds.

(4) “Idle reduction technology” means any device or system of devices that is installed on a commercial vehicle and that is designed to provide heat, air conditioning or electricity that would otherwise require the operation of the primary engine.

(5) “Idling” means operation of the primary engine of a commercial vehicle while the vehicle is stationary.

(6) “Primary engine” means an internal combustion engine attached to a commercial vehicle that provides the power to propel the vehicle into motion and maintain motion. [2011 c.349 §3]

Note: 825.601 (Definitions) to 825.615 (Preemption of local regulation of idling) were added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but were not added to ORS chapter 825 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 825.601 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 823.015 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 823 / Section 823.015
823.015 Service of notice or other legal process
Status: in_force

The service or delivery of any notice, order, form or other document or legal process required to be made by the Department of Transportation in connection with any statute governing motor carriers or railroads may be made by mail. If by mail, service or delivery is made when the required material is deposited in the post office, in a sealed envelope with postage paid, addressed to the person on whom it is to be served or delivered, at the address as it last appears in the records of the department. [1995 c.733 §18]

INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, RULINGS

Source: Section 823.015 — Service of notice or other legal process , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors823.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.094 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.094
803.094 Release or assignment of title interest
Status: in_force

(1) 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 as possible, to protect the interests of all parties to the transfer. If required under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) , the person shall also complete an odometer disclosure statement.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section:

(a) In the case of a transfer by operation of law of any interest shown on an Oregon title, the personal representative, receiver, trustee, sheriff or other representative or successor in interest of the person whose interest is transferred shall release or assign interest and if required by the department by rule, as provided under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) , complete an odometer disclosure statement and shall provide the certificate, if any, and disclosure statement if required to the transferee. The representative or successor shall also provide the transferee with information satisfactory to the department concerning all facts entitling such representative or successor to transfer title. If there is no person to assign interest, the person to whom interest is awarded or otherwise transferred shall be responsible for the requirements of this paragraph.

(b) In the case of a transfer at death of the interest of the owner, lessor or security interest holder if the estate is not being probated and title is not being transferred under the provisions of ORS 114.547 (Sales and transfers to third parties) , interest may be assigned through the use of an affidavit. The affidavit shall be on a form prescribed by the department and signed by all of the known heirs of the person whose interest is being transferred stating the name of the person to whom the ownership interest has been passed. If any heir has not arrived at the age of majority or is otherwise incapacitated, the parent or guardian of the heir shall sign the affidavit. In the case of a transfer under this paragraph, one of the heirs or any other person designated by the department by rule shall complete any odometer disclosure statement required under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) .

(c) In the case of a transfer at death of the interest of the owner, lessor or security interest holder where transfer occurs under the provisions of ORS 114.547 (Sales and transfers to third parties) , the affiant as defined in ORS 114.505 (Definitions for ORS 114.505 to 114.560) is the person required to assign interest. The department may designate by rule the affiant or any other person to complete any odometer disclosure statement required under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) .

(d) Upon the termination of a lease, in lieu of the lessee releasing interest, the lessor may provide information satisfactory to the department that the lease has been terminated. The lessor shall provide an odometer disclosure statement if required under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) . If the lessor does not take possession of the vehicle upon termination of the lease, the information in the odometer disclosure given by the lessor may be taken from an odometer disclosure given by the lessee to the lessor under ORS 803.102 (Odometer disclosure statement upon transfer of interest) unless the lessor has reason to believe that the disclosure by the lessee does not reflect the actual mileage of the vehicle.

(e) A security interest holder or lessor, without the consent of the owner, may assign interest of the holder or lessor in a vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity or priority of the interest. A person not given notice of such assignment is protected in dealing with the security interest holder or lessor as the holder of the interest until the assignee files in accordance with ORS chapter 79. This paragraph does not exempt such assignments from title transfer requirements.

(3) Nothing in this section requires the release or assignment of title upon the creation or termination of a leasehold interest for a vehicle that is proportionally registered under ORS 826.009 (Proportional registration of commercial vehicles) or 826.011 (Proportional fleet registration) if the department is furnished with satisfactory proof of the lease for such vehicle.

(4) The department by rule may allow odometer disclosure statements to be on a form other than the certificate of title.

(5) Persons subject to the provisions of this section shall provide to the transferee a title certificate, if one has been issued and is in their possession, the release or assignment of interest, and any required odometer disclosure statement. If an odometer disclosure statement is required, the transferee shall provide a signed disclosure to the transferor in a form determined by the department by rule. [1989 c.148 §2; 1991 c.67 §213; 1991 c.873 §13; 1993 c.233 §30; 2001 c.675 §10; 2003 c.655 §103; 2019 c.165 §29]

Source: Section 803.094 — Release or assignment of title interest; rules; when and by whom required; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 805.350 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 805 / Section 805.350
805.350 Violation of farm registration limits
Status: in_force

(1) 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 (Farm vehicle registration) for purposes other than purposes described under ORS 805.390 (Permitted uses of farm-registered vehicles) .

(2) The offense described in this section, violation of farm registration limits, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §775; 1985 c.16 §372]

Source: Section 805.350 — Violation of farm registration limits; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors805.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.232 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.232
825.232 General authority to prescribe and enforce rules and classifications
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall, by general order or otherwise, prescribe and enforce rules in conformity with this chapter to better accomplish the enforcement of its provisions, which shall cover and include for-hire carriers and private carriers and their operations.

(2) The department may make such subdivisions of the carriers, as classified in this chapter, as in the opinion of the department may work to the efficient administration of this chapter and shall do all things necessary to carry out and enforce its provisions.

(3) All rules made by the department pursuant to this chapter and filed in the office of the department have the force and effect of law.

(4) This section does not restrict the powers of the county courts or boards of county commissioners under existing laws and amendments thereof.

(5) Without restricting the general powers conferred upon the department to prescribe and enforce rules, the department is vested with special authority with respect to the matters listed in ORS 825.204 (Regulation of shipping receipts, changes of vehicles and routes, records and mileage for carriers of household goods) , 825.210 (Regulation of motor vehicles) and 825.212 (Regulation of mileage records) . [Formerly 767.445; 1997 c.249 §265]

Source: Section 825.232 — General authority to prescribe and enforce rules and classifications , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.416 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.416
809.416 When person subject to suspension under ORS 809.415
Status: in_force

A person is subject to suspension under ORS 809.415 (Suspensions for conduct involving judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty) (4) if the Department of Transportation receives notice from a court to commence suspension under ORS 809.220 (Failure to appear) . A person who is subject under this section remains subject until the person presents the department with notice issued by the court showing that the person is no longer subject to this section or until 10 years have elapsed from the date the traffic offense or violation of ORS 471.430 (Purchase or possession of alcoholic beverages by person under 21) occurred, whichever is earlier. This section does not subject a person to ORS 809.415 (Suspensions for conduct involving judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty) (4) for any pedestrian offense, bicycling offense or parking offense. Upon receipt of notice from a court to commence suspension under ORS 809.220 (Failure to appear) , the department shall notify the person, in a manner determined by the department by rule, that the suspension will commence 60 days from the date the department sent the notification unless the person presents the department with notice issued by the court showing that the person is no longer subject to this section. [Formerly 809.290; 2007 c.127 §2; 2013 c.432 §§3,9; 2018 c.76 §34; 2019 c.312 §23; 2020 s.s.1 c.10 §§7,8]

Note: 809.416 (When person subject to suspension under ORS 809.415) was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 809 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 809.416 — When person subject to suspension under ORS 809.415; duration , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 813.021 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 813 / Section 813.021
813.021 Requirements for screening interview and treatment program
Status: in_force

(1) When a court, in accordance with ORS 813.020 (Fee to be paid on conviction) , requires a person to complete a screening interview and a treatment program, the court shall require the person to do all of the following:

(a) Complete a screening interview for the purpose of determining appropriate placement of the person in a program for treatment for alcoholism, drug dependency or dependency on inhalants.

(b) Pay directly to the agency or organization conducting the screening interview a fee of $150.

(c) Complete the treatment program to which the person is referred.

(d) Pay for the treatment program to which the person is referred.

(2) The screening interview required by this section shall be conducted by an agency or organization designated by the court. The designated agency or organization must meet the standards set by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority to conduct the screening interviews. Wherever possible a court shall designate agencies or organizations to perform the screening interview that are separate from those that may be designated to carry out a treatment program.

(3) An agency or organization doing a screening interview under this section may not refer a person to a treatment program that has not been approved by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority.

(4) The agency or organization conducting a screening interview under this section shall monitor the progress of the person referred to the agency or organization. The agency or organization shall make a report to the referring court stating the person’s successful completion or failure to complete all or any part of the screening interview or of the treatment program to which the person was referred by the agency or organization performing the screening interview. The report shall be in a form determined by agreement between the court and the agency or organization providing the screening interview. [1999 c.126 §3; 1999 c.619 §8a; 2005 c.303 §1; 2009 c.595 §1140; 2015 c.318 §47]

Note: 813.021 (Requirements for screening interview and treatment program) was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 813 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 813.021 — Requirements for screening interview and treatment program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors813.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 802.220 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 802 / Section 802.220
802.220 Availability of records
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and ORS 802.177 (Prohibition on release of personal information from motor vehicle records) , the records the Department of Transportation maintains under ORS 802.200 (Required records) on vehicles are public records. The records of vehicles registered under ORS 805.060 (Law enforcement undercover vehicles) are not public records and are exempt from public inspection as provided under ORS 181A.220 (Confidentiality of some records) and are for the confidential use of criminal justice agencies described under ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) . The department may charge the fee established under ORS 802.230 (Fees for records) for furnishing information under this section concerning a vehicle or its owner.

(2) The department may charge the fee established under ORS 802.230 (Fees for records) for furnishing to the public information from the records the department maintains under ORS 802.200 (Required records) concerning driver licenses or driver permits.

(3) The records the department keeps under ORS 802.200 (Required records) on judgments or convictions under ORS 810.375 (Duties of judges or court clerks) shall be open to the inspection of any person during reasonable business hours. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the release of personal information as defined in ORS 802.175 (Definitions for ORS 802.175 to 802.191) .

(4) The department shall upon request furnish any person certified abstracts of the employment driving record and the nonemployment driving record of any person whose driving records are maintained under ORS 802.200 (Required records) . If an abstract of the employment driving record is not specifically requested, the department shall only furnish an abstract of the nonemployment driving record. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the release of personal information as defined in ORS 802.175 (Definitions for ORS 802.175 to 802.191) . The department shall collect the fee established for abstracts of driving records under ORS 802.230 (Fees for records) . A certified abstract issued under this section shall not contain any of the following, unless the abstract is being requested under ORS 746.265 (Purposes for which abstract of nonemployment driving record may be considered) (3):

(a) Any accident or conviction for violation of motor vehicles laws that occurred more than three years immediately preceding a request for abstract.

(b) Any suspension ordered under ORS 809.220 (Failure to appear) after the department has received notice to reinstate a person’s suspended driving privileges under ORS 809.220 (Failure to appear) .

(c) Any diversion agreement under ORS 813.220 (Matters to be considered by court in determining to allow diversion agreement) entered into more than three years immediately preceding a request for the abstract.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, accident reports filed with the department under ORS 811.725 (Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) , 811.730 (Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) or 811.735 (Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation) shall be without prejudice to the individual filing the report and shall be for the confidential use of state administrative and enforcement agencies. The department may use the confidential accident reports to provide the following information to the persons described:

(a) Upon request, the department shall disclose the following information to any party involved in the accident or to their personal representative or any member of the family of a party involved in the accident:

(A) The identity of the owner, driver, occupants and the registration number of a vehicle involved in the accident;

(B) The names of any companies insuring the owner or driver of a vehicle involved in the accident; and

(C) The names of any witnesses to the accident.

(b) The department shall furnish a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the department upon demand of any person who has or claims to have made such a report or upon demand of a court.

(6) The department shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports to develop statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. The department shall publish information compiled under this section in the manner provided under ORS 802.050 (Publications) .

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the records the department is required under ORS 802.200 (Required records) to maintain on trip permits issued under ORS 803.600 (Trip permits) are public records. The department may charge a fee established under ORS 802.230 (Fees for records) for furnishing information from the records on trip permits. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the release of personal information as defined in ORS 802.175 (Definitions for ORS 802.175 to 802.191) .

(8) The records the department maintains under ORS 802.200 (Required records) concerning odometer readings for vehicles are public records. The department may separately furnish information concerning odometer readings shown by its records. The department may charge the fee established under ORS 802.230 (Fees for records) for information separately provided under this subsection. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the release of personal information as defined in ORS 802.175 (Definitions for ORS 802.175 to 802.191) . [1983 c.338 §126; 1985 c.16 §36; 1985 c.175 §2; 1985 c.251 §12; 1985 c.313 §2; 1987 c.5 §2; 1989 c.853 §2; 1991 c.568 §1; 1993 c.751 §16; 1997 c.678 §11; 2001 c.327 §2; 2011 c.355 §6]

Source: Section 802.220 — Availability of records; fees authorized , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors802.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 807.320 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 807 / Section 807.320
807.320 Court issued temporary driver permit
Status: in_force

(1) 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.

(2) If a court takes immediate possession of a license or driver permit under ORS 809.275 (Court to take possession of license or permit) upon suspension or revocation of the driving privileges under the license or driver permit, the court shall issue a court issued temporary driver permit to the person convicted if the court determines issuance of the permit is necessary to give full effect to the requirement that the court take the license or driver permit under ORS 809.275 (Court to take possession of license or permit) .

(3) A court issued temporary driver permit:

(a) Shall be issued in a form specified by the Department of Transportation.

(b) Is valid until midnight of the day of conviction of the person issued the permit. [1983 c.338 §324; 1993 c.751 §47]

Source: Section 807.320 — Court issued temporary driver permit , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 805.200 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 805 / Section 805.200
805.200 Plates and other devices with special designs
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation by rule:

(a) 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 (Registration of government-owned vehicles) from other vehicles.

(b) May design plates, stickers, plate and sticker combinations or other devices or indicia for distinguishing vehicles registered under specific provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code other than ORS 805.040 (Registration of government-owned vehicles) , 805.105 (Veterans’ recognition plates) or 805.205 (Special plates for certain groups) . Plates designed under this paragraph shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535 (Size, form, material, color, design, contents) . The fees for plates or indicia described in this paragraph are provided under ORS 805.250 (Fees for special plates) .

(2) Unless otherwise provided by statute or by rule of the department, indicia of registration that distinguish one kind of registration from another may not be transferred unless the new owner of the vehicle qualifies for that specific kind of registration.

(3) The department may adopt rules concerning the disposition of plates, stickers, devices or other indicia of registration upon transfer of ownership of the vehicle or when the owner or the vehicle is no longer eligible for the particular indicia. The department may cancel or revoke registration for failure to comply with rules adopted under this section. [1983 c.338 §263; 1985 c.16 §103; 1985 c.547 §15; 1985 c.668 §14; 1987 c.25 §4; 1989 c.43 §31; 1991 c.284 §21; 1991 c.383 §3; 1991 c.481 §3; 1993 c.741 §117; 2007 c.564 §5]

Source: Section 805.200 — Plates and other devices with special designs; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors805.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 822.325 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 822 / Section 822.325
822.325 Failure to return revoked or suspended certificate
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked or suspended vehicle transporter certificate if the Department of Transportation demands and requires the return of any certificate, cards or plates under ORS 822.310 (Privileges granted by certificate) and the person has those items demanded and does not return them to the department.

(2) The offense described in this section, failure to return a revoked or suspended vehicle transporter certificate, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §822; 1985 c.393 §57; 1987 c.261 §9f; 1999 c.359 §7]

Source: Section 822.325 — Failure to return revoked or suspended certificate; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors822.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 821.010 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 821 / Section 821.010
821.010 Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles
Status: in_force

(1) Any motor vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain is exempt from the sections governing vehicle equipment described in this section if the vehicle:

(a) Is operated in an area described under ORS 821.020 (Applicability of off-road vehicle exemption from general equipment requirements) ; and

(b) Complies with the equipment requirements under ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) .

(2) The exemption under this section is an exemption from the prohibitions under all of the following paragraphs:

(a) Nonstandard lighting equipment under ORS 816.300 (Operation with nonstandard lighting equipment) .

(b) Required lighting equipment under ORS 816.330 (Operation without required lighting equipment) .

(c) Prohibited lighting equipment under ORS 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) .

(d) Violation of state equipment administrative rules under ORS 815.100 (Operation of vehicle that violates equipment rules) .

(e) Slow-moving vehicle emblem requirements under ORS 815.115 (Violation of emblem requirements) .

(f) Mudguard and fender requirements under ORS 815.185 (Operation without proper fenders or mudguards) .

(g) Visible emission limits under ORS 815.200 (Violation of visible emission limits) .

(h) Requirements for window materials under ORS 815.040 (Standards for window and windshield material) .

(i) Obstruction of windows under ORS 815.220 (Obstruction of vehicle windows) .

(j) Limits on sound equipment under ORS 815.225 (Violation of use limits on sound equipment) .

(k) Sound equipment requirements under ORS 815.230 (Violation of sound equipment requirements) .

(L) Rearview mirror requirements under ORS 815.235 (Operation without rearview mirror) .

(m) Limits on image display device use under ORS 815.240 (Unlawful use of image display device) .

(n) Exhaust system requirements under ORS 815.250 (Operation without proper exhaust system) .

(o) Speedometer requirements under ORS 815.255 (Operation of vehicle for hire without speedometer) .

(p) Disposal system requirements under ORS 815.260 (Operation of recreational vehicle with unsealed disposal system) .

(q) Helmet requirements under ORS 814.260 (Failure of moped operator to wear motorcycle helmet) to 814.280 (Endangering motorcycle passenger) , except that a person is required to meet the helmet requirements described in ORS 821.202 (Failure of all-terrain vehicle rider to wear motorcycle helmet) and 821.203 (Endangering all-terrain vehicle operator or passenger) . [1983 c.338 §710; 1999 c.565 §3; 2005 c.572 §4; 2017 c.453 §2a]

Source: Section 821.010 — Exemptions from equipment requirements for off-road vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors821.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 813.260 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 813 / Section 813.260
813.260 Designation of agencies to perform screening interviews
Status: in_force

(1) Courts having jurisdiction over driving while under the influence of intoxicants offenses shall designate agencies or organizations to perform the screening interview and treatment required under driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreements described in ORS 813.200 (Notice of availability of diversion) . The designated agencies or organizations must meet minimum standards established pursuant to ORS 430.357 (Minimum standards) to perform the screening interview and treatment of problem drinking, alcoholism and drug dependency and must be certified by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Wherever possible a court shall designate agencies or organizations to perform the screening interview that are separate from those that may be designated to carry out a program of treatment.

(2) Monitoring of a defendant’s progress under a diversion agreement shall be the responsibility of the agency or organization performing the screening interview. The agency or organization shall make a report to the court stating the defendant’s successful completion or failure to complete all or any part of the treatment program specified by the screening interview. The form of the report shall be determined by agreement between the court and the agency or organization performing the screening interview. The court shall make the report of the agency or organization performing the screening interview that is required by this subsection a part of the record of the case. [1983 c.338 §375; 1991 c.557 §7; 2009 c.595 §1144; 2011 c.673 §43; 2015 c.318 §54]

Source: Section 813.260 — Designation of agencies to perform screening interviews; duties of agency , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors813.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.020 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.020
811.020 Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk if the driver:

(a) Approaches from the rear another vehicle that is stopped at a marked or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway; and

(b) Overtakes and passes the stopped vehicle.

(2) The offense described in this section, passing a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §546]

Source: Section 811.020 — Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.305 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.305
811.305 Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of driving on the left on a curve or grade or at an intersection or rail crossing if the person is operating a vehicle upon any two-way roadway where traffic is permitted to move in both directions simultaneously and the person drives on the left side of the center of the roadway:

(a) Upon any part of a grade or upon a curve in the roadway where the driver’s view is obstructed for such a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

(b) When approaching an intersection or railroad grade crossing where the driver’s view is obstructed for such a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; or

(c) At any intersection or railroad grade crossing.

(2) This section does not prohibit a person from driving on the left side of the center of a roadway under the following circumstances:

(a) When the right half of the roadway is obstructed or closed to traffic while under construction or repair; or

(b) When a driver makes a lawful left turn.

(3) The offense described in this section, driving on the left on a curve or grade or at an intersection or rail crossing, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §617]

Source: Section 811.305 — Driving on left on curve or grade or at intersection or rail crossing; exceptions; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.260 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.260
801.260 “Emergency vehicle.”
Status: in_force

“Emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is equipped with lights and sirens as required under ORS 820.350 (Ambulance warning lights) and 820.370 (Ambulance or emergency vehicle sirens) and that is any of the following:

(1) Operated by public police, fire or airport security agencies.

(2) Designated as an emergency vehicle by a federal agency.

(3) Designated as an emergency vehicle by the Director of Transportation. [1983 c.338 §43; 1993 c.751 §5]

Source: Section 801.260 — “Emergency vehicle.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.440 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.440
809.440 Hearing and administrative review procedures
Status: in_force

(1) When other procedures described under this section are not applicable to a suspension or revocation under ORS 809.409 (Revocation for conviction of crime) to 809.421 (Suspensions for miscellaneous driving-related actions) , the procedures described in this subsection shall be applicable. All of the following apply to this subsection:

(a) The hearing shall be given before the department imposes the suspension or revocation of driving privileges.

(b) Before the hearing, the department shall notify the person in the manner described in ORS 809.430 (Notice of suspension, cancellation or revocation) .

(c) The hearing shall be in the county where the person resides unless the person and the department agree otherwise.

(d) The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605 (Office of Administrative Hearings) .

(2) The following apply when administrative review is provided under any statute or rule of the department:

(a) An administrative review shall consist of an informal administrative process to assure prompt and careful review by the department of the documents upon which an action is based.

(b) It shall be a defense to the department’s action if a petitioner can establish that:

(A) A conviction on which the department’s action is based was for an offense that did not involve a motor vehicle and the department’s action is permitted only if the offense involves a motor vehicle.

(B) An out-of-state conviction on which the department’s action is based was for an offense that is not comparable to an offense under Oregon law.

(C) The records relied on by the department identify the wrong person.

(c) A person requesting administrative review has the burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is not subject to the action.

(d) Actions subject to administrative review shall be exempt from the provisions of ORS chapter 183 applicable to contested cases, and from the provisions of subsection (5) of this section applicable to post-imposition hearings. A suspension, revocation or cancellation may not be stayed during the administrative review process or by the filing of a petition for judicial review. A court having jurisdiction may order the suspension, revocation or cancellation stayed pending judicial review.

(e) Judicial review of a department order affirming a suspension or revocation after an administrative review shall be available as for review of orders other than contested cases, and the department may not be subject to default for failure to appear in such proceedings. The department shall certify its record to the court within 20 days after service upon the department of the petition for judicial review.

(f) If the suspension or revocation is upheld on review by a court, the suspension or revocation shall be ordered for the length of time appropriate under the appropriate statute except that the time shall be reduced by any time prior to the determination by the court that the suspension or revocation was in effect and was not stayed.

(g) The department shall adopt any rules governing administrative review that are considered necessary or convenient by the department.

(3) At a hearing for failure to make a future responsibility filing or false certification of financial responsibility requirements under ORS 809.415 (Suspensions for conduct involving judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty) , it is a defense to the department’s action if the petitioner can establish that:

(a) An error was committed by the department;

(b) The person in fact was in compliance with financial responsibility requirements on the date specified by the department by rule under ORS 806.150 (Department verification program) ;

(c) An error was committed by an insurance company in notifying the department regarding the correctness of proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements provided under ORS 806.150 (Department verification program) ;

(d) The person was not in compliance with financial responsibility requirements on the date specified by the department by rule under ORS 806.150 (Department verification program) , and the department also determines that the person reasonably and in good faith believed that the person was in compliance with financial responsibility requirements on the date the department sent the notice of verification and that the person currently is in compliance with financial responsibility requirements; or

(e) At the time of the accident the person reasonably and in good faith believed that the person was in compliance with financial responsibility requirements, and the person is currently in compliance with financial responsibility requirements.

(4) When permitted under this section or under any other statute, a hearing may be expedited under procedures adopted by the department by rule. The procedures may include a limited time in which the person may request a hearing, requirements for telephone hearings, expedited procedures for issuing orders and expedited notice procedures.

(5) When permitted under ORS 809.417 (Suspension for conduct regarding accidents) , 809.419 (Suspensions for physical or mental condition or impairment) , 809.421 (Suspensions for miscellaneous driving-related actions) or 809.510 (Conviction of crime) to 809.545 (Administrative review) , a hearing may be a post-imposition hearing under this subsection. A post-imposition hearing is a hearing that occurs after the department imposes the suspension or revocation of driving privileges. All of the following apply to this subsection:

(a) The department must provide notice in the manner described in ORS 809.430 (Notice of suspension, cancellation or revocation) before the suspension or revocation may take effect.

(b) Except as provided in this subsection, the hearing shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with ORS chapter 183.

(c) Unless there is an agreement between the person and the department that the hearing be conducted elsewhere, the hearing shall be held either in the county where the person resides or at any place within 100 miles, as established by the department by rule.

(6) The department has complied with a requirement for a hearing or administrative review if the department has provided an opportunity for hearing or review and the person with the right to the hearing or review has not requested it. Any request for hearing or review must be made in writing.

(7) For any hearing described under this section, and for administrative review described under this section, no further notice need be given by the department if the suspension or revocation is based upon a conviction and the court gives notice, in a form established by the department, of the rights to a hearing or review and of the suspension or revocation. [1985 c.669 §4 (enacted in lieu of 1983 c.338 §§356,357); 1987 c.437 §1; 1989 c.636 §37; 1991 c.702 §3; 1997 c.249 §225; 1999 c.770 §6; 1999 c.849 §§190,191; 2003 c.75 §66; 2003 c.402 §§29,30; 2011 c.355 §16; 2013 c.237 §22; 2021 c.630 §83]

Source: Section 809.440 — Hearing and administrative review procedures; defenses; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.030 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.030
815.030 State vehicle equipment standards
Status: repealed

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt and enforce minimum standards for vehicle performance or vehicle equipment performance consistent with this section.

(2) Standards adopted by the department under this section shall be consistent with any vehicle standards established under federal regulations or under standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute or the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(3) As federal regulations concerning vehicle equipment are subsequently amended or repealed the department may consider subsequent federal vehicle safety standards and adopt standards with respect to any vehicle or item of vehicle equipment applicable to the same aspect of performance of such vehicle or item of equipment if the department determines that the subsequent federal standards are practicable, provide an objective standard and meet the need for vehicle safety.

(4) Standards adopted by the department under this section supersede any equipment provision of the vehicle code applicable to the same aspect of performance that conflicts with a specific provision of a standard adopted by the department under this section with respect to compliance with safety standards in effect at the time of sale.

(5) The department shall continue to adopt equipment standards as required under other sections of the vehicle code if there is no standard under this section.

(6) Proof of certification of equipment under this section may be in the form of a symbol or designation prescribed in federal standards or if there is no federal symbol or designation, by a symbol or designation acceptable to the department.

(7) Compliance with any requirements for equipment under this section is subject to ORS 815.010 (Compliance with standards for equipment) .

(8) Prohibitions and penalties relating to the standards established under this section are provided under ORS 815.075 (Selling vehicles or equipment that violates rules) and 815.100 (Operation of vehicle that violates equipment rules) . [1983 c.338 §439; 1985 c.188 §1; 2003 c.158 §2]

Source: Section 815.030 — State vehicle equipment standards , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.630 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.630
803.630 Agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures
Status: in_force

(1) 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 (Temporary registration permits issued by dealers) and the person violates any rules adopted by the Department of Transportation concerning the procedures for issuing the permits.

(2) The offense described in this section, agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §279]

Source: Section 803.630 — Agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.260 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.260
809.260 Court-ordered suspension of driving privileges of juvenile
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a person who is 17 years of age or younger, but not younger than 13 years of age, at the time of committing any offense described in subsection (2) of this section, is determined by a juvenile court to have committed one of the offenses described in subsection (2) of this section, the court may order suspension of the person’s driving privileges upon:

(a) The person’s second or subsequent adjudication for an offense described in subsection (2) of this section;

(b) The person’s first adjudication if the person has previously entered into a formal accountability agreement under ORS 419C.230 (Formal accountability agreements) for an offense described in subsection (2) of this section; or

(c) The person’s first adjudication if the offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to any offense involving the delivery, manufacture or possession of controlled substances, or any offense described in ORS 475C.341 (Unlawful possession by person under 21 years of age) , 475C.345 (Unlawful delivery of marijuana item) or 475C.349 (Unlawful manufacture of marijuana item) .

(3) Whenever a person who is 20 years of age or younger, but not younger than 13 years of age, at the time of committing any offense described in subsection (4) of this section, is convicted or determined by a juvenile court to have committed one of the offenses described in subsection (4) of this section, the court may order suspension of the person’s driving privileges upon:

(a) The person’s second or subsequent conviction or adjudication for an offense described in subsection (4) of this section;

(b) The person’s first conviction or adjudication if the person has previously entered into a formal accountability agreement under ORS 419C.230 (Formal accountability agreements) for an offense described in subsection (4) of this section; or

(c) The person’s first conviction or adjudication if the offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle.

(4) Subsection (3) of this section applies to any offense involving the possession, use or abuse of alcohol, cannabis or psilocybin.

(5) If a court has issued an order suspending driving privileges under this section, the court, upon petition of the person, may review the order and may withdraw the order at any time the court deems appropriate except as provided in the following:

(a) A court may not withdraw an order for a period of 90 days following the issuance of the order if it is the first such order issued with respect to the person.

(b) A court may not withdraw an order for a period of one year following the issuance of the order if it is the second or subsequent such order issued with respect to the person.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a court may not withdraw an order for a period of six months if the order is based on a determination or conviction involving controlled substances.

(6) Upon receipt of an order under this section, the department shall take action as directed under ORS 809.280 (Department procedures following court order of suspension or revocation) . [1985 c.16 §206; 1991 c.835 §3; 1993 c.625 §6; 1999 c.1051 §88; 2007 c.359 §1; 2009 c.228 §2; 2011 c.355 §7; 2017 c.20 §9; 2017 c.21 §77; 2018 c.76 §26; 2021 c.253 §4]

Source: Section 809.260 — Court-ordered suspension of driving privileges of juvenile , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.500 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.500
809.500 Failure to return suspended, revoked or canceled license
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a suspended, revoked or canceled license if the person has driving privileges suspended and the person fails to immediately return to the Department of Transportation any license or driver permit issued by the department.

(2) If any person fails to return a license or driver permit on suspension, revocation or cancellation of the person’s driving privileges, the department may request any peace officer to secure possession thereof and return it to the department.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure to return a suspended, revoked or canceled license, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §363; 1985 c.16 §178; 1985 c.393 §11]

Source: Section 809.500 — Failure to return suspended, revoked or canceled license; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.165 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.165
815.165 Exemptions from prohibition on tires with metal objects
Status: in_force

This section establishes exemptions from ORS 815.160 (Unlawful use of metal objects on tires) . The exemptions under this section are in addition to any under ORS 801.026 (General exemptions) . Exemptions are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1) Any vehicle on any way, thoroughfare or place owned by a district formed under ORS chapters 545, 547, 551 or a corporation formed under ORS chapter 554.

(2) Any vehicle on any road or thoroughfare or property in private ownership or any road or thoroughfare, other than a state highway or county road, used pursuant to any agreement with any agency of the United States or with a licensee of such agency or both.

(3) Operations approved under a variance permit issued under ORS 818.200 (Authority to issue variance permits) are subject to the terms of the permit. It shall be a defense to any charge of violation of ORS 815.160 (Unlawful use of metal objects on tires) if the person so charged produces a variance permit issued under ORS 818.200 (Authority to issue variance permits) authorizing the operation issued prior to and valid at the time of the offense.

(4) Vehicles actually engaged at the time in construction or repair of highways in this state.

(5) Traction engines moved upon dirt or unimproved roads.

(6) Vehicles equipped with chains as defined in ORS 815.045 (Rules for use of traction tires, retractable studded tires and chains) .

(7) Between November 1 of any year and April 1 of the following year, vehicles equipped with any tire having on its periphery studs of metal or other material projecting beyond the tread surface of the tire not less than four-hundredths (0.04) inch nor more than six-hundredths (0.06) inch and made of such material that the studs will wear, through use, at the same rate as the tread surface of the tire. When the preservation of the highway surface or the safety of the traveling public so indicates, the Department of Transportation shall have the authority to shorten or lengthen the period for the permissible use of such tires in any area of the state specifically designated by the department.

(8) School buses with a loaded weight of 10,000 pounds or more.

(9) Emergency vehicles and ambulances used in an emergency situation.

(10) Motor vehicles used for regularly scheduled medical transport services.

(11) The owner or lessee of any land adjoining any highway may move across or along the highway any tractor or implement of husbandry for the purpose of planting, cultivating, caring for or harvesting any crop, on condition that the owner or lessee shall be liable to the State of Oregon for the benefit of the State Highway Fund with respect to state highways, or to the proper county for the benefit of the county road fund with respect to county highways, for any damage or injury done to the highway by the movement.

(12) Vehicles equipped with retractable studded tires as defined in ORS 815.045 (Rules for use of traction tires, retractable studded tires and chains) . [1983 c.338 §479; 1985 c.420 §7; 1997 c.493 §4; 2003 c.757 §1; 2007 c.406 §2]

Source: Section 815.165 — Exemptions from prohibition on tires with metal objects , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 805.210 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 805 / Section 805.210
805.210 Special interest vehicle plates
Status: in_force

(1) 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:

(a) Maintain the vehicle of special interest as a collectors’ item and use the vehicle only for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses but not use the vehicle primarily for the transportation of persons or property;

(b) Supply the special interest registration plates which the person desires to use; and

(c) Include the plates with the application for permission to use them.

(2) The department shall determine which special interest plates are available for issuance under this section.

(3) The department, prior to approval of an application under this section, shall determine that the special interest registration plates meet the following requirements:

(a) The plates shall be issued by the State of Oregon for use on vehicles in this state.

(b) The numbers and characters on the plate shall be distinctive.

(c) The plates shall be legible, durable and otherwise of a size, shape, color and design that will serve the purposes of safety and identification.

(d) If the plates are from a series of plates in current use, the plates shall be from the same year or period of issue in which the vehicle was manufactured.

(4) If the special interest registration plate offered for approval was issued in a year in which single registration plates only were required, the department shall grant permission for use of that registration plate alone if it is otherwise acceptable.

(5) If the special interest registration plates offered for approval are from a series of plates in current use, as described in subsection (3)(d) of this section, the department may affix a distinctive sticker to each plate at the time of approval. Stickers shall be of a size, color and design determined by the department and shall be displayed on plates in the manner determined by the department.

(6) The department may approve plates issued by the state that have been restored to their original color and design provided that if the plate was reflectorized when originally issued, it must be fully reflectorized when restored. [1983 c.338 §264; 1985 c.570 §1; 1991 c.896 §1; 1993 c.741 §130; 2003 c.122 §5; 2023 c.400 §20]

Source: Section 805.210 — Special interest vehicle plates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors805.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.258 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.258
825.258 Rules for transportation of hazardous waste, hazardous material and PCB
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules that conform to any applicable federal rules setting standards for the safe transportation of hazardous waste, hazardous material and PCB. The rules shall be applicable to any person who transports, or causes to be transported, any hazardous material.

(2) The authority granted under this section:

(a) Is in addition to any other authority granted the department.

(b) Does not supersede the authority of the Energy Facility Siting Council to regulate the transportation of radioactive materials under ORS 469.550 (Order for halt of plant operations or activities with radioactive material) , 469.563 (Court orders for enforcement) , 469.603 (Intent to regulate transportation of radioactive material) to 469.619 (State Department of Energy to make federal regulations available) and 469.992 (Civil penalties) .

(3) In addition to any other penalty for violation of a rule adopted under this section, the department, after hearing, may impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for violation of a rule adopted under this section. Each day of noncompliance with a rule is a separate violation. [Formerly 767.457]

Source: Section 825.258 — Rules for transportation of hazardous waste, hazardous material and PCB; civil penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.260 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.260
811.260 Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device) (2), a driver is in violation of ORS 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device) if the driver makes a response to traffic control devices that is not permitted under the following:

(1) Green signal. A driver facing a green light may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at that place prohibits either turn. A driver shall yield the right of way to other vehicles within the intersection at the time the green light is shown.

(2) Green arrow. A driver facing a green arrow signal light, shown alone or in combination with another signal, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow or such other movement as is permitted by other signals shown at the same time.

(3) Green bicycle signal. A bicyclist facing a green bicycle signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at that place prohibits either turn. The bicyclist shall yield the right of way to other vehicles within the intersection at the time the green bicycle signal is shown.

(4) Steady circular yellow signal. A driver facing a steady circular yellow signal light is thereby warned that the related right of way is being terminated and that a red or flashing red light will be shown immediately. A driver facing the light shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, shall stop before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. If a driver cannot stop in safety, the driver may drive cautiously through the intersection.

(5) Steady yellow arrow signal. A driver facing a steady yellow arrow signal, alone or in combination with other signal indications, is thereby warned that the related right of way is being terminated. Unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by another signal, a driver facing a steady yellow arrow signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, shall stop before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. If a driver cannot stop in safety, the driver may drive cautiously through the intersection.

(6) Steady yellow bicycle signal. A bicyclist facing a steady yellow bicycle signal is thereby warned that the related right of way is being terminated and that a red bicycle signal will be shown immediately. A bicyclist facing a steady yellow bicycle signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, shall stop before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. If a bicyclist cannot stop in safety, the bicyclist may proceed cautiously through the intersection.

(7) Steady circular red signal. A driver facing a steady circular red signal light alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. The driver shall remain stopped until a green light is shown except when the driver is permitted to proceed under ORS 811.360 (Vehicle turns permitted at stop light) .

(8) Steady red arrow signal. A driver facing a steady red arrow signal, alone or in combination with other signal indications, may not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the red arrow signal. Unless entering the intersection to make some other movement which is permitted by another signal, a driver facing a steady red arrow signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. The vehicle shall remain stopped until a green light is shown except when the driver is permitted to proceed under ORS 811.360 (Vehicle turns permitted at stop light) .

(9) Steady red bicycle signal. A bicyclist facing a steady red bicycle signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection. The bicyclist shall remain stopped until a green bicycle signal is shown except when the bicyclist is permitted to proceed under ORS 811.360 (Vehicle turns permitted at stop light) .

(10) Traffic control devices at places other than intersections. If a traffic control device that is a signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section relating to signals shall be applicable. A required stop shall be made at a sign or marking on the roadway indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of such sign or marking the stop shall be made at the signal.

(11) Flashing red signal. When a driver approaches a flashing red light used in a traffic control device or with a traffic sign, the driver shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. The right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. This subsection does not apply to:

(a) A person operating a bicycle; or

(b) Drivers at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of a driver approaching a railroad grade crossing is governed by ORS 811.455 (Failure to stop for railroad signal) .

(12) Flashing circular yellow signal. When a driver facing a flashing circular yellow signal approaches an intersection, the driver may cautiously enter the intersection to proceed straight through, turn right or turn left except as such movement is modified by lane use signs, turn prohibition signs, lane markings, roadway design, separate turn signal indications or other traffic control devices. This subsection does not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of a driver approaching a railroad grade crossing is governed by ORS 811.455 (Failure to stop for railroad signal) .

(13) Flashing yellow arrow signal. A driver facing a flashing yellow arrow signal, alone or in combination with other signal indications, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by the flashing yellow arrow signal or the movement permitted by other signals shown at the same time. A driver shall yield the right of way to other vehicles within the intersection at the time the flashing yellow arrow signal is shown. In addition, a driver turning left shall yield the right of way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the turning vehicle is moving across or within the intersection.

(14) Lane direction control signals. When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a highway, a person may drive a vehicle in any lane over which a green signal light is shown, but may not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal light is shown.

(15) Stop signs. A driver approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no marked crosswalk, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it. After stopping, the driver shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching so close as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection. This subsection does not apply to a person operating a bicycle.

(16) Yield signs. A driver approaching a yield sign shall slow the driver’s vehicle to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and if necessary for safety, shall stop at a line as required for stop signs under this section, and shall yield the right of way to any vehicles in the intersection or approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(17) Flashing yellow beacon. When a flashing yellow beacon is used to supplement another traffic control device, a driver shall pay extra attention to the message provided by the beacon and follow the requirements of the other traffic control device, which might not be otherwise applicable at all times. [1983 c.338 §609; 1989 c.539 §1; 1997 c.507 §6; 2003 c.278 §6; 2011 c.168 §1; 2015 c.147 §2; 2019 c.683 §4; 2021 c.630 §16]

Source: Section 811.260 — Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.335 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.335
801.335 “Manufacturer.”
Status: in_force

”Manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture of new vehicles as a regular business. [1983 c.338 §57]

Source: Section 801.335 — “Manufacturer.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 802.110 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 802 / Section 802.110
802.110 Procedures for financial administration
Status: in_force

Any procedures the Department of Transportation establishes for financial administration of those functions of the department dealing with driver and motor vehicle services and for the disposition and payment of moneys it receives from the provision of driver and motor vehicle services shall comply with all of the following:

(1) The department shall deposit all moneys it receives related to driver and motor vehicle services in the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Suspense Account for approved expenses and disbursals before payment of general administrative expenses of the department related to the provision of driver and motor vehicle services. Notwithstanding this subsection, the department may return a bank check or money order when received in incorrect or incomplete form or when not accompanied by the proper application.

(2) The department shall pay the following approved expenses and disbursals from the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Suspense Account before payment of the general administrative expenses of the department related to driver and motor vehicle services:

(a) Refunds authorized by any statute administered by the department when such refunds are approved by the department.

(b) Amounts transferred to the State Treasurer under ORS 319.410 (Disposition of tax moneys) (2) for the purpose of carrying out the state aviation laws, amounts transferred to the Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account and to the Marine Navigation Improvement Fund by ORS 319.415 (Estimate of tax on fuel used for boats) , amounts transferred to the State Aviation Account by ORS 319.417 (Estimate of tax on fuel used in aircraft) and amounts transferred to the Department of Transportation Operating Fund by ORS 184.643 (Transfer of certain fuel tax moneys to operating fund) .

(c) After deduction of expenses of collection, transfer and administration, the department shall pay moneys collected from the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee under ORS 807.040 (Requirements for issuance) , 807.150 (Renewal) and 807.370 (License, endorsement and permit fees) to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Student Driver Training Fund. The moneys deposited in the Student Driver Training Fund under this paragraph are continuously appropriated to the department for the following purposes:

(A) To the extent of not more than 10 percent of the amount transferred into the Student Driver Training Fund in any biennium, to pay the expenses of administering ORS 336.795 (Purposes of traffic safety education course) , 336.800 (School course in traffic safety education) , 336.805 (Reimbursement to course provider) , 336.810 (Student Driver Training Fund) (2) and 336.815 (Contract with commercial driver training school) .

(B) The remaining moneys, for reimbursing school districts and commercial driver training schools as provided under ORS 336.805 (Reimbursement to course provider) .

(d) After deduction of expenses of collection, transfer and administration, the department shall pay moneys collected for the Motorcycle Safety Subaccount under ORS 807.170 (Requirements for issuance) to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Motorcycle Safety Subaccount of the Transportation Safety Account. Moneys paid to the State Treasurer under this paragraph shall be used for the purpose of ORS 802.320 (Motorcycle safety program) .

(e) After deduction of expenses for the administration of the issuance of customized registration plates under ORS 805.240 (Customized plates) , the department shall place moneys received from the sale of customized registration plates in the Passenger Rail Transportation Account. The moneys placed in the account are continuously appropriated to the department and shall be used for the payment of expenses incurred in administering passenger rail programs.

(f) After deduction of expenses of collection, transfer and administration, the department shall pay moneys from any registration fees established by the governing bodies of counties or a district, as defined in ORS 801.237 (“District” defined for certain purposes) , under ORS 801.041 (Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by county) or 801.042 (Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by district) to the appropriate counties or districts. The department shall make the payments on at least a monthly basis unless another basis is established by the intergovernmental agreements required by ORS 801.041 (Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by county) and 801.042 (Terms and conditions for imposition of registration fee by district) between the department and the governing bodies of a county or a district.

(g) After deducting the expenses of the department in collecting and transferring the moneys, the department shall make disbursals and payments of moneys collected for or dedicated to any other purpose or fund except the State Highway Fund, including but not limited to, payments to the Department of Transportation Operating Fund established by ORS 184.642 (Department of Transportation Operating Fund) (1) and (2).

(3) The department shall refund from the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Suspense Account any excess or erroneous payment to a person who made the payment or to the person’s legal representative when the department determines that money has been received by it in excess of the amount legally due and payable or that it has received money in which it has no legal interest. Refunds payable under this subsection are continuously appropriated for such purposes in the manner for payment of refunds under this section. If the department determines that a refund is due, the department may refund the amount of excess or erroneous payment without a claim being filed. Except as provided in ORS 319.290 (Limitation on applications for refunds) , 319.375 (Limitation on credit for or refund of overpayment and on assessment of additional tax) , 319.820 (Refund of tax erroneously or illegally collected) and 319.831 (Refund of tax on fuel used in operation of vehicle over certain roads or private property) , any claim for a refund from the department must be filed within 12 months after the date payment is received by the department.

(4) After payment of those expenses and disbursals approved for payment before general administrative expenses related to the provision of driver and motor vehicle services, the department shall pay from the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Administrative Account its general administrative expenses incurred in the administration of any law related to driver and motor vehicle services that the department is charged with administering and any other expenses the department is permitted by law to pay from moneys held by the department before transfer of the moneys to the State Highway Fund. The following limitations apply to payments of administrative expenses under this subsection:

(a) The department shall make payment of the expenses of administering the issuance of winter recreation parking permits under ORS 811.595 (Winter recreation parking permit) from those moneys received from issuing the permits.

(b) The department shall pay its expenses for administering the registration and titling of snowmobiles under ORS 821.060 (Issuance) and 821.100 (Operation of unregistered snowmobile) from the fees collected from administering those sections. The department shall also pay its expenses for the administration of the snowmobile driver permit program under ORS 821.160 (Snowmobile operator permit) from the moneys otherwise described in this paragraph.

(c) The department shall pay its expenses for determining the amount of money to be withheld under ORS 802.120 (Snowmobile fuel tax moneys) from the fees collected for administering the registration and titling of snowmobiles. The amount used to pay expenses under this paragraph shall be such sum as necessary but may not exceed $10,000 during each biennium.

(d) The department shall retain not more than $15,000 in any biennium for the expenses of collecting and transferring moneys to the Student Driver Training Fund under this section and for the administration of ORS 336.810 (Student Driver Training Fund) (3).

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department shall transfer to the State Highway Fund the moneys not used for payment of the general administrative expenses or for approved expenses and disbursals before payment of general administrative expenses. The following apply to this subsection:

(a) If the Director of Transportation certifies the amount of principal or interest of highway bonds due on any particular date, the department may make available for the payment of such interest or principal any sums that may be necessary to the extent of moneys on hand available for the State Highway Fund regardless of the dates otherwise specified under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department may not make available for purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection any moneys described in ORS 367.605 (Source of funds to secure Highway User Tax Bonds) when there are not sufficient amounts of such moneys in the State Highway Fund for purposes of bonds issued under ORS 367.615 (Bond issuance) .

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following moneys shall be transferred to the State Highway Fund at the times described:

(a) Moneys received under ORS 802.120 (Snowmobile fuel tax moneys) and not used for the payment of administrative expenses of the department shall be transferred before July 31 of each year.

(b) Moneys received from the registration of snowmobiles that are not to be used for payment of administrative expenses of the department shall be transferred within 30 days after the end of the quarter.

(c) Moneys received from the issuance of winter recreation parking permits that are not used for payment of administrative expenses of the department shall be transferred within 30 days after the end of the quarter.

(7) The following moneys transferred to the State Highway Fund under this section may be used only for the purposes described as follows:

(a) Moneys collected from the issuance of winter recreation parking permits, and the interest on such moneys, shall be used to enforce the requirement for winter recreation parking permits and to remove snow from winter recreation parking locations designated under ORS 810.170 (Winter recreation parking locations) . Any remaining moneys shall, upon approval by the Winter Recreation Advisory Committee:

(A) Be used to maintain parking locations developed with moneys obtained under ORS 810.170 (Winter recreation parking locations) and snowmobile facilities that are parking lots developed with moneys as provided under this section;

(B) Be used to develop additional winter recreation parking locations under ORS 810.170 (Winter recreation parking locations) ; or

(C) Be carried over to be used in subsequent years for the purposes and in the manner described in this paragraph.

(b) Moneys received from the registration of snowmobiles or under ORS 802.120 (Snowmobile fuel tax moneys) may be used for development and maintenance of multiuse trails within urban growth boundaries or for the development and maintenance of snowmobile facilities, including the acquisition of land therefor by any means other than the exercise of eminent domain. Moneys received under ORS 802.120 (Snowmobile fuel tax moneys) may also be used for the enforcement of ORS 811.590 (Unlawful parking in winter recreation parking area) , 821.100 (Operation of unregistered snowmobile) to 821.120 (Failure to properly display snowmobile registration numbers) , 821.140 (Failure to carry out-of-state snowmobile permit) , 821.150 (Operation of snowmobile without driving privileges) , 821.190 (Unlawful operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle on highway or railroad) , 821.210 (Operating improperly equipped snowmobile) and 821.240 (Operating snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying firearm or bow) to 821.290 (Dangerous operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle) .

(8) The department shall maintain the Revolving Account for Emergency Cash Advances separate from other moneys described in this section. From the account, the department may pay for the taking up of dishonored remittances returned by banks or the State Treasurer and for emergency cash advances to be subsequently reimbursed. The account shall be used only as a revolving fund. The department shall at all times be accountable for the amount of the account, either in cash or unreimbursed items and advances. The moneys in the account are continuously appropriated for the purposes of this subsection. The amount of moneys in the account under this subsection may not exceed $40,000 from moneys received by the department in the performance of its driver and motor vehicle services functions and moneys otherwise appropriated for purposes of this subsection. The account under this subsection shall be kept on deposit with the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer is authorized to honor and pay all properly signed and indorsed checks or warrants drawn against the account. [1983 c.338 §133; 1985 c.16 §40; 1985 c.152 §5; 1985 c.280 §1; 1985 c.459 §22; 1985 c.551 §14; 1987 c.158 §161; 1987 c.261 §1; 1987 c.791 §4; 1989 c.101 §3; 1989 c.168 §1; 1989 c.491 §70; 1989 c.864 §6; 1991 c.67 §§208,209; 1991 c.453 §§4,5; 1991 c.709 §4; 1993 c.741 §75; 1995 c.79 §368; 1995 c.774 §8; 1999 c.328 §15; 1999 c.935 §31; 1999 c.977 §14; 1999 c.1010 §3; 2001 c.668 §7; 2001 c.820 §6; 2001 c.827 §8; 2003 c.655 §95; 2007 c.667 §2; 2009 c.394 §6; 2009 c.885 §48; 2011 c.597 §144; 2013 c.1 §95; 2017 c.750 §88]

Source: Section 802.110 — Procedures for financial administration; receipt and disposition of moneys; refunds; payments; limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors802.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 816.370 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 816 / Section 816.370
816.370 Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions
Status: in_force

This section establishes exemptions from ORS 816.350 (Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles) and 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) . The exemptions established under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026 (General exemptions) . The exemptions under this section are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1) ORS 816.350 (Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles) and 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) shall not be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of those sections.

(2) Lighting equipment used on vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 (Special interest vehicles) shall be deemed in compliance with ORS 816.350 (Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles) and 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) if the equipment is original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their equivalent and if the equipment is maintained in safe operating condition.

(3) ORS 816.350 (Prohibitions on number and kind of lights for certain vehicles) and 816.360 (Use of prohibited lighting equipment) do not apply to equipment on any of the following:

(a) Road machinery.

(b) Road rollers.

(c) Farm tractors.

(d) Antique vehicles that are maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property.

(4) Ambulances and emergency vehicles are subject to the provisions under ORS 820.350 (Ambulance warning lights) and 820.360 (Illegal ambulance lighting equipment) . [1983 c.338 §465; 2015 c.138 §38]

Source: Section 816.370 — Exemptions from lighting equipment prohibitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.465 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.465
811.465 Exemptions from high-risk vehicle rail crossing procedures
Status: in_force

This section establishes exemptions from the special crossing procedures established for high-risk vehicles under ORS 811.460 (Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles) . The exemptions are partial or complete as described in the following:

(1) The vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures at a crossing of a street or highway and rail fixed guideway public transportation system tracks if:

(a) The rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicles operate within and parallel to the right of way of a street or highway; and

(b) All vehicle movements are controlled by traffic control devices.

(2) The vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures when crossing any railway tracks upon which operation has been abandoned and for which the Department of Transportation has plainly marked that no stop need be made.

(3) The vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures when crossing industry track crossings across which train operations are required by law to be conducted under flag protection.

(4) The vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures when crossing industry track crossings within business districts.

(5) Vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures when crossing any crossing where an officer directs traffic to proceed or where an operating traffic control signal indicates that other traffic may proceed.

(6) Vehicles are not required to comply with the procedures when crossing any crossing protected by crossing gates. The exemption under this subsection does not apply to:

(a) School buses or school activity vehicles that are required to stop at crossings with crossing gates under ORS 811.460 (Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles) ;

(b) Tank vehicles, whether loaded or empty, used to transport hazardous materials;

(c) Vehicles transporting any hazardous material requiring the vehicle to be placarded; or

(d) High-risk vehicles described in ORS 811.460 (Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles) that are not otherwise described in this subsection, when operating in interstate commerce.

(7) Except when a train, other on-track equipment or rail fixed guideway public transportation system vehicle is approaching, the driver of a commercial bus is not required to stop at crossings where the Department of Transportation has determined and plainly marked that no stop need be made. [1983 c.338 §650; 1985 c.420 §10; 2001 c.522 §6; 2003 c.589 §6; 2009 c.551 §2; 2017 c.46 §7; 2017 c.176 §4]

Source: Section 811.465 — Exemptions from high-risk vehicle rail crossing procedures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 823.085 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 823 / Section 823.085
823.085 Liability for damages to injured person
Status: in_force

(1) Any motor carrier or railroad that does, or causes or permits to be done, any matter, act or thing prohibited by ORS chapters 823, 824, 825 and 826, or omits to do any act, matter or thing required to be done by ORS chapters 823, 824, 825 and 826, is liable to the person injured thereby in the amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation. If the party seeking damages alleges and proves that the wrong or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the motor carrier or railroad is liable to the person injured thereby in treble the amount of damages sustained in consequence of the violation. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section.

(2) Any recovery under this section does not affect recovery by the state of the penalty, forfeiture or fine prescribed for such violation.

(3) This section does not apply with respect to the liability of any motor carrier or railroad for personal injury or property damage. [1995 c.733 §§27,99; 1997 c.249 §239]

Source: Section 823.085 — Liability for damages to injured person , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors823.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.162 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.162
825.162 Cargo insurance
Status: in_force

(1) A certificate or permit may not be issued to any person to operate intrastate as a for-hire carrier of freight or express until the person has in effect cargo insurance in such penal sum as the Department of Transportation may deem necessary to protect adequately the interests of the public. This policy shall bind the assurer for loss of, or damage to, property carried in, upon or attached to the motor vehicles or other equipment operated by, for or under the control of the assured, or while in the care or custody of the assured.

(2) The department may waive the requirement of cargo insurance for any carrier whose service is limited to commodities not subject to material damage or loss through ordinary transportation hazards. [Formerly 767.200; 2011 c.73 §1]

Source: Section 825.162 — Cargo insurance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.498 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.498
825.498 Collection of fees, taxes and other moneys
Status: in_force

All fees, taxes and charges imposed by this chapter and ORS chapter 826, all claims and penalties payable by any person under this chapter and ORS chapter 826 and all moneys collected under this chapter and ORS chapter 826, are the property of the state. The Department of Transportation shall collect and receive all fees, taxes, penalties and moneys due or to become due to the state under this chapter and ORS chapter 826 and, to that end, shall bring such actions or take such proceedings, including attachment and garnishment proceedings, in the name of the State of Oregon, as may be necessary. [Formerly 767.860]

Source: Section 825.498 — Collection of fees, taxes and other moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 807.038 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 807 / Section 807.038
807.038 School bus endorsement exception
Status: in_force

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. [2007 c.122 §2]

Source: Section 807.038 — School bus endorsement exception , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 807.100 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 807 / Section 807.100
807.100 Proof of medical qualification
Status: in_force

(1) 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.

(2) A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 (Hearing and administrative review procedures) when the department does not issue or renew commercial driving privileges under this section or cancels commercial driving privileges under this section.

(3) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [1985 c.608 §8a; 1989 c.636 §21; 2011 c.470 §2; 2013 c.237 §42; 2015 c.138 §§43,44; 2017 c.190 §6]

Source: Section 807.100 — Proof of medical qualification; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.360 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.360
811.360 Vehicle turns permitted at stop light
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of a vehicle, subject to this section, who is intending to turn at an intersection where there is a traffic control device showing a steady circular red signal, a steady red bicycle signal or a steady red arrow signal may do any of the following without violating ORS 811.260 (Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices) and 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device) :

(a) Make a right turn into a two-way street.

(b) Make a right or left turn into a one-way street in the direction of traffic upon the one-way street.

(2) In addition to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a bicyclist or motorcyclist does not violate ORS 811.260 (Appropriate driver responses to traffic control devices) and 811.265 (Driver failure to obey traffic control device) if:

(a) The bicyclist or motorcyclist approaches an intersection where there is a traffic control device showing a steady circular red signal, a steady red bicycle signal or a steady red arrow signal;

(b) The traffic control device is controlled by a vehicle detection device;

(c) The bicyclist or motorcyclist comes to a complete stop and waits for the traffic control device to complete one full cycle; and

(d) After the vehicle detection device fails to detect the presence of the bicycle or motorcycle and change the traffic control device to a green signal, the bicyclist or motorcyclist proceeds with caution through the intersection.

(3) A person commits the offense of improperly proceeding at a stop light if the person does any of the following while proceeding as described in this section:

(a) Fails to stop at the light as required.

(b) Fails to exercise caution to avoid an accident.

(c) Disobeys the directions of another traffic control device, other than the device described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, or a police officer that prohibits the driver, motorcyclist or bicyclist from proceeding.

(d) Fails to yield the right of way to traffic lawfully within the intersection or approaching so close to the intersection as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(4) A driver, motorcyclist or bicyclist who is proceeding as described in this section is also subject to the requirements under ORS 811.028 (Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian) to stop for a pedestrian before proceeding.

(5) The offense described in this section, improperly proceeding at a stop light, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §628; 1997 c.507 §7; 2003 c.278 §7; 2005 c.746 §3; 2011 c.168 §2; 2015 c.147 §1]

Source: Section 811.360 — Vehicle turns permitted at stop light; proceeding against traffic control device; improperly proceeding at stop light; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.513 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.513
801.513 “Street rod.”
Status: in_force

“Street rod” means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Was manufactured prior to 1949 or was manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle manufactured prior to 1949;

(2) May be equipped with a drive train, suspension system or brake system that is different from the drive train, suspension system or brake system originally installed on the vehicle;

(3) May have alterations to the dimensions of the original body of the vehicle; and

(4) Is not a motorcycle or an assembled vehicle. [1997 c.402 §2]

Source: Section 801.513 — “Street rod.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.330 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.330
801.330 “Loaded weight.”
Status: in_force

“Loaded weight” means the weight transmitted to the road, through an axle or set of axles, when the vehicle is fully loaded. [1983 c.338 §56; 1989 c.723 §4]

Source: Section 801.330 — “Loaded weight.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.098 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.098
803.098 Certain transactions that do not create security interest
Status: in_force

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 vehicle or trailer. [1993 c.646 §25]

Source: Section 803.098 — Certain transactions that do not create security interest , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.103 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.103
803.103 Vehicle identification number check
Status: in_force

(1) 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:

(a) Shall immediately notify the Oregon State Police or, if the department determines it would be appropriate to do so, notify another law enforcement agency; and

(b) Shall not issue title within 30 days of giving the notice required by paragraph (a) of this subsection unless the department is notified before the end of the 30 days that the vehicle is not stolen. After the passage of the 30-day period, the department may issue the title.

(2) The department may issue title to a vehicle that is listed as stolen without giving the notice required by of subsection (1)(a) of this section if the department is satisfied that the applicant for title is the person from whom the vehicle was stolen or is the insurer of that person.

(3) The department may check with the National Crime Information Center and the Law Enforcement Data System for information about vehicles in situations other than those specified in ORS 803.212 (Inspection of vehicle identification numbers) and subsections (1) and (2) of this section if the department determines that it is appropriate to do so. [1991 c.576 §§3,4; 1993 c.233 §32]

Source: Section 803.103 — Vehicle identification number check , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.236 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.236
801.236 “Dismantler.”
Status: in_force

(1) “Dismantler” means a person who is engaged in the business of:

(a) Buying, selling, dealing in or processing, except for processing into scrap metal, motor vehicles for the purpose of destroying, salvaging, dismantling, disassembling, reducing to major component parts, crushing, compacting, recycling or substantially altering in form; or

(b) Buying, selling, dealing in or processing motor vehicle major component parts that are stocked in the inventory of the business, if the buying, selling, dealing in or processing of major component parts is not part of a business selling new vehicles or repairing vehicles.

(2) “Dismantler” does not include a scrap metal business as defined in ORS 165.116 (Definitions for ORS 165.116 to 165.124) . [2005 c.654 §3; 2021 c.412 §7]

Source: Section 801.236 — “Dismantler.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 814.524 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 814 / Section 814.524
814.524 Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk if the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk, except to enter or leave adjacent property, or the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk to enter or leave adjacent property and the person:

(a) Operates the motor assisted scooter so as to suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and move into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(b) Does not give an audible warning before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or does not yield the right of way to all pedestrians on the sidewalk.

(c) Operates the motor assisted scooter in a careless manner that endangers or would be likely to endanger any person or property.

(d) Operates the motor assisted scooter at a speed greater than an ordinary walk when approaching a crosswalk, approaching or entering a driveway or crossing a curb cut or pedestrian ramp and a motor vehicle is approaching the crosswalk, driveway, curb cut or pedestrian ramp.

(2) The offense described in this section, unsafe operation of a motor assisted scooter on a sidewalk, is a Class D traffic violation. [2001 c.749 §11]

Source: Section 814.524 — Unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.321 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.321
801.321 “Intoxicant.”
Status: in_force

“Intoxicant” means:

(1) Intoxicating liquor;

(2) A controlled substance;

(3) An inhalant;

(4) Cannabis;

(5) Psilocybin; or

(6) Any drug, as defined in ORS 475.005 (Definitions for ORS 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980) , that, when used either alone or in combination with intoxicating liquor, an inhalant, psilocybin, cannabis or a controlled substance, adversely affects a person’s mental or physical faculties to a noticeable or perceptible degree. [2023 c.498 §2]

Source: Section 801.321 — “Intoxicant.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 813.665 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 813 / Section 813.665
813.665 Criminal background check for technicians
Status: in_force

(1) A criminal background check is required to determine the eligibility of a person seeking employment as an ignition interlock device technician in this state. A service center shall conduct a fingerprint-based criminal background check before hiring or contracting with an individual as an ignition interlock device technician. The service center shall request that the Department of State Police conduct the fingerprint-based criminal background check by reviewing state and federal databases including, but not limited to, the:

(a) Oregon computerized criminal history system;

(b) Law Enforcement Data System;

(c) Databases maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(d) National Crime Information Center.

(2) The purpose of a criminal background check is to preserve safety and prevent criminal acts by determining whether an individual is eligible to be employed as an ignition interlock device technician. A person is ineligible if the person has been convicted of:

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a misdemeanor in any jurisdiction within two years of the date of the criminal background check;

(b) Misdemeanor driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 (Driving under the influence of intoxicants) or the statutory counterpart in another jurisdiction within five years of the date of the criminal background check; or

(c) A felony in any jurisdiction within 10 years of the date of the criminal background check.

(3) The department shall communicate whether the individual passed or failed the criminal background check conducted under this section to the service center requesting the check.

(4) The department shall prescribe by rule the process for obtaining a criminal background check by the department or, if the department is unable to conduct the check, by the service center requesting the criminal background check.

(5) If the criminal background check conducted by the department or a service center reveals that the individual who is the subject of the criminal background check has been convicted of any of the crimes described in subsection (2) of this section, the service center may not employ the individual as an ignition interlock device technician. [2017 c.655 §4; 2017 c.655 §16; 2019 c.200 §§5,6]

Source: Section 813.665 — Criminal background check for technicians; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors813.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 816.050 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 816 / Section 816.050
816.050 Headlights
Status: in_force

Each of the following is a requirement for headlights as described:

(1) On vehicles required to be equipped with two or more headlights under ORS 816.320 (Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles) and 816.330 (Operation without required lighting equipment) the headlights shall be equally distributed on each side of the front of the vehicle. This subsection does not apply to motorcycles and mopeds.

(2) Headlights shall show a continuously burning light except that:

(a) When permitted under ORS 814.320 (Failure to display lighted headlights) , headlights for motorcycles or mopeds may have an upper beam that can be modulated between a high and lower brightness at a rate of 200 to 280 pulses per minute.

(b) A federally approved headlight flashing system may be used as emergency vehicle lights on police, fire, emergency or ambulance vehicles.

(3) Headlights shall show a white light described in Standard Number 108 of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

(4) Headlights shall show the light forward.

(5) The Department of Transportation shall adopt and enforce rules establishing minimum standards and specifications for headlights. The rules shall conform, insofar as practicable, to safety standards and specifications for vehicle lighting issued by the federal government or to standards and recommendations established by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

(6) When multiple beam headlights are used or when headlights are used in combination with auxiliary lights or passing lights, the lights shall be arranged on the vehicle so that the selection between distributions of light projected to different elevations may be selected by the driver at will or so that the selection can be made automatically.

(7) Headlights shall be aimed in accordance with rules adopted by the department. If headlights provide only a single distribution of light and are not supplemented by auxiliary lights, the single beam headlights shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of 25 feet ahead of the vehicle, project higher than five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, or higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead of the vehicle.

(8) The intensity of the light of single beam headlights shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles upon a street or highway at a distance of at least 200 feet ahead of the vehicle to which they are attached.

(9) Headlights that are required under ORS 816.320 (Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles) and 816.330 (Operation without required lighting equipment) must be mounted, adjusted and aimed in accordance with standards adopted by the department under ORS 816.010 (Authority to adopt and enforce standards for lighting equipment) .

(10) Headlights that are required under ORS 816.320 (Lighting equipment required for motor vehicles) and 816.330 (Operation without required lighting equipment) and any part for such headlight that tends to change the original design or performance must be of a type that complies with standards adopted by the department under ORS 816.010 (Authority to adopt and enforce standards for lighting equipment) .

(11) Single beam headlights that are not supplemented by auxiliary lights shall be permitted on a motor vehicle in lieu of multiple beam headlights only if the single distribution of lights complies with any requirements for single beam headlights under this section. [1983 c.338 §458 (2); 1985 c.16 §240 (2); 1985 c.69 §1 (2); 1985 c.71 §4 (2); 1985 c.393 §13 (2); 1985 c.420 §6 (2); 1989 c.402 §8; 1991 c.769 §1; 2003 c.158 §20]

Source: Section 816.050 — Headlights; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors816.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.565 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.565
801.565 “Travel trailer.”
Status: in_force

“Travel trailer” means:

(1) A recreational vehicle without motive power that is eight and one-half feet or less in width and is not being used for commercial or business purposes; and

(2) A prefabricated structure that is eight and one-half feet or less in width and that is not being used for commercial or business purposes. [1983 c.338 §104; 1993 c.696 §8; 2003 c.655 §93]

Source: Section 801.565 — “Travel trailer.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 819.018 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 819 / Section 819.018
819.018 Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to notify a subsequent purchaser of the condition of a vehicle if the person sells a totaled vehicle and does not provide the purchaser with a salvage title certificate or, if no certificate is required as evidence of salvage title, does not comply with rules adopted by the Department of Transportation for notification of salvage title without a certificate.

(2) The offense described in this section, failure to notify a subsequent purchaser of the condition of a vehicle, is a Class A misdemeanor when committed by someone other than an insurer. [1991 c.820 §§5,22; 1993 c.233 §61]

Source: Section 819.018 — Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle; rules; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors819.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.020 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.020
815.020 Operation of unsafe vehicle
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of operation of an unsafe vehicle if the person does any of the following:

(a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person.

(b) Owns a vehicle and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle to be driven or moved on any highway when the vehicle is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person.

(2) The offense described in this section, operation of an unsafe vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §437]

Source: Section 815.020 — Operation of unsafe vehicle; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.070 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.070
803.070 False statement in application or assignment
Status: in_force

(1) 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.

(2) The offense described in this section, false statement on title or transfer of vehicle, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §184; 1985 c.393 §1; 1991 c.873 §32; 1993 c.233 §25; 1993 c.751 §21]

Source: Section 803.070 — False statement in application or assignment; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.505 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.505
801.505 “Stand” or “standing.”
Status: in_force

“Stand” or “standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. [1983 c.338 §91]

Source: Section 801.505 — “Stand” or “standing.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 823.107 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 823 / Section 823.107
823.107 Existing remedies not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 823.101 (Duty of carrier to issue bill of lading on intrastate shipments) to 823.107 (Existing remedies not affected) shall deprive any holder of a receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which the holder has under existing law. [Formerly 771.050]

Source: Section 823.107 — Existing remedies not affected , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors823.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 823.013 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 823 / Section 823.013
823.013 Validity of rules, orders, acts and regulations of department
Status: in_force

(1) A substantial compliance with the requirements of the laws administered by the Department of Transportation regarding motor carriers and railroads is sufficient to give effect to all the rules, orders, acts and regulations of the department and they shall not be declared inoperative, illegal or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto.

(2) The provisions of such laws shall be liberally construed with a view to the public welfare, efficient facilities and substantial justice between customers and motor carriers or railroads. [1995 c.733 §17]

Source: Section 823.013 — Validity of rules, orders, acts and regulations of department; construction of laws , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors823.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 824.992 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 824 / Section 824.992
824.992 Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 824.062 (Equipment required on track motor cars) is a Class D violation.

(2) Violation of ORS 824.064 (Self-propelled vehicles used in yards or terminals) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Violation of ORS 824.082 (Notice of movement of hazardous materials) (1), 824.084 (Visual external inspections required on cars standing in rail yards or stations more than two hours) or 824.088 (Notifying Oregon Department of Emergency Management of reportable incident, derailments and fires) by a railroad is a Class A violation.

(4) Violation of ORS 824.082 (Notice of movement of hazardous materials) (2) is a Class A violation.

(5) As used in subsection (3) of this section, “railroad” means a railroad as defined by ORS 824.020 (Definitions for ORS 824.020 to 824.042) and 824.022 (Applicability of ORS 824.020 to 824.042, 824.050 to 824.110 and 824.200 to 824.256) .

(6) Subject to ORS 153.022 (Authority of agency to specify rule violation as particular level of violation) , violation of ORS 824.060 (First aid kits and fire extinguishers required on locomotives) (2), 824.106 (Use of noncomplying caboose prohibited) or 824.108 (Register for reporting failures of equipment or maintenance standards) or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto is a Class A violation.

(7) A person is subject to the penalties under subsection (8) of this section if the person knowingly:

(a) Transports by railroad any hazardous waste listed under ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) or rules adopted thereunder to a facility that does not have appropriate authority to receive the waste under ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) to 466.385 (Amendment of comprehensive plan and land use regulations) and 466.992 (Civil penalties for damage to wildlife resulting from contamination of food or water supply) .

(b) Disposes of any hazardous waste listed under ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) or rules adopted thereunder without appropriate authority under ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) to 466.385 (Amendment of comprehensive plan and land use regulations) and 466.992 (Civil penalties for damage to wildlife resulting from contamination of food or water supply) .

(c) Materially violates any terms of permit or authority issued to the person under ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) to 466.385 (Amendment of comprehensive plan and land use regulations) and 466.992 (Civil penalties for damage to wildlife resulting from contamination of food or water supply) in the transporting or disposing of hazardous waste.

(d) Makes any false material statement or representation in any application, label, manifest, record, report, permit or other document filed, maintained or used for purposes of compliance with requirements under ORS 824.050 (Inspection of, recommendations on and orders concerning railroad equipment and facilities) to 824.110 (Administrative authority of department) for the safe transportation of hazardous wastes.

(e) Violates any rules adopted by the Department of Transportation concerning the transportation of hazardous wastes.

(8) Subject to ORS 153.022 (Authority of agency to specify rule violation as particular level of violation) , violation of subsection (7) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Each day’s violation is a separate offense.

(9) Violation of ORS 824.300 (Required crews on trains) or 824.302 (Qualification of flagger) is a Class D violation.

(10) Violation of ORS 824.304 (Guarding frogs, switches and guardrails) is a Class A violation.

(11) Violation of ORS 824.306 (Shelter of car repairers) by any railroad company or officer or agent thereof, or any other person is a Class D violation. Each day’s violation is a separate offense. [Formerly 824.114; 1999 c.1051 §232; 2011 c.597 §109; 2021 c.630 §29]

Source: Section 824.992 — Criminal penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors824.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 802.240 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 802 / Section 802.240
802.240 Driver and vehicle records as evidence
Status: in_force

(1) In all actions, suits or criminal proceedings when the title to, or right of possession of, any vehicle is involved, the record of title, as it appears in the files and records of the Department of Transportation, is prima facie evidence of ownership or right to possession of the vehicle. As used in this section, the record of title does not include records of salvage titles unless the record itself is the salvage title. Proof of the ownership or right to possession of a vehicle shall be made by means of any of the following methods:

(a) The original certificate of title as provided under ORS 803.010 (Proof of ownership) .

(b) A copy, certified by the department, of the title record of the vehicle as the record appears in the files and records of the department.

(2) Extrinsic evidence of authenticity is not required as a condition precedent to the admission of a copy of a document relating to the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle authorized by law to be filed and actually filed in the records of the department if the copy bears a seal purporting to be that of the department and is certified as a true copy by original or facsimile signature of a person purporting to be an officer or employee of the department. This subsection applies to copies of a data compilation in any form. Copies of documents certified in accordance with this subsection constitute prima facie evidence of the existence of the facts stated therein.

(3) A certified copy of a person’s driving record, as maintained by the department:

(a) May be admitted as evidence in any hearing or proceeding under ORS 813.200 (Notice of availability of diversion) to 813.270 (Intoxicated Driver Program Fund) .

(b) Is prima facie evidence that the person named therein was duly convicted of each offense shown by the record.

(c) Is prima facie evidence that the person named therein is participating in or has participated in a driving under the influence of intoxicants diversion program or in any similar alcohol or drug rehabilitation program in this state or in any other jurisdiction if the record shows that the person has participated in such a program.

(4) Records and actions described in this subsection shall not be referred to in any way or admitted into evidence or be any evidence of the negligence or due care of any party at the trial of any action at law to recover damages. This subsection applies to all of the following:

(a) The report required following an accident.

(b) Any action taken by the department to revoke or suspend a driver license or driver permit or taken by the department under the financial responsibility requirements of the vehicle code or the findings, if any, of the department upon which such action of the department is based.

(c) Any deposit of security required under the financial responsibility requirements of the vehicle code.

(5) Except as provided in this subsection, the accident reports filed with the department under ORS 811.725 (Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) , 811.730 (Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) or 811.735 (Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation) shall be without prejudice to the individual filing the report and no such report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident. The following uses are allowable under this subsection:

(a) The certificate issued by the department under ORS 802.220 (Availability of records) to show whether or not an accident report has been made to the department shall be used solely to prove a compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the accident report be made to the department.

(b) An accident report submitted under ORS 811.725 (Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) or 811.735 (Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation) may be used in an administrative hearing or an appeal from such hearing to support any suspension of driving privileges for:

(A) Failure to make reports required under ORS 811.725 (Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation) or 811.735 (Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation) .

(B) Failure to comply with financial responsibility requirements or failure to comply with future responsibility filings.

(6) A photocopy, facsimile copy, digital or electronic copy of an application for perfection of a security interest by notation on a title under ORS 803.097 (Perfection of security interest in vehicle) that is certified by the department is proof of the date of perfection of the security interest unless the date is invalid as provided under ORS 803.097 (Perfection of security interest in vehicle) .

(7) A report filed by a physician or health care provider under ORS 807.710 (Reports of persons with cognitive or functional impairment) is confidential and may not be admitted as evidence in any civil or criminal action. A report described in this subsection may be used in an administrative hearing or an appeal from an administrative hearing in which an issue is the qualification of a person to operate a motor vehicle. [1983 c.338 §128; 1985 c.16 §38; 1985 c.175 §4; 1987 c.441 §1; 1987 c.750 §3; 1989 c.148 §7; 1991 c.67 §210; 1991 c.702 §26; 1991 c.873 §22a; 1993 c.233 §13; 1999 c.1051 §279; 2001 c.675 §6; 2003 c.462 §2; 2003 c.655 §98]

Source: Section 802.240 — Driver and vehicle records as evidence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors802.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 814.210 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 814 / Section 814.210
814.210 Operation of moped on sidewalk or bicycle trail
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of operation of a moped on a sidewalk or bicycle trail if the person operates a moped upon a sidewalk, a bicycle path or a bicycle lane.

(2) Exemptions to this section are provided under ORS 811.440 (When motor vehicles may operate on bicycle lane) .

(3) The offense described in this section, operation of a moped on a sidewalk or bicycle trail, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §644]

Source: Section 814.210 — Operation of moped on sidewalk or bicycle trail; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 822.217 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 822 / Section 822.217
822.217 Proportional registration for tow vehicles
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who qualifies under ORS 822.205 (Certificate) for a towing business certificate may choose to register qualified vehicles under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 (Proportional registration of commercial vehicles) or 826.011 (Proportional fleet registration) . Except as otherwise provided in this section, tow vehicles registered under ORS 826.009 (Proportional registration of commercial vehicles) or 826.011 (Proportional fleet registration) are subject to the same requirements, conditions and privileges as other vehicles registered under those sections. Tow vehicle proportional registration is subject to the following:

(a) In addition to any application for registration required by ORS 826.009 (Proportional registration of commercial vehicles) or 826.011 (Proportional fleet registration) , the applicant must certify in a manner determined by the Department of Transportation by rule that the applicant meets the qualifications specified in ORS 822.205 (Certificate) .

(b) The applicant must hold a towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 (Certificate) .

(c) In addition to any application for renewal of registration required by ORS 826.009 (Proportional registration of commercial vehicles) or 826.011 (Proportional fleet registration) , in order to renew proportional registration for a tow vehicle, the applicant shall certify to the department that the applicant meets the qualifications specified in ORS 822.205 (Certificate) .

(d) The department shall issue appropriate identification devices for proportionally registered tow vehicles. The design for such devices shall be as determined by the department by rule and the fees for such devices are as provided in ORS 803.577 (Fee for identification device for proportionally registered vehicle) .

(e) An identification device for proportionally registered tow vehicles is subject to cancellation as provided in ORS 822.218 (Cancellation of identification device for proportionally registered tow vehicle) .

(2) A vehicle that has been issued tow vehicle proportional registration may be used only for the purposes described in ORS 822.210 (Privileges granted by certificate) . Violation of this subsection is punishable as provided in ORS 822.200 (Operating illegal towing business) for operating an illegal towing business. [1991 c.284 §28]

Source: Section 822.217 — Proportional registration for tow vehicles; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors822.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 807.024 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 807 / Section 807.024
807.024 Collection of biometric data
Status: in_force

(1) 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 for complying with requirements for proof of identity, date of birth or address pursuant to ORS 807.040 (Requirements for issuance) .

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and ORS 807.040 (Requirements for issuance) (1)(c), the department, by rule, may provide for issuance, renewal or replacement of a valid driver license or driver permit without the collection of biometric data.

(3) For purposes of this section, a person’s identity is established if:

(a) The department finds that the biometric data collected as required under subsection (1) of this section match the biometric data that are already in the department’s records for that person; or

(b) The department finds that the biometric data collected as required under subsection (1) of this section do not match biometric data in the department’s records for any other person and the department does not otherwise have reason to believe that the person is not who the person claims to be.

(4) If a person’s identity is established as described in subsection (3) of this section, the department shall mail the driver license, driver permit or identification card to the address provided by the person when the person applied for the issuance, renewal or replacement of the license, permit or identification card.

(5) If a person’s identity is not established as described in subsection (3) of this section, the department shall:

(a) Inform the person who submitted to collection of biometric data that the person’s identity was not established; and

(b) Provide the person with the opportunity to establish the person’s identity by an alternative method approved by the department by rule.

(6) If a person’s identity was not established as described in subsection (3) of this section and the department has reason to believe that the crime of identity theft, as described in ORS 165.800 (Identity theft) , was committed by the person currently submitting to collection of biometric data or by a person who previously submitted to collection of biometric data under the identity of the person currently submitting to collection of biometric data, the department shall notify a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the crime.

(7) The department by rule shall establish procedures for providing expedited processing of driver licenses, driver permits or identification cards.

(8) The department and employees of the department are immune from liability for any damages resulting from the issuance, renewal or replacement of a driver license, driver permit or identification card under another person’s identity if the employee who processed the biometric data for a license, permit or identification card established the applicant’s identity as described in subsection (3) of this section. [2005 c.775 §3; 2008 c.1 §14; 2017 c.568 §13]

Source: Section 807.024 — Collection of biometric data; establishment of person’s identity; rules; immunity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 820.070 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 820 / Section 820.070
820.070 Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code if the person, at any time, operates a vehicle described under ORS 820.010 (Vehicles subject to safety regulation) or 820.020 (Vehicles other than worker transport vehicles that are subject to safety regulation) in a manner that violates any provision of the safety code established under ORS 820.030 (Safety code) or any amendment thereto.

(2) The offense described in this section, driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §744; 1985 c.393 §51]

Source: Section 820.070 — Driver violation of worker transport vehicle safety code; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors820.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 821.030 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 821 / Section 821.030
821.030 Equipment standards for off-road vehicles
Status: in_force

For purposes of the equipment requirements for off-road vehicles under ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) , the following agencies may establish the described equipment requirements for vehicles:

(1) The Director of Transportation may adopt rules to do the following:

(a) Establish the type of brakes an off-road vehicle must be equipped with to be in compliance with ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) .

(b) Establish the type of flag that must be used under ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) on an off-road vehicle when it is operated on sand.

(c) Require other safety equipment that must be used by off-road vehicles in order to comply with ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) .

(2) The Environmental Quality Commission may adopt standards for noise emissions of mufflers that are required for off-road vehicles for compliance with ORS 821.040 (Operation of off-road vehicle without required equipment) . [1983 c.338 §445; 1985 c.16 §234]

Source: Section 821.030 — Equipment standards for off-road vehicles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors821.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 815.430 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 815 / Section 815.430
815.430 Submitting false odometer disclosure
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of submitting a false odometer disclosure if the person knowingly makes any false statement or provides any false information on an odometer disclosure form.

(2) The offense described in this section, submitting a false odometer disclosure, is a Class C felony. [1985 c.251 §7; 1991 c.873 §21]

Source: Section 815.430 — Submitting false odometer disclosure; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors815.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 805.110 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 805 / Section 805.110
805.110 Former prisoners of war
Status: in_force

(1) 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 following:

(a) The fee is the one-time registration fee established under ORS 803.420 (Registration fees) for vehicles registered under this section.

(b) The department may not register a motor vehicle under this section if another vehicle owned by the applicant or a member of the applicant’s household has been registered under this section.

(c) The department may not register any commercial vehicle under this section or any motor vehicle with a loaded weight in excess of 10,000 pounds.

(2) A person is a former prisoner of war who qualifies for registration of a vehicle under this section if the person, while serving in the active military, naval or air service of the United States or any of its Allies, was forcibly detained or interned in line of duty:

(a) By an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of war; or

(b) By a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force during a period other than a period of war in which such person was held under circumstances which the department finds to have been comparable to the circumstances under which persons have generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during periods of war.

(3) The surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who was issued registration under this section may, upon the death of the former prisoner of war, continue to use the registration plates on a motor vehicle or may keep the plates as a memento.

(4) The department may suspend or revoke any registration issued under this section if the department determines that the vehicle is owned by a person not qualified for registration under this section or the vehicle is a kind not qualified for registration under this section. [1985 c.16 §94; 1987 c.750 §10; 1989 c.742 §1; 1993 c.741 §128; 2001 c.152 §3; 2005 c.770 §5; 2017 c.62 §1]

Source: Section 805.110 — Former prisoners of war , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors805.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 809.610 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 809 / Section 809.610
809.610 Restriction of driving privileges
Status: in_force

(1) When the Department of Transportation receives an abstract of the conviction under ORS 810.375 (Duties of judges or court clerks) , and the conviction is the second one of those described by ORS 809.600 (Kinds of offenses and number of convictions) (1) for the person or the 19th of those described by ORS 809.600 (Kinds of offenses and number of convictions) (2) for the person, the department may restrict the person’s driving privileges and shall send the person notice of the restrictions by first class mail.

(2) A person notified under subsection (1) of this section of restrictions placed on the person’s driving privileges may request a meeting with a representative of the department to determine whether the restrictions may be lifted. [1985 c.16 §181; 1989 c.15 §1; 1999 c.1051 §284; 2001 c.104 §303; 2001 c.494 §6]

Source: Section 809.610 — Restriction of driving privileges; notice; meeting , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors809.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.360 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.360
803.360 Domicile requirements for registration
Status: in_force

(1) 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 (“Domicile” described) . This section does not apply to persons required by ORS 803.200 (Residency) or any other provision of law, to register vehicles in this state.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who is not domiciled in this state may register or renew the registration of a vehicle that:

(a) Is usually left within the state when the registered owner is absent from the state;

(b) Is used primarily for personal transportation within the state;

(c) Is a private passenger vehicle or a vehicle with a loaded weight of no more than 10,000 pounds; and

(d) Is not a motor home or a camper. [1985 c.305 §8; 2005 c.770 §3; 2019 c.312 §31]

Source: Section 803.360 — Domicile requirements for registration; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.580 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.580
811.580 Parking vehicle on state highway for vending purposes
Status: in_force

(1) A driver commits the offense of unlawful parking for vending purposes if the person parks or leaves standing a vehicle on a right of way of a state highway for the purpose of advertising, selling or offering merchandise for sale except pursuant to written agreement with the Department of Transportation.

(2) The offense described in this section, unlawful parking for vending purposes is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §674]

Source: Section 811.580 — Parking vehicle on state highway for vending purposes; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.747 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.747
811.747 Definitions for ORS 811.748 and 811.750
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 811.748 (Driver failure to report accident to police officer or law enforcement agency) and 811.750 (Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to police officer or law enforcement agency) :

(1) “Emergency communications system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 403.105 (Definitions for ORS 305.823 and 403.105 to 403.250) .

(2) “Law enforcement agency” means any agency that employs members of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a city police officer, a police officer commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 (University police departments and officers) or 353.125 (Creation of police department and commission of police officers) or a law enforcement officer employed by a service district established under ORS 451.410 (Definitions for ORS 451.410 to 451.610) to 451.610 (Advisory committee for emergency communications system) for the purpose of law enforcement services. [2009 c.490 §3; 2011 c.506 §51; 2013 c.180 §57; 2015 c.247 §38]

Note: See note under 811.745 (When accident must be reported to police officer or law enforcement agency) .

Source: Section 811.747 — Definitions for ORS 811.748 and 811.750 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 825.102 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 825 / Section 825.102
825.102 Issuance of permits to intrastate for-hire carriers
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section and ORS 825.135 (Denial of certificate, permit, transfer or extension of authority) , the Department of Transportation shall issue a permit to a person to provide transportation service as a for-hire carrier over any highway in this state in intrastate commerce if the person applies for the permit and the department is satisfied that the person is able to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the department.

(2) In deciding whether to approve an application for a permit under this section, the department shall consider any evidence demonstrating that the applicant is unable to comply with this chapter and the rules of the department and shall deny the application if the applicant does not meet the financial responsibility and safety requirements established by this chapter and by rules of the department.

(3) If an application for a permit under this section is denied, the department shall notify the applicant of the reasons for denial. The applicant is entitled to a hearing if written request for a hearing is made within 15 days of the notification of denial.

(4) A permit granted under this section is not transferable. The department shall determine by rule what constitutes transfer of a permit.

(5) A permit issued under this section may be suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter. Grounds for suspension or revocation include, but are not limited to, failure to maintain compliance with safety requirements, failure to maintain compliance with financial responsibility requirements and failure to report or pay fees, taxes or penalties due the department.

(6) The department may not issue a permit under this section for transportation of household goods. For-hire carriers of household goods are subject to the certificate provisions of ORS 825.110 (Issuance, extension or transfer of certificate to carriers of household goods) . [1995 c.306 §2; 2015 c.283 §15]

Source: Section 825.102 — Issuance of permits to intrastate for-hire carriers; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors825.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 803.550 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 803 / Section 803.550
803.550 Illegal alteration or display of plates
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate if the person knowingly does any of the following:

(a) Illegally alters a registration plate in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) Causes a registration plate to be illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of this section.

(c) Operates any vehicle that is displaying a registration plate that is illegally altered in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section or that is illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of this section.

(d) Owns and causes or permits a vehicle to display a registration plate that is illegally altered in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section or that is illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) A registration plate is illegally altered for purposes of this section if the plate has been altered, modified, covered or obscured in any manner including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Any change of the color, configuration, numbers, letters or material of the plate.

(b) Any material or covering, other than a frame or plate holder, placed on, over or in front of the plate that alters the appearance of the plate.

(c) Any frame or plate holder that obscures the numbers, letters or registration stickers, so as to render them unreadable.

(3) A registration plate is illegally displayed for purposes of this section if the plate:

(a) Is displayed on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate was issued; or

(b) Displays registration stickers that contain an expiration date that is different from the expiration date shown upon the vehicle registration records of the Department of Transportation.

(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to the following:

(a) Any placement of registration stickers described under ORS 803.555 (Replacement) .

(b) Any public official who displays or performs any alteration of a registration plate in the course of official duties.

(c) Any special interest registration plate approved under ORS 805.210 (Special interest vehicle plates) .

(5) Subsection (3)(a) of this section does not apply to a vehicle dealer authorized to use and operate vehicles displaying the dealer’s plates under ORS 822.040 (Privileges granted by certificate) .

(6) A person does not commit the offense of illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate if, at the time the conduct described in subsection (3)(b) of this section occurs, the person has proof of registration of the vehicle but has not yet received new registration stickers from the department. The proof of vehicle registration is valid 30 days from the date of issuance. The department shall adopt rules regarding what constitutes proof of vehicle registration under this subsection.

(7) The court shall dismiss any charge under this section if, prior to the court appearance date listed on the citation, the person charged delivers to the clerk of the court named on the citation proof of registration of the vehicle at the time of the violation.

(8) The offense described in this section, illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate, is a Class B traffic violation. [1985 c.243 §2; 2007 c.192 §1; 2015 c.154 §1]

Source: Section 803.550 — Illegal alteration or display of plates; exception; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 811.520 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 811 / Section 811.520
811.520 Unlawful use or failure to use lights
Status: in_force

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(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful use or failure to use lights if the person does any of the following:

(a) Drives or moves on any highway any vehicle at a time when vehicle lighting is required to be operated or is prohibited from being operated under ORS 811.515 (When lights must be displayed) and operates or fails to operate lighting equipment as required under ORS 811.515 (When lights must be displayed) .

(b) Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or knowingly permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on any highway at a time when ORS 811.515 (When lights must be displayed) requires or prohibits the operation of vehicle lighting equipment without compliance with the requirements under ORS 811.515 (When lights must be displayed) .

(c) Drives any vehicle in a funeral procession without using the low beam headlights.

(2) The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 811.525 (Exemptions from requirements for use of lights) .

(3) The offense described in this section, unlawful use of or failure to use lights, is a Class B traffic violation, except that violation of ORS 811.515 (When lights must be displayed) (3), (4), (13) or (17) or subsection (1)(c) of this section is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §659; 1985 c.16 §323; 1991 c.482 §21; 1995 c.383 §21]

Source: Section 811.520 — Unlawful use or failure to use lights; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 801.525 — OR Code / Title 59 / Chapter 801 / Section 801.525
801.525 “Tire.”
Status: in_force

“Tire” means the band of material used on the circumference of a wheel, on the outer face of a track or on a runner of a sled, which forms the tread that comes in contact with the surface of the road. If no band is used it means the tread or runner of a sled. [1983 c.338 §96]

Source: Section 801.525 — “Tire.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).