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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.279 - Disposition of moneys from Portland Trail Blazers registration plate surcharge.

(1) Moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.278 must be transferred to the Trail Blazers Foundation established by the Portland Trail Blazers after deduction of the cost of administration of the Portland Trail Blazers registration plate program, including but not limited to the costs of collecting the Portland Trail Blazers registration plate surcharge and transferring Portland Trail Blazers registration plates that are above the normal costs of issuing, renewing and transferring registration plates in the normal course of business of the Department of Transportation. Any royalties due to the National Basketball Association are the responsibility of the Portland Trail Blazers.
(2) The Trail Blazers Foundation shall use the surcharge proceeds received under this section to issue grants for youth-related programs and initiatives.
(3) Each year, the Trail Blazers Foundation shall report to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation. The report must provide information about the grants awarded with the funds from the surcharge. [2015 c.806 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.283 - Breast cancer awareness registration plate; rules; fee.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a breast cancer awareness registration plate program to issue special registration plates called "breast cancer awareness registration plates" upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under ORS 803.420 (6)(a). In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of breast cancer awareness registration plates for vehicles not registered under ORS 803.420 (6)(a).
(2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each set of breast cancer awareness registration plates issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $40 payable when the plates are issued and upon each subsequent renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plates. The department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.285.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, breast cancer awareness registration plates may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle if the department stops issuing the plates, as long as the plates are legible and capable of being used for identification purposes. [2015 c.806 §6; 2017 c.750 §39r; 2018 c.114 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.285 - Disposition of moneys from breast cancer awareness registration plate surcharge.

(1) Moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.283 must be transferred to the Oregon Health Authority Fund established by ORS 413.101 after deduction of the cost of administration of the breast cancer awareness registration plate program, including but not limited to the costs of collecting the breast cancer awareness registration plate surcharge and transferring breast cancer awareness registration plates that are above the normal costs of issuing, renewing and transferring registration plates in the normal course of business of the Department of Transportation.
(2) Moneys deposited under subsection (1) of this section are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for activities under ORS 414.534 related to early detection of breast and cervical cancers as part of the Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. [2015 c.806 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.287 - Pacific Wonderland registration plate; rules; fee.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a Pacific Wonderland registration plate program to issue special registration plates called "Pacific Wonderland registration plates" upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a). In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of Pacific Wonderland registration plates for vehicles not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (6)(a).
(2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each set of Pacific Wonderland registration plates issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $100 payable when the plates are issued. The department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.289.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, Pacific Wonderland registration plates may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle if the department stops issuing the plates, as long as the plates are legible and capable of being used for identification purposes. [2009 c.823 §2; 2011 c.709 §8; 2015 c.390 §1; 2015 c.806 §18; 2017 c.750 §39s; 2018 c.93 §36; 2018 c.114 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.289 - Disposition of moneys from Pacific Wonderland registration plate surcharge.

(1) After deduction of the cost of administration of the Pacific Wonderland registration plate program, the Department of Transportation shall transfer 50 percent of the moneys from the surcharge imposed by ORS 805.287 to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation for the general purposes of the foundation under ORS 173.500 and 50 percent to the Oregon Historical Society.
(2) As used in this section, the cost of administration of the Pacific Wonderland registration plate program is the sum of all department expenses for the issuance or transfer of Pacific Wonderland registration plates under ORS 805.287 that are above the normal costs of issuing, renewing and transferring registration plates in the normal course of the business of the department. These expenses include, but are not limited to, the costs of collecting the Pacific Wonderland registration plate surcharge and transferring Pacific Wonderland registration plates. [2009 c.823 §3; 2010 c.30 §7; 2015 c.390 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.300 - Farm vehicle registration; general requirements; fees.

Any farmer who is the owner of a motor vehicle may apply to the Department of Transportation for and, upon payment of appropriate fees, may receive farm vehicle registration described in this section to operate the vehicle. Farm vehicle registration is subject to the following as described:
(1) Application is as provided under ORS 805.320.
(2) Qualification is as provided under ORS 805.310.
(3) The fees are as provided under ORS 803.420.
(4) The registration period is as provided under ORS 803.415.
(5) Once registered under a farm vehicle registration, a vehicle may be used only for purposes described under ORS 805.390. Violation of limits imposed on use is punishable as provided under ORS 805.350.
(6) Vehicles are exempt from or subject to regulation under ORS chapter 825 as provided in ORS 825.024.
(7) Transfer is subject to ORS 805.340.
(8) The registration may be canceled as provided under ORS 805.380. [1983 c.338 §766; 1985 c.16 §366; 1989 c.723 §15; 1993 c.741 §135; 1993 c.751 §109]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.310 - Qualifications for registration.

To qualify for issuance of registration described under ORS 805.300 a person must be engaged, either as owner or renter, in operating one or more farms, orchards or ranches actually producing agricultural products or raising livestock in sufficient quantities to reasonably require the use of the motor vehicle or vehicles for which the farm vehicle license is sought. Cooperative corporations or associations organized under the provisions of ORS chapter 62 or corporations or subsidiaries of corporations do not qualify for the issuance of licenses described under ORS 805.300 if owned by more than 100 shareholders. As used in this section, "shareholder" has the meaning given that term in ORS 60.001. [1983 c.338 §769; 1985 c.16 §368; 1987 c.94 §109; 2003 c.80 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.320 - Application for registration.

Application for registration described under ORS 805.300 shall be made in a form prescribed by the Department of Transportation and certified to by the applicant and shall include all of the following:
(1) The name and residence or business address of the applicant, except as provided for Address Confidentiality Program participants in ORS 192.846.
(2) The number of acres as shown on the latest county real property tax statements of one or more of the farms, orchards or ranches upon which the motor vehicle sought to be registered is to be used.
(3) The type and amount of agricultural commodities, agricultural products or livestock produced annually on one or more of the farms, orchards or ranches upon which the motor vehicle sought to be registered is to be used.
(4) The number of trucks used on the one or more farms, orchards or ranches upon which the motor vehicle sought to be registered is to be used and the combined weight of the motor vehicle sought to be registered.
(5) A statement that any motor vehicle registered under ORS 805.300:
(a) Will be used for one or more of the purposes specified under ORS 805.390.
(b) Will not be used, at any time while registered under ORS 805.300, for any other purpose or for the transportation of any other commodities or products for hire except as provided under ORS 825.024.
(c) Is needed in the operation of the one or more farms, orchards or ranches upon which the motor vehicle sought to be registered is to be used.
(6) Any other information required by the department.
(7) Additional information required by law or by the department in making an application for regular registration for the motor vehicle.
(8) The application shall contain a declaration that it is made under penalties for false certification. Violation of this subsection is subject to penalties under ORS 805.370. [1983 c.338 §770; 1985 c.16 §369; 1989 c.723 §16; 1991 c.284 §22; 1993 c.368 §2; 1993 c.751 §98; 1995 c.522 §2; 2007 c.542 §19; 2008 c.10 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.322 - Annual proof of qualification for farm vehicle registration.

The owner of a vehicle or combination that has four or more axles and that is registered as a farm vehicle under ORS 805.300 or has a farm device issued pursuant to ORS 805.400 shall annually show to the satisfaction of the Department of Transportation that the owner meets the qualifications of ORS 805.320. [1993 c.368 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.340 - Effect of sale of vehicle.

Upon sale of a vehicle registered under ORS 805.300, prior to operation of the vehicle on a highway, the new owner must reregister the vehicle unless the new owner is qualified under ORS 805.310 to register the vehicle under ORS 805.300. [1983 c.338 §774; 1985 c.16 §371; 1993 c.741 §136]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.350 - Violation of farm registration limits; penalty.

(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 for purposes other than purposes described under ORS 805.390.
(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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.360 - Failure to register farm vehicle properly; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to register a farm vehicle properly if the person is the new owner of a vehicle with registration under ORS 805.300, and the person operates the vehicle before properly registering it.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from registering the vehicle under ORS 805.300 if qualifications for registration under that section are met.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to register a farm vehicle properly, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §776; 1985 c.16 §373; 1993 c.741 §137]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.370 - False certification; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of false certification on farm registration if the person knowingly certifies falsely to any information on any application for issuance of registration under ORS 805.320.
(2) The offense described in this section, false certification on farm registration, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §777; 1985 c.16 §374; 1993 c.751 §110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.380 - Department investigation; cancellation.

The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for registration under ORS 805.300. The department may cancel the registration of any vehicle that has registration issued under ORS 805.300 if the owner or a lessee or an employee of either is convicted of violation of ORS 805.350 to 805.370, if the department determines that such person has violated ORS 805.350 to 805.370 whether or not the person is convicted for the violation or if the department determines that either the vehicle or the owner no longer qualifies for farm vehicle registration. If registration is canceled under this section, the vehicle shall not again be eligible for registration under ORS 805.300 for a period of one year after the cancellation. [1985 c.16 §377; 1993 c.741 §138]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.400 - Proportional registration for farm vehicles; rules.

(1) Any person who qualifies under ORS 805.310 for farm vehicle registration under ORS 805.300 may choose to register farm qualified vehicles under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 or 826.011 in lieu of registering the vehicles under the farm vehicle registration provisions of ORS 805.300. Except as otherwise provided in this section, farm vehicles registered under ORS 826.009 or 826.011 are subject to the same requirements, conditions and privileges as other vehicles registered under those sections. Farm vehicle proportional registration is subject to the following:
(a) In addition to any application for registration required by ORS 826.009 or 826.011, the applicant must submit an application to the Department of Transportation certified by the applicant and containing the information specified in ORS 805.320 for farm vehicle registration.
(b) The department shall issue appropriate identification devices for proportionally registered farm vehicles. The design for such devices shall be determined by the department by rule and the fees for such devices are as provided in ORS 803.577.
(c) An identification device for proportionally registered farm vehicles is subject to cancellation as provided in ORS 805.410.
(2) The following provisions apply to a vehicle that has been issued farm vehicle proportional registration:
(a) The vehicle may be used only for purposes described in ORS 805.390. Violation of this paragraph is punishable as provided in ORS 805.350 for violation of farm registration limits.
(b) The vehicle is exempt from or subject to regulation under ORS chapter 825 to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in ORS 825.024 for vehicles registered under ORS 805.300. [1985 c.668 §18; 1989 c.43 §34; 1991 c.284 §23; 1991 c.407 §37; 1993 c.751 §111]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 805 - Special Registration Provisions › Section 805.410 - Department investigation of farm vehicle proportional registration application; cancellation.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for proportional registration of a farm vehicle under ORS 805.400. The department may cancel an identification device for a proportionally registered farm vehicle if the department determines that the owner or lessee of the vehicle, or an employee of either, has:
(a) Operated the vehicle in violation of farm registration limits; or
(b) Falsely certified an application required by ORS 805.400 for registration or renewal of registration of a proportionally registered farm vehicle.
(2) If a farm vehicle proportional registration identification device is canceled under this section, the vehicle is not eligible for registration under ORS 805.300 for a period of one year after the cancellation. [1985 c.668 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.010 - Driving uninsured prohibited; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of driving uninsured if the person operates a motor vehicle in this state on any highway or premises open to the public in this state without either:
(a) The person being insured while driving the vehicle under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that meets the requirements described under ORS 806.080; or
(b) The person or the owner of the vehicle providing the Department of Transportation with other satisfactory proof of compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of this state.
(2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 806.020.
(3) In addition to other penalties under this section the following apply:
(a) A person who is involved in a motor vehicle accident at any time the person is in violation of this section is subject to suspension of the person’s driving privileges under ORS 809.417.
(b) A person who is convicted of violating this section is subject to ORS 806.230, if the person does not make future responsibility filings as required by that section.
(4) A person convicted for violation of this section must file with the department, and thereafter maintain for a period of three years, proof of financial responsibility that complies with ORS 806.060. Failure to comply with this subsection is subject to ORS 809.415.
(5) The offense described in this section, driving uninsured, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §837; 1985 c.16 §422; 1985 c.714 §1; 1991 c.350 §1; 1991 c.702 §4; 2003 c.402 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.011 - Proof of insurance; rules.

(1) Proof of insurance issued as provided in ORS 742.447, or other current proof of compliance with financial or future responsibility requirements approved by rule by the Department of Transportation, shall be carried in each motor vehicle that is operating in this state and that is not exempt from compliance with financial or future responsibility requirements.
(2) The use of an electronic device to display proof of insurance does not constitute consent for a police officer to access other contents of the electronic device.
(3) Failure of the driver of a motor vehicle to show proof of insurance or other current proof of compliance when asked to do so by a police officer is reasonable grounds for the officer to believe that the person is operating the vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010.
(4) The registered owner of the motor vehicle may black out or otherwise obscure the residence address, business address, mailing address or vehicle address shown on the proof of insurance, or other current proof of compliance with financial or future responsibility requirements approved by rule by the department. No other information may be blacked out or otherwise obscured. [1993 c.746 §2; 2013 c.108 §2; 2017 c.471 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.012 - Failure to carry proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements; rules; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to carry proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements if the person operates a motor vehicle in this state and does not have in the vehicle current proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall determine by rule what constitutes proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements.
(3) This section does not apply:
(a) To persons operating motor vehicles that are exempt from financial responsibility requirements by ORS 806.020; or
(b) If a police officer verifies proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements through the Law Enforcement Data System.
(4) 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 compliance with financial responsibility requirements at the time of the violation.
(5) The offense described in this section, failure to carry proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements, is a Class B traffic violation. [1993 c.751 §101; 2005 c.361 §1; 2013 c.108 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.020 - Exemptions from financial responsibility requirements.

This section provides exemptions from the necessity for compliance with or proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements in accident reports under ORS 811.725, when applying for vehicle registration under ORS 803.370 or 803.460 and for operating a vehicle under ORS 806.010. The owner or operator of a vehicle is exempt, as provided by this section, from financial responsibility requirements if the vehicle involved in the accident, sought to be registered or operated is any of the following:
(1) An antique vehicle issued permanent registration under ORS 805.010.
(2) A farm trailer.
(3) A farm tractor.
(4) An implement of husbandry.
(5) A vehicle of special interest that is 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.
(6) A snowmobile or a Class I, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle, unless the vehicle is operating on an all-terrain vehicle highway access route that is designated by the Oregon Transportation Commission as open to all-terrain vehicles.
(7) Any motor vehicle not operated on any highway or premises open to the public in this state.
(8) A motor assisted scooter.
(9) An electric personal assistive mobility device. [1983 c.338 §838; 1985 c.16 §423; 1987 c.217 §4; 1989 c.991 §32; 1993 c.751 §99; 2001 c.749 §22; 2003 c.341 §5; 2009 c.257 §1; 2011 c.360 §15; 2015 c.138 §29; 2017 c.453 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.040 - Judgments for which financial responsibility requirements established.

Financial responsibility requirements are designed to provide for minimum payment of judgments of the type described in this section. For the purposes of ORS 806.130, 806.140, 809.130 and 809.470, judgments of the type described in this section must:
(1) Have become final by expiration, without appeal, of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected or by final affirmation on appeal;
(2) Be rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States;
(3) Be upon a cause of action for damages of the type described under subsection (4) of this section or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages; and
(4) Be for one or more of the following kinds of damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident on public or private property:
(a) Damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person.
(b) Damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof. [1983 c.338 §840; 1985 c.16 §424; 1987 c.258 §1; 1995 c.41 §4; 2003 c.175 §4; 2009 c.257 §10; 2021 c.630 §86]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.050 - Falsification of financial responsibility; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of falsification of financial responsibility if the person does any of the following:
(a) Forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements.
(b) Files or offers for filing any evidence of proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements knowing or having reason to believe that the proof of compliance is forged or signed without authority.
(c) Knowingly certifies falsely to the existence of motor vehicle liability insurance meeting the requirements under ORS 806.080 or some other means of satisfying the financial responsibility requirements or making a financial responsibility filing.
(2) A denial of coverage, signed by an officer or agent of an insurer, returned to the Department of Transportation after inquiry from the department as to the existence of liability insurance under ORS 806.150 or 811.725 is prima facie evidence of false certification.
(3) Any person convicted of knowingly certifying falsely to the existence of motor vehicle liability insurance or to the existence of some other means of satisfying the financial responsibility requirements shall be imprisoned for no less than three consecutive days. In no case shall the execution of the punishment imposed by this section be suspended by the court, nor shall any person subject to such punishment be sentenced to probation by the court.
(4) A person who is convicted for violation of this section is subject to ORS 806.230 if the person does not make future responsibility filings as required by that section.
(5) The offense described in this section, falsification of financial responsibility, is a Class B misdemeanor except that violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §841; 1985 c.16 §425; 1985 c.393 §62; 1993 c.14 §27; 2019 c.312 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.055 - Giving false information about liability insurance to police officer; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of giving false information about liability insurance to a police officer if the person knowingly gives false information about the person’s motor vehicle liability insurance coverage to any police officer who is enforcing motor vehicle laws.
(2) The offense described in this section, giving false information about liability insurance to a police officer, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1991 c.330 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.060 - Methods of compliance.

A person who is required to comply with the financial responsibility requirements of this state must be able to respond in damages, in amounts required under this section, for liability on account of accidents arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of motor vehicles and must establish that ability by one of the methods required by this section. All of the following apply to the financial responsibility requirements of this state:
(1) To meet the financial responsibility requirements, a person must be able to respond in damages in amounts not less than those established under the payment schedule under ORS 806.070.
(2) A person may only comply with the financial responsibility requirements of this state by establishing the required ability to respond in damages in one of the following ways:
(a) Obtaining a motor vehicle liability policy meeting the requirements under ORS 806.080 that will provide at least minimum limits necessary to pay amounts established under the payment schedule under ORS 806.070.
(b) Becoming self-insured as provided under ORS 806.130. [1983 c.338 §842; 1985 c.16 §426; 1995 c.41 §5; 2003 c.175 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.070 - Minimum payment schedule.

(1) This section establishes a schedule of payments for the following purposes:
(a) An insurance policy described under ORS 806.080 must provide for payment of at least amounts necessary to cover the minimum required payments under this section to qualify for use for financial responsibility under ORS 806.060.
(b) A person who is self-insured under ORS 806.130 must agree to pay according to the payment schedule established by this section.
(c) The payment schedule is the minimum required payment of a judgment for purposes of ORS 809.130 and 809.415.
(2) The schedule of payments is as follows:
(a) $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident;
(b) Subject to that limit for one person, $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and
(c) $20,000 because of injury to or destruction of the property of others in any one accident. [1983 c.338 §843; 1985 c.16 §427; 1995 c.41 §6; 2003 c.175 §6; 2003 c.402 §13; 2009 c.66 §2; 2021 c.630 §87]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.075 - Insurance requirements for person convicted of driving under influence of intoxicants.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicants under ORS 813.010 is subject to the following requirements for the method of complying with and the amounts needed to meet financial responsibility requirements and for the duration of future responsibility filings:
(1) The person must have a certificate or certificates of insurance that meet the requirements of ORS 806.270 except that the certificate or certificates must show that the person is covered by insurance that provides at least:
(a) $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident;
(b) Subject to that limit for one person, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and
(c) $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of the property of others in any one accident.
(2) The person must maintain future responsibility filings showing insurance coverage in the amounts specified in subsection (1) of this section for a period of three years from the date that the first filing is required. [1987 c.774 §95; 1991 c.768 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.080 - Insurance.

(1) A motor vehicle liability insurance policy used to comply with financial responsibility requirements under ORS 806.060 must meet all of the following requirements:
(a) It must be a policy or part of a policy designating, by explicit description or by appropriate reference, all motor vehicles for which coverage is provided by the policy.
(b) It must insure the named insured and all other persons insured under the terms of the policy against loss from the liabilities imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of those motor vehicles by persons insured under the policy. The policy must include in its coverage all persons who, with the consent of the named insured, use the motor vehicles insured under the policy, except for any person specifically excluded from coverage under ORS 742.450.
(c) It must provide the minimum limits of coverage required under ORS 806.070.
(2) The requirements for the insurance may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers which policies together meet such requirements. [1983 c.338 §844; 1991 c.768 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.130 - Self-insurance.

(1) To qualify as a self-insurer for purposes of financial responsibility requirements under ORS 806.060, a person must do all of the following:
(a) Apply to the Department of Transportation and be issued by the department a certificate of self-insurance under ORS 806.140.
(b) Either:
(A) Establish to the satisfaction of the department that the person possesses and will continue to possess the ability to pay and discharge judgments described under ORS 806.040 that might be obtained against the applicant; or
(B) Be qualified under the laws of the State of Oregon or under an ordinance of a city of this state to act as a self-insurer and be acting as a self-insurer.
(c) Agree to provide the same coverage and to pay the same amounts with respect to an accident occurring while the certificate is in force that an insurer would be obligated to provide and to pay under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including providing the coverage required under ORS 806.080 (1)(b) and uninsured motorist coverage and liability coverage to at least the limits specified in ORS 806.070.
(d) Have more than 25 motor vehicles including commercial buses registered in the person’s name.
(2)(a) If an accident occurs while a certificate of self-insurance issued under ORS 806.140 is in force, the liability protection provided and the amounts paid under subsection (1)(c) of this section are secondary to any motor vehicle liability insurance or uninsured motorist coverage available to a customer of the self-insurer, an operator of the self-insured vehicle or an occupant of the self-insured vehicle unless otherwise agreed to by the self-insurer. A self-insurer is required to provide the minimum payments established under ORS 742.502 and 806.070 only when the motor vehicle liability insurance policy of a customer of the self-insurer or an operator of the self-insured vehicle does not provide the minimum required payments established in ORS 742.502 and 806.070.
(b) A self-insurer may recover from a customer of the self-insurer or an operator of the self-insured vehicle the amounts paid under subsection (1)(c) of this section.
(3) Nothing in this section requires a self-insurer to provide liability coverage when a person is operating the vehicle without permission of the self-insurer. [1983 c.338 §849; 1985 c.16 §430; 2007 c.287 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.140 - Certificate; issuance; cancellation.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a certificate of self-insurance for purposes of financial responsibility requirements under ORS 806.060 and future responsibility filings under ORS 806.240 to any person who qualifies under ORS 806.130.
(2) The department may cancel a certificate of self-insurance issued under this section upon reasonable grounds. Failure to pay any judgment described under ORS 806.040 within 30 days after it has become final constitutes reasonable grounds for cancellation under this subsection. The department shall give not less than five days’ notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice before the department may cancel under this subsection. [1983 c.338 §850]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.150 - Department verification program; rules.

The Department of Transportation shall establish by rule a program to verify compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of operating a motor vehicle in this state. The program established under this section shall comply with all of the following:
(1) The department may select vehicles registered in this state for verification when the department considers the selection necessary or appropriate. The department may emphasize verification of vehicles registered to individuals who:
(a) Have been convicted of violating ORS 806.010;
(b) Have provided proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements that has been previously found to be not correct; or
(c) The department has reasonable grounds to believe are not in compliance with financial responsibility requirements.
(2) When a vehicle is selected for verification under this section, the department shall provide a notice of verification to the registered owner of the vehicle. The notice of verification must:
(a) Inform the owner that the vehicle has been selected for verification; and
(b) Require the owner to provide proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements within the time specified by the department by rule.
(3) After the department receives proof of compliance from a registered owner as required under subsection (2) of this section, the department shall forward the proof of compliance to the listed insurer, or use other means, to determine whether the proof of compliance is correct. An insurer shall notify the department if the proof of compliance is not correct within the time specified by the department by rule.
(4) Civil liability does not accrue to the insurer or any of its employees for reports made to the department under this section when the reports are made in good faith based on the most recent information available to the insurer. [1983 c.338 §851; 1985 c.16 §431; 1985 c.714 §2; 1987 c.158 §165; 1993 c.751 §29; 2005 c.142 §1; 2019 c.312 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.170 - Department check on financial certification on accident reports.

The Department of Transportation shall investigate all certifications of compliance with financial responsibility requirements made on reports of accidents under ORS 811.725 and 811.730. The department shall contact the insurers listed on the certifications to determine whether each certification is accurate. If the certification is not correct, an insurer shall notify the department no later than 60 days after receiving a request from the department for verification of the accuracy of the certification. [1983 c.338 §853; 2009 c.257 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.180 - Information to be provided when certification of compliance required.

A person who is required under ORS 803.460 or 811.725 to provide proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements shall certify proof of compliance in a manner prescribed by the Department of Transportation by rule and shall provide any information that the department requires. [1983 c.338 §854; 1985 c.714 §4; 1987 c.158 §166; 1993 c.751 §30; 2003 c.364 §172; 2019 c.312 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.190 - Insurance carrier report of person involved in accident who is in violation of ORS 806.010; civil liability.

(1) Every insurance carrier that issues property and casualty insurance policies, as defined in ORS chapter 731, in this state shall report to the Department of Transportation any person the carrier has reason to believe is involved in an accident while the person is operating a vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010. The carrier shall make the report required by this section whether or not the accident:
(a) Is a reportable accident under ORS 811.720; or
(b) Occurred on a highway or on any other premises open to the public.
(2) An insurance carrier shall file the report no later than 60 days after the carrier first has reason to believe that a person was involved in an accident while the person was operating a vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010.
(3) No civil liability shall accrue to an insurance carrier or any of its employees for reports made to the department under this section when the reports are made in good faith. [Formerly 486.097 and then 743.774; 2001 c.827 §6; 2003 c.364 §173; 2009 c.257 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.195 - Information submitted by insurers; rules; use.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall specify by rule:
(a) Any information that insurers shall submit to the department in addition to that specifically required by ORS 742.580.
(b) The form in which the information required by ORS 742.580 and by rules adopted under this section shall be submitted.
(2) Information submitted to the department in accordance with ORS 742.580 and with rules adopted under this section shall be:
(a) Entered into a computer system maintained by the department; and
(b) Made available to police officers in the most timely and efficient way possible. [1993 c.746 §6; 2001 c.104 §301]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.200 - Failure to file after accident; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to make a future responsibility filing after an accident if:
(a) The person is the owner or driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident;
(b) At the time of the accident the vehicle was operated in violation of ORS 806.010;
(c) The person does not make a future responsibility filing within 30 days after the accident; and
(d) The person is not exempt under ORS 806.210 from making a future responsibility filing.
(2) The employer of a driver is subject to the requirements and penalties under this section if the driver is an employee exempted from this section under ORS 806.210.
(3) In addition to any other penalties under this section, violation of this section subjects the violator to suspension of driving privileges as provided under ORS 809.415.
(4) The offense described in this section, failure to make a future responsibility filing after an accident, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §855; 1985 c.393 §63; 2003 c.402 §14; 2009 c.257 §5; 2021 c.630 §88]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.210 - Exemption from requirement to file after accident.

As appropriate, the driver or the owner, or both, are exempt from the requirement under ORS 806.200 to make a future responsibility filing if the person claiming exemption furnishes to the Department of Transportation proof of any of the following:
(1) At the time of the accident the driver was operating a vehicle owned by or leased to and operated under the direction of the United States of America, this state or any municipality or subdivision thereof.
(2) At the time of the accident the vehicle was lawfully parked.
(3) Such liability as may arise from the driver’s operation of the vehicle involved in the accident was covered by some form of liability insurance which complies with the financial responsibility requirements.
(4) The owner of the vehicle involved in the accident was a self-insurer under ORS 806.130.
(5) The vehicle involved in the accident was being operated under a permit issued by the department under ORS chapter 825.
(6) At the time of the accident the owner’s vehicle was being operated without the owner’s permission, expressed or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating such vehicle without the owner’s permission unless the vehicle at the time of its taking had been left unattended in a condition prohibited by a regulation or ordinance designed to prevent the operation of vehicles by unauthorized persons. This subsection only exempts owners of vehicles who qualify.
(7) At the time of the accident, the driver was operating a vehicle owned, operated or leased by the driver’s employer with the permission of that employer. This subsection only exempts drivers of vehicles. Owners remain subject as provided under ORS 806.200. [1983 c.338 §856; 1995 c.733 §87; 2003 c.175 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.220 - Failure to file after failing verification; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to make future responsibility filing after failing verification if the person does not:
(a) Provide satisfactory proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements within the time specified by the Department of Transportation by rule under ORS 806.150; and
(b) Within 60 days after the date the department sent the notice of verification under ORS 806.150, make a future responsibility filing.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to make future responsibility filing after failing verification, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §857; 1985 c.393 §64; 1985 c.714 §5; 2019 c.312 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 806 - Financial Responsibility Law › Section 806.230 - Failure of previous violator to file.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a previous violator to make a future responsibility filing if the person is convicted of a violation of ORS 806.010 or 806.050 and the person does not make a future responsibility filing within 30 days after the conviction.
(2) In addition to any other penalties under this section, a violator of this section is subject to suspension of driving privileges under ORS 809.415.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure of a previous violator to make future responsibility filing, is a Class A traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §858; 1985 c.393 §65; 2003 c.402 §15]