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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.608 - "Vulnerable user of a public way."

"Vulnerable user of a public way" means a pedestrian, a highway worker, a person riding an animal or a person operating, or riding on, any of the following on a public way, crosswalk or shoulder of the highway:
(1) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry;
(2) A skateboard;
(3) Roller skates;
(4) In-line skates;
(5) A scooter;
(6) A bicycle;
(7) A moped; or
(8) A motorcycle. [2007 c.784 §2; 2009 c.301 §1; 2019 c.349 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 801 - General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code › Section 801.610 - "Worker transport bus."

"Worker transport bus" means a vehicle that is described under ORS 820.010 that has a seating capacity of 12 or more passengers. [1983 c.338 §113]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.010 - Duties of Department of Transportation regarding motor vehicles and drivers.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall perform all of the duties, functions and powers with respect to the following:
(a) The administration of the laws relating to the motor vehicle fuel license tax, aircraft fuel license tax and use fuel license tax including ORS chapter 319.
(b) The administration of the laws relating to motor vehicle registration and titling and the issuance of certificates to vehicle dealers and dismantlers including but not limited to the administration of the vehicle code.
(c) The administration of the laws relating to driving privileges granted under licenses and permits and under the vehicle code.
(d) The administration of the laws relating to operation of vehicles on highways and of vehicle size, weight and use limits under the vehicle code.
(e) The administration of ORS 820.130 and 820.140.
(f) The administration of the provisions relating to proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements and future responsibility filings.
(2) The Director of Transportation shall act as a reciprocity officer for the purposes of ORS 802.500 and 802.520.
(3) The director shall have the authority to execute or make such arrangements, agreements or declarations to carry out the provisions of ORS 802.500 and 802.520. The director shall receive no additional compensation for service performed under this subsection but shall be allowed actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties to be paid from the account of the department. [1983 c.338 §114; 1985 c.16 §30; 1985 c.668 §1; 1991 c.407 §20; 1993 c.741 §71; 1995 c.733 §82; 2001 c.104 §297; 2005 c.654 §37; 2019 c.312 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.012 - Rules for acceptance of information submitted other than on paper; effect of submission.

(1) Notwithstanding other provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code relating to certifications, signatures, forms or similar requirements, the Department of Transportation may adopt rules for acceptance and verification by telephone or electronic means of information customarily provided on paper forms. Rules shall address:
(a) The use of credit card, debit card personal identification numbers or other identification numbers as a means of identification;
(b) The acceptance of information and statements given orally, over the telephone or mechanically by electronic data entry; and
(c) The use of mechanically produced equivalents or other unique identifiers in lieu of handwritten signatures as a means of obtaining certification of information and statements that are required to be submitted and certified.
(2) Whenever a person submits information to the department in compliance with a requirement of statute or rule, the submission shall constitute a certification as to the truth and accuracy of the information. This subsection applies whether the information is submitted in the form of a document or in some other form and whether or not the person signs what is submitted. [1993 c.751 §§8,8a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.020 - Administrative facilities for enforcement of motor vehicle laws.

The Department of Transportation:
(1) Shall purchase the necessary stationery, record books, registration plates and postage, provide for the printing and all other necessary and incidental expenses, employ the necessary clerical assistance, and lease such real estate and buildings as the department deems necessary to carry out fully the objects and purposes of the motor vehicle laws which it is required to administer.
(2) Is authorized and directed to pay any claims therefor in the manner provided by law out of the money received under the provisions of the vehicle code.
(3) May share space in any leased building with any other state officer, department, board or commission, for the conduct of the business of the state.
(4) Subject to approval under this subsection, may acquire by purchase, agreement or donation, real property or any right or interest therein for office buildings and necessary appurtenant facilities. Before the department may exercise any authority under this subsection the department must have the approval of:
(a) The committee of ways and means established under ORS 171.555 if the Legislative Assembly is in session.
(b) The Emergency Board created under ORS 291.324 if the Legislative Assembly is not in session. [1983 c.338 §115]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.031 - Designation of dealers and others as agents of department.

(1) Nothing in ORS 802.600 prohibits the Department of Transportation from adopting rules to:
(a) Authorize persons to act as agents for the department for the purpose of issuing winter recreation parking permits.
(b) Designate vehicle dealers holding a valid certificate issued under ORS 822.020 to act as agents of the department for purposes of accepting documents and fees necessary to title and register any vehicle the vehicle dealer sells, or to perform other duties the department may authorize. Other duties may include, but need not be limited to:
(A) Issuing permits under ORS 803.600 and 803.625; and
(B) Performing vehicle identification number inspections.
(2) A vehicle dealer designated under this section shall:
(a) Transmit title and registration documents with all required fees to the department within the time specified in ORS 822.042 and in accordance with any other applicable statutes or applicable rules adopted by the department.
(b) Maintain records as determined by the department to show compliance with this section and any rules adopted by the department. [1997 c.583 §10(2); 2017 c.172 §2; 2023 c.400 §38]
Note:
802.031 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code or any chapter or series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.040 - Specification of certain ways of reporting.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall specify the minimum contents of a report about, and the means for reporting, accidents that are required to be reported under ORS 810.460, 811.725, 811.730 and 811.735. The department shall consult with the state police and city and county law enforcement officials before approving means for accident reports required under ORS 810.460. Any means of reporting specified under this subsection shall require sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a traffic accident, the cause, conditions then existing and the persons and vehicles involved. Upon request, if the department adopts forms as one means of reporting accidents, the department shall make the forms available through police departments, sheriffs’ offices and other suitable agencies or individuals.
(2) The department shall assure that any means specified under subsection (1) of this section for use in accident reports required under ORS 811.725, 811.730 and 811.735 include a way of making owners aware of the definition of a totaled vehicle and of the owner’s duty under ORS 819.012.
(3) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms for the administration and enforcement of the financial responsibility requirements under the vehicle code or shall prescribe any other means of accomplishing the same end that the department finds convenient. [1983 c.338 §117; 1985 c.16 §32; 1991 c.820 §12; 1993 c.751 §10; 2005 c.195 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.050 - Publications; fees.

(1) The Department of Transportation may compile, publish and distribute a vehicle code book containing statutes administered by the department concerning vehicles and drivers, along with other related laws. The department may establish and collect a reasonable fee for books issued to groups or persons who are not employees of the department. Any fee established under this section shall not exceed the costs of the compilation, publication and distribution of the books.
(2) The department shall publish statistical information based on the analysis and tabulation of accident reports under ORS 802.220. Publication under this subsection shall be annual or at more frequent intervals.
(3) The department shall make rules it adopts concerning aiming of headlights, auxiliary lights and passing lights available to the public in an appropriate publication. [1983 c.338 §118; 1985 c.171 §4; 1993 c.741 §72; 2001 c.239 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.060 - Acceptance of grants and other moneys for traffic safety programs; contracts.

The Department of Transportation may:
(1) Apply for, accept and receive such grants, contributions or other moneys as may be available to this state or any of its agencies for research and other programs concerning the safe operation of motor vehicles upon the highways, including research or educational programs for the improvement of drivers, the reduction of traffic accidents and the reduction of violations of traffic laws and ordinances.
(2) Enter into such contracts or agreements, employ such personnel, and do all things necessary to receive available moneys and carry on any research or program mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, provided that the authority herein granted and the contracts, agreements and other acts authorized to be entered into or performed, shall be subject to and not in conflict with the provisions of any other applicable state statutes. [1983 c.338 §876; 1993 c.741 §73]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.070 - Department to assist schools in promoting highway safety.

The Department of Transportation shall assist accredited schools and educational institutions of this state in the promotion of highway safety and shall carry on with other activities under the laws providing for the registration of motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators and chauffeurs, other projects having for their purpose the prevention of motor vehicle accidents. [1983 c.338 §877]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.075 - Rules for accident prevention course.

The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules for approval of a motor vehicle accident prevention course that will qualify a person for the reduction in premium provided by ORS 742.490 to 742.494. The rules may include requirements for the contents of a course and qualifications of an organization offering a course. [1989 c.379 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.087 - Rules for assisting offenders in obtaining driver license or identification card.

The Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections jointly shall adopt rules and enter into interagency agreements necessary to assist offenders in obtaining a driver license or identification card prior to an offender’s release from a Department of Corrections institution. [2009 c.138 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.090

[1983 c.338 §870; 1985 c.16 §439; 1989 c.979 §1; 1993 c.713 §4; 1993 c.751 §11; renumbered 247.017 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.091 - Removal of debris following motor vehicle accident.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall pay reasonable costs for the removal of any vehicle, cargo or debris resulting from a motor vehicle accident if:
(a) The motor vehicle accident resulted in the death of a person 18 years of age or younger;
(b) The accident occurred on a state highway;
(c) The surviving family members would otherwise be responsible for the cost of the cleanup; and
(d) There is no insurance available.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if:
(a) It is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the deceased was engaged in conduct that would constitute a crime; or
(b) The vehicle of the deceased was not insured under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that complied with financial responsibility requirements under ORS 806.060. [2009 c.620 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.100 - Accounts related to driver and vehicle services; uses.

The following accounts are established separate and distinct from the General Fund for the financial administration of those functions of the Department of Transportation dealing with driver and motor vehicle services in accordance with ORS 802.110:
(1) The Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Suspense Account. The account established under this subsection is a suspense account in the State Treasury that is used to deposit moneys received by the department related to driver and motor vehicle services and to make approved payments and disbursals of funds before the department pays administrative expenses related to the provision of driver and motor vehicle services. The department shall transfer the money that is not to be used to make approved payments and disbursals from the account established under this subsection and that remains in the account at the close of business on the last day of each month to the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Administrative Account on or before the 15th day of the following month.
(2) The Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Administrative Account. The account established under this subsection shall be used for the payment of administrative expenses payable before money from the account is transferred to the State Highway Fund. The department shall transfer the money that is not to be used to make payments from the account established under this subsection and that remains in the account at the close of business on the last day of each month to the State Highway Fund on or before the 15th day of the following month.
(3) The Passenger Rail Transportation Account. The account established under this subsection is a separate account in the State Treasury that shall be used to deposit moneys received from the sale of customized registration plates under ORS 805.240. Moneys in the account shall be used for passenger rail programs. Moneys shall be deposited in the account after payment of administrative expenses as provided under ORS 802.110.
(4) The Revolving Account for Emergency Cash Advances. The account established under this subsection is a separate account that shall be maintained for the payment of emergency cash advances and taking up of dishonored remittances. [1983 c.338 §132; 1985 c.16 §39; 1989 c.966 §71; 1993 c.18 §166; 1993 c.741 §74; 2001 c.104 §298; 2007 c.667 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.112 - Surcharge for certain transactions; rules.

The Department of Transportation may impose a surcharge on any fee the department is authorized to collect if the fee is imposed for a transaction that can be accomplished by a customer of the department in more than one way and the customer chooses the more expensive way. A surcharge imposed under this section may be added to the amount tendered by the customer to offset fees charged to the department for acceptance and use of a credit card. A surcharge may not be imposed under this section until the department adopts rules specifying transactions for which the surcharge will be imposed. [1993 c.751 §9; 2019 c.312 §35]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.120 - Snowmobile fuel tax moneys; amount; disposition.

(1) Motor vehicle fuel used and purchased for providing the motive power for snowmobiles shall be considered a nonhighway use of fuel.
(2) The Director of Transportation shall withhold, from taxes collected under ORS chapter 319 during June of each year, amounts the director determines to have been paid as tax under ORS chapter 319 on fuel used in snowmobiles during the preceding 12-month period ending June 30 and that were not refunded.
(3) Moneys withheld by the director under this section are subject to disposition as provided in ORS 802.110.
(4) The director shall establish a reasonable manner to determine the amount of money to be withheld under this section from the tax on motor vehicle fuels under ORS chapter 319. [1983 c.338 §129; 1987 c.88 §1; 2001 c.827 §9; 2005 c.612 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.125 - Transfer of all-terrain vehicle fuel taxes or special use fuel license fees.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall transfer to the State Parks and Recreation Department amounts described in subsection (2) of this section that are paid to the Department of Transportation and determined by the department to be paid with respect to fuel used by Class I, Class II, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles in off-highway operation.
(2) The amounts referred to in subsection (1) of this section are:
(a) Amounts paid as motor vehicle fuel tax under ORS 319.020 and 319.530 that are not refunded; and
(b) Special use fuel license fees paid under ORS 319.535.
(3) The Department of Transportation shall determine the amount of moneys to be transferred under this section at quarterly intervals. [1999 c.977 §17; 2011 c.360 §12; 2014 c.13 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.155 - Safety Education Fund; uses.

(1) There is created the Safety Education Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys deposited in the Safety Education Fund from the Criminal Fine Account are continuously appropriated to the office of the administrator of the Transportation Safety section of the Department of Transportation to be used for safety education programs:
(a) That provide injury prevention education on traffic safety issues for each age group in the kindergarten through college ages;
(b) That have been recipients of funds under 23 U.S.C. 402 for at least three years;
(c) That are found by the Transportation Safety section to be effective, as measured by the three-year reporting cycle funded under 23 U.S.C. 402; and
(d) That operate statewide. [1991 c.709 §7; 1995 c.440 §42; 2001 c.668 §10; 2001 c.829 §9; 2003 c.14 §462; 2005 c.70 §3; 2005 c.700 §9; 2011 c.597 §145]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.160 - Use of revocation and suspension reinstatement fees.

The fees collected under ORS 807.370 for the reinstatement of suspended and revoked driving privileges shall be applied by the Department of Transportation to the cost of preparing and serving notices of suspension or revocation and to the cost of administering the driver improvement program authorized under ORS 809.480. [1983 c.338 §130]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.170 - Uncollectible tender of payment; procedures.

If any person pays the Department of Transportation any fee or tax with a bank check and the check is returned to the department as uncollectible, or if a person pays the department with a credit or debit card and for any reason the department does not get payment from the issuer of the card, the department may charge the person the fee for dishonored checks or other orders for the payment of money under ORS 30.701 (5). If the person does not pay the fee charged under this section, the department may do all of the following:
(1) Suspend or cancel, or refuse to issue or renew, any vehicle registration, vehicle title or vehicle permit in payment of which the check or other order for the payment of money was presented.
(2) Cancel, or refuse to issue or renew, any driver license or driver permit in payment of which the check or other order for the payment of money was presented.
(3) Authorize any department employee or police officer to seize and recover any evidence of the registration, title, license or permit suspended or canceled.
(4) If evidence of the suspended or canceled registration, title, license or permit is not recovered, refuse to conduct any further transactions with the person until the fee charged under this section is paid. [1983 c.338 §134; 1985 c.669 §10; 1991 c.702 §21; 1993 c.751 §12; 1997 c.583 §6; 1999 c.59 §234; 2018 c.76 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.175 - Definitions for ORS 802.175 to 802.191.

As used in ORS 802.175 to 802.191:
(1) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a grant of driving privileges, an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation, a vehicle title or a vehicle registration.
(2) "Person" means an individual, an organization or an entity, but does not include the State of Oregon or any agency thereof.
(3) "Personal information" means the following information that identifies an individual:
(a) Driver license, driver permit or identification card number;
(b) Name;
(c) Address (excluding five-digit zip code); and
(d) Telephone number. [1997 c.678 §2; 1999 c.267 §1; 2003 c.655 §96]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.177 - Prohibition on release of personal information from motor vehicle records.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 802.179, neither the Department of Transportation nor any officer, employee or contractor of the department may knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person personal information about an individual that is obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 802.275, the department may not disclose an individual’s emergency contact information that is obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record. [1997 c.678 §3; 2021 c.465 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.181 - Redisclosure by authorized recipients of personal information from motor vehicle records.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) to (5) of this section, a person or government agency that is authorized under ORS 802.179 to receive personal information from motor vehicle records may resell or redisclose the information only:
(a) To a person or government agency authorized to receive the information under ORS 802.179 and only if the person or government agency is authorized by the Department of Transportation to receive the resold or redisclosed information; and
(b) For purposes authorized under ORS 802.179.
(2) A researcher who receives personal information under ORS 802.179 (5) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS 802.179 (5).
(3) A person who receives personal information under ORS 802.179 (11) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS 802.179 (11).
(4) A representative of the news media who receives personal information under ORS 802.179 (14) may not resell or redisclose the information except as provided in ORS 802.179 (14).
(5) No one who receives personal information from the department under ORS 802.179 may sell or redisclose the information to a person who is in the business of disseminating the information.
(6) A person who resells or rediscloses personal information as authorized by this section, other than a representative of the news media, must keep records for a period of five years that identify each person who receives the information and the permitted purpose for which the person received the information. Records kept in accordance with this subsection must be made available to the department on request.
(7) A procurement organization that receives personal information as authorized by ORS 802.179 (19) may not resell or redisclose the information.
(8) The State of Oregon is immune from liability for any claim resulting from the resale or redisclosure of personal information under this section. [1997 c.678 §5; 1999 c.24 §2; 2005 c.291 §2; 2005 c.505 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.183 - Fees for and rules regarding release of personal information from motor vehicle records.

(1) The Department of Transportation may establish fees reasonably calculated to reimburse it for its actual cost in making personal information available to a person or government agency authorized under ORS 802.179 to obtain the information. Fees established under this subsection are subject to the provisions of ORS 192.324 (4) to (6).
(2) The department may adopt rules specifying conditions that must be met by a person or government agency requesting personal information under ORS 802.179. Such conditions may include but need not be limited to:
(a) Providing reasonable assurance of the identity of the requester;
(b) Providing reasonable assurance of the uses to which the personal information will be put, if applicable;
(c) Showing that the individual whose personal information is to be disclosed has given permission for the disclosure, if permission is required; and
(d) Submitting a written request for the personal information in a form prescribed by the department. [1997 c.678 §6; 2007 c.467 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.185 - Notice to individual of certain requests for information; waiver.

The Department of Transportation may establish a procedure under which the department, upon receiving a request for disclosure of personal information that does not come from a person or government agency authorized under ORS 802.179 to receive the information or does not fall within one of the uses permitted under ORS 802.179, may mail a copy of the request to the individual about whom the information was requested. The copy of the request shall be accompanied by a statement that the personal information requested will not be disclosed unless the individual waives any right to privacy created by ORS 802.175 to 802.187. [1997 c.678 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.187 - Relationship to other privacy statutes; access to information about self.

(1) Nothing in ORS 802.175 to 802.187 authorizes disclosure by the Department of Transportation of personal information that is barred from disclosure by the provisions of ORS 192.355 (2) or 192.368.
(2) Nothing in ORS 802.175 to 802.187 prohibits an individual from having access to personal information about the individual that is contained in motor vehicle records. [1997 c.678 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.189 - Criminal penalty for violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187.

Knowingly obtaining or using personal information from a motor vehicle record in violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187 is a Class A misdemeanor. [1997 c.678 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.191 - Civil action for violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187.

(1) A person aggrieved by an intentional violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187 may bring an action at law against a person who has knowingly obtained or used personal information about the aggrieved person in violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187. The action shall be for actual damages or $2,500, whichever is greater, plus attorney fees and court costs reasonably incurred in the action.
(2) A person aggrieved by a violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187, a district attorney or the Attorney General may obtain appropriate relief to enforce ORS 802.175 to 802.187, together with attorney fees and costs reasonably incurred in an action for relief.
(3) Any person whose use or obtaining of personal information in violation of ORS 802.175 to 802.187 subjects the State of Oregon to any liability or claim shall indemnify and hold harmless this state from all such liability and any claims, including attorney fees and court costs, incurred in any proceeding arising under ORS 802.175 to 802.187. [1997 c.678 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.202 - Conditions for disclosure of drug test results.

The Department of Transportation shall disclose information about a drug test result that is made to the department under ORS 825.410 or 825.415 only if the person who requests the information provides the department with written permission from the person who is the subject of the report. [1999 c.1099 §9; 2013 c.163 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.210 - Records of notification of approaching expiration of registration or license not required.

The Department of Transportation is not required to maintain records on any of the following:
(1) The preparation and notification required on approaching expiration of registration under ORS 803.450.
(2) The preparation and notification required on approaching expiration of driver license or driver permit under ORS 807.140. [1983 c.338 §125; 1985 c.16 §35; 2015 c.404 §4; 2019 c.312 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.230 - Fees for records.

(1) The fee for furnishing information concerning vehicle registration records under ORS 802.220 is a reasonable fee established by the Department of Transportation.
(2) The fee for furnishing information concerning driver licenses or driver permits under ORS 802.220 is a reasonable fee established by the department.
(3) The fee for an abstract of driving record under ORS 802.220 is a reasonable fee established by the department.
(4) The fee for furnishing information concerning trip permit records under ORS 802.220 is a reasonable fee established by the department.
(5) The fee for separate records on vehicle odometer readings under ORS 802.220 is a reasonable fee established by the department. [1983 c.338 §127; 1985 c.16 §37; 1985 c.175 §3; 1985 c.251 §13; 1985 c.313 §3; 1987 c.5 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.253 - Records containing residence address of corrections officer or household member.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Correctional facility" means an institution used for the confinement of persons convicted of a criminal offense or held by court order.
(b) "Corrections officer" means a person employed in a correctional facility, wherever it may be located, who primarily performs the duty of custody, control or supervision of individuals convicted of a criminal offense.
(2) A corrections officer, who is a resident of Oregon but is employed in a correctional facility located in a state other than Oregon, may request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the Department of Transportation that contains or is required to contain the corrections officer’s residence address contain instead the address of the correctional facility employing the corrections officer. A request under this subsection must:
(a) Be in a form specified by the department that includes designation of the Oregon county of residence.
(b) Contain verification of employment as determined adequate by the department to establish eligibility for this service.
(3) Upon receipt of a request and verification under this section, the department shall remove the corrections officer’s residence address from its records, if necessary, and substitute the address of the correctional facility employing the corrections officer. The department shall indicate on the records that the address shown is an employment address. While the request is in effect, the corrections officer may enter the address of the correctional facility employing the corrections officer on any driver or vehicle form issued by the department that requires an address.
(4) If the corrections officer ceases to be employed in the correctional facility, the corrections officer shall notify the department of a change of address as provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560.
(5) If a corrections officer is killed in the line of duty, a person who is a household member of the corrections officer may request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the department that contains or is required to contain the household member’s residence address continue to contain the address of the public agency that employed the corrections officer for up to four years after the date of the death of the corrections officer. On or before the date on which the four-year period ends, the household member shall notify the department of a change of address as provided in ORS 803.220 or 807.560. A request under this subsection shall be in a form specified by the department. [2005 c.292 §3; 2011 c.297 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.255 - Exchange of information for implementation of ORS 802.250 and 802.253.

The Department of Transportation on behalf of the State of Oregon may enter into contracts with other states and with the federal government for the exchange of employment information necessary to implement and administer ORS 802.250 and 802.253. [Formerly 802.251]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.260 - Driver license and identification card records; contents; copies to counties; fees.

(1) In addition to any other information required or permitted by law, the records of driver licenses maintained by the Department of Transportation and the records of identification cards issued under ORS 807.400 maintained by the department shall include the name, address, date of birth and county of residence of each holder of an unexpired driver license and each holder of an unexpired identification card.
(2) At the request of the clerk of court, as defined in ORS 10.010, for an Oregon county, or at the request of the State Court Administrator, the department shall furnish a copy of the records maintained for a county under subsection (1) of this section. The department shall establish a fee reasonably calculated to reimburse the department for the actual costs of providing the records and shall collect the fee from the requester of the records. [1987 c.681 §2; 1993 c.751 §18; 2003 c.803 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.270 - Records of insurance information.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall maintain computerized records of insurance information. The department’s computer system shall contain information submitted by insurers under ORS 742.580 and 806.195 and shall be accessible to law enforcement agencies in the state for the purpose of determining whether a particular person or vehicle is in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of this state.
(2) Information provided to the department by insurers under ORS 742.580 and 806.195 may not be made available to anyone other than law enforcement officials, employees of the department acting in an official capacity, other governmental agencies if necessary for them to carry out their duties, powers or functions or individuals when the information is needed to determine insurance coverage of the individual requester or another individual.
(3) A computer system designed for the purposes specified in this section shall, to the extent possible, enable insurers to transfer information directly to the computer in a way that is most convenient for the insurers and the department.
(4) Records of insurance coverage maintained by the department under this section are for the purpose of helping law enforcement officials determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person is operating a vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010. In any other dispute about motor vehicle insurance coverage, if there is a conflict between the records of the department and the records of the insurer, the records of the insurer shall be presumed to be accurate. [1993 c.746 §8; 2001 c.104 §299]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.275 - Emergency contact information; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "emergency situation" means a situation in which the following occurs:
(a) An individual is killed, seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is unable to independently communicate with police officers; and
(b) The individual’s emergency contact information is not otherwise available.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall create an emergency contact information form and make the form available to individuals.
(3) On the form provided by the department, an individual may provide, for inclusion in the records the department maintains under ORS 802.200 (8), the individual’s emergency contact information of no more than two persons who are 18 years of age or older.
(4) If the individual is an unmarried minor who is not emancipated, the emergency contact information provided under this section:
(a) Must include one person who is the parent or legal guardian of the individual; and
(b) A parent or guardian may complete or update the individual’s emergency contact information on behalf of the individual.
(5) An individual who submits an emergency contact information form shall complete a statement that states that:
(a) The individual is providing the information voluntarily;
(b) The accuracy of the information supplied on the form is the sole responsibility of the individual; and
(c) The individual authorizes the disclosure to, and use of, the emergency contact information by police officers, during or after an emergency situation, for purposes of contacting those listed about the location and general condition of the individual.
(6) The department shall adopt rules for the administration and implementation of this section, including:
(a) The process for submitting and updating emergency contact information;
(b) The contents of the emergency contact information form; and
(c) Any other rule the department determines is necessary to administer and implement this section. [2021 c.465 §2]
Note:
Sections 5 and 6, chapter 465, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 5.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall conduct an outreach program to educate individuals about the opportunity to include emergency contact information in an individual’s motor vehicle record under section 2 of this 2021 Act [802.275]. The outreach program must:
(a) Develop and deploy a communication strategy for dissemination of information that uses a variety of media sources, state agencies, associations and organizations.
(b) Provide communications, including educational materials, in English and in languages other than English that are most commonly spoken by the residents of this state.
(2) To carry out the provisions of this section, the department may enter into a contract with a business or an organization. [2021 c.465 §5]
Sec. 6.
Section 5 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2021 c.465 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.300 - Transportation Safety Committee; members, compensation, expenses; staff.

(1) The Transportation Safety Committee is created within the Department of Transportation to advise the department and the Oregon Transportation Commission concerning the functions described under ORS 802.310 and to perform any other functions related to transportation safety that the commission delegates. The committee established under this section shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the commission. The term of office of each member is four years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the office for the unexpired term.
(2) The Governor shall appoint one member of the committee established under this section as the chair and another member as vice chair.
(3) A member of the committee established under this section is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided under ORS 292.495.
(4) The Director of Transportation may appoint assistants, consultants, clerical staff and other employees needed to carry out the purposes of the committee but shall, as much as possible, consolidate the staff and coordinate the activities of the committee with other staff and activities of the department. [1983 c.338 §119; 1991 c.453 §6; 1993 c.741 §77]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.310 - Transportation safety programs; administrator.

(1) The administrator for transportation safety shall serve as the Governor’s representative for highway safety in conformity with the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. The Director of Transportation and the Oregon Transportation Commission shall be responsible to the Governor for the administration of the state transportation safety programs. All reports and recommendations relating to program evaluations, assignment of responsibilities and approval of plans and activities shall be provided to the Governor by the commission.
(2) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall do the following:
(a) Organize, plan and conduct a statewide transportation safety program.
(b) Coordinate general activities and programs of the several departments, divisions or agencies of the state engaged in promoting transportation safety.
(c) Provide transportation safety information and develop other measures of public information.
(d) Cooperate fully with all national, local, public and private agencies and organizations interested in the promotion of transportation safety.
(e) Serve as a clearinghouse for all transportation safety materials and information used throughout the state.
(f) Cooperate in promoting research, special studies and analysis of problems concerning transportation safety.
(g) Make studies and suitable recommendations to the legislature concerning safety regulations and laws.
(3) The department shall review plans and 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 committee shall make recommendations to the department regarding the approval of plans and applications under ORS 802.315. [1983 c.338 §873; 1991 c.453 §7; 1993 c.741 §78; 2005 c.70 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 802 - Administrative Provisions › Section 802.315 - Department authority to apply for and receive federal highway safety program grants and other funds; local government program participation.

(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, 802.329, 802.331 and 802.340. 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]