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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.114 - Knowingly submitting false notice of transfer; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of knowingly submitting false notice of transfer if the person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a vehicle as described in ORS 803.112 to the Department of Transportation and the person knows that the interest in the vehicle has not been transferred.
(2) The offense described in this section, knowingly submitting false notice of transfer, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1995 c.516 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.116 - Knowingly submitting false information about transfer of interest in vehicle; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle if the person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a vehicle as described in ORS 803.112 to the Department of Transportation and the person knows that some or all of the information contained in the notice is false.
(2) The offense described in this section, knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1995 c.516 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.117 - Effect of notice of transfer on civil and criminal liability.

A transferor who has delivered possession of a vehicle to a transferee may not, by reason of any of the provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code, be subject to civil liability or criminal liability for the parking, abandoning or operation of the vehicle by another person when the transferor has:
(1) Notified the Department of Transportation of the transfer; and
(2) Assigned the title to the transferee. [1995 c.516 §6; 1997 c.249 §275; 2003 c.121 §3; 2009 c.579 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.120 - Odometer disclosure; contents of form.

(1) When an odometer disclosure is required by statute or by the Department of Transportation, the disclosure or reading shall be provided in a form required by the department by rule. The department may require different forms for different situations and may require different information to be disclosed for different purposes.
(2) Any form authorized by the department for use as an odometer disclosure upon transfer of an interest in a vehicle shall refer to the federal law requiring disclosure of odometer information and shall state that failure to complete the disclosure form, or providing false information on the form, may result in a fine or imprisonment.
(3) Any form authorized by the department for use as an odometer disclosure upon transfer of an interest in a vehicle shall provide a way for the transferor to indicate, to the best of the transferor’s knowledge, which of the following is true:
(a) That the odometer reading reflects the actual mileage of the vehicle;
(b) That the odometer reading reflects an amount of mileage in excess of the designed mechanical odometer limit; or
(c) That the odometer reading does not reflect actual mileage and should not be relied on.
(4) An odometer disclosure required upon transfer of an interest in a vehicle shall be made on the vehicle title unless the department provides otherwise by rule. [1991 c.873 §3; 2013 c.659 §3; 2023 c.400 §24a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.122 - Information required; rules.

(1) When an odometer disclosure is required at time of transfer of a vehicle, the transferee and the transferor shall both sign the odometer disclosure form and the transferor shall provide as much of the following as is required by the Department of Transportation by rule:
(a) The odometer reading at the time of transfer, excluding tenths of miles.
(b) The date of transfer.
(c) The transferor’s name, which shall be printed, and current address.
(d) The transferee’s name, which shall be printed, and current address.
(e) The identity of the vehicle, including its make, model, year and body type and the vehicle identification number.
(f) Any other information that the department determines by rule would further the purposes of the odometer disclosure requirements.
(2) In addition to providing the information required by subsection (1) of this section, the transferor shall indicate, in a manner determined by the department, which of the statements described in ORS 803.120 (3) is accurate. [1991 c.873 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.124 - Rules for issuance of forms; agreements for provision of forms; fee.

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules providing for issuance of any forms it considers necessary or convenient for assigning or conveying interests in vehicles and any forms it considers necessary or convenient for providing required odometer disclosures. The authority granted by this section includes, but is not necessarily limited to, authority to enter into agreements authorizing others to provide the forms authorized by this section to the public.
(2) The department may establish fees for providing forms authorized by this section. Fees shall be designed to recover the cost of producing and providing the forms. An agreement entered into by the department for the purpose of providing forms authorized by this section to the public may provide for a fee to be charged by the person providing the forms. [1991 c.873 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.126 - Odometer disclosure without title application; fee.

(1) The Department of Transportation by rule may allow the filing of documents related to odometer disclosure without an accompanying application for issuance or transfer of title. The department may determine situations in which such documents may be filed and what documents are acceptable.
(2) A person filing an odometer disclosure statement under this section shall pay a fee of $4. [1991 c.873 §6a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.130 - Purpose of record.

The purpose of a transitional ownership record is to enable security interests to be perfected in a timely manner when the primary ownership record is not available. [1989 c.927 §7; 1993 c.233 §41]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.132 - Circumstances under which transitional ownership record acceptable as ownership record.

A transitional ownership record is acceptable as an ownership record only if the primary ownership record is not in the possession of the selling dealer, new security interest holder or the agent of either at the time the transitional ownership record is submitted to the Department of Transportation. [1989 c.927 §8; 1993 c.233 §42; 1995 c.309 §1; 1999 c.818 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.134 - Fee.

A person submitting a transitional ownership record to the Department of Transportation shall pay a fee of $13 to the department. The fee shall be paid at the time of submission of the record unless the department by rule establishes alternative payment methods. [1989 c.927 §6; 1993 c.233 §43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.136 - Mandatory rejection, return or invalidation of record by department.

The Department of Transportation shall reject, return or subsequently invalidate a transitional ownership record if:
(1) More than 30 days have elapsed between the date of sale or if no sale is involved, the date the contract or security interest being perfected was signed and the date the transitional ownership record is received by the department;
(2) The transitional ownership record does not contain all of the information specified in ORS 801.562;
(3) It is determined that persons named on the transitional ownership record as having a security interest did not have a security interest on the date the transitional ownership record was received;
(4) It is determined the person who submitted the transitional ownership record made false statements in completing the transitional ownership record;
(5) The department does not receive the primary ownership record within 90 days from the date of sale or if no sale is involved, from the date the security agreement or contract was signed;
(6) The security interest holder or person submitting the transitional ownership record elects to retain it, requests it be returned or requests that the transitional ownership record be withdrawn; or
(7) The information on or in the transitional ownership record has been changed or altered in a manner that is not acceptable to the department. [1989 c.927 §9; 1993 c.233 §44; 1995 c.309 §2; 1999 c.818 §2; 2005 c.261 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.138 - Discretionary rejection, return or invalidation of record by department.

The Department of Transportation may reject, return or subsequently invalidate a transitional ownership record if:
(1) It is determined that title is to be issued to someone other than the person shown on the transitional ownership record;
(2) Interests reflected on the primary ownership record or in information submitted in conjunction with that record conflict with the interests as reflected on the transitional ownership record; or
(3) The person submitting the transitional ownership record has failed to submit the fee required by ORS 803.134 or to comply with an alternative payment method established by the department under ORS 803.134. [1989 c.927 §10; 1993 c.233 §45]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.140 - Application; certificate; rules.

(1) When a person is required by the provisions of ORS 819.016 to apply for a salvage title for a vehicle, the application shall be in a form acceptable to the Department of Transportation and shall contain any information required by the department by rule. Rules adopted by the department may include, but need not be limited to, provisions for accepting an application under this section that does not contain all the information otherwise required, if the department is satisfied as to ownership of the vehicle.
(2) The department may design a salvage title certificate for vehicles and by rule may prescribe the contents of the certificate. A salvage title certificate shall be produced by a secure process that meets or exceeds the requirements of federal law.
(3) The department may issue a salvage title certificate to a person who submits an application that meets the requirements imposed by the department under this section and submits the fee required under ORS 803.090.
(4) The department may adopt any rules it considers necessary for the administration of the salvage title process. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules specifying:
(a) Permissible uses of a salvage title certificate.
(b) Requirements for replacement or surrender of a salvage title certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.
(c) Records that will be kept by the department.
(d) Forms of salvage title other than certificates. [1991 c.873 §28; 1993 c.233 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.200 - Residency; criteria; exception; camper on vehicle.

This section establishes when the exemptions under ORS 803.030 and 803.305 from titling and registration of vehicles owned by nonresidents are applicable. The applicability of the described exemptions for nonresident owners of vehicles is subject to all of the following:
(1) A person is a resident of this state for purposes of titling and registering vehicles if the person engages in any gainful employment in this state or takes any action to indicate the acquiring of residence in this state during the period of sojourn in this state by doing any of the following:
(a) Remaining in this state for a consecutive period of six months or more regardless of the domicile of the person.
(b) Placing children in a public school without payment of nonresident tuition fees.
(c) Making a declaration to be a resident of this state for the purpose of obtaining, at resident rates, a state license or tuition fees at an educational institution maintained by public funds.
(d) Maintaining a main office, branch office or warehouse facilities in this state and operating motor vehicles in this state.
(e) Operating motor vehicles in intrastate transportation for compensation or profit for other than seasonal agricultural work.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, private passenger motor vehicle owners who are bona fide residents of states adjoining this state shall be permitted to operate their vehicles in this state for so long as such motor vehicles remain currently registered and titled in an adjoining state.
(3) A camper on a motor vehicle described in this section shall be subject to registration or titling under the vehicle code at the same time that such motor vehicle becomes subject to registration and titling under this section.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who is gainfully employed in this state shall not be considered a resident of the state if the person has taken no other steps to become a resident. This subsection applies, but is not limited, to a student at an educational institution who is paying nonresident tuition rates. [1983 c.338 §198; 1993 c.751 §87]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.203 - Proof of payment of taxes.

(1) A person that purchases a taxable motor vehicle from a seller that is not subject to the privilege tax imposed under ORS 320.405 may not register or title the taxable motor vehicle in Oregon unless the person provides proof that:
(a) The person paid the use tax imposed under ORS 320.410;
(b) The person is not required to pay the use tax for the reasons provided in ORS 320.410 (4); or
(c) The taxable motor vehicle was purchased and titled by a car rental company as defined in ORS 803.219 using an electronic integrator.
(2) The person shall provide the proof described in subsection (1) of this section to the Department of Transportation in the manner established by the department by rule. [2017 c.750 §109; 2019 c.491 §12]
Note:
803.203 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 803 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.205 - Proof of ownership or security interest on transfer or application for title or registration; affidavit.

(1) The Department of Transportation may require proof under this section if the department determines the proof is necessary to resolve questions concerning vehicle ownership or undisclosed security interests in the transfer of any vehicle under ORS 803.092, in an application for issuance of title under ORS 803.045 or in an application for registration of a vehicle under ORS 803.350.
(2) Under this section, the department may require any proof sufficient to satisfy the department concerning the questions about the ownership of the vehicle or security interests in the vehicle. The proof required by the department may include, but is not limited to, completion of an affidavit that:
(a) Is in a form required by the department by rule;
(b) Contains any information the department requires by rule as necessary to establish ownership of the vehicle or to determine any security interests in the vehicle; and
(c) Is verified by the person making the affidavit.
(3) The department is not liable to any person for issuing title or registering a vehicle based on proof provided under this section.
(4) Nothing in this section affects any power of the department to refuse to issue or to revoke title or registration. [1983 c.338 §199; 1989 c.148 §16; 1993 c.233 §38; 2001 c.675 §13; 2003 c.655 §106]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.207 - Expedited titling and registration; fee.

(1) The Department of Transportation by rule may establish procedures for providing expedited services related to the titling and registration of vehicles when such services are needed because of problems related to odometer disclosure requirements. This authority is in addition to the department’s authority to provide expedited services for other reasons on an individual case basis.
(2) The department may charge a fee of not more than $10 for providing expedited services authorized by this section. [1991 c.873 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.210 - Conditions precedent to issuance of title for certain vehicles.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall not issue title for a vehicle described in subsection (2) of this section unless:
(a) An inspection of the vehicle identification number or numbers of the vehicle is performed in accordance with ORS 803.212; and
(b) The fee established under ORS 803.215 is paid to the department for the inspection.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the requirements of this section apply to all of the following:
(a) A vehicle from another jurisdiction.
(b) Any assembled or reconstructed vehicle.
(c) Any vehicle if the certificate of title has been or is required to be submitted to the department, or a person is required to report to the department, under ORS 819.010, 819.012, 819.014 or 819.030.
(d) Any vehicle if the department has received notice that the vehicle has been or will be wrecked, dismantled, disassembled or substantially altered under ORS 819.010 or 822.135.
(e) Replicas.
(f) Other than a racing activity vehicle as defined in ORS 801.404, any vehicle the department has reason to believe was not certified by the original manufacturer as conforming to federal vehicle standards.
(3) The requirements of this section do not apply to the following vehicles if the person shown as the owner on an out-of-state title for the vehicle applies for an Oregon title in that person’s name:
(a) A rental truck, rental truck tractor or rental trailer that is registered in Oregon under an interstate agreement that provides that a portion of the owner’s fleet is to be registered in each state in which the fleet operates.
(b) A trailer or semitrailer that has permanent registration.
(4) The requirement to inspect a vehicle identification number or numbers of the vehicle under subsection (1) of this section does not apply to park model recreation vehicles, as defined in ORS 803.036. [1983 c.338 §200; 1985 c.16 §71; 1985 c.402 §9; 1985 c.410 §2; 1987 c.146 §2; 1991 c.820 §15; 1993 c.174 §8; 1993 c.233 §39; 2003 c.655 §107; 2007 c.693 §5; 2021 c.630 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.215 - Fee for inspection.

A fee of $9 shall be charged for an inspection of a vehicle required by ORS 803.210. [1983 c.338 §201; 1985 c.736 §1; 1987 c.146 §6; 1987 c.790 §2; 2003 c.618 §47; 2023 c.232 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.217 - Transfer of title and registration for vehicles abandoned by tenant; rules.

The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to provide for the transference of a certificate of title and registration for titled vehicles and recreational vehicles that are abandoned by a tenant as defined in ORS 90.100. [1997 c.577 §43; 2003 c.655 §108]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.219 - Limitation on car rental fees.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Car rental company" means a person whose primary business is renting motor vehicles to consumers under rental agreements for periods of 90 days or less.
(b) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.360.
(2) A car rental company may not impose in a rental agreement a surcharge for the purpose of covering the costs of titling and registering a rental motor vehicle that is greater than the amount reasonably calculated to cover the costs incurred by the car rental company to title and register the rental motor vehicle. [2009 c.865 §29]
Note:
803.219 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 803 or any 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 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.220 - Notification to department of name or address change; rules; requirements; procedure; exception; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful failure to notify the Department of Transportation of a name or address change if the person:
(a) Has any interest in a vehicle registered or titled by this state that is shown on the title;
(b) Changes names, by marriage or otherwise, from that shown on the title or changes the person’s address from that shown on the registration; and
(c) Does not comply with the requirements under this section.
(2) To comply with the requirements of this section, a person must do all the following:
(a) The person must notify the department of the change. Notice of a change of name or address must be given to the department within 30 days of the change, in a manner authorized by the department by rule.
(b) If the person changes names, by marriage or otherwise, from that shown on the title and a certificate of title is being held by a security interest holder, the person must notify the security interest holder within 30 days after the change who, in turn, must notify the department in a timely manner.
(c) Any time the name is changed from that on the title, any certificate of title that has been issued must be submitted to the department with the notice and the appropriate fee under ORS 803.090.
(3) A person may obtain a new certificate of title reflecting a change of name or address by making application therefor and paying the appropriate fee under ORS 803.090.
(4) If title has been issued in a form other than a certificate, a person requesting a change in name shall provide authorization from the primary security interest holder, if any, to have the title changed. If the authorization is not received, the department shall continue to reflect the previous name on the title. Nothing in this subsection precludes the department from including the new name in records maintained in conjunction with title whether or not authorization is received.
(5) Upon receipt of notice of a change and any authorization required under this section, the department shall note the change in its records. Upon receipt of the notice and the fee required under ORS 803.090, the department shall issue a new certificate of title indicating the change.
(6) This section does not apply to a change of name or address of a security interest holder or lessor that is a financial institution, a financial holding company or a bank holding company, as those terms are defined in ORS 706.008, a licensee under ORS chapter 725, or any subsidiary or affiliate of any of the foregoing.
(7) The offense described in this section, unlawful failure to notify the department of a name or address change, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §202; 1985 c.16 §72; 1985 c.485 §1; 1989 c.452 §6; 1993 c.233 §46a; 1993 c.751 §88; 1995 c.383 §36; 1997 c.631 §555; 2001 c.377 §54; 2003 c.129 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.225 - Failure to designate replica, reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle in title or registration application; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to designate a replica or a reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle if the person makes application for the titling or registration of a vehicle that is a replica or a reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle and that fact is not indicated in the application.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to designate a replica, reconstructed, assembled or specially constructed vehicle in application for title or registration, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §203; 1985 c.393 §4; 1985 c.402 §10; 1993 c.233 §47]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.230 - Forging, altering or unlawfully producing or using title or registration; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of forging, altering or unlawfully producing or using vehicle titles or registration if the person does any of the following:
(a) Alters or forges or causes to be altered or forged any certificate of title, certificate of registration or assignment thereof issued by the Department of Transportation.
(b) Holds or uses certificate of title, certificate of registration or assignment thereof issued by the department knowing the certificate or assignment has been altered or forged.
(c) Unless authorized by the department, prints or produces or causes to be printed or produced any certificate of title, certificate of registration or any assignment thereof required by the department.
(d) Holds or uses any certificate of title, certificate of registration or assignment thereof required by the department knowing that it has been printed or produced without authority from the department.
(2) The offense described in this section, forging, altering or unlawfully producing or using vehicle titles or registration, is a Class C felony. [1983 c.338 §204; 1985 c.16 §73; 1991 c.407 §22; 1995 c.733 §83]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.300 - Failure to register; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to register a vehicle if the person owns a vehicle in this state and the person does not register the vehicle in this state.
(2) In addition to other persons subject to this section, this section applies to out-of-state corporations owning, operating or maintaining a place of business in this state with regard to vehicles that are used by the corporation doing business in this state.
(3) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS 803.305.
(4) The offense described in this section, failure to register a vehicle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §205; 1985 c.16 §74; 1985 c.401 §4; 1995 c.383 §37]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.310 - Optional registration; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for optional registration of vehicles that are exempt from vehicle registration requirements by ORS 803.305. The rules adopted for purposes of this subsection may provide for the registration of categories of vehicles, types of vehicles or otherwise. Upon request of an owner, the department may issue registration for a vehicle that meets the requirements of rules adopted under this section.
(2) A vehicle that is registered under this section is subject to the same provisions, conditions, fees and other requirements for registration as are other vehicles under the vehicle code. [1985 c.333 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.315 - Failure to pay registration fee; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to pay the appropriate registration fee if the person operates any vehicle or transports any camper that is registered in this state unless the proper fee, as established under ORS 803.420, has been paid for registration of the vehicle.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to pay appropriate registration fee, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §207; 1985 c.16 §76; 1995 c.383 §38; 2003 c.655 §110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.320 - Permitting unlawful operation of unregistered vehicle; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of permitting unlawful operation of an unregistered vehicle if the person authorizes or knowingly permits a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person’s control and that is not registered as required under the vehicle code or ORS chapter 826 to be driven by any person.
(2) The offense described in this section, permitting unlawful operation of unregistered vehicle, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §208; 1991 c.407 §23; 1995 c.383 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.325 - Purchase and use of out-of-state registered vehicle; requirements; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of purchase and use of an out-of-state registered vehicle by a resident if the person is a resident of this state and the person purchases a vehicle registered outside of this state without doing all of the following:
(a) Upon purchase, the person shall remove the registration plates and shall cause the vehicle to be registered as provided under the vehicle code or under ORS chapter 826, as appropriate, for vehicles owned by residents of this state.
(b) The person shall not use, within this state, the vehicle except when the person has paid fees and has complied with the vehicle code or with ORS chapter 826, as appropriate.
(2) The offense described in this section, purchase and use of out-of-state registered vehicle by resident, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §209; 1985 c.16 §77; 1991 c.407 §24; 1995 c.383 §39]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.355 - "Domicile" described.

For purposes of ORS 803.350 to 803.370 and 807.045, a person is domiciled in this state if the person’s place of abode is in the state and the person intends to remain in the state or, if absent, to return to it. [1985 c.305 §7; 1989 c.636 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.360 - Domicile requirements for registration; exceptions.

(1) A person may not register or renew the registration of a vehicle in this state unless the person is domiciled in this state, as described in ORS 803.355. This section does not apply to persons required by ORS 803.200 or any other provision of law, to register vehicles in this state.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who is not domiciled in this state may register or renew the registration of a vehicle that:
(a) Is usually left within the state when the registered owner is absent from the state;
(b) Is used primarily for personal transportation within the state;
(c) Is a private passenger vehicle or a vehicle with a loaded weight of no more than 10,000 pounds; and
(d) Is not a motor home or a camper. [1985 c.305 §8; 2005 c.770 §3; 2019 c.312 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.375 - False application prohibited; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of false application for vehicle registration if the person does any of the following:
(a) Knowingly makes any false statement or representation with respect to any facts required to be set forth in any application for registration.
(b) Uses a name other than the person’s true name in any application for registration.
(2) The penalty for submitting a false odometer reading in an application for registration is as provided in ORS 815.430.
(3) The offense described in this section, false application for vehicle registration, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §212; 1985 c.16 §80; 1985 c.251 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.380 - Failure to surrender out-of-state registration; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to surrender out-of-state registration, if the person registers a vehicle in this state that has been registered in another jurisdiction and the person does not surrender to the Department of Transportation all number plates, seals, certificates of registration or other evidences of the former registration in possession or control of the applicant.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to surrender out-of-state registration, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §213; 1985 c.16 §81; 1991 c.407 §25; 1995 c.733 §84]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.385 - False swearing relating to registration; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to registration of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the registering of vehicles under the vehicle code or under ORS chapter 826.
(2) The penalty for submitting a false odometer reading in an application for registration is as provided under ORS 815.430.
(3) The offense described in this section, false swearing relating to registration of vehicles, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §214; 1985 c.251 §20; 1985 c.393 §5; 1991 c.407 §26; 1993 c.751 §90]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.400 - Duration of registration periods.

This section establishes and distinguishes registration periods. Each registration period determines the period of validity for vehicle registration. Registration under the following registration periods is valid during the described registration period:
(1)(a) Annual registration is valid for a one-year period. Except as provided in this subsection, the period starts on the first day of a calendar month and runs through the last day of the same calendar month one year later. Once a vehicle is registered under annual registration, the registration period of the vehicle begins and ends with that same calendar month each time the vehicle is reregistered or registration for the vehicle is renewed.
(b) Annual registration issued under ORS 803.415 (11) starts on the day a vehicle is registered and runs through the same day one year later. Once a vehicle is registered annually under ORS 803.415 (11), the registration period of the vehicle begins and ends with that same day each time the vehicle is reregistered or registration for the vehicle is renewed. Vehicles initially registered on February 29 will expire on the last day of February at the end of the registration period.
(2) Biennial registration is valid for a two-year period. The period starts on the day a vehicle is registered and runs through the same day two years later. Once a vehicle is registered under biennial registration, the registration period of the vehicle begins and ends with that same day each time the vehicle is reregistered or registration for the vehicle is renewed. Vehicles initially registered on February 29 will expire on the last day of February two years later.
(3) Calendar-year registration starts on January 1 of a year and runs through December 31 of the same year.
(4) Ownership registration starts on the day the vehicle is registered and is valid until the ownership of the vehicle changes.
(5) Permanent registration starts on the day the vehicle is registered and is valid for the life of the vehicle.
(6) Quarterly registration starts on the first day of any calendar quarter and runs through the last day of the last calendar quarter in the registration period. The number of calendar quarters in a quarterly registration is elected by the vehicle owner at the time of registration. A person may not establish quarterly registration periods for more than four quarters. If a vehicle is registered for a quarterly registration period of less than four calendar quarters, the Department of Transportation shall collect, when issuing or renewing registration of the vehicle, the additional fee for quarterly registration established under ORS 803.420.
(7) Four-year registration starts on the day a vehicle is registered and runs through the same day four years later. [1983 c.338 §222; 1989 c.76 §1; 1993 c.174 §4; 2001 c.124 §2; 2005 c.280 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.405 - Effect of initial registration month.

(1) The month in which any vehicle is initially registered under annual registration is the month established as the beginning and ending of registration periods for the vehicle unless the Department of Transportation adjusts the registration month of the vehicle upon initial registration under ORS 803.410.
(2) The day on which any vehicle is initially registered under biennial registration or when required under ORS 820.520 is the day established as the beginning and ending of registration periods for the vehicle unless the department adjusts the registration period of the vehicle upon initial registration under ORS 803.410. [1983 c.338 §223; 1989 c.76 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.410 - Department authorized to adjust periods and fees; rules.

The Department of Transportation is empowered to administer ORS 803.400 and 803.405, relating to the registration periods of vehicles and to adopt and enforce rules, including rules for the adjustment or proration of fees and registration periods, necessary to accomplish the enforcement of those sections. The authority granted the department under this section is subject to the following:
(1) The department may initially register a vehicle that is subject to biennial registration for less than a 24-month period or for more than a 24-month period, not exceeding a maximum of a 30-month period, and prorate the fee on a monthly basis, when in its opinion such fractional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the biennial registration system.
(2) The department may initially adjust the registration periods of trailers for hire registered as part of a fleet.
(3) The authority granted under this section includes authority to adjust the initial registration period of travel trailers and special use trailers that are required to be registered after being removed from assessment under the ad valorem tax laws by ORS 820.520.
(4) The department, by rule, may adjust registration fees or registration periods for a vehicle, as is administratively convenient for the department, if:
(a) The vehicle is changed from one type of registration to another type; or
(b) Any other change relating to the registration of the vehicle is made where it would be administratively convenient for the department to make such adjustments. [1983 c.338 §224; 1985 c.16 §83; 1985 c.253 §3; 1987 c.750 §6; 1989 c.43 §21; 1993 c.174 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.417 - Registration period for Oregon National Guard member or military reservist.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 803.400 and 803.415, the registration of a vehicle registered in the name of a person who is a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist ordered on active duty and deployed to a location outside the United States that expires while the person is on active duty shall remain valid for 90 days following the termination of active duty.
(2) The court shall dismiss the charge of failure to renew vehicle registration under ORS 803.455 if, when charged, a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist had a valid registration for the vehicle pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. [2005 c.257 §3]
Note:
803.417 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 803 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.422 - Registration fees based on miles per gallon.

(1) As used in this section, "miles per gallon" or "MPG" means the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of fuel.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall determine the combined MPG ratings for each motor vehicle pursuant to a method determined by the department.
(3) Except as provided in ORS 319.890 (3), in addition to the registration fees prescribed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a), there shall be paid for each year of the registration period, an additional amount as follows:
(a) For vehicles that have a rating of 0-19 MPG, $20.
(b) For vehicles that have a rating of 20-39 MPG, $25.
(c) For vehicles that have a rating of 40 MPG or greater, $35.
(d) For electric vehicles, $115. [2017 c.750 §32; 2017 c.750 §33]
Note:
803.422 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 803 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.425 - Vehicle length for fee determination.

The following are the measurement points of the described vehicles for the purposes of determining registration fees under ORS 803.420:
(1) Special use trailers and travel trailers are measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer body not including the spare tire, but including all ordinary equipment or appliances appropriate to the type of body such as stakes, curtains, hooks, skids, tailboard, chains, sides and roof.
(2) Campers are measured by overall length from the extreme front to the extreme rear.
(3) Motor homes are measured by overall length from front to rear extremities.
(4) Tent trailers are measured by overall length when folded for travel. [1983 c.338 §229; 1985 c.16 §86]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.435 - Declaration of weight for fee determination; contents.

A declaration of weight required for purposes of complying with ORS 803.440 and for purposes of determining vehicle registration fees under ORS 803.420 shall contain the following:
(1) For vehicles required to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430, the declaration shall contain the registration weight.
(2) For buses, the declaration shall contain the unloaded weight of the vehicle plus the unloaded weight of any bus trailer to be used in combination with the vehicle. The declaration shall also indicate the number of persons, including the driver, to be carried in the vehicle, plus the number of persons to be carried on any bus trailer to be used in combination with the vehicle.
(3) For fixed load vehicles, the declaration shall contain the weight of the vehicle including the cab, chassis, frame and all appurtenances necessary for making the vehicle self-propelled including front bumpers, fenders, windshield, tire carrier and spare wheel, and including the fixed or permanent load of the vehicle but excluding the spare tire.
(4) For tow vehicles that are used to transport property for hire other than as described in ORS 822.210, the declaration shall contain the combined weight at which the vehicle will be used to transport property for hire.
(5) For all vehicles not otherwise provided for by this section and for which a declaration is prepared or required, the declaration shall contain the registration weight of the vehicle. [1983 c.338 §231; 1985 c.16 §88; 1985 c.189 §3; 1989 c.723 §10; 1989 c.992 §12c; 1993 c.18 §168; 1993 c.751 §25; 2011 c.287 §4; 2017 c.45 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.440 - Failure to submit declaration of weight; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to submit a declaration of weight if the person does not submit a declaration of weight for a vehicle described in this subsection when the person applies for registration of the vehicle or has the vehicle registered in the person’s name and the vehicle has been altered or reconstructed. This section applies to the following vehicles:
(a) Any vehicle required to establish registration weight under ORS 803.430.
(b) Any commercial bus.
(c) Any vehicle registered as a farm vehicle under ORS 805.300.
(d) Any vehicle registered under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 or 826.011.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to submit a declaration of weight, is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §232; 1989 c.43 §24; 1989 c.723 §11; 1993 c.751 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 803 - Vehicle Title and Registration › Section 803.445 - Authority of counties and districts to impose registration fees; rules; maximum amount.

(1) The governing body of a county may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.041.
(2) The governing body of a district may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.042.
(3) The Department of Transportation shall provide by rule for the administration of laws authorizing county and district registration fees and for the collection of those fees.
(4) Any registration fee imposed under this section shall be imposed in a manner consistent with ORS 803.420.
(5) A county or district may not impose a vehicle registration fee that would by itself, or in combination with any other vehicle registration fee imposed under this section, exceed the sum of the fee imposed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) and the fee applicable to the registered vehicle under ORS 803.422. The owner of any vehicle subject to multiple fees under this section shall be allowed a credit or credits with respect to one or more of such fees so that the total of such fees does not exceed the sum of the fee imposed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) and the fee applicable to the registered vehicle under ORS 803.422. [1989 c.864 §2; 2017 c.750 §39f; 2018 c.93 §23]