Per-mile road usage charge. (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the registered owner of a subject vehicle shall pay a per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon

ORS 319.885 — under Chapter 319.

ORS 319.885

(b) During the term of a lease, the lessee of a subject vehicle shall pay the per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon.

(2) The rate of the per-mile road usage charge is five percent of the rate of the per-gallon license tax provided in ORS 319.020 (1)(b) in effect at the time the charge becomes due. [2013 c.781 §3; 2017 c.750 §§118,118a; 2019 c.428 §§3,4]

Note: 319.885 is amended by Enrolled House Bill 3991 (2025 special session). As of the date of publication of the 2025 Edition of the Oregon Revised Statutes, Enrolled House Bill 3991 (2025 special session) is subject to potential referendum petitions that may be filed with the Secretary of State as provided in Article IV, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution. The full text of Enrolled House Bill 3991 (2025 special session) is set forth following 801.610.

Note: See second note under 319.883.