Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(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 31…

(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 prov…

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 buildin…

(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 u…

(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 coun…

(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 issu…

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…

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 …

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 qualificat…

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 in…

(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 …

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 Transpor…

Any procedures the Department of Transportation establishes for financial administration of those functions of the department dealing with driver and motor vehicle services and for the disposition and payment of moneys it receives from the provision of driver and motor vehicle se…

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 surc…

(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 dete…

(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,…

(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 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 improve…

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…

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 organi…

(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 de…

(1) The Department of Transportation, upon request or as required by law, shall disclose personal information from a motor vehicle record to a government agency for use in carrying out its governmental functions. (2) The department shall disclose personal information from a motor…

(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 a…

(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 subsecti…

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 wi…

(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…

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]

(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 damag…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “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. (b) “Person” has the meaning given that term in O…

In addition to any other records the Department of Transportation may establish, the department is subject to the following provisions concerning records: (1) The department shall maintain records concerning the titling of vehicles in this state. The records under this subsection…

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 t…

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 driv…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and ORS 802.177, the records the Department of Transportation maintains under ORS 802.200 on vehicles are public records. The records of vehicles registered under ORS 805.060 are not public records and are exempt from public ins…

(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 reasona…

(1) In all actions, suits or criminal proceedings when the title to, or right of possession of, any vehicle is involved, the record of title, as it appears in the files and records of the Department of Transportation, is prima facie evidence of ownership or right to possession of…

(1) An eligible public employee may request that any driver or vehicle record kept by the Department of Transportation that contains or is required to contain the eligible employee’s residence address contain instead the address of the public agency employing the eligible employe…

(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 …

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]

(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…

(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 t…

(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 i…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 811.747. (b) “Personal information” means the following information that identifies an individual: (A) A Social Security number; (B) A driver license number or identification card num…

(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 th…

(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 …

(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 Fe…

(1) In addition to any duties under ORS 802.310, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a motorcycle safety program that complies with this section to the extent moneys are available for such program from the Mo…

(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a bicycle safety program that complies with this section to the extent moneys are available for such program. The program established may include the following: (a) Bic…

Any city or county may participate in the highway safety program and do all things necessary to secure the benefits available under ORS 802.310 and 802.315 and under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto. [Formerly 802.420]

The Highway Safety Trust Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Transportation under ORS 802.315 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account established under this section. All moneys in t…

(1) The Transportation Safety Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all money credited to the account established under this section is appropriated continuously for and shall be used by the Departm…