Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to display plates on an out-of-state vehicle if the person operates a vehicle that is registered in any jurisdiction other than this state and the person does not display the registration plates assigned to and furnished for the vehicle…

(1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate if the person knowingly does any of the following: (a) Illegally alters a registration plate in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section. (b) Causes a registration plate …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Car rental company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 803.219. (b) “Integrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 802.600. (2) If the Department of Transportation receives an application for vehicle registration from a car rental compan…

The owner of a registered vehicle to which registration stickers are assigned may replace a registration sticker that is lost, destroyed or mutilated in a manner that renders illegible any identification of the sticker. To replace a registration sticker under this section, the ow…

(1) A person commits the offense of improper display of validating stickers if the person owns or drives a vehicle on which the display of registration stickers provides proof of valid registration and: (a) The stickers are not displayed in a manner required by the Department of …

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, when a person who has a vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 or a towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 sells a motor vehicle that has valid Oregon registration plates, the person sha…

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues a registration plate upon the registration of a vehicle or at other times when a registration plate is issued by the …

(1) The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement registration card under ORS 803.510 is $5. (2) The fee for issuance of a replacement or duplicate registration plate under ORS 803.530 is the fee established under ORS 803.570, together with a fee of $12. (3) The fee for tran…

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues an identification device for the proportional registration of a vehicle. The following apply to the fee established b…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 801.041 or 801.042, the registration fees under the vehicle code are in lieu of all other taxes and licenses, except municipal license fees under regulatory ordinances, imposed on vehicles, the owners of such vehicles or the…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 803.593: (a) “Diesel engine” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (b) “Heavy-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (c) “Medium-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (d) “Public body” has…

(1) No later than September 15 of each year, the Department of Transportation shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation and the environment on the registration of medium-duty trucks …

A trip permit grants authority to temporarily operate a vehicle on the highways of this state under circumstances where the operation would not otherwise be legal because the vehicle is not registered by this state or because provisions relating to the vehicle’s registration do n…

Fees collected by the Department of Transportation from a person issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 for recreational vehicle trip permits described in ORS 803.600 shall be transferred to the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund established by ORS 390.134 …

An applicant for a light vehicle trip permit, a recreational vehicle trip permit for a motor vehicle or a trip permit issued under ORS 803.600 (2) or (3) must submit, at the time of application, proof indicating that the vehicle that will be operated under the permit is covered b…

When the Department of Transportation determines that it has erroneously issued a trip permit to a person who did not require the permit, the department may refund to the person any fee the person paid for the permit. [1985 c.313 §6] Note: 803.605 was enacted into law by the Legi…

A reciprocity permit is a vehicle permit that may be issued to identify vehicles operating under a reciprocal agreement established under ORS 802.500. When required by an agreement, the Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of reciprocity permits as authoriz…

The Department of Transportation may issue a temporary permit in a form determined by the department to an applicant for registration to permit the applicant to operate the vehicle while the department is determining all facts relative to the right of the applicant to receive tit…

(1) The holder of a current, valid vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 may issue temporary registration permits for the operation of vehicles or the transporting of a camper pending the receipt of permanent registration from the Department of Transportation. (2) F…

(1) A person commits the offense of agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures if the person is authorized to issue temporary registration permits under ORS 803.625 and the person violates any rules adopted by the Department of Transportation concerning the proce…

(1) A person commits the offense of improper use of temporary registration permit if the person is issued a temporary registration permit under ORS 803.625 and the person does any of the following: (a) Violates any rule adopted by the Department of Transportation under ORS 803.62…

(1) Vehicle permits issued under ORS 803.600 to 803.615 that are required to be displayed so as to be visible from the outside of a vehicle shall not show the name or address of the registered owner of the vehicle or of the person who has applied for registration or titling of th…

Fees for trip permits issued under ORS 803.600 are as follows: (1) For a heavy motor vehicle trip permit, $43. (2) For a heavy trailer trip permit, $10. (3) For a light vehicle trip permit, $35. (4) For a recreational vehicle trip permit, $35. (5) For a registration weight trip p…

(1) A permit issued under ORS 803.600, 803.615 or 803.625 shall be placed on the left side of the rear window of the vehicle unless: (a) The vehicle has no rear window; or (b) The design of the vehicle or of any equipment lawfully added to the vehicle is such that a permit placed…

(1) A person commits the offense of improper display of a permit if the person is issued a permit under ORS 803.600, 803.615 or 803.625, and the person does not display the permit on the vehicle in the manner required by ORS 803.650 or as required by the Department of Transportat…

The color and size of the print on permits issued under ORS 803.600, 803.615 and 803.625 shall be such that the permits can easily be read. [1987 c.166 §3; 1999 c.359 §5; 2003 c.655 §119]

Notwithstanding ORS 803.600, a person may tow the person’s own commercial fishing boat without a trip permit and regardless of the weight permitted under the registration of the trailer if the combined weight of the towing vehicle, the trailer and the boat is 15,000 pounds or les…