Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(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 …

(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 u…

(1) The Department of Transportation, or persons or agencies authorized to do so by the department, shall conduct a physical inspection of the vehicle identification number or numbers of each vehicle located in this state and required by ORS 803.210 to be inspected. The departmen…

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]

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]

(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 …

(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,…

(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 …

(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 assignmen…

(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 own…

This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 803.300. The exemptions under this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Vehicles exempted by this section from the requirements to be registered by this state are not prohibited from being…

(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, ty…

(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.…

(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 OR…

(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…

This section establishes the requirements for qualification for registration. The Department of Transportation may not issue registration to a vehicle if the requirements under this section are not met. The department, in the absence of just cause for refusing to register a vehic…

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]

(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…

This section establishes requirements for an application for vehicle registration in this state. If an applicant fails to comply with requirements under this section, the Department of Transportation may refuse to register or reregister a vehicle until the applicant complies with…

(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 nam…

(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, cer…

(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 chap…

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 registratio…

(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 reg…

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 enfo…

This section establishes registration periods for vehicles. The registration periods are periods described under ORS 803.400. Except as provided in the following, the registration period for any vehicle registered in this state by the Department of Transportation is a biennial re…

(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 pe…

(1) The vehicle registration fees imposed under this section shall be based on the classifications determined by the Department of Transportation by rule. The department may classify a vehicle to ensure that registration fees for the vehicle are the same as for other vehicles the…

(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.…

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…

(1) Registration weight is established for the following purposes: (a) The registration weight is the weight used in the declaration of weight under ORS 803.435 to determine the registration fees under ORS 803.420 for vehicles required to establish registration weight under this …

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 sha…

(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 nam…

(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 a…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall notify the registered owner of a vehicle registered by this state of the approaching expiration of the vehicle’s registration. The notice required by this subsection shall comply with all of the following: (a) The notice shall be mailed …

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to renew vehicle registration if the registration period for a vehicle registered in the person’s name expires and the person does not pay the fee required for renewal of registration. (2) This section does not apply if the vehicle is n…

The Department of Transportation shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle unless one of the following occurs: (1) The owner of the vehicle provides proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements for the vehicle and certifies that the owner will remain i…

The Department of Transportation shall not issue renewal of registration unless the department receives proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements under ORS 815.310. This section is not applicable to vehicles exempt from the requirements of this section by …

On and after September 29, 1991, the Department of Transportation shall not refuse to renew registration, transfer the certificate of title or issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title for a camper or travel trailer solely on the grounds that prior to September 29, 19…

(1) A person that applies for the renewal of vehicle registration online may make a contribution of $1 or more to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program at the time the online application for renewal of vehicle registration is …

The Department of Transportation shall furnish for each vehicle and camper registered by the department, a registration card that shows all of the following information: (1) The name of the registered owner. (2) The make. (3) The year model. (4) The vehicle identification number …

(1) The owner of a vehicle that is registered in this state commits the offense of failure to carry a registration card if the owner does not place and keep the card in or on the vehicle in a manner that makes it readily available for police inspection upon request. (2) The follo…

The Department of Transportation may issue a duplicate or replacement registration card when: (1) The department receives an application indicating the loss, mutilation or destruction of a registration card; and (2) The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement card establis…

The Department of Transportation shall issue and deliver to the owner registration plates according to the following: (1) Registration plates shall be issued upon filing of application for registration and payment of the appropriate registration and registration plate fees unless…

The Department of Transportation shall issue two registration plates for every vehicle that is registered by the department except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 803.530. Upon renewal or when otherwise provided under ORS 803.555, the department may issue stickers in…

(1) Registration plates assigned to a vehicle by the Department of Transportation shall remain with the vehicle to which the plates are assigned and are valid only during the registration period for which the plates are issued except as provided in this section. (2) The departmen…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, a registration plate assigned to a vehicle registered to 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 shal…

Subject to ORS 805.105 and 805.205 and the following, the Department of Transportation shall select registration plates it issues: (1) Registration plates shall be in the size, form and arrangement and made of materials determined by the department subject to the following: (a) E…

Registration plates chosen by the commission pursuant to section 1, chapter 572, Oregon Laws 1987, shall have the colors chosen by the commission except that the sky shall be blue. [1989 c.742 §4]

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to display registration plates if the person operates, on the highways of this state, any vehicle or camper that has been assigned registration plates by this state and the registration plates assigned to the vehicle or camper are displ…