Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, upon receipt of a record of conviction for misdemeanor driving while under the influence of intoxicants, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of the person convicted. The suspensio…

(1) If the Department of Transportation receives from a police officer a report that is in substantial compliance with ORS 813.120, the department shall suspend the driving privileges of the person in this state on the 30th day after the date of arrest or, if the report indicates…

Notwithstanding ORS 9.160 and 9.320, in any hearing under ORS 813.410 in which a city attorney or district attorney does not appear, a police officer actively involved in the investigation of the offense may present evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses and make arguments…

When the Department of Transportation imposes a suspension under ORS 813.410, the suspension shall be for a period of time determined according to the following: (1) If the suspension is for refusal of a test under ORS 813.100 and the person is not subject to an increase in the s…

This section establishes circumstances under which ORS 813.420 requires an increase in the time for suspension of driving privileges and under which ORS 813.520 requires an increase in the time before the Department of Transportation may issue a hardship permit. A person is subje…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 813.410, the Department of Transportation may provide a hearing to determine the validity of a suspension under ORS 813.410 only if the time requirements under ORS 813.410 could not be met because of any of the following: (a) The person’s physical incapaci…

(1) The petition to the circuit court appealing an order of the Department of Transportation after a hearing under ORS 813.410 shall state the nature of the petitioner’s interest and the ground or grounds upon which the petitioner contends the order should be reversed or remanded…

If the Department of Transportation verifies to its satisfaction that it has suspended the driving privileges of the wrong person under ORS 813.410 because a person arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants gave false identification at the time of the arrest, all th…

The Department of Transportation shall make a notation on the driving record of a person indicating that the person was acquitted of a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants if: (1) The person’s driving privileges were suspended because a breath or blood test under …

The Department of Transportation may not reinstate any driving privileges or issue any hardship permit under ORS 807.240 as provided under any of the following: (1) For a period of 90 days after the beginning of the suspension if the suspension is for refusal of a test under ORS …

As used in ORS chapter 813: (1) “Ignition interlock device technician” means an individual employed by a service center to install, service, maintain, calibrate or remove ignition interlock devices. (2) “Manufacturer’s representative” means a business entity: (a) That is register…

(1) The Department of State Police, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a program for the use of ignition interlock devices by persons convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants and granted hardship permits under ORS 807.24…

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (6) of this section, when a person is convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 or of a municipal ordinance, the Department of Transportation, in addition to any other requirement, shall require th…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if an ignition interlock device is ordered or required under ORS 813.602, the person so ordered or required shall pay to the manufacturer’s representative the reasonable costs of leasing, installing and maintaining the dev…

(1) When a court orders installation of an ignition interlock device pursuant to ORS 813.602, the court shall send a copy of the order to the Department of Transportation. The department shall note the requirement on the driving record of the person required to install the device…

Notwithstanding ORS 813.604, if a person is required, in the course and scope of the person’s employment, to operate a motor vehicle owned by the person’s employer, the person may operate that vehicle without installation of an ignition interlock device if: (1) The employer has b…

(1) A person commits the offense of knowingly furnishing a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device to someone who is not authorized to drive such a vehicle if the person rents, leases, lends or otherwise furnishes a motor vehicle to someone the person knows to have bee…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully soliciting another to blow into an ignition interlock device or start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device if the person has such a device as a result of an order or requirement under ORS 813.602 and the person …

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully blowing into an ignition interlock device or starting a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device if, for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle for someone required under ORS 813.602 to have such a device,…

(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with an ignition interlock device if the person does anything to a device that was ordered installed pursuant to ORS 813.602 that circumvents the operation of the device. (2) The offense described in this section, tampering with an ig…

Notwithstanding ORS 813.270, moneys in the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund may be used to pay for administration and evaluation of the ignition interlock program established by ORS 813.600 to 813.616 and for the costs of participation in the program for indigents. [1987 c.746 §8;…

(1) At the end of the suspension or revocation resulting from a conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 or of a municipal ordinance, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges or right to apply for dri…

(1) This section applies only to a person who has had an ignition interlock device installed as a condition of a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement under ORS 813.602 (3). (2) After an ignition interlock device is installed, the manufacturer’s rep…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 813.602 (1)(b) or (c), (2) or (3), the requirement to have an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle continues until the person submits to the Department of Transportation a certificate from the ignition interlock device manufacturer’s representa…

In addition to any other requirement to participate in an alcohol or drug treatment program required by law, if a court receives at least two negative reports, a court may order that the defendant complete, at the defendant’s own expense based on the defendant’s ability to pay, a…

(1) A defendant may apply by motion to the court in which a driving while under the influence of intoxicants diversion agreement described in ORS 813.230 was entered for an order vacating the requirement to install and use an ignition interlock device if the defendant: (a) Has co…

(1) A service center or manufacturer’s representative may not operate a service center in Oregon unless both the service center and the manufacturer’s representative obtain a certificate from the Department of State Police. (2) A service center and a manufacturer’s representative…

(1) A criminal background check is required to determine the eligibility of a person seeking employment as an ignition interlock device technician in this state. A service center shall conduct a fingerprint-based criminal background check before hiring or contracting with an indi…

The Department of State Police shall adopt a procedure for a person to file a complaint with the department concerning the failure of a service center or manufacturer’s representative to comply with a requirement of ORS 813.660 to 813.680. The department shall: (1) Provide a resp…

(1) The Ignition Interlock Device Management Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Ignition Interlock Device Management Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) Moneys in the Ignition Interlock Device Managem…