Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) The Department of Transportation may impose an annual fee in an amount determined under subsection (2) of this section on each for-hire carrier of household goods to defray the costs to the department of regulating persons offering or providing intrastate transportation of ho…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall develop an annual commercial motor vehicle safety plan. The goal of the plan is to reduce accidents involving commercial motor vehicles and to reduce injuries and fatalities resulting from accidents involving commercial motor vehicles. T…

(1) An authorized representative of the Department of Transportation may require a person driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to regulation by the department on a street or highway to stop and submit to an inspection of the driver, the cargo or the vehicle or com…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall, after public notice and hearing, adopt rules that require for-hire and private carriers to: (a) Protect and safeguard the health and safety of all employees, passengers and the public by prescribing the limit of hours that drivers or op…

Except as provided in this section, the Department of Transportation shall not adopt rules limiting the movement of vehicles that are subject to regulation under this chapter to any particular days of the week. The department may adopt rules described under this section if: (1) T…

The Department of Transportation may establish rules governing the conditions for transportation of infectious waste that is not an incidental part of other solid waste. The rules may require persons transporting infectious waste for consideration to register separately with the …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules that conform to any applicable federal rules setting standards for the safe transportation of hazardous waste, hazardous material and PCB. The rules shall be applicable to any person who transports, or causes to be transporte…

(1) In addition to any other enforcement measure allowed, if a person violates the provisions of ORS 466.080 or 825.258 or rules adopted by the Department of Transportation under ORS 466.080 or 825.258, the department may impound the person’s vehicle transporting, about to transp…

The Department of Transportation shall call upon the state police for all police service or police assistance necessary for the proper and efficient policing of carriers operating under this chapter. The department and the state police shall cooperate in the enforcement of this c…

(1) The Department of Transportation is the true and lawful attorney upon whom all process, summons or notices in any action, suit or proceeding against each motor carrier residing or having its principal place of business outside this state may be served, when such action, suit …

(1) In any prosecution for any violation of ORS 825.100 or 825.104 of any driver who is employed by the owner or lessee of the vehicle involved in the violation to operate the vehicle, the court shall make the owner or lessee of the vehicle a codefendant if appearance has not bee…

On or before April 1 of each year, unless additional time is granted, every certificated motor carrier shall file with the Department of Transportation a report, verified under oath by its chief officer, agent or owner, in such form and containing such information as the departme…

Records, reports and information obtained or used by the Department of Transportation in administering the hazardous waste program under ORS 825.258 shall be available to the United States Environmental Protection Agency upon request. If the records, reports or information has be…

An authorized intrastate for-hire carrier of household goods shall obtain and retain for a period of at least three years a criminal background check of each employee whose duties may require contact with the public or entry into a private residence or storage facility for the pu…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all fees, taxes, charges and other sums collected by the Department of Transportation under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be placed to the credit of an account, separate and distinct from the…

On the last day of each month the Department of Transportation shall identify the balance of all money in excess of sufficient working capital to accommodate the department’s operating needs remaining in the Motor Carrier Account as of the close of business on the 25th day of suc…

No part of the funds produced by this chapter shall be used by the Department of Transportation directly or indirectly: (1) For the purpose of investigating the rules, charges, practice or service of any carrier by rail. (2) In the administration or enforcement of any law or auth…

(1) A county, city or other municipal corporation may not impose a tax on, or require a license for, a voluntary commuter ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than 15 persons. (2) For the purposes of this section, “voluntary commuter …

A carrier that transports household goods shall include the carrier’s certificate number in all newsprint classified advertising, newsprint display advertising, Internet advertising and telephone directory advertising prepared by or at the direction or request of the carrier. [Fo…

The Department of Transportation may appoint agents to issue temporary passes provided in ORS 825.470 and to collect any fees and taxes required by this chapter. The department shall prescribe the duties and compensation of such agents and may require them to give bonds or irrevo…

The courts having jurisdiction of this chapter shall, upon a conviction of anyone for violation of this chapter, immediately forward a copy of the record of such conviction to the office of the Department of Transportation. [Formerly 767.065] MOTOR CARRIER EDUCATION PROGRAM

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a program for the education of motor carriers that covers, at a minimum, safety, weight mile tax and registration and size and weight regulations administered by the department. (2) The department may appoint agents to carry ou…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all motor carriers that are domiciled in Oregon and that receive a certificate or permit from the Department of Transportation for the first time on or after July 1, 1990, shall participate in the program established under…

(1) Every motor carrier must: (a) Have an in-house drug and alcohol testing program that meets the federal requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 382; or (b) Be a member of a consortium, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 382.107, that provides testing that meets the federal requirements. (2) At th…

(1) As used in this section, “school transportation provider” means a school district or a school district contractor that uses school buses or school activity vehicles for: (a) The transportation of students or school personnel to or from school or school-related activities; or …

(1) Upon application by a carrier, the Department of Transportation may issue a weight identifier for each vehicle the carrier enrolls with the department, which must state the combined weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. The department shall record each weight iden…

In order to facilitate the registration issuance and registration renewal processes, when a carrier initially registers under ORS 826.009 or 826.037, the Department of Transportation may assign a registration period ranging from three to 12 months. [1995 c.39 §6; 2001 c.567 §6; 2…

(1) The Department of Transportation, in the discretion of the department, may require the use of identification devices, such as cab cards, stamps or carrier identification numbers, to identify and be carried with or placed upon each motor vehicle authorized to be operated in Or…

(1) For single trip or short-time operation not exceeding 10 days of a vehicle subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Transportation may issue a temporary pass identifying the motor vehicle. For this pass a fee of $9 for each motor vehicle shall be paid. (2)…

(1) Any report or payment transmitted through the United States mail that is required to be filed with the Department of Transportation by ORS 825.474, 825.476, 825.480, 825.484, 825.488, 825.490, 825.492, 825.494 and 825.496 shall be considered filed: (a) On the date shown by th…

(1) In addition to other fees and taxes imposed by law upon carriers, there shall be assessed against and collected from every carrier a tax for the use of the highways, to apply to the cost of administration of this chapter and for the maintenance, operation, construction and re…

Notwithstanding ORS 319.020, 319.530 and 825.474, a person operating a motor vehicle with a combined weight of 26,000 pounds or more is not required to pay the weight-mile tax imposed under ORS 825.474 or fuel taxes imposed under ORS 319.020 and 319.530, if: (1) The person is not…

______________________________________________________________________________ MILEAGE TAX RATE TABLE “A” Declared Combined Fee Rates Weight Groups Per Mile (Pounds) (Mills) 26,001 to 28,000 76.4 28,001 to 30,000 80.9 30,001 to 32,000 84.6 32,001 to 34,000 88.4 34,001 to 36,000 9…

(1)(a) In lieu of other fees provided in ORS 825.474, carriers engaged in operating motor vehicles in the transportation of logs, poles, peeler cores or piling may pay annual fees for such operation computed at the rate of $11.60 for each 100 pounds of declared combined weight. (…

The Department of Transportation and the Oregon Transportation Commission shall review flat fee rates established under ORS 825.480 in each even-numbered year and shall recommend to the next following odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly any adjustments t…

(1) The fees or taxes listed in ORS 825.474, 825.476 and 825.480 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, other fees and taxes of the state, county or municipality which may be imposed, levied, assessed or collected against the business or property of such carrier. This secti…

Any tax paid under ORS 319.010 to 319.420 or 319.510 to 319.880 on motor vehicle fuel or fuel as defined in ORS 319.520, either directly by the collection of the tax by the vendor from the consumer or indirectly by adding the amount of the tax to the price of the fuel paid by the…

A person engaged exclusively in the conduct of interstate transportation shall currently pay to the Department of Transportation the road tax mileage fees prescribed by ORS 825.474, 825.476, 825.480, 825.484, 825.490, 825.494 and 825.496. [Formerly 767.835]

(1) On or before the last day of each month, except for the time of payment provided in ORS 825.480 and 825.492, all persons shall report and pay to the Department of Transportation the amount of taxes and fees due from them for the preceding calendar month. However, taxes and fe…

(1) Whenever in the judgment of the Department of Transportation the estimated annual tax payable by a carrier will be less than $100, and the vehicles operated by the carrier are of less than 30,000 pounds combined weight, the department may authorize the carrier to file reports…

(1) If any person neglects or refuses to make a fee or tax report as required by this chapter, the Department of Transportation shall make a proposed assessment, based upon any information available to the department, for the period for which such person failed to make a report, …

(1) Any person against whom an assessment is made under ORS 825.490 or 825.494, may petition the Department of Transportation for a reassessment within 30 days after service upon the person of notice. If a petition is not filed within the 30-day period, the assessment becomes fin…

All fees, taxes and charges imposed by this chapter and ORS chapter 826, all claims and penalties payable by any person under this chapter and ORS chapter 826 and all moneys collected under this chapter and ORS chapter 826, are the property of the state. The Department of Transpo…

(1) Interest and penalties for delinquent payments of road use assessment fees payable pursuant to the provisions of ORS 818.225 and of single-trip nondivisible load permits shall be calculated in the same manner that interest and penalties are calculated under ORS 825.490 and 82…

For payment of any weight-mile taxes and fees, the Department of Transportation may: (1) Accept payment of taxes and fees by credit card. Any payment made by credit card shall be for the full amount of the tax or fee, except that a surcharge may be added to the amount tendered by…

(1) If any tax, or fee in lieu of tax, reported due, or any final assessment made by the Department of Transportation under ORS 825.490, 825.494 and 825.496, including any penalties or charges therein imposed, or any final penalty imposed under ORS 825.950, 825.955 or 825.960, is…

(1) If the Department of Transportation finds it necessary in order to insure the collection of any fees, taxes, charges or penalties imposed upon a carrier pursuant to this chapter or ORS 818.225, the department may at the time and as a condition of granting a certificate or per…

(1) No bond filed pursuant to ORS 825.506 may be canceled or otherwise terminated at any time prior to its expiration until the surety company which executed the same, has filed with the Department of Transportation a notice of cancellation as provided in such bond. Such cancella…

(1) In carrying out the duties under ORS 825.498, the Department of Transportation may engage the services of a collection agency to collect any of the fees, taxes, penalties and moneys due to the state under this chapter and ORS chapter 826. The department may engage the service…

(1) Any fee, tax, penalty or money due the state assigned to a collection agency pursuant to ORS 825.508 that remains uncollected for two years after the date of the assignment meets the criteria for uncollectibility formulated pursuant to ORS 293.240. (2) ORS 293.245 applies to …