Chapter 830 — Chapter 830

ORS 830.830 Dealer or boat manufacturer number; fee. (1) A dealer or boat manufacturer

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ORS 830.850 Identifying number plate required on floating homes and boathouses; certificate of title required; fee. (1) A person may not use a floating home or boathouse on the waters of this state unless there is affixed to the floating home or boathouse in plain sight an identifying plate with a unique number awarded to the floating home or boathouse by this state

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ORS 830.855 Application for floating home or boathouse identifying plate; fee; issuance of certificate of title. (1) The owner of a floating home or boathouse that is used principally on the waters of this state shall apply to the State Marine Board for an identifying plate. The application shall include the true name of the owner, the residence or business address of the owner, a description of the floating home or boathouse, the location of the floating home or boathouse and any other information required by the board. The application shall be signed by the owner and be accompanied by a fee of $50

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ORS 830.860 Validity of certificate of title; new certificates; fee. (1) A certificate of title for a floating home or boathouse is valid and effective only as long as ownership and location remain the same

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ORS 830.865 Rules. In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the State Marine Board shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 830.850 to 830.860. [Formerly 488.728]

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ORS 830.870 Duplicate certificate of title; fee. Upon receipt of proof satisfactory to the State Marine Board from the holder of a certificate of title issued pursuant to ORS 830.850 to 830.860 that the certificate of title has been lost, mutilated, destroyed or stolen, the board shall issue to the holder a duplicate certificate of title for a fee of $50. [Formerly 488.729; 2015 c.627 §7]

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ORS 830.875 Definitions for ORS 830.880 to 830.895. As used in ORS 830.880 to 830.895

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ORS 830.880 Seizure of boats and equipment from which identification number has been removed; inspection of property; check for stolen boats; renumbering. (1) When a peace officer discovers a boat or component from which a number awarded by the State Marine Board or the manufacturer’s hull identification number assigned to the boat or the component identification number has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed, the peace officer may seize and hold it for identification and disposal as provided in ORS 830.880 to 830.895

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ORS 830.885 Return of seized property; investigation to determine ownership; notice to owner. (1) When the property seized under ORS 830.880 is not listed as stolen by the National Crime Information Center and the hull identification number is established the property shall be returned to the person from whom it was seized if

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ORS 830.890 Public notice to persons having interest in seized property; court action; sale of property at public auction; disposition of proceeds. (1) If the hull or component identification number of property seized pursuant to ORS 830.880 is not established or if the property is reported as stolen by the National Crime Information Center the police agency having custody of the property shall, after making reasonable efforts to ascertain the names and addresses of the owner and all persons of record having an interest in the property, notify the person from whom the property was seized, and the owner and such other persons if they can be ascertained, of their right to respond within 60 days from the issuance of the notice through court action for the return of the seized property. The taking of the property, the description thereof and a statement of the rights of an owner or other persons of record having an interest in the property to respond through court action for the return of the seized property shall be advertised in a daily newspaper published in the city or county where the property was seized, or if a daily newspaper is not published in such city or county, in a newspaper having weekly circulation in the city or county, once a week for two consecutive weeks and by handbills posted in three public places near the place of seizure

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ORS 830.895 Renumbering; inspection requirement. (1) A police agency having custody of a boat or component for which an identification number is not established or a person to whom a boat or component has been returned pursuant to ORS 830.885 shall apply to the State Marine Board for an identification number

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ORS 830.905 [Formerly 488.650; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.907 [1999 c.692 §2; 2003 c.693 §4; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.908 Definitions for ORS 830.908 to 830.948. As used in ORS 830.908 to 830.948

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ORS 830.909 [1999 c.692 §3; 2003 c.693 §5; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.910 [Formerly 488.655; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.911 Authority to seize abandoned vessel or derelict vessel. (1) If an authorized agency has probable cause to believe a vessel is an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel, the enforcement agency may take any of the following actions

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ORS 830.912 [1999 c.692 §4; 2003 c.693 §6; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.914 [1999 c.692 §5; 2003 c.693 §7; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.915 [Formerly 488.660; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.917 [1999 c.692 §6; 2003 c.693 §8; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.918 Preseizure notice. (1) At least 10 business days before seizing an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel an authorized agency shall provide notice by

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ORS 830.919 [1999 c.692 §7; 2003 c.693 §9; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.920 [Formerly 488.665; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.922 [1999 c.692 §8; 2003 c.693 §10; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.923 Seizure without notice. An authorized agency may immediately remove and dispose of marine debris without notice. [2013 c.680 §5; 2025 c.90 §5]

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ORS 830.924 [1999 c.692 §9; 2003 c.693 §11; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.925 [Formerly 488.670; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.926 [2003 c.693 §2; 2013 c.680 §13; renumbered 830.948 in 2013]

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ORS 830.927 [1999 c.692 §10; 2003 c.693 §12; repealed by 2013 c.680 §16]

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ORS 830.928 [2013 c.680 §5a; repealed by 2025 c.90 §13]

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ORS 830.930 [Formerly 488.675; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.931 [2013 c.680 §6; repealed by 2025 c.90 §13]

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ORS 830.933 Reclamation of seized vessel and personal property. (1) At any time before the date specified in the notice given pursuant to ORS 830.918, any owner may reclaim the vessel or personal property left inside the vessel by

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ORS 830.935 [Formerly 488.680; repealed by 1999 c.692 §13]

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ORS 830.936 Hearing. (1) If an owner of a vessel requests a hearing as provided in ORS 830.918, the authorized agency may not seize the vessel until after the hearing

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ORS 830.938 Liability for costs of salvage, towing and storage. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 830.908 to 830.948

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ORS 830.940 Use of contractor. An authorized agency may enter into a contract with any person to carry out the provisions of ORS 830.908 to 830.948 on behalf of the authorized agency. [2013 c.680 §11; 2025 c.90 §9]

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ORS 830.944 Offenses. (1) A person commits the offense of abandoning a vessel if the person leaves a vessel without authorization on public or private land, the waters of this state, or any other water

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ORS 830.948 Salvaged Vessel Subaccount; sources; limits; uses. (1) The Salvaged Vessel Subaccount is established within the Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account created under ORS 830.140. The subaccount shall consist of moneys deposited into the subaccount by the State Marine Board from fees collected pursuant to ORS 830.790 and 830.850. The moneys in the subaccount are continuously appropriated to the board for the purposes specified in this section

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ORS 830.950 Definitions for ORS 830.955. As used in ORS 830.955

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ORS 830.955 Prohibition of installation of submersible polystyrene device. (1) No person shall install a submersible polystyrene device on a dock, buoy or float unless the device is encapsulated by a protective covering or is designed to prevent the polystyrene from disintegrating into the waters of this state

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ORS 830.990 Penalties. (1) Violation of ORS 830.302 by a person operating a motorboat or violation of ORS 830.565 by a person operating a sailboat that is at least 12 feet in length or a motorboat is a Class D violation. Notwithstanding ORS 153.019, the presumptive fine for a violation of ORS 830.302 or 830.565 by a person operating a motorboat is $50

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ORS 830.992 Penalty for purchase of boat or equipment from which hull or component identification number removed. Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale or possesses any boat or component from which the hull identification number assigned to the boat or component identification number has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the identity of the boat or component commits a Class A misdemeanor. [Formerly 488.993; 1999 c.391 §6]

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ORS 830.993 Penalties for violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165. (1) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, if a person is convicted of a violation of ORS 166.155 or 166.165 committed while the person was on the waters of this state or on publicly owned land used for outdoor recreation, the State Marine Board

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ORS 830.994 Additional penalties for violation of ORS 830.325. (1) When a person is convicted of a violation of any provision of ORS 830.315 or 830.325, the court shall comply with the following in addition to any other penalty imposed upon the person under ORS 830.990

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ORS 830.995 [Formerly 488.995; repealed by 1999 c.1051 §97]

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ORS 830.997 Penalty for charter boat violations. (1) Violation of ORS 830.435 or 830.460 or a rule adopted pursuant to ORS 830.450 is a Class A misdemeanor

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ORS 830.998 Penalty for failing to stop at an aquatic invasive species check station. (1) A person who is transporting a recreational or commercial watercraft and fails to stop and submit to an inspection or complete the ordered decontamination at an aquatic invasive species check station operated by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Marine Board or the State Department of Agriculture or a tribal government, local government or local service district as provided under ORS 830.589 or 830.590 commits a Class D violation

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ORS 830.999 Penalty for transporting aquatic invasive species; exceptions; use of penalty moneys; rules. (1) A person is subject to a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the State Fish and Wildlife Director of not more than $6,250 if the person knowingly transports aquatic invasive species on or in a recreational or commercial watercraft. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection within a five-year period shall result in a civil penalty in an amount not less than $5,000 and not more than $15,000

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