Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

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 …

(1) Every for-hire carrier and private carrier shall keep daily records, upon forms prescribed by the Department of Transportation, of all vehicles used during the current month. (2) On or before the last day of the month following, except as otherwise permitted under ORS 825.492…

(1) The following are not public records unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance: (a) Reports from motor carriers required to be filed with the Department of Transportation in connection with the imposition or collection of any tax. (b) Informati…

(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement with the authorized representatives of any jurisdiction that imposes weight-mile taxes, in order to form a multijurisdictional agreement for the singular collection of the total weight-mile taxes claimed due by any …

(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into an international fuel tax agreement with jurisdictions outside of this state to provide for cooperation and assistance among member jurisdictions in the administration and collection of taxes imposed on motor carriers for the co…

The purpose of ORS 825.601 to 825.615 is to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from the use of commercial vehicles, as defined in ORS 825.601. [2011 c.349 §2] Note: 825.600 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter …

As used in ORS 825.601 to 825.615: (1) “Auxiliary power unit” means any device that is installed on a commercial vehicle that provides electrical, mechanical or thermal energy to the vehicle cab, a sleeper berth, a bus passenger compartment or any other vehicle cab, as an alterna…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully idling the primary engine of a commercial vehicle if the person is operating a commercial vehicle and the person: (a) Stops the commercial vehicle; and (b) Allows the engine of the commercial vehicle to idle for more than five minute…

ORS 825.605 does not apply to a commercial vehicle if it is necessary to idle the primary engine of the commercial vehicle: (1) Due to traffic, a traffic control device or mechanical difficulties over which the operator has no control or at the direction of a law enforcement offi…

(1) The authority to regulate the idling of primary engines in commercial vehicles is vested solely in the Legislative Assembly. A city, county or other local government may not enact any charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating the idling of primary…

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, every person who violates or who procures, aids or abets in the violation of any provision of this chapter, ORS chapter 818 or 826 or any order, r…

(1) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, the Department of Transportation may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for: (a) Submittal of a false certification to the department on a driver equipment compliance check form; (b) Failure by a motor carrier to…

(1) When the Department of Transportation receives notification that a person has violated an out-of-service order or notice, the department shall impose a civil penalty on the employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle if the department finds that the employer knowing…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, every person who violates or procures, aids or abets violation of this chapter and any person who refuses or fails to obey any order, decision or rule, made under or pursuant to this chapter commits a Class A tra…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Combined weight” means the total empty weight of all vehicles in a combination plus the total weight of the load carried on that combination of vehicles. (2) “Commercial vehicle” means a vehicle that: (a) Is used for the transportation of persons for…

The Department of Transportation may adopt rules regarding registration records for vehicles registered under this chapter. [1995 c.733 §82b]

(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with the duly authorized representatives of any jurisdiction that issues registration to establish reciprocal privileges or registration exemptions for vehicles as described in this section. An agreement entered into …

The Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with the duly authorized representatives of any jurisdiction that issues out-of-state registration to provide for proportional registration of vehicles and for the apportionment of registration fees and other fixed fees a…

(1) The following are not public records unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance: (a) Mileage information required to be filed with the Department of Transportation under agreements authorized by ORS 826.007. (b) Information collected by the depa…

Proportional registration allows commercial vehicles to comply with registration requirements of more than one jurisdiction and to have registration fees, taxes or other fixed fees apportioned among the jurisdictions in which the vehicles are being operated. A vehicle may be regi…

(1) Registration fees for commercial vehicles registered under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 may be paid quarterly provided that: (a) The amount of Oregon apportioned registration fees for the carrier exceeds $1,000 per year; and (b) The registration fee…

Any registrant of a fleet of commercial vehicles that are operated in this state and in other jurisdictions may register the fleet under proportional fleet registration under this section in lieu of registering the vehicles as provided under the vehicle code if the fleet qualifie…

(1) Vehicles registered under ORS 826.009, 826.011 or 826.031 are required to establish a registration weight. (2) Registration weight is established for the following purposes: (a) The registration weight is the weight used in the declaration of weight under ORS 826.015 to deter…

(1) For vehicles registered under ORS 826.031 or under proportional registration pursuant to ORS 826.009 or 826.011, the declaration of weight shall contain the combined weight of the vehicle. (2) For commercial buses, the declaration of weight shall contain the unloaded weight o…

Registration fees for vehicles registered under ORS 826.009, 826.011 or 826.031 are as provided in ORS 803.420 for vehicles of the same class. The fees are for an entire registration period and are payable when a vehicle is registered and upon renewal of registration. The Departm…

(1) In addition to any other fee collected for registration, the Department of Transportation shall collect an International Registration Plan fee from each applicant for proportional registration under this chapter. (2) The amount of the fee required by this section shall be cal…

(1) For vehicles that are initially registered under proportional registration under ORS 826.009 or 826.011, the Department of Transportation shall prorate the fees as provided in this subsection according to the registration period elected by the registrant and approved by the d…

(1) The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement registration card is $3. (2) The fee for issuance of each original, replacement or duplicate registration plate is $3 and includes a registration card and sticker. (3) The fee for renewal of a registration plate is $3 and inc…

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 under OR…

(1) The registrant of a vehicle which is proportionally registered under ORS 826.009 or 826.011 shall be permitted to transfer the registration plates from the vehicle to a like vehicle to be similarly used if the vehicle is destroyed or permanently withdrawn from service within …

The Department of Transportation may issue temporary proportional registration permits to qualifying persons pending registration of vehicles under proportional registration under ORS 826.009 or proportional fleet registration under ORS 826.011 and issuance of appropriate identif…

(1) The owner of a vehicle that is subject to the tax imposed under ORS 825.474 and that is not registered under the proportional registration provisions of this chapter and is not registered in any other jurisdiction shall register the vehicle with the Department of Transportati…