Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Correctional facility” means an institution used for the confinement of persons convicted of a criminal offense or held by court order. (b) “Corrections officer” means a person employed in a correctional facility, wherever it may be located, who …

The Department of Transportation on behalf of the State of Oregon may enter into contracts with other states and with the federal government for the exchange of employment information necessary to implement and administer ORS 802.250 and 802.253. [Formerly 802.251]

(1) In addition to any other information required or permitted by law, the records of driver licenses maintained by the Department of Transportation and the records of identification cards issued under ORS 807.400 maintained by the department shall include the name, address, date…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall maintain computerized records of insurance information. The department’s computer system shall contain information submitted by insurers under ORS 742.580 and 806.195 and shall be accessible to law enforcement agencies in the state for t…

(1) As used in this section, “emergency situation” means a situation in which the following occurs: (a) An individual is killed, seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is unable to independently communicate with police officers; and (b) The individual’s emergency contact i…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 811.747. (b) “Personal information” means the following information that identifies an individual: (A) A Social Security number; (B) A driver license number or identification card num…

(1) The Transportation Safety Committee is created within the Department of Transportation to advise the department and the Oregon Transportation Commission concerning the functions described under ORS 802.310 and to perform any other functions related to transportation safety th…

(1) The administrator for transportation safety shall serve as the Governor’s representative for highway safety in conformity with the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. The Director of Transportation and the Oregon Transportation Commission shall be responsible to the Governor …

(1) The Department of Transportation, with the advice of the Transportation Safety Committee, may apply for, accept, receive and disburse grants available from the federal government or any of its agencies to carry out approved state highway safety programs conducted under the Fe…

(1) In addition to any duties under ORS 802.310, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a motorcycle safety program that complies with this section to the extent moneys are available for such program from the Mo…

(1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Transportation Safety Committee, shall establish a bicycle safety program that complies with this section to the extent moneys are available for such program. The program established may include the following: (a) Bic…

Any city or county may participate in the highway safety program and do all things necessary to secure the benefits available under ORS 802.310 and 802.315 and under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and any amendments thereto. [Formerly 802.420]

The Highway Safety Trust Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the Department of Transportation under ORS 802.315 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account established under this section. All moneys in t…

(1) The Transportation Safety Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all money credited to the account established under this section is appropriated continuously for and shall be used by the Departm…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall ensure that the membership of advisory committees to the department reflects the racial and ethnic and ability composition of this state as determined by the most recent American Community Survey from the United States Census Bureau. (2)…

(1) The Winter Recreation Advisory Committee is created to perform the functions described for the committee under ORS 810.170. (2) The committee created under this section shall consist of seven members appointed by the Oregon Transportation Commission as follows: (a) Two person…

(1) The Director of Transportation shall establish an advisory committee to advise the Department of Transportation on the administration of laws regulating vehicle dealers under the vehicle code. (2) The department shall consult with the committee established under this section …

The Director 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. All of the following apply to an…

The Director of Transportation may examine the laws and requirements of any jurisdiction that issues out-of-state registration and may grant a privilege or a registration exemption described in this section to vehicles or owners of vehicles registered in that jurisdiction. All of…

The Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into bilateral or multilateral reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions to provide mutual assistance in the disposition of traffic offenses committed by residents of one jurisdiction while in another jurisdiction. Agre…

The Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I FINDINGS AND DECLARAT…

The following relate to the Driver License Compact under ORS 802.540: (1) The Director of Transportation or the director’s deputy shall act as the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of service as compac…

The Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: ___________________________________________________________________________…

The Director of Transportation shall: (1) Appoint an employee of the Department of Transportation to participate in meetings held by the cooperating committee created pursuant to the Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement under ORS 802.560. (2) Pay any membership fee require…

A legislator who is a designated representative under ORS 802.560 is entitled to compensation and expense reimbursement under ORS 171.072, payable from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly. [1987 c.879 §21; 2001 c.610 §2] AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE CONTRACTORS

(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement with any qualified provider to transact on behalf of the department the following functions of the department: (a) Any vehicle-related transaction for which the department is responsible. (b) Processing of fees or t…

A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a vehicle or of an interest therein. In all actions, suits or criminal proceedings, when the title to or right of possession of any vehicle is involved, proof of the ownership or right to possession shall be made …

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules authorizing different forms of title and specifying the uses of the different forms. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules authorizing and describing uses of electronic titles and certificates of title. (2) R…

The Department of Transportation shall design a certificate of title for vehicles for situations in which the department determines that certificates will be issued. A certificate of title issued by the department shall conform to all of the following: (1) The certificate shall b…

If title to a vehicle is not to be issued in the form of a certificate, the record of title kept by the Department of Transportation shall include all information required by ORS 803.015. Nothing in this section requires that title issued in a form other than a certificate: (1) B…

(1) A person commits the offense of violating vehicle title requirements if the person owns or operates any vehicle in this state for which this state has not issued title. (2) Exemptions from this section are established by ORS 803.030. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040.…

This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 803.025 to obtain title issued by this state. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040. The exemptions are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Vehicles exempted by this section from the requirements…

(1) The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for optional titling of vehicles that are not subject to the vehicle titling requirements under ORS 803.025 or that are exempt from vehicle titling requirements by ORS 803.030. The rules adopted for purposes of this subse…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Mobile home park” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.003. (b) “Park model recreational vehicle” means a recreational vehicle, as defined in ORS 174.101, that: (A) Is designed for use as temporary living quarters; (B) Is built on a single …

(1) If this state has issued title for a vehicle, the vehicle shall remain titled by this state and subject to all of the provisions of the vehicle code relating to vehicles titled by this state until one of the following occurs: (a) The vehicle becomes legally titled under the l…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue title for a vehicle if the applicant and the vehicle meet the following qualifications: (a) The applicant must satisfy the department that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and is otherwise entitled to have title issued in …

(1) An application for title required under ORS 803.045 shall be in a form specified by the Department of Transportation and shall contain all the following: (a) A full description of the vehicle, including, but not necessarily limited to, the vehicle identification number. (b) T…

(1) At the request of a vehicle dealer, the Department of Transportation shall provide expedited titling services if the vehicle dealer pays the fee imposed under this section. A request under this section must be made in the manner required by the department. The department shal…

(1) When a certificate of title is issued by this state, the Department of Transportation shall deliver the certificate as follows unless otherwise provided by law: (a) To the security interest holder with the highest priority. (b) If there are no security interest holders, to th…

A title does not require a renewal and is valid until one of the following occurs: (1) The vehicle is destroyed or dismantled. (2) Any interest reflected on the title changes. [1983 c.338 §182; 1985 c.316 §1; 1993 c.233 §24; 2019 c.17 §5]

(1) The Department of Transportation may issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title when all of the following occur: (a) The department is satisfied as to the loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate of title or salvage title certificate. (b) The fee for issuan…

(1) A person commits the offense of false statement on title or transfer of vehicle if the person knowingly makes any false statement of a material fact in an application for title to a vehicle, in an application for salvage title for a vehicle or in any assignment of title to a …

(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to titling of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the titling of vehicles under the vehicle code. For purposes of this sect…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully publishing certificate of title forms if the person produces in any way, or causes to be produced, without the authority of the Department of Transportation, facsimiles of the blank forms upon which the department issues certificates…

(1) A person commits the offense of selling an untitled vehicle if the person sells a vehicle without complying with the requirements under ORS 803.025 and 803.045 to obtain a title for the vehicle or the requirements of ORS 819.016 to obtain a salvage title for the vehicle, as a…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the fee to issue a certificate of title under ORS 803.045 or 803.140, to transfer title under ORS 803.092, to issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title under ORS 803.065 or to issue a new title due to name or a…

(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.…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the transfer of any interest in a vehicle covered by an Oregon title the transferee shall submit an application for title to the Department of Transportation. Such application shall be submitted to the department within 30 da…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the transfer of any interest shown on an Oregon title any person whose interest is released, terminated, assigned or transferred, shall release or assign that interest in a manner specified by the Department of Transportation…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the exclusive means for perfecting a security interest in a vehicle is by application for notation of the security interest on the title in accordance with this section. The application may accompany the application for a …