Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

The Department of Transportation is empowered to administer ORS 803.400 and 803.405, relating to the registration periods of vehicles and to adopt and enforce rules, including rules for the adjustment or proration of fees and registration periods, necessary to accomplish the enfo…

This section establishes registration periods for vehicles. The registration periods are periods described under ORS 803.400. Except as provided in the following, the registration period for any vehicle registered in this state by the Department of Transportation is a biennial re…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 803.400 and 803.415, the registration of a vehicle registered in the name of a person who is a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist ordered on active duty and deployed to a location outside the United States that expires while the pe…

(1) The vehicle registration fees imposed under this section shall be based on the classifications determined by the Department of Transportation by rule. The department may classify a vehicle to ensure that registration fees for the vehicle are the same as for other vehicles the…

(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.…

The following are the measurement points of the described vehicles for the purposes of determining registration fees under ORS 803.420: (1) Special use trailers and travel trailers are measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer body…

(1) Registration weight is established for the following purposes: (a) The registration weight is the weight used in the declaration of weight under ORS 803.435 to determine the registration fees under ORS 803.420 for vehicles required to establish registration weight under this …

A declaration of weight required for purposes of complying with ORS 803.440 and for purposes of determining vehicle registration fees under ORS 803.420 shall contain the following: (1) For vehicles required to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430, the declaration sha…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to submit a declaration of weight if the person does not submit a declaration of weight for a vehicle described in this subsection when the person applies for registration of the vehicle or has the vehicle registered in the person’s nam…

(1) The governing body of a county may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.041. (2) The governing body of a district may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.042. (3) The Department of Transportation shall provide by rule for the a…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall notify the registered owner of a vehicle registered by this state of the approaching expiration of the vehicle’s registration. The notice required by this subsection shall comply with all of the following: (a) The notice shall be mailed …

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to renew vehicle registration if the registration period for a vehicle registered in the person’s name expires and the person does not pay the fee required for renewal of registration. (2) This section does not apply if the vehicle is n…

The Department of Transportation shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle unless one of the following occurs: (1) The owner of the vehicle provides proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements for the vehicle and certifies that the owner will remain i…

The Department of Transportation shall not issue renewal of registration unless the department receives proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements under ORS 815.310. This section is not applicable to vehicles exempt from the requirements of this section by …

On and after September 29, 1991, the Department of Transportation shall not refuse to renew registration, transfer the certificate of title or issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title for a camper or travel trailer solely on the grounds that prior to September 29, 19…

(1) A person that applies for the renewal of vehicle registration online may make a contribution of $1 or more to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program at the time the online application for renewal of vehicle registration is …

The Department of Transportation shall furnish for each vehicle and camper registered by the department, a registration card that shows all of the following information: (1) The name of the registered owner. (2) The make. (3) The year model. (4) The vehicle identification number …

(1) The owner of a vehicle that is registered in this state commits the offense of failure to carry a registration card if the owner does not place and keep the card in or on the vehicle in a manner that makes it readily available for police inspection upon request. (2) The follo…

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 establis…

The Department of Transportation shall issue and deliver to the owner registration plates according to the following: (1) Registration plates shall be issued upon filing of application for registration and payment of the appropriate registration and registration plate fees unless…

The Department of Transportation shall issue two registration plates for every vehicle that is registered by the department except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 803.530. Upon renewal or when otherwise provided under ORS 803.555, the department may issue stickers in…

(1) Registration plates assigned to a vehicle by the Department of Transportation shall remain with the vehicle to which the plates are assigned and are valid only during the registration period for which the plates are issued except as provided in this section. (2) The departmen…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, a registration plate assigned to a vehicle registered to a member of the Oregon National Guard or a military reservist ordered on active duty and deployed to a location outside the United States that expires while the person is on active duty shal…

Subject to ORS 805.105 and 805.205 and the following, the Department of Transportation shall select registration plates it issues: (1) Registration plates shall be in the size, form and arrangement and made of materials determined by the department subject to the following: (a) E…

Registration plates chosen by the commission pursuant to section 1, chapter 572, Oregon Laws 1987, shall have the colors chosen by the commission except that the sky shall be blue. [1989 c.742 §4]

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to display registration plates if the person operates, on the highways of this state, any vehicle or camper that has been assigned registration plates by this state and the registration plates assigned to the vehicle or camper are displ…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to display plates on an out-of-state vehicle if the person operates a vehicle that is registered in any jurisdiction other than this state and the person does not display the registration plates assigned to and furnished for the vehicle…

(1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration or illegal display of a registration plate if the person knowingly does any of the following: (a) Illegally alters a registration plate in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section. (b) Causes a registration plate …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Car rental company” has the meaning given that term in ORS 803.219. (b) “Integrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 802.600. (2) If the Department of Transportation receives an application for vehicle registration from a car rental compan…

The owner of a registered vehicle to which registration stickers are assigned may replace a registration sticker that is lost, destroyed or mutilated in a manner that renders illegible any identification of the sticker. To replace a registration sticker under this section, the ow…

(1) A person commits the offense of improper display of validating stickers if the person owns or drives a vehicle on which the display of registration stickers provides proof of valid registration and: (a) The stickers are not displayed in a manner required by the Department of …

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, when a person who has a vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 or a towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 sells a motor vehicle that has valid Oregon registration plates, the person sha…

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues a registration plate upon the registration of a vehicle or at other times when a registration plate is issued by the …

(1) The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement registration card under ORS 803.510 is $5. (2) The fee for issuance of a replacement or duplicate registration plate under ORS 803.530 is the fee established under ORS 803.570, together with a fee of $12. (3) The fee for tran…

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Department of Transportation shall collect the fee described by this section each time the department issues an identification device for the proportional registration of a vehicle. The following apply to the fee established b…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 801.041 or 801.042, the registration fees under the vehicle code are in lieu of all other taxes and licenses, except municipal license fees under regulatory ordinances, imposed on vehicles, the owners of such vehicles or the…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 803.593: (a) “Diesel engine” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (b) “Heavy-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (c) “Medium-duty truck” has the meaning given that term in ORS 468A.795. (d) “Public body” has…

(1) No later than September 15 of each year, the Department of Transportation shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation and the environment on the registration of medium-duty trucks …

A trip permit grants authority to temporarily operate a vehicle on the highways of this state under circumstances where the operation would not otherwise be legal because the vehicle is not registered by this state or because provisions relating to the vehicle’s registration do n…

Fees collected by the Department of Transportation from a person issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 for recreational vehicle trip permits described in ORS 803.600 shall be transferred to the State Parks and Recreation Department Fund established by ORS 390.134 …

An applicant for a light vehicle trip permit, a recreational vehicle trip permit for a motor vehicle or a trip permit issued under ORS 803.600 (2) or (3) must submit, at the time of application, proof indicating that the vehicle that will be operated under the permit is covered b…

When the Department of Transportation determines that it has erroneously issued a trip permit to a person who did not require the permit, the department may refund to the person any fee the person paid for the permit. [1985 c.313 §6] Note: 803.605 was enacted into law by the Legi…

A reciprocity permit is a vehicle permit that may be issued to identify vehicles operating under a reciprocal agreement established under ORS 802.500. When required by an agreement, the Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of reciprocity permits as authoriz…

The Department of Transportation may issue a temporary permit in a form determined by the department to an applicant for registration to permit the applicant to operate the vehicle while the department is determining all facts relative to the right of the applicant to receive tit…

(1) The holder of a current, valid vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 may issue temporary registration permits for the operation of vehicles or the transporting of a camper pending the receipt of permanent registration from the Department of Transportation. (2) F…

(1) A person commits the offense of agent violation of temporary registration permit procedures if the person is authorized to issue temporary registration permits under ORS 803.625 and the person violates any rules adopted by the Department of Transportation concerning the proce…

(1) A person commits the offense of improper use of temporary registration permit if the person is issued a temporary registration permit under ORS 803.625 and the person does any of the following: (a) Violates any rule adopted by the Department of Transportation under ORS 803.62…

(1) Vehicle permits issued under ORS 803.600 to 803.615 that are required to be displayed so as to be visible from the outside of a vehicle shall not show the name or address of the registered owner of the vehicle or of the person who has applied for registration or titling of th…

Fees for trip permits issued under ORS 803.600 are as follows: (1) For a heavy motor vehicle trip permit, $43. (2) For a heavy trailer trip permit, $10. (3) For a light vehicle trip permit, $35. (4) For a recreational vehicle trip permit, $35. (5) For a registration weight trip p…

(1) A permit issued under ORS 803.600, 803.615 or 803.625 shall be placed on the left side of the rear window of the vehicle unless: (a) The vehicle has no rear window; or (b) The design of the vehicle or of any equipment lawfully added to the vehicle is such that a permit placed…