Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, in order to be eligible for a driver license or permit issued by this state a person must be domiciled in or resident of this state. (2) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a person who is a resident of this state may …

(1) The Department of Transportation may not issue a driver license to a person who is under 18 years of age unless the person: (a) Complies with the requirements of ORS 807.040 and 807.066; (b) Has had, for at least six months prior to application for the license, an instruction…

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Transportation may not issue driving privileges to a person who is under 18 years of age unless: (a) The person has graduated from high school and provides the department with proof of graduation satisfactory to the…

The Department of Transportation shall administer an examination to establish qualification for each class of license and endorsement. The examination for each class of license or endorsement must include all of the following as described: (1) A test of the applicant’s eyesight. …

(1) The Department of Transportation, by rule, may waive any examination, test or demonstration required under ORS 807.070 (2) or (3) if the department receives satisfactory proof that the person required to take the examination, test or demonstration has passed an examination, t…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Drive test” means a test that requires an actual demonstration of driving ability. (b) “Rural Oregon” means Baker, Clatsop, Crook, Curry, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla,…

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules and enter into contracts necessary for the regulation and certification of persons and organizations authorized to certify an individual’s competency to safely operate a motor vehicle, including a commercial motor vehicle, on b…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish requirements for entry-level commercial motor vehicle driver training. Entry-level commercial motor vehicle drivers include, but are not limited to: (a) Individuals obtaining a Class A or Class B commercial driver license for t…

(1) If the Department of Transportation determines that a person may be ineligible for a license because the person has a mental or physical condition or impairment that affects the person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, the person may establish eligibility for a lic…

(1) The Department of Transportation may not issue or renew commercial driving privileges and may cancel commercial driving privileges for a person if the department has not received and recorded, in the form approved by the department, proof of the person’s medical qualification…

(1) A driver license issued by the Department of Transportation shall contain all of the following: (a) The distinguishing number assigned to the person issued the driver license by the department. (b) For the purpose of identification, a brief description of the person to whom t…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall retain a digital image of each photograph and signature shown on a driver license under the provisions of ORS 807.110 or an identification card under ORS 807.400. (2) The digital images of photographs may not be made available to anyone …

(1) The Department of Transportation may place restrictions on any driving privileges granted a person if the department determines that there is good cause to restrict the driving privileges of the person in order to ensure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the person. (2…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall place the following restrictions on a provisional driver license issued under ORS 807.065: (a) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, for the first six months after issuance of the license, the holder of the licens…

(1) A license that is not a limited term driver license and is issued as an original license and not as a license that is renewed expires on the anniversary of the licensee’s birthday in the eighth calendar year after the year of issuance. (2) A license that is renewed under ORS …

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 807.130, a license held by 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 holder is on active duty shall remain valid and grant driving privil…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 807.130, a driver license held by a person described in subsection (2) of this section that expires while the holder is volunteering outside of the United States shall remain valid and grant driving privileges for 90 days after the date the person returns …

(1) Before the expiration of any license or a license with an endorsement under the vehicle code, the Department of Transportation shall notify the person to whom the license was issued of the approaching expiration. Within a reasonable time prior to the expiration date, the depa…

(1) When a license expires or is about to expire, the Department of Transportation shall renew the license under this section if the holder of the license qualifies for renewal of the license under this section and: (a) Applies for renewal within two years of the expiration of a …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall establish by rule the reasons for issuing a replacement driver license or driver permit to a person who submits an application for the replacement. The reasons for replacement shall include, but are not limited to, situations when the pe…

(1) The Department of Transportation, in accordance with a concurrent federal waiver, may modify or waive the requirements found in ORS 807.040, 807.060, 807.070, 807.100, 807.120, 807.173 or 807.285 when issuing, renewing or replacing a commercial driver license or commercial le…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary to administer the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. (2) The department may not issue or renew commercial driving privileges and may cancel or suspend commercial driving privileges if a person has not complied …

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules necessary to administer regulations promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration related to regulating commercial driving privileges. (2) If a person is not in compliance with the rules adopted under this sect…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the granting of driver license endorsements in a manner consistent with this section. (2) The department shall grant an endorsement to any person who complies with all of the following requirements: (a) The person must hold a…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 807.170, the Department of Transportation may not issue or renew a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement and may cancel a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement if a person: (a) Does not complete and pas…

(1) The Department of Transportation may not issue a motorcycle endorsement to a person unless the person shows to the satisfaction of the department that the person has successfully completed a motorcycle rider education course established by the department under ORS 802.320. Th…

(1) The following permits may be issued as restricted Class C licenses: (a) Disability golf cart driver permits described under ORS 807.210. (b) Emergency driver permits described under ORS 807.220. (c) Special student driver permits described under ORS 807.230. (2) Hardship driv…

The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of disability golf cart driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A disability golf cart driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provid…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of emergency driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section an emergency driver permit is subject to the fees, provisions, conditions, prohibitions and p…

The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of special student driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A special student driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provided in this…

The Department of Transportation shall provide for issuance of hardship driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A hardship driver permit grants the driving privileges provided in this section or under the permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a ha…

The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of instruction driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A person who is issued an instruction driver permit may exercise the same driving privileges as those under the class of license or endorsement …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue commercial learner driver permits in the manner provided by this section. Except as provided in this section, a person who is issued a commercial learner driver permit may exercise the same driving privileges as those under the cla…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of special temporary instruction driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. Except as provided in this section, a special temporary instruction driver permit is subject to the same fees, provisions,…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of applicant temporary driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. (2) The department may issue an applicant temporary driver permit to an applicant for a Class C driver license or for a noncommercia…

(1) Courts shall provide for issuance of court issued temporary driver permits in a manner consistent with this section. A court issued temporary driver permit grants only those driving privileges specifically granted under the permit. (2) If a court takes immediate possession of…

(1) Courts shall provide for the issuance of court bail driver permits in a manner and to grant driving privileges consistent with this section. (2) The court bail driver permit shall act as a receipt for a license that is accepted as security by a court under ORS 810.300 and 810…

(1) The Department of Transportation may require any person to whom a driver license, driver permit or endorsement is issued to appear before the department and provide proof that the person was eligible or reestablish the person’s eligibility by taking an examination under ORS 8…

(1) The Department of Transportation, at any time, may cancel the driving privileges or part of the driving privileges granted any person under any class of license or under any endorsement or any driver permit if the department determines that the person no longer meets the qual…

As used in this section and ORS 807.359, 807.363 and 807.368: (1) “Licensed vision specialist” means an ophthalmologist or an optometrist. (2) “Limited vision condition” means visual acuity in the better eye with best lens correction that is no better than 20/80 and no worse than…

(1) A person with a limited vision condition may apply for a special limited vision condition learner’s permit if the person: (a) Is examined by a licensed vision specialist who determines that the person: (A) Has no ocular diagnosis or prognosis that may result in deterioration …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to a person with a limited vision condition if the person: (a) Complies with the requirements of ORS 807.040; and (b) Provides a certificate issued by a rehabilitation training specialist certifying that the person…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules that establish: (a) The form of the special limited vision condition learner’s permit issued under ORS 807.359. (b) Certification of rehabilitation training specialists, including: (A) Qualifications or requirements for obtai…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 807.363, a person with a limited vision condition may operate a vehicle at night if the person: (a) Is issued a driver license under ORS 807.363; (b) Provides a certificate issued by a rehabilitation training specialist certifying that the person has succe…

(1) Fees for issuance of or application for a driving privilege are as follows: (a) Class C driver license or restricted Class C driver license, $58. (b) Class C limited term driver license or restricted Class C limited term driver license, $23. (c) Commercial driver license, whe…

(1) The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for a waiver of the fee under ORS 807.160 for issuance of a replacement license or driver permit. (2) Rules adopted by the department under this section may provide for waiver of the described fee only when all of the fol…