Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) A person commits the offense of misuse of an identification card if the person performs any act in relation to an identification card issued under ORS 807.400 that is prohibited in relation to a license under ORS 807.530, 807.580 to 807.600 or 809.500 or fails to perform any …

“Real ID” means a driver license, driver permit or identification card that complies with the Real ID Act of 2005, P.L. 109-13, that is issued by this state and marked with a distinguishing feature. [2017 c.568 §3]

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a Real ID to any person who: (a) Meets the requirements for a driver license, driver permit or identification card as described in the vehicle code; (b) Submits proof, as required by rule by the department, establishing the person’…

(1) In addition to any fee imposed under ORS 807.370 or 807.410, the Department of Transportation shall impose a fee for each Real ID issued, renewed or replaced, for the purpose of covering the additional costs to the department related to the issuance of Real IDs. (2) An applic…

For the purpose of issuing Real IDs only, the Department of Transportation shall: (1) Capture digital images of identity source documents and retain the images in a transferable format. (2) Retain digital images of identity source documents for a minimum of 10 years. [2017 c.568 …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an officer, employee or contractor of the Department of Transportation may not knowingly disclose, or otherwise make available to any person copies of, identity source documents submitted to the department in connection wi…

(1) The Department of Transportation may require all employees, volunteers or contractors with access to systems that enable them to affect the information that appears on driver licenses, driver permits or identification cards to be fingerprinted. (2) Fingerprints acquired under…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall verify an applicant’s Social Security number before issuing an original or renewal Real ID. (2) The department shall verify the applicant’s lawful status in the United States before issuing an original Real ID. (3) The department shall v…

The Department of Transportation shall develop a public information program to educate driver license, driver permit and identification card applicants and the general public about: (1) The differences between Real IDs and driver licenses, driver permits or identification cards t…

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful production of identification cards, licenses, permits, forms or camera cards if the person, without the authority of the Department of Transportation, advertises for the production of, produces in any way or causes to be produced any f…

(1) A person commits the offense of transfer of documents for the purposes of misrepresentation if the person: (a) Manufactures, produces, sells, offers for sale or transfers to another person any document purporting to be a certified copy of a record of a live birth, certificate…

(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing to receive a driver license if the person: (a) Makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter required to be sworn to or affirmed in the process of applying for, receiving and holding a driver lice…

(1) A person commits the offense of providing a false application for a license if the person in applying for a license or driver permit or for renewal or replacement thereof under the vehicle code knowingly: (a) Uses or gives a false or fictitious name or identity; (b) Gives or …

(1) A person commits the offense of failing to surrender a prior license if the person accepts a license or driver permit issued by the Department of Transportation to that person without first surrendering all out-of-state licenses or driver permits issued to that person. (2) Th…

(1) A person commits the offense of holding multiple licenses if the person applies for and accepts a license or driver permit, other than an instruction driver permit, when the person holds an existing license or driver permit. (2) The offense described in this section, holding …

(1) A person to whom a license or driver permit is issued commits the offense of failure to notify upon change of driver address or name if the person does not notify the Department of Transportation in a manner authorized by the department by rule upon any change of the person’s…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to carry a license or to present a license to a police officer if the person either: (a) Drives any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state without a license, driver permit or out-of-state license in the person’s possession; or (b) D…

(1) A person commits the offense of using an invalid license if the person knowingly displays or permits to be displayed or possesses any license or driver permit that the person knows is fictitious, canceled, revoked, suspended or fraudulently altered. (2) The offense described …

(1) A person commits the offense of permitting misuse of a license if the person has been issued a license or driver permit and the person knowingly lends the license or driver permit to another or knowingly permits another person to use the license or driver permit. (2) The offe…

(1) A person commits the offense of using another’s license if the person knowingly displays or represents as the person’s license or driver permit a license or driver permit that has not been issued to the person. (2) The offense described in this section, using another’s licens…

(1) A person commits the offense of employing or providing a vehicle to an unqualified driver if the person does any of the following: (a) Employs another person for the purpose of engaging in a particular type of operation of a vehicle for which the person does not have an appro…

(1) A person commits the offense of giving false information to a police officer if the person knowingly uses or gives a false or fictitious name, address or date of birth to any police officer who is enforcing motor vehicle laws. (2) The offense described in this section, giving…

(1) It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the hospital for persons with mental retardation or mental illness to notify the Department of Transportation as to released licensed operators who, in the opinion of the superintendent, should not drive because of their mental co…

(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) “Physician” means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and is licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 and a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and is licensed under OR…

On or before the 15th day of each month, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall forward to the Department of Transportation a copy of the death record of any persons within the jurisdiction of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority who died from a motor vehicle ac…

(1) If requested to do so by a law enforcement agency, the Department of Transportation may issue or renew a fictitious driver license or identification card for a law enforcement official for use in discharging the undercover criminal investigative duties of the law enforcement …

(1) The Department of Transportation may issue or replace a Real ID limited term driver license, Real ID limited term commercial driver license, Real ID limited term driver permit, limited term commercial learner driver permit, limited term commercial driver license that is not a…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Oregon recognizes the importance of protecting the confidentiality and privacy of an individual’s personal information contained in driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards. (2) Machine-readable features found on driver lic…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Driver license” means a license or permit issued by this state or any other jurisdiction as evidence of a grant of driving privileges. (b) “Financial institution” has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. (c) “Identification card” means the…

A driver license, driver permit or identification card that is not a Real ID may not be used as evidence of the holder’s citizenship or immigration status for any purpose. [2019 c.701 §9] _______________ CHAPTER 808 [Reserved for expansion]

(1) The Department of Transportation may cancel the registration or title or both of a vehicle if the department determines that: (a) A holder is not entitled to the registration or title or both; or (b) All fees applicable to a vehicle, payable to the department under any provis…

(1) The Department of Transportation may cancel the registration of, or right to apply for registration for, any vehicle owned by a person if the person falsely certifies compliance with financial responsibility requirements, submits to the department unsatisfactory proof of such…

(1) When the Department of Transportation proposes to cancel or refuse to issue or renew title or registration, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Judicial review of orders under this section shall be in accordance with ORS chapter 183. …

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to surrender canceled registration or title if the person holds any evidence of registration or any evidence of title issued by the Department of Transportation that the department has canceled and the person does not surrender the evid…

(1) In addition to any other punishment imposed under ORS 818.040, a convicting court has authority to order the suspension of the driving privileges of the operator of the vehicle used to violate ORS 818.040 or the registration of the vehicle if the vehicle is required to be reg…

(1) If a court notifies the Department of Transportation under this section that a judgment remains unsettled as described by ORS 809.470, the department must initiate action to determine whether to suspend or revoke driving privileges under ORS 809.415. A court shall immediately…

The Department of Transportation may refuse to issue, may revoke or may suspend any identification card, title or registration issued by the department or for which application is made to the department if the department determines that the person issued or applying for the ident…

(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a person whose identification card, vehicle registration or driving privileges are suspended, revoked or canceled by the Department of Transportation is entitled to administrative review of the action rather than to a formal hear…

This section establishes procedures that are applicable if a person fails to appear on a citation for a traffic offense or fails to appear on a citation for a violation of ORS 471.430 or 475C.317. All of the following apply to this section: (1) If a defendant fails to make any ap…

A court may suspend or revoke the driving privileges to operate a motor vehicle in this state of any nonresident for any cause for which the driving privileges of a resident of this state may be suspended or revoked. [1983 c.338 §394]

(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 809.409 (2), the court shall order that a person’s driving privileges be permanently revoked if the person is convicted of any degree of murder and the court finds that the person intentionally used a motor vehicle as a dangerous weapon resulting in the…

(1) If a person is convicted of an offense that will result in mandatory suspension or revocation under ORS 809.409, 809.411, 809.510 to 809.545 or 813.400 or any other law requiring suspension or revocation of driving privileges upon conviction of an offense, the trial judge sha…

(1) Whenever a person who is 17 years of age or younger, but not younger than 13 years of age, at the time of committing any offense described in subsection (2) of this section, is determined by a juvenile court to have committed one of the offenses described in subsection (2) of…

A court shall add a $15 fee to the judgment in any case in which the court gives notice to the Department of Transportation of the suspension or restriction of a defendant’s driving privileges. The fee shall be added to the judgment without further notice to the defendant or furt…

(1) A court may require that a defendant convicted of a traffic offense successfully complete, within a time fixed by the judge, a defensive driving or other appropriate driver improvement course conducted by the Department of Transportation or any other rehabilitative program an…

(1) A court shall take immediate possession of any license or driver permit held by a defendant that is issued by any jurisdiction if the court orders a suspension or revocation under ORS 165.805, 471.430, 809.120, 809.235, 809.240, 809.260, 809.270, 811.109 or 811.135. (2) Upon …