Title 59, Oregon Vehicle Code

(1) For purposes of determining whether grounds exist for revoking or suspending driving privileges, an unvacated forfeiture of bail in another state equals a conviction. (2) A suspension or revocation of driving privileges ordered by a court shall run concurrently with any manda…

All of the following apply to a person whose driving privileges have been suspended: (1) The period of suspension shall last as long as provided for that particular suspension by law. (2) During the period of suspension, the person is not entitled to exercise any driving privileg…

All of the following apply to a person whose driving privileges have been revoked: (1) The period of revocation shall last as long as required for the revocation by law. (2) During the period of revocation, the person is not entitled to exercise any driving privileges in this sta…

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the Department of Transportation may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any resident of this state upon receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another jurisdiction of an offense therei…

(1) The Department of Transportation shall cancel a driver license with a Class A or Class B farm endorsement or deny a person the right to apply for a Class A or Class B farm endorsement if the person’s commercial driving privileges are suspended under ORS 809.520. (2) If the de…

(1)(a) Upon receipt of a record of conviction of an offense described in this section, the Department of Transportation shall revoke the driving privileges of the person convicted. (b) A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a revocation under this sect…

(1)(a) Upon receipt of a record of conviction for an offense described in this section, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of the person convicted. (b) A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension under this se…

If a juvenile court finds a youth to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005 for committing an offense that is a ground for suspension or revocation upon conviction under ORS 809.409, 809.411, 809.510 to 809.545 or 813.400 or any other law requiring su…

(1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who has a judgment of the type described under ORS 806.040 rendered against the person if the person does not settle the judgment in the manner described under ORS 809.470 within 60 days afte…

A person is subject to suspension under ORS 809.415 (4) if the Department of Transportation receives notice from a court to commence suspension under ORS 809.220. A person who is subject under this section remains subject until the person presents the department with notice issue…

(1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who fails to file an accident report required under ORS 811.725. (b) A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person files the required report or for five years from the da…

(1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person if the department requests the person to submit to examination under ORS 807.340 and the person fails to appear within a reasonable length of time after being notified to do so or fails to sa…

(1)(a) The Department of Transportation may suspend the driving privileges of a person who: (A) Is habitually incompetent, reckless or criminally negligent in the operation of a motor vehicle; or (B) Commits a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state. (b) A suspe…

This section establishes schedules of suspension or revocation periods. The schedules are applicable upon conviction for the offense when made applicable under ORS 809.411 and 813.400. The schedules are as follows: (1) Schedule I. The suspension or revocation periods under Schedu…

(1) When the Department of Transportation, as authorized or required, suspends, revokes or cancels driving privileges, commercial driving privileges or the right to apply for driving privileges or commercial driving privileges, the department shall give notice under this section …

(1) When other procedures described under this section are not applicable to a suspension or revocation under ORS 809.409 to 809.421, the procedures described in this subsection shall be applicable. All of the following apply to this subsection: (a) The hearing shall be given bef…

(1) If a person whose driving privileges have been suspended for one of the reasons specified in subsection (2) of this section requests that the suspension be rescinded and specifies the reason for the request, the Department of Transportation may provide a hearing to determine …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if a suspension or revocation of driving privileges is based upon a conviction, the court that entered the judgment of conviction may direct the Department of Transportation to rescind the suspension or revocation if: (a) …

(1) This section establishes when a judgment described under ORS 806.040 is settled for purposes of ORS 809.130, 809.280 and 809.415. A judgment shall be deemed settled for the purposes described if any of the following occur: (a) Payments in the amounts established by the paymen…

(1) The Department of Transportation may establish, by administrative rule, programs for the improvement of the driving behavior of persons who drive in this state. The programs shall have as their goal the reduction of traffic convictions and especially accidents. The programs m…

(1) If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the Department of Transportation is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of whi…

(1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a suspended, revoked or canceled license if the person has driving privileges suspended, revoked or canceled and the person fails to immediately return to the Department of Transportation any license or driver permit issued by…

(1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 809.510 to 809.545, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a period of one year when the department receives: (a) A record of conviction under ORS 811.700 or 811.705 of failure to pe…

(1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person if the department receives a notice from another jurisdiction that the person failed to appear in a prosecution on a citation for a traffic offense or for a violation in the other …

(1) The Department of Transportation shall permanently suspend a person’s commercial driving privileges for the lifetime of the person if the department receives a record of conviction for a crime punishable as a felony in which a motor vehicle was used and that involved the manu…

(1) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a period of 60 days if: (a) The department receives a record of a conviction of a serious traffic offense; (b) The offense was committed within…

(1) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a period of 180 days if the department receives a report that the person violated an out-of-service order issued under ORS 813.050 or has viola…

(1) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle is subject to suspension of the driver’s commercial driving privileges upon conviction of any of the following offenses: (a) Failure to stop for a railroad signal in violation of ORS 811.455. (b) Failure to follow rail crossing procedu…

(1) If the Department of Transportation receives a record, report or notice described in ORS 809.510 to 809.545, and the person who is the subject of the record, report or notice was driving a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the incident giving rise to the record, report …

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 for a suspension of commercial driving privileges under ORS 809.510 to 809.545, or a suspension of the right to apply for commercial driving privileg…

The provisions of ORS 809.510 to 809.545 apply: (1) When an individual’s conduct involves driving a commercial motor vehicle, without regard to whether an individual held commercial driving privileges on the date the conduct occurred. (2) When an individual’s conduct involves dri…

This section establishes the kinds of offenses and the number of convictions necessary to revoke the driving privileges of a person as a habitual offender under ORS 809.640. The kinds of offenses and the number of convictions necessary to revoke driving privileges as a habitual o…

The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules specifying which traffic offenses count for the purpose of determining that a person is a habitual offender under ORS 809.600 (2) because the person has been convicted of 20 or more traffic offenses. [2001 c.494 §3]

(1) When the Department of Transportation receives an abstract of the conviction under ORS 810.375, and the conviction is the second one of those described by ORS 809.600 (1) for the person or the 19th of those described by ORS 809.600 (2) for the person, the department may restr…

When the Department of Transportation determines from the driving record of a person as maintained by the department that a person’s driving privileges are required to be revoked as a habitual offender under ORS 809.600, the department shall revoke the driving privileges of the p…

As used in ORS 809.700 and 809.702, a “vehicle immobilization device” means a device that may be clamped and locked onto a part of a motor vehicle for the purpose of immobilizing the vehicle. [1997 c.540 §2; 1999 c.467 §1]

A court may order a motor vehicle impounded or immobilized upon conviction for the traffic offenses described in this section. The authority to impound or immobilize a vehicle under this section is subject to all of the following: (1) The court may order a vehicle impounded or im…

(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a vehicle immobilization device if the person does anything to a vehicle immobilization device that was ordered installed under ORS 809.700 that circumvents the operation of the device. (2) The offense described in this section, …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police officer, a police agency or any person acting as an agent for either has authority to refuse to release or authorize release of any motor vehicle from custody to any person who is visibly under the influence of intoxicants. [Fo…

(1) A person entitled to lawful possession of a vehicle impounded under ORS 809.720 may request a hearing to contest the validity of the impoundment. A request must be made within five calendar days after the date that notice of the impoundment is mailed, as evidenced by the post…

(1) A police officer who has probable cause to believe that a person, at or just prior to the time the police officer stops the person, has committed an offense described in this subsection may, without prior notice, order the vehicle impounded until a person with right to posses…

(1) When a motor vehicle is impounded under authority of a city or county ordinance, the city or county shall give notice of the impoundment to the owners of the motor vehicle and to any lessors or security interest holders as shown on the records of the Department of Transportat…

(1) A motor vehicle may be seized and forfeited if the person operating the vehicle is arrested or issued a citation for driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 and the person, within three years prior to the arrest or issuance of the citation…

(1) The seizure and forfeiture provisions of ORS 809.730 do not preempt a city or county ordinance enacted and in effect on June 22, 1999, relating to forfeiture of a motor vehicle operated by a person described in ORS 809.730. (2) The seizure and forfeiture provisions of ORS 809…

(1) A motor vehicle may be seized for forfeiture if the person operating the motor vehicle is arrested or issued a citation for criminal driving while suspended or revoked under ORS 811.182 or aggravated driving while suspended or revoked under ORS 163.196, and the person, within…

A law enforcement agency, as defined in ORS 136.595, may not seize a vehicle for forfeiture under ORS 131.602 (137) or (138) or 809.740, unless the agency has adopted policies and procedures for seizure, including policies relating to when a police officer may seize a motor vehic…