71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2914
 
LC 3100/HB 2914-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2914
 
                 By COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
 
                            March 26
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, after 'veterans' insert ';
creating new provisions; and amending ORS 805.110'.
  Delete lines 5 through 7 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + The surviving spouse of a veteran
who was issued registration plates under ORS 805.205 may, upon
the death of the veteran, continue to use the plates on a motor
vehicle or may keep the plates as a memento. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } ORS 805.110 is amended to read:
  ' 805.110. (1) In the absence of just cause for refusal, the
Department of Transportation shall provide for registration of
any motor vehicle required to be registered by this state in a
manner consistent with this section for persons who qualify as
former prisoners of war under this section. The special
registration provisions under this section are subject to all of
the following:
  ' (a) The fee to register or renew registration under this
section shall be the regular registration fee for the vehicle.
  ' (b) The department shall not register a motor vehicle under
this section if another vehicle owned by the applicant or a
member of the applicant's household has been registered under
this section.
  ' (c) The department shall not register any commercial vehicle
under this section or any motor vehicle with a loaded weight in
excess of 8,000 pounds.
  ' (2) A person is a former prisoner of war who qualifies for
registration of a vehicle under this section if the person, while
serving in the active military, naval or air service of the
United States or any of its Allies, was forcibly detained or
interned in line of duty:
  ' (a) By an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force,
during a period of war; or
  ' (b) By a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force
during a period other than a period of war in which such person
was held under circumstances which the department finds to have
been comparable to the circumstances under which persons have
generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments
during periods of war.
  ' (3) The surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war who was
issued registration under this section may { + , + }   { - retain
the registration - }  upon the death of the former prisoner of
war { + , + }   { - until the death or remarriage of the
surviving spouse - }   { + continue to use the registration
plates on a motor vehicle or may keep the plates as a
memento + }.
  ' (4) The department may suspend or revoke any registration
issued under this section if the department determines that the
vehicle is owned by a person not qualified for registration under
this section or the vehicle is a kind not qualified for
registration under this section.'.
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