72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2542
 
LC 1527/HB 2542-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2542
 
                 By COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
 
                            March 13
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, before the period insert ',
803.113 and 803.117'.
  In line 7, restore the bracketed material.
  In line 8, after 'rule' insert a period and delete the rest of
the line.
  Delete lines 9 through 16.
  After line 27, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + } ORS 803.113 is amended to read:
  ' 803.113. (1) Except as otherwise provided by rule of the
Department of Transportation under subsection   { - (4) - }  { +
(3) + } of this section, upon receipt of a notification of
transfer described in ORS 803.112, the department shall make a
notation on its records indicating that it has received
notification that an interest in the vehicle has been
transferred. The notation shall be made whether or not the form
submitted to the department contains all the information required
by  { + the department under + } ORS 803.112, so long as there is
sufficient information to identify the vehicle.  Thereafter,
until a new title is issued, when the department is asked to
provide the name of the owner of a vehicle as shown on its
records, the department shall provide the name of the transferor
and indicate that department records show a notification of
transfer but do not show a title transfer. The department shall
also provide the name of the transferee if it is shown on the
form submitted by the transferor under ORS 803.112.
  ' (2) Whenever the Oregon Vehicle Code or other statute
requires notice to the owner of a motor vehicle, the person
required to provide notice shall provide the notice to the
current owner as shown on the records of the department and to
any transferee shown as a result of notification to the
department under ORS 803.112.
  '  { - (3) If the department does not receive an application
for title from the person named as transferee in a form submitted
under ORS 803.112 within 60 days of the receipt of the form, the
department shall notify the person named of the obligation under
ORS 803.092 to apply for title. Notification shall be made as
soon after the 60th day after receipt of the form as is
convenient for the department. - }
  '  { - (4) - }  { +  (3) + } The department may adopt rules for
the implementation of ORS 803.112 and this section. Rules shall
be designed to allow the department to implement ORS 803.112 and
this section in a way that is efficient and convenient for the
public and the department. Rules under this section may include,
but need not be limited to, rules authorizing the department to
remove information recorded under this section and specifying
circumstances under which information submitted need not be
recorded.
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } ORS 803.117 is amended to read:
  ' 803.117. A transferor who has made a bona fide transfer of a
vehicle and has delivered possession of it to a transferee shall
not, by reason of any of the provisions of the Oregon Vehicle
Code, be subject to civil liability or criminal liability for the
parking, abandoning or operation of the vehicle by another person
when the transferor has:
  ' (1) Notified the Department of Transportation of the transfer
 { - as required by ORS 803.112 - } ; and
  ' (2) Assigned the title to the transferee.'.
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