72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 1542
 
                         Senate Bill 312
 
Sponsored by Senator DECKERT
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates registration fee for hybrid vehicles.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to registration fees for vehicles; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 803.420.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 803.420 is amended to read:
  803.420. This section establishes registration fees for
vehicles. If there is uncertainty as to the classification of a
vehicle for purposes of the payment of registration fees under
the vehicle code, the Department of Transportation may classify
the vehicle to assure that registration fees for the vehicle are
the same as for vehicles the department determines to be
comparable.  The registration fees for the vehicle shall be those
based on the classification determined by the department. Except
as otherwise provided in this section, or unless the vehicle is
registered quarterly, the fees described in this section are for
an entire registration period for the vehicle as described under
ORS 803.415. The department shall apportion any fee under this
section to reflect the number of quarters registered for a
vehicle registered for a quarterly registration period under ORS
803.415.  The fees are payable when a vehicle is registered and
upon renewal of registration. Except as provided in ORS 801.041
(3) and 801.042 (7), the fee shall be increased by any amount
established by the governing body of a county or by the governing
body of a district, as defined in ORS 801.237 under ORS 801.041
or 801.042 as an additional registration fee for the vehicle. The
fees for registration of vehicles are as follows:
  (1) Vehicles not otherwise provided for in this section or ORS
820.580 or 821.320, $15 for each year of the registration period.
  (2) Mopeds, $4.50 for each year of the registration period.
  (3) Motorcycles, $4.50 for each year of the registration
period.
  (4) Government-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.040, $2.
  (5) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045, $2 on
registration or renewal.
  (6) Undercover vehicles registered under ORS 805.060, $2 on
registration or renewal.
  (7) Antique vehicles registered under ORS 805.010, $30.
  (8) Vehicles of special interest registered under ORS 805.020,
$45.
  (9) Electric vehicles   { - and hybrid vehicles that use
electricity and another source of motive power, - }  as follows:
  (a) The registration fee for an electric   { - or hybrid - }
vehicle not otherwise described in this subsection is $30 for
each year of the registration period.
  (b) The registration fee for electric   { - or hybrid - }
vehicles that have two or three wheels is $30. This paragraph
does not apply to electric   { - or hybrid - }  mopeds. Electric
 { - or hybrid - }  mopeds are subject to the same registration
fee as otherwise provided for mopeds under this section.
  (c) The registration fees for the following electric   { - or
hybrid - }  vehicles are the same as for comparable nonelectric
vehicles described in this section plus 50 percent of such fee:
  (A) Motor homes.
  (B) Commercial buses.
  (C) Vehicles registered as farm vehicles under ORS 805.300.
  (D) Vehicles required to establish registration weight under
ORS 803.430 or 826.013.
  (10) Motor vehicles required to establish a registration weight
under ORS 803.430 or 826.013, and commercial buses as provided in
the following chart, based upon the weight submitted in the
declaration of weight prepared under ORS 803.435 or 826.015:
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____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
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  Weight in Pounds  Fee
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
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8,000 or less     $ 15
8,001 t10,000      110
10,001t12,000      125
12,001t14,000      140
14,001t16,000      155
16,001t18,000      170
18,001t20,000      190
20,001t22,000      205
22,001t24,000      225
24,001t26,000      245
26,001t28,000      120
28,001t30,000      125
30,001t32,000      135
32,001t34,000      140
34,001t36,000      150
36,001t38,000      155
38,001t40,000      165
40,001t42,000      170
42,001t44,000      180
44,001t46,000      185
46,001t48,000      190
48,001t50,000      200
50,001t52,000      210
52,001t54,000      215
54,001t56,000      220
56,001t58,000      230
58,001t60,000      240
60,001t62,000      250
62,001t64,000      260
64,001t66,000      265
66,001t68,000      275
68,001t70,000      280
70,001t72,000      290
72,001t74,000      295
74,001t76,000      305
76,001t78,000      310
78,001t80,000      320
80,001t82,000      325
82,001t84,000      335
84,001t86,000      340
86,001t88,000      350
88,001t90,000      355
90,001t92,000      365
92,001t94,000      370
94,001t96,000      380
96,001t98,000      385
98,001100,000      390
100,00102,000      400
102,00104,000      405
104,00105,500      415
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END OF POSSIBLE IRREGULAR TABULAR TEXT
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  (11)(a) Motor vehicles with a registration weight of more than
8,000 pounds that are described in ORS 825.015, that are operated
by a charitable organization as described in ORS 825.017 (15),
that are certified under ORS 822.205 or that are used exclusively
to transport manufactured structures, as provided in the
following chart:
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____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
  Weight in Pounds  Fee
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
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8,001 t10,000     $ 50
10,001t12,000       60
12,001t14,000       65
14,001t16,000       75
16,001t18,000       80
18,001t20,000       90
20,001t22,000       95
22,001t24,000      105
24,001t26,000      110
26,001t28,000      120
28,001t30,000      125
30,001t32,000      135
32,001t34,000      140
34,001t36,000      150
36,001t38,000      155
38,001t40,000      165
40,001t42,000      170
42,001t44,000      180
44,001t46,000      185
46,001t48,000      190
48,001t50,000      200
50,001t52,000      210
52,001t54,000      215
54,001t56,000      220
56,001t58,000      230
58,001t60,000      240
60,001t62,000      250
62,001t64,000      260
64,001t66,000      265
66,001t68,000      275
68,001t70,000      280
70,001t72,000      290
72,001t74,000      295
74,001t76,000      305
76,001t78,000      310
78,001t80,000      320
80,001t82,000      325
82,001t84,000      335
84,001t86,000      340
86,001t88,000      350
88,001t90,000      355
90,001t92,000      365
92,001t94,000      370
94,001t96,000      380
96,001t98,000      385
98,001100,000      390
100,00102,000      400
102,00104,000      405
104,00105,500      415
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END OF POSSIBLE IRREGULAR TABULAR TEXT
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  (b) The owner of a vehicle described in paragraph (a) of this
subsection must certify at the time of initial registration, in a
manner determined by the department by rule, that the motor
vehicle will be used exclusively to transport manufactured
structures or exclusively as described in ORS 822.210, 825.015 or
825.017 (15). Registration of a vehicle described in paragraph
(a) of this subsection is invalid if the vehicle is operated in
any manner other than that described in the certification under
this paragraph.
  (12) Trailers registered under permanent registration, $10.
  (13) Fixed load vehicles as follows:
  (a) If a declaration of weight described under ORS 803.435 is
submitted establishing the weight of the vehicle at 3,000 pounds
or less, $30.
  (b) If no declaration of weight is submitted or if the weight
of the vehicle is in excess of 3,000 pounds, $75.
  (14) Trailers for hire that are equipped with pneumatic tires
made of an elastic material and that are not travel trailers,
manufactured structures or trailers registered under permanent
registration, $15.
  (15) Trailers registered as part of a fleet under an agreement
reached pursuant to ORS 802.500, the same as the fee for vehicles
of the same type registered under other provisions of the Oregon
Vehicle Code.
  (16) Travel trailers, campers and motor homes as follows, based
on length as determined under ORS 803.425:
  (a) For travel trailers or campers that are 6 to 10 feet in
length, $54.
  (b) For travel trailers or campers over 10 feet in length, $54
plus $4.50 a foot for each foot of length over the first 10 feet.
  (c) For motor homes that are 6 to 10 feet in length, $84.
  (d) For motor homes over 10 feet in length, $84 plus $5 a foot
for each foot of length over the first 10 feet.
  (17) Special use trailers as follows, based on length as
determined under ORS 803.425:
  (a) For lengths 6 to 10 feet, $30.
  (b) For special use trailers over 10 feet in length, $30 plus
$3 a foot for each foot of length over the first 10 feet.
  (18) Fees for vehicles with proportional registration under ORS
826.009, or proportioned fleet registration under ORS 826.011,
are as provided for vehicles of the same type under this section
except that the fees shall be fixed on an apportioned basis as
provided under the agreement established under ORS 826.007.
  (19) For any vehicle that is registered under a quarterly
registration period, a minimum of $15 for each quarter registered
plus an additional fee of $1.
  (20) In addition to any other fees charged for registration of
vehicles in fleets under ORS 805.120, the department may charge
the following fees:
  (a) A $2 service charge for each vehicle entered into a fleet.
  (b) A $1 service charge for each vehicle in the fleet at the
time of renewal.
  (21) The registration fee for vehicles with special
registration for disabled veterans under ORS 805.100 is a fee of
$15.
  (22) The registration fee for manufactured structures is as
provided in ORS 820.580.
  (23) Subject to subsection (19) of this section, the
registration fee for motor vehicles registered as farm vehicles
under ORS 805.300 is as follows based upon the registration
weight given in the declaration of weight submitted under ORS
803.435:
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____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
  Weight in Pounds  Fee
 
____NOTE_TO_WEB_CUSTOMERS:__________________________________
THE FOLLOWING TABULAR TEXT MAY BE IRREGULAR.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED MEASURE.
_______________________________________________________________
 
8,000 or less     $ 15
8,001 t10,000       30
10,001t12,000       35
12,001t14,000       45
14,001t16,000       50
16,001t18,000       60
18,001t20,000       65
20,001t22,000       75
22,001t24,000       80
24,001t26,000       90
26,001t28,000       95
28,001t30,000      105
30,001t32,000      110
32,001t34,000      120
34,001t36,000      125
36,001t38,000      135
38,001t40,000      140
40,001t42,000      150
42,001t44,000      155
44,001t46,000      165
46,001t48,000      170
48,001t50,000      180
50,001t52,000      185
52,001t54,000      190
54,001t56,000      200
56,001t58,000      210
58,001t60,000      215
60,001t62,000      220
62,001t64,000      230
64,001t66,000      240
66,001t68,000      245
68,001t70,000      250
70,001t72,000      260
72,001t74,000      265
74,001t76,000      275
76,001t78,000      280
78,001t80,000      290
80,001t82,000      295
82,001t84,000      305
84,001t86,000      310
86,001t88,000      320
88,001t90,000      325
90,001t92,000      335
92,001t94,000      340
94,001t96,000      350
96,001t98,000      355
98,001100,000      365
100,00102,000      370
102,00104,000      380
104,00105,500      385
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  (24) The registration fee for school vehicles registered under
ORS 805.050 is $7.50.
  (25) The registration fee for a low-speed vehicle is $60.
   { +  (26) There is no registration fee for a hybrid vehicle
that uses electricity and another source of motive power. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 803.420 by section 1 of
this 2003 Act apply to registration or renewal of registration of
hybrid vehicles that occurs on or after the effective date of
this 2003 Act. + }
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