74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 372
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2119
                  Ordered by the House April 5
            Including House Amendments dated April 5
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of State Police)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Prohibits display of registration plate   { - or registration
sticker - }  on vehicle other than vehicle for which plate
 { - or sticker - }  was issued { +  or display of registration
sticker that contains expiration date different from expiration
date on vehicle registration records + }.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to proof of vehicle registration; amending ORS 803.550.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 803.550 is amended to read:
  803.550. (1) A person commits the offense of illegal alteration
or  { + illegal + } display of a registration plate if the person
knowingly does any of the following:
  (a) Illegally alters a registration plate in a manner described
in subsection (2) of this section.
   { +  (b) Causes a registration plate to be illegally displayed
as described in subsection (3) of this section. + }
    { - (b) - }  { +  (c) + } Operates any vehicle that is
displaying a registration plate that is illegally altered in a
manner described in subsection (2) of this section { +  or that
is illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of this
section + }.
    { - (c) - }  { +  (d) + } Owns and causes or permits a
vehicle to display a registration plate that is illegally altered
in a manner described in subsection (2) of this section { +  or
that is illegally displayed as described in subsection (3) of
this section + }.
  (2) A registration plate is illegally altered for purposes of
this section if the plate has been altered, modified, covered or
obscured  { + in any manner + } including, but not limited
to { + , + } the following:
  (a) Any change of the color, configuration, numbers, letters or
material of the plate.
  (b) Any material or covering, other than a frame or plate
holder, placed on, over or in front of the plate that alters the
appearance of the plate.
  (c) Any frame or plate holder that obscures the numbers,
letters or registration stickers, so as to render them
unreadable.
   { +  (3) A registration plate is illegally displayed for
purposes of this section if the plate:
  (a) Is displayed on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which
the plate was issued; or
  (b) Displays registration stickers that contain an expiration
date that is different from the expiration date shown upon the
vehicle registration records of the Department of
Transportation. + }
    { - (3) - }  { +  (4) Subsection (2) of + } this section does
not apply to the following:
  (a) Any placement of registration stickers described under ORS
803.555.
  (b) Any public official who displays or performs any alteration
of a registration plate in the course of official duties.
  (c) Any special interest registration plate approved under ORS
805.210.
   { +  (5) Subsection (3)(a) of this section does not apply to a
vehicle dealer authorized to use and operate vehicles displaying
the dealer's plates under ORS 822.040. + }
    { - (4) - }  { +  (6) + } The offense described in this
section, illegal alteration or  { + illegal + } display of a
registration plate, is a Class B traffic violation.
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