75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 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 3135
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3151
                  Ordered by the House April 29
            Including House Amendments dated April 29
 
Sponsored by Representative HARKER; Representative RILEY, Senator
  BONAMICI (at the request of Ric Tosh)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Modifies requirements transferor of motor vehicle must meet for
liability protection.
   { +  Authorizes Department of Transportation to adopt rules
specifying circumstances under which department provides receipt
of notification that interest in vehicle has been
transferred. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to vehicle transfer; amending ORS 803.113 and 803.117.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. 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 - }
 { +  a vehicle + } to a transferee   { - shall - }  { +  may + }
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;
and
  (2) Assigned the title to the transferee.
  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 (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) 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 { +  and specifying circumstances under which the
department provides a receipt of notification that an interest in
a vehicle has been transferred + }.
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