Chapter 83 — Retail
Installment Contracts
2011 EDITION
RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
GOODS AND SERVICES
83.010 Definitions
for ORS 83.010 to 83.190
83.020 Retail
installment contract requirements; exceptions
83.030 Contents
of contract
83.040 Subsequent
purchases under original contract
83.050 Contracts
completed by mail and based on catalog of seller
83.060 Filling
blanks
83.070 Delivery
of copy of contract to buyer
83.080 Informing
buyer of service charge and right to prepay; monthly statement
83.090 Service
charge; other fees
83.095 Service
charge computed by actuarial method
83.100 Extra
charges; miscellaneous provisions of contract
83.110 Insurance
83.120 Receipts;
schedule of payments
83.130 Voluntary
prepayment by buyer; refund
83.140 Consolidation
of purchases with prior contract
83.150 Unenforceable
contract provisions
83.160 Waiver
of ORS 83.010 to 83.190
83.170 Effect
of violation of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 by seller
83.180 Enforcement
of ORS 83.010 to 83.190
83.190 Civil
penalties
MOTOR VEHICLES; MOBILE HOMES
83.510 Definitions
for ORS 83.510 to 83.680
83.520 Form
and contents of retail installment contract
83.530 Filling
blanks
83.540 Delivery
of copy of contract to buyer
83.560 Finance
charge
83.565 Finance
charge computed by actuarial method; requirements; notice
83.580 Insurance
83.590 Delinquency
and collection charges
83.600 Schedule
of payments; receipts
83.610 Delivery
to buyer of instrument indicating full payment; release of security
83.620 Voluntary
prepayment by buyer; refund
83.630 Extension
of scheduled due date; deferment of scheduled payment; refinance charge
83.635 Acceptance
of retail installment contract by lender
83.650 Effect
of negotiation of notes on rights against motor vehicle dealer
83.660 Acceleration
provision
83.670 Unenforceable
contract provisions
83.680 Waiver
of provisions of ORS 83.510 to 83.680
HOME SOLICITATION SALES
83.710 Definitions
for ORS 83.710 to 83.750; application of ORS 83.710 to 83.750
83.715 Telephone
solicitation sale; contract; contents
83.720 Cancellation
of home solicitation sale; notice; exception
83.730 Written
agreement or offer to purchase; contents; notice of buyer’s right to cancel;
form
83.740 Duties
of seller upon cancellation of sale or revocation of offer to purchase
83.750 Rights
and duties of buyer upon cancellation of sale or revocation of offer to
purchase
MISCELLANEOUS
83.811 Exemption
from certain disclosure requirements for motor vehicle dealer or retail seller
83.813 Exemption
from certain disclosure requirements for assignee of retail installment
contract
83.820 Consumer
paper; negotiability; exception; rights and liabilities of assignees
83.850 Definitions
for ORS 83.850 and 83.860
83.860 Applicability
of claims and defenses of borrower or lessee when loan made or lease funded in
close connection with sale or retail lease
83.875 Definitions
for ORS 83.875, 83.880, 83.890 and 83.895
83.880 Sale
of motor vehicles, goods or services as time sale rather than loan
83.885 Sale
of motor vehicles, personal property or services for business or commercial
purposes as time sale rather than loan
83.890 Notice
required in contract when seller intends to transfer contract
83.895 Effect
of seller’s failure to provide notice
PENALTIES
83.990 Penalties
GOODS AND SERVICES
83.010 Definitions for ORS 83.010 to 83.190.
As used in ORS 83.010 to 83.190 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1)
“Cash sale price” means the price for which the seller would have sold or
furnished to the buyer, and the buyer would have bought or obtained from the
seller, the goods or services which are the subject matter of a retail
installment transaction, if the sale had been a sale for cash. The cash sale
price may include any taxes, registration and license fees and charges for
transferring vehicle titles, delivery, installation, servicing, repairs,
alterations or improvements.
(2)
“Goods” means all chattels personal, other than motor vehicles as defined in
ORS 83.510, when purchased primarily for personal, family or household use and
not for commercial or business use, but not including money or, except as
provided in the next sentence, things in action. “Goods” includes but is not
limited to merchandise certificates or coupons, issued by a retail seller, to
be used in their face amount in lieu of cash in exchange for goods or services
sold by such a seller and goods which, at the time of sale or subsequently, are
to be so affixed to real property as to become a part thereof, whether or not severable
therefrom.
(3)
“Official fees” means the amount of the fees prescribed by law for filing,
recording or otherwise perfecting, and releasing or satisfying, a retained
title, lien or other security interest created by a retail installment
transaction.
(4)
“Principal balance” means the cash sale price of the goods or services which
are the subject matter of a retail installment contract less the amount of the
buyer’s down payment in money or goods or both, plus the amounts, if any,
included therein, if a separate identified charge is made therefor
and stated in the contract, for insurance and official fees.
(5)
“Rate” means the percentage which, when multiplied times the outstanding
balance for each month or other installment period, yields the amount of the
service charge for such month or period.
(6)
“Retail buyer” or “buyer” means a person who buys or agrees to buy goods or
obtains services or agrees to have services rendered or furnished, from a
retail seller.
(7)
“Retail charge agreement,” “revolving charge agreement” or “charge agreement”
means an agreement entered into or performed in this state prescribing the
terms of retail installment transactions which may be made thereunder
from time to time and under the terms of which a service charge is to be
computed in relation to the buyer’s unpaid balance from time to time.
(8)
“Retail installment contract” or “contract” means a contract, other than a
retail charge agreement or an instrument reflecting a sale made pursuant
thereto, entered into or performed in this state for a retail installment
transaction. “Retail installment contract” includes a chattel mortgage, a
conditional sale contract and a contract in the form of a bailment or a lease
if the bailee or lessee contracts to pay as
compensation for their use a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of
the value of the goods sold and if it is agreed that the bailee
or lessee is bound to become, or for no other or a merely nominal
consideration, has the option of becoming the owner of the goods upon full
compliance with the provisions of the bailment or lease.
(9)
“Retail installment transaction” means any transaction in which a retail buyer
purchases goods or services from a retail seller pursuant to a retail
installment contract or a retail charge agreement which provides for a service
charge and under which the buyer agrees to pay the unpaid balance in one or
more installments.
(10)
“Retail seller” or “seller” means a person engaged in the business of selling
goods or services to retail buyers.
(11)
“Service charge” however denominated or expressed, means the amount which is
paid or payable for the privilege of purchasing goods or services to be paid
for by the buyer in installments over a period of time. “Service charge” does
not include the amount, if any, charged for insurance premiums, delinquency
charges, attorney fees, court costs or official fees.
(12)
“Services” means work, labor or services of any kind when purchased primarily
for personal, family or household use and not for commercial or business use
whether or not furnished in connection with the delivery, installation,
servicing, repair or improvement of goods and includes repairs, alterations or
improvements upon or in connection with real property, but does not include services
for which the price charged is required by law to be determined or approved by
or to be filed, subject to approval or disapproval, with the United States or
any state, or any department, division, agency, officer or official of either
as in the case of transportation services.
(13)
“Time balance” means the principal balance plus the service charge. [1963 c.489
§1]
83.020 Retail installment contract
requirements; exceptions. (1) Except as provided in
subsections (2) and (3) of this section, every retail installment contract
shall be contained in a single document which shall contain the entire
agreement of the parties including any promissory notes or other evidences of
indebtedness between the parties relating to the transaction, except as
provided in ORS 83.040, 83.050 and 83.140.
(2)
Where the buyer’s obligation to pay the time balance is represented by a
promissory note secured by a chattel mortgage, the promissory note may be a
separate instrument if the mortgage recites the amount and terms of payment of
such note and the promissory note recites that it is secured by a mortgage.
(3)
In a transaction involving the repair, alteration or improvement upon or in
connection with real property, the contract may be secured by a mortgage on the
real property contained in a separate document. Home improvement retail sales
transactions which are financed or insured by the Federal Housing
Administration are not subject to ORS 83.010 to 83.190.
(4)
The contract shall be dated, signed by the retail buyer and completed as to all
essential provisions, except as otherwise provided in ORS 83.050 and 83.060.
The printed or typed portion of the contract, other than instructions for
completion, shall be in a size equal to at least 8-point type. [1963 c.489 §2]
83.030 Contents of contract.
The retail installment contract shall contain the names of the seller and the
buyer, the place of business of the seller, the residence or other address of
the buyer as specified by the buyer and a description or identification of the
goods sold or to be sold, or services furnished or rendered or to be furnished
or rendered. The contract also shall contain the following items, which shall
be set forth in the sequence appearing below; however, additional items may be
included to explain the calculations involved in determining the balance to be
paid by the buyer:
(1)
The cash sale price of each item of goods or services;
(2)
The amount of the buyer’s down payment, identifying the amounts paid in money
and allowed for goods traded in;
(3)
The difference between subsections (1) and (2) of this section;
(4)
The aggregate amount, if any, included for insurance, specifying the type or
types of insurance and the terms of coverage;
(5)
The aggregate amount of official fees;
(6)
The principal balance, which is the sum of subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this
section;
(7)
The dollar amount or rate of the service charge;
(8)
The amount of the time balance owed by the buyer to the seller, which is the
sum of subsections (6) and (7) of this section, if subsection (7) is stated in
a dollar amount; and
(9)
The maximum number of installment payments required, the amount of each
installment and the due date of each payment necessary to pay such balance.
However, if installment payments other than the final payment are stated as a
series of equal scheduled amounts and if the amount of the final installment
payment does not substantially exceed the scheduled amount of each preceding
installment payment, the maximum number of payments and the amount and due date
of each payment need not be separately stated and the amount of the scheduled
final installment payment may be stated as the remaining unpaid balance. The
due date of the first installment payment may be fixed by a day or date or may
be fixed by reference to the date of the contract or to the time of delivery or
installation. [1963 c.489 §4]
83.040 Subsequent purchases under original
contract. A retail installment contract may be
contained in more than one document, provided that one such document shall be
an original document signed by the retail buyer, stated to be applicable to
purchases of goods or services to be made by the retail buyer from time to
time. In such case such document, together with the sales slip, account book or
other written statement relating to each purchase, shall set forth all of the
information required by ORS 83.030 and shall constitute the retail installment
contract for each purchase. On each succeeding purchase pursuant to such
original document, the sales slip, account book or other written statement may
at the option of the seller constitute the memorandum required by ORS 83.140. [1963
c.489 §5]
83.050 Contracts completed by mail and based
on catalog of seller. (1) Retail installment contracts
negotiated and entered into by mail without personal solicitation by salesmen
or other representatives of the seller and based upon a catalog of the seller,
or other printed solicitation of business, if such catalog or other printed
solicitation clearly sets forth the cash sale prices and other terms of sales
to be made through such medium, may be made as provided in this section. The
provisions of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 with respect to retail installment contracts
shall be applicable to such sales, except that the retail installment contract,
when completed by the buyer need not contain the items required by ORS 83.030.
(2)
When the contract is received from the retail buyer, the seller shall prepare a
written memorandum containing all of the information required by ORS 83.030 to
be included in a retail installment contract. In lieu of delivering a copy of
the contract to the retail buyer as provided in ORS 83.070, the seller shall
deliver to the buyer a copy of such memorandum prior to the due date of the
first installment payable under the contract. However, if the catalog or other
printed solicitation does not set forth all of the other terms of sales in
addition to the cash sale prices, such memorandum shall be delivered to the
buyer prior to or at the time of delivery of the goods or services. [1963 c.489
§6]
83.060 Filling blanks.
The seller shall not obtain the signature of the buyer to any contract when it
contains blank spaces of items which are essential provisions of the
transaction except as provided in ORS 83.050. However, if delivery of the goods
is not made at the time of the execution of the contract, the identifying
numbers or marks of the goods or similar information and the due date of the
first installment may be inserted by the seller in the seller’s counterpart of
the contract after it has been signed by the buyer. [1963 c.489 §7]
83.070 Delivery of copy of contract to
buyer. The retail seller shall deliver to the
retail buyer, or mail to the retail buyer at the address shown on the retail
installment contract, a copy of the contract as accepted by the seller. Until
the seller does so, the buyer shall be obligated to pay only the cash sale
price. Any acknowledgment by the buyer of delivery of a copy of the contract
shall be in a size equal to at least 10-point bold type and, if contained in
the contract, shall appear directly above the buyer’s signature. [1963 c.489 §3]
83.080 Informing buyer of service charge
and right to prepay; monthly statement. (1) At or
prior to the time a retail charge agreement is made the seller shall advise the
buyer in writing, on the application form or otherwise, or orally, that a
service charge will be computed on the outstanding balance for each month
(which need not be a calendar month) or other regular period agreed upon, the
schedule or rate by which the service charge will be computed, and that the
buyer may at any time pay the total unpaid balance. If this information is
given orally, the seller shall, upon approval of the buyer’s credit, deliver to
the buyer or mail to the buyer at the address of the buyer, a memorandum
setting forth this information.
(2)
The seller or holder of a retail charge agreement shall promptly supply the
buyer with a statement as of the end of each monthly period (which need not be
a calendar month) or other regular period agreed upon, in which there is any
unpaid balance thereunder, which statement shall set
forth the following:
(a)
The unpaid balance under the retail charge agreement at the beginning and at
the end of the period;
(b)
Unless otherwise furnished by the seller to the buyer by sales slip,
memorandum, or otherwise, a description or identification of the goods or
services purchased during the period, the cash sale price and the date of each
purchase;
(c)
The payments made by the buyer to the seller and any other credits to the buyer
during the period;
(d)
The amount, if any, of any service charge for such period; and
(e)
A legend to the effect that the buyer may at any time pay the total unpaid
balance. [1963 c.489 §12]
83.090 Service charge; other fees.
The service charge shall be inclusive of all charges incident to investigating
and making the retail installment contract or charge agreement and for the
privilege of making the installment payments thereunder
and no other fee, expense or charge whatsoever shall be taken, received,
reserved or contracted therefor. [1963 c.489 §13]
83.095 Service charge computed by
actuarial method. (1) Notwithstanding any other
provision of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 and 83.820 to 83.895, a retail seller in a
retail installment contract may contract for and charge, receive and collect a
service charge computed by the actuarial method.
(2)
When a retail installment contract provides for a service charge computed by
the actuarial method:
(a)
The retail installment contract may provide for any other charge, cost or fee
allowed under ORS 83.010 to 83.190 and 83.820 to 83.895, in addition to the
service charge.
(b)
The amount to be disclosed as the service charge and used as the service charge
component of the other amounts disclosed pursuant to ORS 83.010 to 83.190 and
83.820 to 83.895 shall be the amount of the service charge to be paid assuming
all payments are made exactly as agreed.
(c)
The refund credit provisions of ORS 83.130 shall not apply. [1983 c.432 §4]
83.100 Extra charges; miscellaneous
provisions of contract. (1) Except as provided in ORS
20.082, the holder of any retail installment contract or retail charge
agreement may not collect any delinquency or collection charges, including any
attorney’s fee and court costs and disbursements, unless the contract or charge
agreement so provides. In such cases, the charges shall be reasonable, and no
attorney’s fee may be recovered unless the contract or charge agreement is
referred for collection to an attorney not a salaried employee of the holder.
(2)
The contract or charge agreement may contain other provisions not inconsistent
with the purposes of ORS 83.010 to 83.190, including but not limited to
provisions relating to refinancing, transfer of the buyer’s equity,
construction permits and title reports. [1963 c.489 §9; 2001 c.542 §7]
83.110 Insurance.
(1) If the cost of any insurance is included in the retail installment contract
or retail charge agreement:
(a)
The contract or agreement shall state the nature, purpose, term and amount of
such insurance.
(b)
The contract or agreement shall state whether the insurance is to be procured
by the buyer or the seller.
(c)
The amount included for such insurance shall not exceed the premiums chargeable
in accordance with the rate fixed for such insurance by the insurer, except
where the amount is less than $1.
(2)
Except as provided in ORS 743.377, if the insurance is to be procured by the
seller or holder, the seller or holder shall, within 45 days after delivery of
the goods or furnishing of the services under the contract, deliver, mail or
cause to be mailed to the buyer, at the address as specified in the contract, a
notice thereof or a copy of the policy or policies of insurance or a certificate
or certificates of the insurance so procured. [1963 c.489 §14; 1967 c.359 §676]
83.120 Receipts; schedule of payments.
A buyer shall be given a written receipt for any payment when made in cash.
Upon written request of the buyer, the holder of a retail installment contract
shall give or forward to the buyer a written statement of the dates and amounts
of payments and the total amount unpaid under the contract. Such a statement
shall be given the buyer once without charge. If any additional statement is
requested by the buyer, it shall be supplied by the holder at a charge not in
excess of $1 for each additional statement so supplied. [1963 c.489 §10]
83.130 Voluntary prepayment by buyer;
refund. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of
any retail installment contract to the contrary, and if the rights of the
purchaser have not been terminated or forfeited under the terms of the
contract, any buyer may prepay in full the unpaid time balance thereof at any
time before its final due date. If the buyer does so, and if the contract is
not in default more than two months under any term or condition of the
contract, the buyer shall receive a refund credit of the unearned portion of
the service charge for the prepayment. The amount of the refund credit shall be
not less than the total service charge contracted for to maturity, less the
greater of:
(a)
Ten percent of the amount financed or $75, whichever is less; or
(b)
Either of the following, at the discretion of the seller or holder:
(A)
The service charge earned to the date of prepayment, computed by applying the
effective rate on the contract to the actual principal balances outstanding,
for the periods of time the balances were actually outstanding. In determining
the effective rate, the holder may apply to the scheduled payments the
actuarial method by which each scheduled payment is applied first to the
accrued and unpaid service charges and any amount remaining is applied to the
reduction of the principal balance.
(B)
The service charge earned to the installment due date nearest the date of
prepayment, computed by applying the effective rate on the contract to the
actual principal balances outstanding, for the periods of time the balances
were actually outstanding. For purposes of rebate computations under this
subparagraph, the installment due date preceding the date of prepayment shall
be considered to be nearest if prepayment occurs 15 days or less after that
installment date. If prepayment occurs more than 15 days after the preceding
installment due date, the next succeeding installment due date shall be
considered to be nearest to the date of prepayment. In determining the
effective rate, the seller may apply to the scheduled payments the actuarial
method, by which each scheduled payment is applied first to the accrued and
unpaid service charges and any amount remaining is applied to reduction of the
principal balance.
(2)
When the amount of the refund credit is less than $2, no refund need be made. [1963
c.489 §8; 1981 c.910 §1; 1983 c.432 §1]
83.140 Consolidation of purchases with
prior contract. (1) If, in a retail installment
transaction, a retail buyer makes any subsequent purchases of goods or services
from a retail seller from whom the buyer has previously purchased goods or
services under one or more retail installment contracts, and the amounts under
such previous contract or contracts have not been fully paid, the subsequent
purchases may, at the seller’s option, be included in and consolidated with one
or more of the previous contracts. All the provisions of ORS 83.010 to 83.190
with respect to retail installment contracts shall be applicable to such
subsequent purchases except as otherwise provided in this subsection. In the
event of such consolidation, in lieu of the buyer’s executing a retail
installment contract respecting each subsequent purchase, as provided in this
section, it shall be sufficient if the seller shall prepare a written
memorandum of each such subsequent purchase, in which case the provisions of
ORS 83.020, 83.030 and 83.070 shall not be applicable. Unless previously
furnished in writing to the buyer by the seller, by sales slip, memorandum or
otherwise, such memorandum shall set forth, with respect to each subsequent
purchase, items required in ORS 83.030 (1) to (7), and in addition, the amount
of the time balance owed by the buyer to the seller for the subsequent
purchase, the outstanding balance of the previous contract or contracts, the
consolidated time balance, and the revised installments applicable to the
consolidated time balance, if any, in accordance with ORS 83.030. The seller
shall deliver to the buyer a copy of such memorandum prior to the due date of
the first installment of such consolidated contract.
(2)
When such subsequent purchases are made, if the seller has retained title or
taken a lien or other security interest in any of the goods purchased under any
one of the contracts included in the consolidation:
(a)
The entire amount of all payments made prior to such subsequent purchases shall
be deemed to have been applied on the previous purchases; and
(b)
The amount of any down payment on the subsequent purchase shall be allocated in
its entirety to such subsequent purchase.
(3)
The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to cases where
such previous and subsequent purchases involve equipment, parts or other goods
attached or affixed to goods previously purchased and not fully paid, or to
services in connection therewith rendered by the seller at the buyer’s request.
[1963 c.489 §11]
83.150 Unenforceable contract provisions.
No provision of a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement shall
be valid:
(1)
By which the buyer agrees not to assert against the seller or against an
assignee a claim or defense arising out of the sale.
(2)
That provides for a wage assignment. [1963 c.489 §15; 1971 c.232 §1]
83.160 Waiver of ORS 83.010 to 83.190.
No act or agreement of the retail buyer before or at the time of the making of
a retail installment contract, retail charge agreement or purchases thereunder shall constitute a valid waiver of any of the
provisions of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 or of any remedies granted to the buyer by
law. [1963 c.489 §16]
83.170 Effect of violation of ORS 83.010
to 83.190 by seller. Any seller who enters into any
contract or agreement which does not comply with the provisions of ORS 83.010
to 83.190 or who violates any provision of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 except as a
result of an accidental or bona fide error shall be barred from the recovery of
any service charge, official fees or any delinquency or collection charge under
or in connection with the related retail installment contract or purchases
under a retail charge agreement; but the seller may nevertheless recover from
the buyer an amount equal to the cash price of the goods or services and the
cost to the seller of any insurance included in the transaction. [1963 c.489 §18]
83.180 Enforcement of ORS 83.010 to
83.190. The Attorney General of the State of
Oregon or a district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state
against any person to restrain and prevent any violation of ORS 83.010 to
83.190. [1963 c.489 §§19, 20; 1975 c.437 §6]
83.190 Civil penalties.
Any person who violates any order or injunction issued pursuant to ORS 83.010
to 83.190 shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. For
the purpose of this section the circuit court issuing any injunction shall
retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the
Attorney General acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery
of civil penalties. [1963 c.489 §21]
MOTOR VEHICLES; MOBILE HOMES
83.510 Definitions for ORS 83.510 to
83.680. As used in ORS 83.510 to 83.680 except
where the context otherwise requires:
(1)
“Cash sale price” means the price for which the motor vehicle dealer would sell
to the buyer, and the buyer would buy from the motor vehicle dealer, the motor
vehicle that is covered by the retail installment contract, if the sale were a
sale for cash instead of a retail installment sale. The cash sale price may
include any taxes, registration, license and other fees and charges for
accessories and their installation and for delivering, servicing, repairing or
improving the motor vehicle.
(2)
“Finance charge” means that part of the time sale price that exceeds the
aggregate of the cash sale price, the amounts, if any, included in a retail
installment sale for insurance and other benefits, and official fees.
(3)(a)
“Financing agency” means a person engaged, in whole or in part, in purchasing
or otherwise acquiring retail installment contracts or retail lease agreements
from one or more motor vehicle dealers or retail lessors.
“Financing agency” includes, but is not limited to, financial institutions, as
defined in ORS 706.008, and consumer credit companies, if so engaged. “Financing
agency” also includes a motor vehicle dealer or retail lessor
engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of holding retail installment
contracts or retail lease agreements acquired from retail buyers or retail
lessees.
(b)
“Financing agency” does not include the pledgee or
other holder of more than one retail installment contract or retail lease
agreement pledged or otherwise given by a motor vehicle dealer or a transferee
from the motor vehicle dealer to a lender as collateral security for a loan
made to the motor vehicle dealer or transferee of the motor vehicle dealer.
(4)
“Holder” of a retail installment contract or retail lease agreement means the
motor vehicle dealer or retail lessor of the motor
vehicle covered by the contract or lease or, if the contract or lease is
purchased or otherwise acquired by a financing agency or other assignee, the
financing agency or other assignee.
(5)
“Mobile home” means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, that is
eight body feet or more in width and 32 body feet or more in length, and that
is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. “Mobile
home” includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems
contained within the structure.
(6)(a)
“Motor vehicle” or “vehicle” means:
(A)
A self-propelled device used for transportation of person or property upon a
public highway.
(B)
A trailer, semitrailer, mobile home or trailer home.
(b)
“Motor vehicle” or “vehicle” does not include tractors, power shovels, road
machinery, agricultural machinery, boat trailers or other machinery not
designed primarily for highway transportation, which may be used incidentally
to transport persons or property on a public highway, or devices that move upon
or are guided by a track or travel through the air.
(7)
“Motor vehicle dealer” means any person who sells, trades, leases, displays or
offers for sale, trade, lease or exchange motor vehicles pursuant to a retail
installment contract or retail lease agreement or who offers to negotiate or
purchase motor vehicles on behalf of third parties pursuant to a retail
installment contract or retail lease agreement.
(8)
“Official fees” means the filing or other fees required by law to be paid to a
public officer to perfect the interest or lien, in or on a motor vehicle,
retained or taken by a motor vehicle dealer under a retail installment contract
or retail lease agreement, and to file or record a release, satisfaction or
discharge of the contract.
(9)
“Person” means individual, partnership, corporation, association or other
group, however organized.
(10)
“Retail buyer” or “buyer” means a person who buys a motor vehicle from a motor
vehicle dealer and who executes a retail installment contract in connection
therewith.
(11)
“Retail installment contract” or “contract” means an agreement, entered into in
this state, pursuant to which the title to, the property in or a lien upon a
motor vehicle, which is the subject matter of a retail installment sale, is
retained or taken by a motor vehicle dealer from a retail buyer as security, in
whole or in part, for the buyer’s obligation. “Retail installment contract” or “contract”
includes a chattel mortgage, a conditional sales contract and a contract for
the bailment or leasing of a motor vehicle by which the bailee
or lessee contracts to pay as compensation for its use a sum substantially
equivalent to or in excess of its value and by which it is agreed that the bailee or lessee is bound to become, or for no other or for
a merely nominal consideration has the option of becoming, the owner of the
motor vehicle upon full compliance with the terms of the contract.
(12)(a)
“Retail installment sale” or “sale” means a sale of a motor vehicle by a motor
vehicle dealer to a retail buyer for a time sale price payable in one or more
installments, payment of which is secured by a retail installment contract. “Retail
installment sale” or “sale” includes a bailment or leasing as described in
subsection (11) of this section.
(b)
“Retail installment sale” or “sale” does not include a sale of a motor vehicle
for resale in the ordinary course of the buyer’s business.
(13)
“Retail lease” means a lease of a motor vehicle by a retail lessor
to a retail lessee, payment of which is secured by a retail lease agreement. “Retail
lease” does not include a lease that constitutes a retail installment contract.
(14)
“Retail lease agreement” means an agreement entered into in this state between
a retail lessor and a retail lessee for the lease of
a motor vehicle. The agreement shall be in the form of a bailment or lease for
the use of a motor vehicle by an individual for personal, family or household
purposes, whether or not the retail lessee has the option to purchase or
otherwise become the owner of the motor vehicle at the expiration of the lease.
(15)
“Retail lessee” means a person who leases a motor vehicle from a retail lessor by entering into a retail lease agreement.
(16)
“Retail lessor” means a motor vehicle dealer who
transfers an interest in or supplies a motor vehicle to a retail lessee,
regardless of whether or not the motor vehicle dealer is identified as the
retail lessor on the retail lease agreement.
(17)
“Time sale price” means the aggregate of the cash sale price of the motor
vehicle, the amount, if any, included for insurance and other benefits,
official fees and the finance charge. [1957 c.625 §1; 1979 c.304 §1; 1979 c.816
§1a; 1987 c.674 §1; 1997 c.631 §383; 2001 c.104 §25; 2001 c.117 §1]
83.520 Form and contents of retail
installment contract. (1) A retail installment
contract shall be in writing, shall contain all the agreements of the parties,
shall contain the names of the motor vehicle dealer and the buyer, the place of
business of the motor vehicle dealer, the residence or place of business of the
buyer as specified by the buyer and a description of the motor vehicle
including its make, year model, model and identification numbers or marks, and
shall be signed by the buyer and the motor vehicle dealer.
(2)
The printed portion of the contract shall be in at least 8-point type. The
contract shall contain in printing or writing of a size equal to at least
10-point bold type, the following:
(a)
Both at the top of the contract and directly above the space reserved for the
signature of the buyer, the words “RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT”;
(b)
A specific statement that liability insurance coverage for bodily injury and
property damage caused to others is not included, if that is the case; and
(c)
The following notice:
______________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE TO THE
BUYER
Do
not sign this contract before you read it or if it contains any blank space,
except that:
(1)
If delivery of the motor vehicle or mobile home is to be made to you after this
contract is signed, the serial number or other identifying information and the
due date of the first installment may be filled in at the time of delivery; and
(2)
If the name of the financing agency is not known at the time the contract is
executed, the name of the financing agency may be inserted in the contract on
or about the date the name of the financing agency is known.
You
are entitled to a copy of this contract.
You
have the right to pay off in advance the full amount due and to obtain a
partial refund of the finance charge.
______________________________________________________________________________
(3)
The contract shall contain the following items:
(a)
The cash sale price of the motor vehicle which is the subject matter of the
retail installment sale.
(b)
The amount of the buyer’s down payment, itemizing the amounts, if any, paid or
credited in money or in goods and containing a brief description of the goods
traded in.
(c)
The difference between the items set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
subsection.
(d)
The amount, if any, included for insurance and other benefits, specifying the coverages and benefits. For purposes of this paragraph, “other
benefits” includes any amounts actually paid or to be paid by the motor vehicle
dealer pursuant to an agreement with the buyer to discharge a security
interest, lien or lease interest on property traded in.
(e)
The amount, if any, of official fees.
(f)
The principal balance, which is the sum of the items set forth in paragraphs
(c), (d) and (e) of this subsection.
(g)
The amount of the finance charge.
(h)
The time balance, which is the sum of the items set forth in paragraphs (f) and
(g) of this subsection.
(i) The time sale price.
(j)
A plain and concise statement of the amount in dollars of each installment or
future payment to be made by the buyer, the number of installments required,
and the date or dates at which, or period or periods in which, the installments
are due.
(4)
The contract may contain additional items to explain the calculations involved
in determining the stated time balance to be paid by the buyer. [1957 c.625 §§2,3,5;
1979 c.816 §2; 1995 c.519 §3; 1999 c.525 §1; 2001 c.117 §5]
83.530 Filling blanks.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a retail installment
contract shall not be signed by any party to the contract when the contract
contains blank spaces to be filled in after the contract is executed.
(2)
A retail installment contract may be signed by any party to the contract when
the contract contains blank spaces to be filled in after the contract is
executed under the following conditions:
(a)
If delivery of the motor vehicle is not made at the time of execution, the
identifying numbers or marks of the motor vehicle or similar information and
the due date of the first installment may be inserted in the contract on or
about the date of delivery.
(b)
If the name of the financing agency is not known at the time the contract is
executed, the name of the financing agency may be inserted in the contract on
or about the date the name of the financing agency is known. [1957 c.625 §8;
1995 c.519 §4]
83.540 Delivery of copy of contract to
buyer. The motor vehicle dealer shall deliver
to the buyer, or mail to the buyer at the address shown on the contract, a copy
of the contract signed by the motor vehicle dealer. Until the motor vehicle
dealer does so, a buyer who has not received delivery of the motor vehicle
shall have an unconditional right to cancel the contract and to receive
immediate refund of any amount paid and redelivery of all goods delivered or
traded in to the motor vehicle dealer on account of or in contemplation of the
contract. An acknowledgment by the buyer of delivery of a copy of the contract
shall be printed or written in a size equal to at least 10-point bold type and,
if contained in the contract, shall also appear directly above the legend
required above the buyer’s signature by ORS 83.520 (2)(a). [1957 c.625 §4; 2001
c.117 §6]
83.550 [1957
c.625 §8; repealed by 1961 c.458 §1]
83.560 Finance charge.
A motor vehicle dealer may, in a retail installment contract, contract for and
charge, receive and collect a finance charge agreed upon by the motor vehicle
dealer and buyer. [1957 c.625 §§19,20,21; 1979 c.816 §3; 1981 c.412 §2; 2001
c.117 §7]
83.565 Finance charge computed by
actuarial method; requirements; notice. (1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 83.510 to 83.680 and 83.820 to
83.895, a motor vehicle dealer, in a retail installment contract, may contract
for and charge, receive and collect a finance charge computed by the actuarial
method.
(2)
When a retail installment contract provides for a finance charge computed by
the actuarial method:
(a)
The retail installment contract may provide for any other charge, cost or fee
allowed under ORS 83.510 to 83.680 and 83.820 to 83.895, in addition to the
finance charge.
(b)
The amount to be disclosed as the finance charge and used as the finance charge
component of the other amounts disclosed pursuant to ORS 83.510 to 83.680 and
83.820 to 83.895 shall be the amount of the finance charge to be paid assuming
all payments are made exactly as agreed.
(c)
The retail installment contract for the sale of a mobile home may provide that
the holder may refuse to accept prepayments of less than the entire amount owed
under the retail installment contract if the prepayments:
(A)
Are tendered on dates other than a specified date each month; and
(B)
Are not in amounts equal to the principal portion of one or more of the
earliest unmatured monthly installments.
(d)
The contract shall contain the following notice in printing or writing of a
size equal to at least 10-point bold type, in lieu of the notice required by
ORS 83.520 (2)(c):
______________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE TO THE
BUYER
Do
not sign this contract before you read it or if it contains any blank space,
except that:
(1)
If delivery of the motor vehicle or mobile home is to be made to you after this
contract is signed, the serial number or other identifying information and the
due date of the first installment may be filled in at the time of delivery; and
(2)
If the name of the financing agency is not known at the time the contract is
executed, the name of the financing agency may be inserted in the contract on
or about the date the name of the financing agency is known.
You
are entitled to a copy of this contract.
You
have the right to pay in advance the full amount due and if you do so you may
save a portion of the finance charge.
______________________________________________________________________________
(e)
The refund credit provisions of ORS 83.620 shall not apply. [1981 c.910 §4;
1995 c.519 §5; 2001 c.117 §8]
83.570 [1957
c.625 §22; repealed by 1981 c.412 §24]
83.580 Insurance.
(1) The amount, if any, included for automobile insurance, shall not exceed the
premiums chargeable in accordance with rate filings made by the insurer with
the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for such
insurance.
(2)
The amount, if any, included for life, health and accident or other insurance,
other than automobile insurance, shall not exceed the premiums charged by the
insurer.
(3)
Except as provided in ORS 743.377, the motor vehicle dealer or financing
agency, if an amount for automobile or other insurance on the motor vehicle is
included in a retail installment contract, shall within 30 days after execution
of the retail installment contract send or cause to be sent to the buyer a
policy or policies or certificate of insurance, written by an insurance company
authorized to do business in this state, clearly setting forth the amount of
the premium, the kind or kinds of insurance and the scope of the coverage and
all the terms, exceptions, limitations, restrictions and conditions of the
contract or contracts of insurance. The buyer of a motor vehicle under a retail
installment contract shall have the privilege of purchasing such insurance from
an insurance producer of the selection of the buyer and of selecting an
insurance company acceptable to the motor vehicle dealer; provided, however,
that the inclusion of the insurance premium in the retail installment contract
when the buyer selects the insurance producer or company, shall be optional
with the motor vehicle dealer and in such case the motor vehicle dealer or
financing agency shall have no obligation to send, or cause to be sent, to the
buyer the policy or certificate of insurance.
(4)
If an insurance policy or certificate that was obtained for an amount included
in the retail installment contract is canceled, the unearned insurance premium
refund received by the holder of the contract shall be credited to the last
maturing installments of the retail installment contract except to the extent
applied toward payment for similar insurance protecting the interests of the
buyer or of the buyer and the holder of the contract. [1957 c.625 §6; 1967 c.359
§677; 2001 c.117 §9; 2003 c.364 §48]
83.590 Delinquency and collection charges.
The holder of a retail installment contract, if the contract so provides, may
collect a delinquency charge on each installment in default for a period of 10
days or longer. The delinquency charge for any installment shall not exceed
five percent of the delinquent installment. In addition to the delinquency
charge, the retail installment contract may provide for the payment of
reasonable collection costs. The collection costs may include the payment of
reasonable attorney fees, if the contract is referred to an attorney not a
salaried employee of the holder of the contract for collection, plus the court
costs and disbursements. [1957 c.625 §7; 1981 c.552 §1]
83.600 Schedule of payments; receipts.
Upon written request from the buyer, the holder of a retail installment
contract shall give or forward to the buyer a written statement of the dates
and amounts of payments made and the total amount unpaid on the contract. A
buyer shall be given a written receipt for any payment when made in cash. [1957
c.625 §12]
83.610 Delivery to buyer of instrument
indicating full payment; release of security. After
the payment of all sums for which the buyer is obligated under a retail installment
contract or other security agreement, as defined in ORS 79.0102, and upon
written demand made by the buyer, the holder of such contract or agreement
shall mail to the buyer at the buyer’s last-known address, good and sufficient
instruments to indicate payment in full and to release all security in the
motor vehicle. This section is supplementary to and is not restrictive of ORS
86.440, 86.460 and 803.097 or of ORS chapter 79. [1957 c.625 §23; 1961 c.726 §400;
1983 c.338 §880; 1989 c.148 §5; 2001 c.445 §161]
83.620 Voluntary prepayment by buyer;
refund. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of a
retail installment contract to the contrary, the buyer may pay in full at any
time before maturity the obligation contained in the retail installment
contract. Upon the premature payment, the buyer shall receive a refund credit.
The amount of the refund credit shall not be less than the total finance charge
to maturity provided for in the contract, less the greater of:
(a)
Ten percent of the amount financed or $75, whichever is less; or
(b)
Either of the following, at the discretion of the motor vehicle dealer or
holder:
(A)
The finance charge earned to the date of prepayment, computed by applying the
effective rate on the contract to the actual principal balances outstanding,
for the periods of time such balances were actually outstanding. In determining
the effective rate, the holder may apply to the scheduled payments the
actuarial method by which each scheduled payment is applied first to the
accrued and unpaid finance charges and any amount remaining is applied to the
reduction of the principal balance.
(B)
The finance charge earned to the installment due date nearest the date of
prepayment, computed by applying the effective rate on the contract to the actual
principal balances outstanding, for the periods of time the balances were
actually outstanding. For purposes of rebate computations under this
subparagraph, the installment due date preceding the date of prepayment shall
be considered to be nearest if prepayment occurs 15 days or less after that
installment date. If prepayment occurs more than 15 days after the preceding
installment due date, the next succeeding installment due date shall be
considered to be nearest to the date of prepayment. In determining the
effective rate, the holder may apply to the scheduled payments the actuarial
method, by which each scheduled payment is applied first to the accrued and
unpaid finance charges and any amount remaining is applied to reduction of the
principal balance.
(2)
When the amount of the credit for premature payment is less than $2, no refund
need be made.
(3)
This section does not prohibit the holder of a retail installment contract from
collecting any charge, cost or fee under ORS 83.590. [1957 c.625 §24; 1977
c.692 §1; 1981 c.910 §2; 1983 c.432 §2; 2001 c.117 §10]
83.630 Extension of scheduled due date;
deferment of scheduled payment; refinance charge.
The holder of a retail installment contract, upon agreement with the buyer, may
extend the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled payment of all or part of
any installment or installments. In any such case, the holder may restate the
amount of the installments and the time schedule therefor,
and collect as a refinance charge for the extension or deferment, a flat
service fee not to exceed $15 and a total additional charge on the balance
being extended not exceeding an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual
percentage rate originally charged on the agreement for each month the payments
on the agreement are being extended or deferred. [1957 c.625 §25; 1981 c.552 §2;
1995 c.519 §6]
83.635 Acceptance of retail installment
contract by lender. If a retail installment contract
for the purchase of a motor vehicle meets the requirements of ORS 83.510 to
83.680 and contains information required by federal law to be disclosed in a
retail installment contract for the purchase of a motor vehicle, the retail
installment contract shall be accepted for consideration by any lender, except
for lenders licensed and regulated under the provisions of ORS chapter 725, to
whom application for credit relating to the retail installment contract is
made. [1995 c.519 §2]
83.640 [1957
c.625 §§10, 11; repealed by 1961 c.726 §427]
83.650 Effect of negotiation of notes on
rights against motor vehicle dealer. (1) No retail
installment contract shall require or entail the execution, by the buyer, of
any note or series of notes, which when separately negotiated will cut off as
against third parties any right of action or defense which the buyer may have
against the motor vehicle dealer.
(2)
The rights of a holder in due course of any negotiable instrument executed
contrary to subsection (1) of this section are not impaired by reason of the
violation of subsection (1) of this section, but the buyer may bring an action
against the motor vehicle dealer for the recovery of any loss or expense
incurred by reason of the violation of subsection (1) of this section. The
buyer’s action may be joined with any other right of action the buyer has
against the motor vehicle dealer arising out of the installment sale. The court
may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under
this section. [1957 c.625 §9; 1995 c.618 §47; 2001 c.117 §11]
83.660 Acceleration provision.
No provision in a retail installment contract by which, in the absence of the
buyer’s default, the holder may, arbitrarily and without reasonable cause,
accelerate the maturity of any part or all of the time balance is enforceable.
This section does not prohibit provisions in a retail installment contract
accelerating any part or all of the time balance in the event of sale or
transfer, or removal outside the state of the motor vehicle covered by the
contract. [1957 c.625 §13]
83.670 Unenforceable contract provisions.
(1) No provision in a retail installment contract for confession of judgment,
power of attorney therefor, or wage assignment is
enforceable.
(2)
No provision in a retail installment contract that authorizes a motor vehicle
dealer or holder of the contract or other person acting on the behalf of the
motor vehicle dealer or holder to enter upon the buyer’s premises unlawfully,
or to commit any breach of the peace in the repossession of a motor vehicle is
enforceable.
(3)
No provision in a retail installment contract by which the buyer waives any
right of action against the motor vehicle dealer or holder of the contract, or
other person acting on the behalf of the motor vehicle dealer or holder, for
any illegal act committed in the collection of payments under the contract or
in the repossession of the motor vehicle is enforceable.
(4)
No provision in a retail installment contract by which the buyer executes a
power of attorney appointing the motor vehicle dealer or holder of the
contract, or other person acting on the behalf of the motor vehicle dealer or
holder, as the buyer’s agent in collection of payments under the contract or in
the repossession of the motor vehicle, is enforceable.
(5)
No provision in a retail installment contract relieving the motor vehicle
dealer from liability for any legal remedies that the buyer may have had
against the motor vehicle dealer under the contract, or any separate instrument
executed in connection therewith, is enforceable. [1957 c.625 §§14,15,16,17,18;
2001 c.117 §12]
83.680 Waiver of provisions of ORS 83.510
to 83.680. Any waiver of the provisions of ORS
83.510 to 83.680 shall be unenforceable and void. [1957 c.625 §28]
HOME SOLICITATION SALES
83.710 Definitions for ORS 83.710 to
83.750; application of ORS 83.710 to 83.750. (1) As
used in ORS 83.710 to 83.750:
(a)
A transaction is a “home solicitation sale” if:
(A)
It is a sale, lease or rental of goods or services, as defined in ORS 83.010;
(B)
The seller or the seller’s representative personally solicits the sale, lease
or rental, including a sale, lease or rental in response to or following an
invitation by the buyer; and
(C)
The buyer’s written agreement or offer to purchase is made at a place other
than the place of business of the seller. As used in this subparagraph, “a
place other than the place of business of the seller” means a place that is not
the seller’s main or permanent branch office or permanent local address and
includes but is not limited to the residence or workplace of the buyer and
facilities rented by the seller on a temporary or short-term basis, such as a
hotel or motel room, restaurant or dormitory lounge.
(b)
A transaction is a “telephone solicitation sale” if:
(A)
The seller or person acting for the seller engages in a solicitation conducted
by telephone to a residence;
(B)
The transaction is initiated by the seller or person acting for the seller and
is in no way solicited by the buyer;
(C)
The buyer’s agreement or offer to purchase is given over the telephone to the
seller or person acting for the seller; and
(D)
There is no personal contact between the buyer and the seller or person acting
for the seller prior to delivery of goods or performance of services.
(c)
“Business day” does not include a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(2)
The provisions of ORS 83.710 to 83.750 relating to home solicitation sales do
not apply to:
(a)
A sale made pursuant to a preexisting revolving charge account unless the sale
is made at the residence of the buyer;
(b)
The activities of a financial institution as defined in 15 U.S.C. 6827;
(c)
A contract in writing for the sale or lease of a house or business property or
the construction of a new house or business property;
(d)
A sale made pursuant to prior business negotiations relevant to the sale
between the parties at a business establishment at a fixed location where goods
or services are offered or exhibited for sale;
(e)
A sale for cash or check in the amount of less than $25;
(f)
A sale of insurance, farm equipment or motor vehicles;
(g)
A sale of arts and crafts at a fair;
(h)
A sale made at an event conducted under and governed by ORS chapter 565; or
(i) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a
transaction in which the buyer initiated the contact and specifically requested
that the seller come to the buyer’s home for the purpose of repairing or
performing maintenance on the buyer’s personal property.
(3)
The provisions of ORS 83.710 to 83.750 apply to a sale under subsection (2)(i) of this section if the seller, while at the home of the
buyer to repair or perform maintenance on the buyer’s personal property at the
request of the buyer, sells the buyer the right to receive additional goods or
services other than replacement parts necessary to perform the maintenance or
to make the repairs on the buyer’s personal property.
(4)
The provisions of ORS 83.710 to 83.750 relating to telephone solicitation sales
apply only to a sale of periodicals, magazines or any other reading material
with or without illustrations that the buyer is to receive at fixed intervals
and do not apply to sales of newspaper subscriptions or advertising and sales
in which the buyer is offered reasonable opportunity to preview and return
reading material without contractual obligation. [1971 c.744 §21(1); 1977 c.170
§1; 1979 c.503 §1; 2005 c.223 §1]
83.715 Telephone solicitation sale;
contract; contents. (1) Except as provided in this
section, no enforceable agreement may be formed by a telephone solicitation
sale.
(2)
To form a binding agreement by telephone solicitation sale, the seller must
receive from the buyer a signed, written contract that contains all of the
terms of the agreement between the seller and the buyer. The seller must
provide a copy of the completed contract to the buyer.
(3)
Any term or agreement between a buyer and seller in a telephone solicitation
sale is void and unenforceable unless it is contained in the contract required
by subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
A contract required by subsection (2) of this section shall contain the
following notice on a separate sheet that contains no other provision:
______________________________________________________________________________
This
contract is a contract made pursuant to a telephone solicitation sale regulated
by Oregon Revised Statutes 83.710 to 83.750. The person offering to buy goods
or services under this contract understands that:
(1)
No discussions or agreements between the buyer and the person offering to sell
goods or services formed a binding agreement except as provided by this
contract;
(2)
There is no binding agreement between the buyer and seller until the seller
receives a copy of this contract signed by the buyer; and
(3)
All of the terms of the agreement between the buyer and the seller are contained,
in writing, in this contract.
______________________________________________________________________________
[1979 c.503 §3]
83.720 Cancellation of home solicitation
sale; notice; exception. (1) Except as provided in
subsection (5) of this section, in addition to any other right to revoke an
offer or rescind a transaction that the buyer may have, the buyer has the right
to cancel a home solicitation sale until 12 midnight of the third business day
after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase that
complies with ORS 83.710 to 83.750 or pays by cash or check.
(2)
Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the
seller at the address stated in the agreement or offer to purchase.
(3)
Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is given when it is deposited in a
mailbox properly addressed and postage prepaid.
(4)
Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take a particular form and
is sufficient if it indicates by a form of written expression the intention of
the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.
(5)
The buyer may not cancel a home solicitation sale if the buyer initiates the
contact with the seller and the buyer, in a separate signed writing not
furnished by the seller, requests that the seller provide goods or services
without delay because of an emergency, describes the emergency and expressly
acknowledges and waives the right to cancel the sale within three business
days, and:
(a)
The seller in good faith makes a substantial beginning of performance of the
contract before the buyer gives notice of cancellation; and
(b)
In case of goods, the goods cannot be returned to the seller in substantially
as good condition as when received by the buyer. [1971 c.744 §21(2); 2005 c.223
§2]
83.730 Written agreement or offer to
purchase; contents; notice of buyer’s right to cancel; form.
(1) A home solicitation sale must be evidenced by a written agreement or offer
to purchase signed by the buyer. At the time a buyer executes the written
agreement or offer to purchase:
(a)
The seller must furnish the buyer with a fully completed copy of the written
agreement or offer to purchase.
(b)
The written agreement or offer to purchase must:
(A)
Designate as the date of the transaction the date on which the buyer actually
signs;
(B)
Contain the name of the seller and address of the seller’s place of business;
(C)
Be in the same language as the language that is principally used in the sales
presentation; and
(D)
Contain, in immediate proximity to a space reserved for the signature of the
buyer, in at least 10-point boldfaced type, a statement in substantially the
following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
You,
the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the
third business day after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice
of buyer’s right to cancel for an explanation of the right to cancel.
______________________________________________________________________________
(c)
The seller must provide the buyer, by a method chosen by the seller, with a
duplicate copy of the notice of the buyer’s right to cancel described in
subsection (2) of this section so that, if the buyer cancels the transaction,
the buyer can retain a complete copy of the written agreement or offer to
purchase. If both copies of the notice are not attached to the written
agreement or offer to purchase, the seller shall change the last sentence in
the statement required under paragraph (b)(D) of this subsection to conform to
the actual location of the copies of the notice. Both copies of the notice must
contain:
(A)
The name of the seller;
(B)
The address of the seller’s place of business;
(C)
The date of the transaction; and
(D)
The date, not earlier than the third business day following the date of the
transaction, by which the buyer may give notice of cancellation.
(d)
The seller must orally inform the buyer of the buyer’s right to cancel.
(2)
The notice of the buyer’s right to cancel must be in conspicuous type, 10-point
or larger, and must read as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE OF
BUYER’S RIGHT TO CANCEL
(1)
(Date) You, the buyer, may cancel this agreement without any penalty,
cancellation fee or other financial obligation by mailing or delivering a
notice to the seller within THREE BUSINESS DAYS from the above date.
(2)
If you cancel:
(a)
Any property you traded in, any payments you made under the sales contract and
any checks or notes you signed will be returned within 10 business days
following receipt by the seller of your notice of cancellation. Any security
interest that arises from the transaction will be canceled.
(b)
You may either make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially
as good condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under the sales
contract or you may comply with the seller’s instructions regarding the return
shipment of the goods at the seller’s expense and risk.
(c)
If you make the goods available to the seller at your residence and the seller
does not pick up the goods within 20 days of the date of your notice of
cancellation, you may keep or discard the goods without further obligation.
(d)
If you do not make the goods available to the seller, or if you agree to return
the goods to the seller and you do not return the goods, you must perform all
of your obligations under the sales contract.
(3)
To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this
notice or other written expression of your intention to cancel, or send a
telegram, to (name of seller) at (address of seller’s place of business) not
later than 12 midnight on (date), the third business day after you signed the
written agreement or offer to purchase.
I
HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
__________________ _____
(Signature of buyer) (Date)
______________________________________________________________________________
(3) In a home solicitation sale subject to
federal rules under 16 C.F.R. part 429, the seller may provide the notice
required by the federal rules in lieu of the notice required under subsection
(2) of this section if the notice required under federal rules contains the
information specified in subsection (1)(c) of this section.
(4) Until the seller has complied with
this section the buyer may cancel the home solicitation sale by notifying the
seller in any manner and by any means of an intention to cancel. [1971 c.744 §21(3);
1977 c.170 §2; 2005 c.223 §3]
83.740
Duties of seller upon cancellation of sale or revocation of offer to purchase.
(1) The seller must tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any
note or other evidence of indebtedness within 10 days after a home solicitation
sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase has been revoked.
(2) If the down payment includes goods
traded in, the goods must be tendered in substantially as good condition as
when received by the seller. If the seller fails to tender the goods as
provided by this section, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the
trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.
(3) The buyer may retain possession of
goods delivered to the buyer by the seller, and has a lien on the goods in the
possession or control of the buyer for any recovery to which the buyer is
entitled, until the seller has complied with the obligations imposed by this
section. [1971 c.744 §21(4); 1977 c.170 §3]
83.750
Rights and duties of buyer upon cancellation of sale or revocation of offer to
purchase. (1) Except as provided by ORS 83.740
(3), within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been canceled
or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer must tender to the seller upon
demand any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale, but the buyer is
not obliged to tender at any place other than the residence of the buyer. If
the seller fails to demand possession of goods within a reasonable time after
cancellation or revocation, the goods become the property of the buyer without
obligation to pay for them. For the purpose of this subsection, 20 days is
presumed to be a reasonable time.
(2) The buyer has a duty to take
reasonable care of the goods in the possession of the buyer before cancellation
or revocation and for a reasonable time thereafter, during which time the goods
are otherwise at the seller’s risk.
(3) If the seller has performed any
services pursuant to a home solicitation sale prior to its cancellation, the
seller is entitled to no compensation. [1971 c.744 §21(5); 1977 c.170 §4]
83.810
[1969 c.392 §2; 1977 c.274 §7; repealed by 1991 c.296 §4]
MISCELLANEOUS
83.811
Exemption from certain disclosure requirements for motor vehicle dealer or
retail seller. (1) The disclosure provisions of ORS
83.010 to 83.680 and 83.990 shall not apply to any motor vehicle dealer or
retail seller entering into a retail installment transaction when:
(a) The motor vehicle dealer or retail
seller regularly enters into retail installment transactions; and
(b) The terms of the retail installment
transaction provide for payment of a service charge or finance charge or for
payment by written agreement in more than four installments.
(2) A motor vehicle dealer or retail
seller regularly enters into retail installment transactions only if the motor
vehicle dealer or retail seller entered into retail installment transactions
more than 25 times in the preceding calendar year, or more than five times in
the preceding calendar year for retail installment transactions secured by a
dwelling. If a motor vehicle dealer or retail seller does not meet these
numerical standards in the preceding calendar year, the numerical standards
shall be applied to the current calendar year. [1991 c.296 §1; 1999 c.240 §2;
2001 c.117 §13]
Note:
83.811 and 83.813 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were
not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 83 or any series therein by
legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further
explanation.
83.813
Exemption from certain disclosure requirements for assignee of retail
installment contract. (1) The disclosure provisions of
ORS 83.010 to 83.680 and 83.990 shall not apply to the assignee of any retail
installment contract when:
(a) The assignor is a motor vehicle dealer
or retail seller;
(b) The assignee regularly extends credit
to natural persons primarily for personal, family or household purposes;
(c) The credit is subject to a service
charge or finance charge or is payable by a written agreement in more than four
installments; and
(d) The retail installment contract is in
the form regularly used by the assignee in similar transactions.
(2) The assignee of a motor vehicle dealer
or retail seller regularly extends credit to natural persons primarily for
personal, family or household purposes only if the assignee extended credit
more than 25 times in the preceding calendar year or more than five times in
the preceding calendar year for transactions secured by a dwelling. If the
assignee does not meet these numerical standards in the preceding calendar
year, the numerical standards shall be applied to the current calendar year. [1991
c.296 §2; 1999 c.240 §3; 2001 c.117 §14]
Note:
See note under 83.811.
83.820
Consumer paper; negotiability; exception; rights and liabilities of assignees.
(1) In any contract for the sale or lease of motor vehicles on any form of
credit, or of consumer goods or services on credit, entered into between a
motor vehicle dealer, retail seller or retail lessor
and a retail buyer or retail lessee, such contract, note or any instrument or
evidence of indebtedness of the buyer or lessee shall have printed on the face
thereof the words “consumer paper,” and such contract, note, instrument or
evidence of indebtedness with the words “consumer paper” printed thereon shall
not be a negotiable instrument within the meaning of ORS chapter 73. However,
this section shall have no force or effect on the negotiability of any
contract, promissory note, instrument or other evidence of indebtedness owned
or guaranteed or insured by any state or federal governmental agency even
though said contract, note, instrument or other evidence of indebtedness shall
contain the wording required by this subsection.
(2) Notwithstanding the absence of such
notice on a contract, note, instrument or evidence of indebtedness arising out
of a consumer credit sale, consumer lease or the sale or lease of a motor
vehicle on any form of credit as described in this section, an assignee of the
rights of the motor vehicle dealer, seller or lessor
is subject to all claims and defenses of the buyer or lessee against the motor
vehicle dealer, seller or lessor arising out of the
sale or lease. Any agreement to the contrary shall be of no force or effect in
limiting the rights of a consumer under this section. The assignee’s liability
under this section may not exceed the amount owing to the assignee at the time
the claim or defense is asserted against the assignee. The restrictions imposed
hereby shall not apply with respect to any promissory note, contract,
instrument or other evidence of indebtedness owned or guaranteed or insured by
any state or federal governmental agency even though said note, contract,
instrument or other evidence of indebtedness shall contain the words required
by subsection (1) of this section.
(3) An assignee of “consumer paper” who in
good faith enforces a security interest in property held by the buyer or lessee
shall not be liable to such buyer or lessee for punitive damages in an action
for wrongful repossession. The fact that a motor vehicle dealer, seller or lessor has broken the warranties of the motor vehicle
dealer, seller or lessor with regard to the property
sold or leased shall not, of itself, make an assignee’s repossession wrongful.
(4) Notwithstanding the absence of notice
as provided in subsection (1) of this section, an assignee of the rights of the
motor vehicle dealer, seller or lessor who lends
money to the buyer or lessee for the purpose of paying off the amount owing to
the assignee under the contract, note, instrument or evidence of indebtedness
is subject to all claims and defenses of the buyer or lessee against the motor
vehicle dealer, seller or lessor arising out of the
sale or lease. The assignee’s liability under this subsection may not exceed
the amount that would be owing to the motor vehicle dealer, seller or lessor under the contract, note, instrument or evidence of
indebtedness at the time the claim or defense is asserted had the obligation
not been paid off. Assignee shall include a parent, subsidiary or other
business entity similarly related to the assignee, and the assignee’s liability
shall extend to anyone who holds the buyer’s or lessee’s new instrument or
evidence of indebtedness. [1971 c.744 §2; 1977 c.195 §11; 1995 c.79 §31; 2001
c.117 §2]
83.830
[1971 c.744 §3; 1973 c.350 §1; 1981 c.573 §3; 1983 c.739 §1; 1987 c.479 §1;
repealed by 1999 c.240 §1]
83.840
[1971 c.744 §4; 1973 c.350 §2; 1981 c.573 §4; 1983 c.739 §2; 1987 c.479 §2;
repealed by 1999 c.240 §1]
83.850
Definitions for ORS 83.850 and 83.860. As used in
ORS 83.850 and 83.860:
(1) “Financing agency,” “motor vehicle
dealer,” “retail lease,” “retail lessee” and “retail lessor”
have the meanings given those terms in ORS 83.510.
(2) “Goods” has the meaning for that term
provided in ORS 83.010.
(3) “Motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle
as defined in ORS 83.510 purchased primarily for personal, family or household
purposes and not primarily for business or commercial purposes.
(4) A loan is made “in close connection
with a sale of goods or motor vehicles” if:
(a) The lender directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the seller or motor
vehicle dealer, unless the relationship is remote and is not a factor in the
transaction;
(b) The lender gives a commission, rebate
or credit in any form to a seller or motor vehicle dealer who refers the
borrower to the lender, other than payment of the proceeds of the loan jointly
to the seller or motor vehicle dealer and the borrower;
(c) The lender is related to the seller or
motor vehicle dealer by blood or marriage;
(d) The seller or motor vehicle dealer
directly and materially assists the buyer in obtaining the loan;
(e) The seller or motor vehicle dealer
prepares documents that are given to the lender and used in connection with the
loan; or
(f) The lender supplies documents to the
seller or motor vehicle dealer used by the consumer in obtaining the loan.
(5) A lease is made or funded “in close
connection with a retail lease of a motor vehicle” if:
(a) The retail lessor
or financing agency directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is
under common control of the motor vehicle dealer supplying the vehicle to the
retail lessee, unless the relationship is remote and is not a factor in the
transaction;
(b) The retail lessor
or financing agency gives a commission, rebate, financing reserve or credit in
any form to a motor vehicle dealer who refers the retail lessee to the retail lessor or financing agency, other than payment of the
proceeds of the lease;
(c) The retail lessor
or financing agency is related to the motor vehicle dealer by blood or
marriage;
(d) The motor vehicle dealer directly or
materially assists the retail lessee in obtaining the lease;
(e) The motor vehicle dealer prepares documents
that are given to the retail lessor or financing
agency and used in connection with the lease; or
(f) The retail lessor
or financing agency supplies documents to the motor vehicle dealer used by the
retail lessee in obtaining the lease.
(6) Credit extended pursuant to a credit
card issued by a lender is not a loan “in close connection with a sale of goods
or motor vehicles” or a loan “in close connection with a retail lease of a
motor vehicle” unless the credit card is issued contemporaneously with the
extension of the credit. [1973 c.626 §1; 2001 c.117 §3]
83.860
Applicability of claims and defenses of borrower or lessee when loan made or
lease funded in close connection with sale or retail lease.
(1) If a lender makes a loan in close connection with the sale of goods or
motor vehicles, the lender is subject to all claims and defenses of the
borrower that the borrower as buyer has against the seller or motor vehicle
dealer arising out of the sale, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
However, the lender’s liability to the borrower shall not exceed the amount
owing to the lender, exclusive of unearned interest, at the time the claim or
defense is asserted.
(2) If a lender who makes a loan in close
connection with a sale of goods or motor vehicles negotiates or assigns any
note or other instrument taken as evidence of the obligation of the borrower,
the holder of the note or other instrument shall be subject to the claims or
defenses of the borrowers set forth in subsection (1) of this section. However,
the liability of the holder of the note or other instrument to the borrower
shall not exceed the amount owing to the lender exclusive of unearned interest
at the time the claim or defense is asserted.
(3) If a financing agency makes or funds a
lease in close connection with a retail lease of a motor vehicle, the financing
agency is subject to all claims and defenses that the retail lessee has against
the retail lessor arising out of the retail lease,
notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. However, the financing agency’s
liability to the retail lessee shall not exceed the amount owing to the
financing agency, exclusive of unearned interest, at the time the claim or
defense is asserted.
(4) If a financing agency that makes or
funds a loan in close connection with a retail lease of a motor vehicle
negotiates or assigns any note or other instrument taken as evidence of the
obligation of the retail lessee, the holder of the note or other instrument
shall be subject to the claims or defenses of a retail lessee set forth in
subsection (3) of this section. However, the liability of the holder of the
note or other instrument to a retail lessee shall not exceed the amount owing
to the financing agency exclusive of unearned interest at the time the claim or
defense is asserted. [1973 c.626 §2; 2001 c.117 §4]
83.875
Definitions for ORS 83.875, 83.880, 83.890 and 83.895.
As used in ORS 83.875, 83.880, 83.890 and 83.895:
(1) “Goods” has the meaning for that term
provided in ORS 83.010.
(2) “Motor vehicles” means a motor vehicle
as defined in ORS 83.510, purchased primarily for personal, family or household
purposes and not primarily for business or commercial purposes.
(3) “Retail charge agreement” has the
meaning for that term provided by ORS 83.010, and includes a revolving charge
agreement or charge agreement.
(4) “Retail installment contract” or “contract”
means a retail installment contract for the sale of motor vehicles, goods or
services.
(5) “Seller” includes a motor vehicle
dealer as defined in ORS 83.510.
(6) “Services” has the meaning given that
term in ORS 83.010. [1977 c.274 §5; 1981 c.910 §5; 2001 c.117 §15]
83.880
Sale of motor vehicles, goods or services as time sale rather than loan.
A retail installment contract or retail charge agreement for the sale of motor
vehicles, goods or services constitutes a bona fide time sale rather than a
loan or a use of money; provided that if the contract covers motor vehicles,
goods or services purchased primarily for personal, family or household use and
not primarily for commercial or business use, the contract also clearly and
specifically discloses both a cash price, using the term “cash price” or “cash
sale price,” and a deferred payment price, using the term “deferred payment
price” or “time sale price,” or if the agreement complies with ORS 83.080. This
section shall apply notwithstanding that the contract is intended to be
transferred, or is transferred, to a holder pursuant to a business relationship
characterized by one or more of the following:
(1) All or any part of the seller’s
contracts are transferred to the holder;
(2) The holder provides contract forms to
the seller and instructions for the use of the forms;
(3) The holder investigates the
creditworthiness of the buyer before or after the sale;
(4) The price the holder pays the seller
for the contract is more than, equal to, or less than that which the retail
buyer has contracted to pay to the seller;
(5) The transfer to the holder takes place
concurrently with or within a short time of the sale;
(6) The transfer is with or without
recourse to the seller; or
(7) The seller purchases services or
borrows money from the holder. [1977 c.274 §2; 1981 c.910 §6; 1987 c.674 §2]
83.885
Sale of motor vehicles, personal property or services for business or
commercial purposes as time sale rather than loan.
A retail installment contract for the sale of motor vehicles, other personal
property or services purchased primarily for business or commercial purposes,
which discloses both a cash price and a deferred payment or time price,
constitutes a bona fide time sale rather than a loan or use of money,
notwithstanding that the contract is intended to be transferred, or is
transferred, to a holder pursuant to a business relationship however characterized.
[1977 c.274 §6]
83.890
Notice required in contract when seller intends to transfer contract.
(1) If the seller intends to transfer the retail installment contract to a
holder, who has agreed with the seller to collect payments directly from the
retail buyer, the contract shall contain the following notice which shall be in
at least 8-point type, or elite typewriter type, and be located on the same
side of the page as the customer’s signature:
______________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE: The seller intends to sell this
contract to (insert name and mailing address of holder) which, if it buys the
contract, will become the owner of the contract and your creditor. After the
sale of this contract, all questions concerning either terms of the contract or
payments should be directed to the buyer of the contract at the address
indicated above.
______________________________________________________________________________
(2) If the contract is transferred to a
holder other than the one identified in the notice, or is retained by the
seller, the seller shall cause notice in writing of the name and address of the
actual holder to be delivered to the retail buyer within 10 days of the
decision. [1977 c.274 §3]
83.895
Effect of seller’s failure to provide notice. Any
seller who violates ORS 83.890 shall be subject to the provisions contained in
ORS 83.170. [1977 c.274 §4]
PENALTIES
83.990
Penalties. (1) Any person who violates any
provision of ORS 83.510 to 83.680 commits a Class A violation.
(2) A willful violation of ORS 83.520 to
83.600 or 83.650 to 83.670 by any person shall bar recovery of any finance
charge, delinquency or collection charge or refinancing charge on the retail
installment contract involved.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsections (1) to (3) of this section, any failure to comply with any
provision of ORS 83.510 to 83.680 may be corrected within 10 days after the
holder is notified thereof in writing by the buyer, and, if so corrected,
neither the seller nor the holder shall be subject to any penalty.
(4) Any person who willfully and
intentionally violates any provision of ORS 83.010 to 83.190 commits a Class B
misdemeanor. Violation of any order or injunction issued pursuant to ORS 83.010
to 83.190 shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of this subsection.
[1957 c.625 §27; 1961 c.725 §401; subsection (4) enacted as 1963 c.489 §17;
1999 c.1051 §148; 2011 c.597 §153]
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