Chapter 809 — Refusal,
Suspension, Cancellation and Revocation of Registration, Title, Driving
Privileges and Identification Card; Vehicle Impoundment
New sections of law were adopted by the
Legislative Assembly during its 2012 regular session and are likely to be
compiled in this ORS chapter. See
sections in the following 2012 Oregon Laws chapters: 2012
Session Laws 0014
2011 EDITION
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION; IMPOUNDMENT
OREGON VEHICLE CODE
SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF
REGISTRATIONS AND TITLES
809.010 Court-ordered
suspension
809.020 Response
to court-ordered suspension
809.030 Restoration
fee
809.040 Hearing;
notice; judicial review
809.050 Revocation
or suspension of registration of employer for failure to make future
responsibility filing
809.080 Failure
to return suspended registration; penalty
809.090 Cancellation
of registration or title for failure to qualify
809.095 Cancellation
of registration for false certification of
compliance
with financial responsibility requirements
809.100 Hearing
on proposed cancellation or refusal; judicial review
809.110 Failure
to surrender canceled registration or title; penalty
REGISTRATION, DRIVING PRIVILEGES OR
IDENTIFICATION CARD
809.120 Court-ordered
suspension of registration or driving privileges for weight violation
809.130 Suspension
or revocation of registration or driving privileges for unsettled judgment
809.135 Refusal
to issue, revocation or suspension of driving privileges, identification card,
registration or title for failure to use same name
809.140 Administrative
review of suspension, revocation or cancellation of identification card,
registration or driving privileges
DRIVING PRIVILEGES
(Court-Ordered or Recommended
Restrictions, Suspensions, Revocations or Denials)
809.210 Suspension
or restriction of driving privileges for failure to pay fine or obey court
order; exceptions
809.220 Failure
to appear; suspension or other procedures
809.230 Court
suspension or revocation of nonresident driving privileges
809.235 Permanent
revocation of driving privileges upon conviction of certain crimes; restoration
of privileges
809.240 Court-ordered
suspension or revocation; taking possession of license or permit; temporary
permit
809.260 Court-ordered
suspension of driving privileges for convicted juvenile
809.265 Suspension
for inhalant or controlled substances conviction
(Additional Authority of Court)
809.267 Additional
fee upon notice of suspension or restriction
809.270 Driver
improvement course; enforcement by suspension or restriction of privileges
(Procedures Following Court Suspension
or Revocation)
809.275 Court
to take possession of license or permit; effective date of suspension or
revocation
809.280 Department
procedures following court order of suspension or revocation; length of
suspension or revocation
(Cancellation, Refusal to Issue, Suspension
or Revocation)
809.310 Cancellation
or suspension of driving privileges; grounds; surrender of license or permit;
duration; reissuance of privileges
809.320 Cancellation
on written request of parent or legal guardian
809.360 General
provisions relating to suspension or revocation of driving privileges
809.380 Period
of suspension; effect; reinstatement; fee
809.390 Period
of revocation; effect; reinstatement; fee
809.400 Suspension
or revocation for out-of-state conviction
809.404 Disqualification
from holding commercial driver license
809.406 Cancellation
and disqualification from holding driver license with Class A or Class B farm
endorsement
809.407 Suspension
of commercial driver license for specified railroad crossing violations
809.409 Revocation
for conviction of crime
809.411 Suspension
for conviction of crime
809.412 Authority
of juvenile court for suspension or revocation
809.413 Suspension
of commercial driver licenses; length of suspension
809.415 Suspensions
for conduct involving judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty
809.416 When
person subject to suspension under ORS 809.415; duration
809.417 Suspension
for conduct regarding accidents
809.419 Suspensions
for physical or mental condition or impairment
809.421 Suspensions
for miscellaneous driving-related actions
809.423 Suspensions
for nondriving-related actions by minors
809.428 Schedule
of suspension or revocation periods for certain offenses
809.430 Notice
of suspension, cancellation or revocation; contents; service
809.440 Hearing
and administrative review procedures
809.450 Hearing
for rescission of suspension for financial and future responsibility
violations; grounds
809.460 Rescission
of suspension or revocation upon appeal of underlying conviction
809.470 When
judgment considered settled for purposes of suspension requirements
809.480 Driver
improvement programs; rules; purpose; suspension; fee
809.490 Suspension
or revocation of driving privileges of nonresident driver; reports to home
state
809.500 Failure
to return suspended, revoked or canceled license; penalty
(Habitual Offenders)
809.600 Kinds
of offenses and number of convictions
809.605 Determination
of which offenses count; rules
809.610 Restriction
of driving privileges; notice; meeting
809.640 Procedures
on habitual offender determination
809.650 Effect
of habitual offender revocation
809.660 Restoration
of privileges
VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION; SEIZURE
AND FORFEITURE
809.698 Definition
of “vehicle immobilization device”
809.700 Court-ordered
impoundment or immobilization upon conviction; grounds; duration; vehicles
subject; return; security interest holder rights
809.702 Tampering
with vehicle immobilization device; penalty
809.710 Authority
to refuse to release vehicle to intoxicated person
809.716 Hearing
on impoundment
809.720 Impoundment
for specified offenses; grounds; notice; release
809.725 Notice
following impoundment under city or county ordinance
809.730 Seizure
of motor vehicle for civil forfeiture
809.735 Preemption
of local forfeiture ordinances
SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATIONS
AND TITLES
809.010 Court-ordered suspension.
A court shall order the Department of Transportation to suspend the
registration of a motor vehicle required to be registered by the department
upon conviction of the traffic offenses described in this section. The
requirement to order the suspension of vehicle registration under this section
is subject to all of the following:
(1) The court shall order the department
to suspend the registration under this section when a person is convicted:
(a) Of driving a motor vehicle while the
person’s license is suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or
811.182; or
(b) On a second or subsequent charge of
driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010.
(2) The registration of the following
vehicles shall be ordered suspended under this section:
(a) Any vehicle required to be registered
by the department of which the convicted person is the owner.
(b) Any vehicle required to be registered
by the department which the convicted person is operating at the time of the
person’s arrest.
(3) A court may not issue an order to
suspend the registration under this section for more than 120 days.
(4) Upon issuing an order to suspend the
registration under this section, a court shall issue a copy of the order to the
department for suspension according to ORS 809.020.
(5) The court may order, under this
section, the department to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle of which
the convicted person is not the owner only if the court is satisfied by clear
and convincing evidence that the owner knew or had good reason to know that the
convicted person:
(a) Did not have a valid license and
knowingly consented to the operation of the vehicle by the convicted person; or
(b) Was operating the vehicle while under
the influence of intoxicants. [1983 c.338 §386; 1985 c.16 §202; 1985 c.173 §6;
1987 c.730 §13; 1991 c.407 §30]
809.020 Response to court-ordered
suspension. When the Department of Transportation
receives an order from a court to suspend the registration of a vehicle, the
department shall respond to the order as provided in this section based on the
type of suspension. If the court orders the suspension of registration under:
(1)
ORS 809.120, the department shall impose the suspension as ordered by the court.
(2)
ORS 809.010, the department shall forthwith suspend the registration and
require the owner to return the registration card and plates. When the
department suspends a registration under this subsection the department shall:
(a)
Destroy the registration card and plates; and
(b)
Issue a new registration card and new plates to the owner upon expiration of
the period specified by the court in its order upon payment by the owner to the
department of a restoration fee established under ORS 809.030. The department
may not charge the owner any fee for the card and plates other than the
restoration fee.
(3)
ORS 809.130, the department, after opportunity for hearing under ORS 809.040,
shall suspend the registration of the person’s employer’s vehicles, until
notified by the court to reinstate the registration and until the department
receives proof of compliance with future responsibility filings from the
employer, if the department determines that all of the following apply:
(a)
A judgment of the type described under ORS 806.040 was rendered against the
person.
(b)
The judgment has remained unsettled as described by ORS 809.470 for 60 days.
(c)
The judgment continues to be unsettled.
(d)
At the time of the accident that is the source of the judgment, the employee
was driving, with the permission of the employer, a vehicle owned, operated or
leased by the employer. [1983 c.338 §284; 1985 c.16 §116; 1999 c.359 §2; 2011
c.355 §28]
809.030 Restoration fee.
The restoration fee for registration suspended under ORS 809.020 based on a
court order under ORS 809.010 is $10. [1983 c.338 §292]
809.040 Hearing; notice; judicial review.
(1) When a hearing is required under ORS 809.020 or 809.050, the Department of
Transportation shall afford a person an opportunity of a hearing before the
department suspends or revokes vehicle registration. A hearing described by
this subsection is subject to all of the following:
(a)
Before the hearing, the department shall provide the person with notice meeting
the requirements under ORS 809.430.
(b)
The hearing, if requested, shall be in the county wherein the person resides
unless the person and the department agree to hold it elsewhere.
(c)
The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with ORS
chapter 183.
(d)
The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the
Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605.
(2)
The hearing requirements under this section do not apply in any case where the
department finds a serious danger to the public safety and sets forth specific
reasons for such finding.
(3)
Judicial review of orders suspending or revoking registration under this
section shall be as provided in ORS chapter 183. [1983 c.338 §283; 1985 c.16 §115;
1985 c.401 §12; 1999 c.849 §§184,185; 2003 c.75 §65]
809.050 Revocation or suspension of
registration of employer for failure to make future responsibility filing.
(1) If an employer is required to make future responsibility filings by ORS
806.200 and fails to make the filings, the Department of Transportation shall
revoke or suspend the vehicle registration of vehicles owned by the employer
until the owner:
(a)
Makes accident reports as required under ORS 811.730; and
(b)
Makes future responsibility filings.
(2)
The department shall provide an opportunity for a hearing described under ORS
809.040 before suspending or revoking registration under this section. [1983
c.338 §286]
809.060 [1983
c.338 §287; 1985 c.16 §118; 1993 c.751 §104; renumbered 809.135 in 2005]
809.070 [1983
c.338 §289; 1985 c.16 §119; 1991 c.459 §438j; repealed by 1993 c.751 §106]
809.080 Failure to return suspended
registration; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense
of failure to return suspended registration if the person has vehicle registration
suspended and the person fails to immediately return to the Department of
Transportation any registration plates or registration card issued to the
person under the suspended registration.
(2)
If any person fails to return registration plates or cards as required by this
section, the department may request any peace officer to secure possession
thereof and return it to the department.
(3)
The offense described in this section, failure to return suspended
registration, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §291; 1985 c.16 §120; 1985
c.393 §6; 1985 c.401 §14]
809.090 Cancellation of registration or
title for failure to qualify. (1) The
Department of Transportation may cancel the registration or title or both of a
vehicle if the department determines that:
(a)
A holder is not entitled thereto; or
(b)
All fees applicable to a vehicle, payable to the department under any provision
of law have not been paid.
(2)
Before cancellation under this section the department must give opportunity for
a hearing upon 10 days’ notice. The notice shall be served in person or by
first class mail. [1983 c.338 §288; 1991 c.249 §73; 1993 c.233 §53; 1999 c.1009
§3]
809.095 Cancellation of registration for
false certification of compliance with financial responsibility requirements.
(1) The Department of Transportation may cancel the registration of, or right
to apply for registration for, any vehicle owned by a person if the person
falsely certifies compliance with financial responsibility requirements,
submits to the department unsatisfactory proof of such compliance or otherwise
fails to comply with financial responsibility requirements.
(2)
Cancellation under this section shall continue until the person complies with
any applicable financial responsibility filing requirements. [1993 c.751 §103]
809.100 Hearing on proposed cancellation
or refusal; judicial review. (1) When the
Department of Transportation proposes to cancel or refuse to issue or renew
title or registration, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in
ORS chapter 183.
(2)
Judicial review of orders under this section shall be in accordance with ORS
chapter 183. [1983 c.338 §282; 1985 c.16 §114; 1985 c.401 §11; 1993 c.233 §54]
809.110 Failure to surrender canceled
registration or title; penalty. (1) A person
commits the offense of failure to surrender canceled registration or title if
the person holds any evidence of registration or any evidence of title issued
by the Department of Transportation that the department has canceled and the
person does not surrender the evidence of registration or title to the
department.
(2)
The offense described in this section, failure to surrender canceled
registration or title, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §290; 1993 c.233 §55]
REGISTRATION, DRIVING PRIVILEGES OR
IDENTIFICATION CARD
809.120 Court-ordered suspension of
registration or driving privileges for weight violation.
(1) In addition to any other punishment imposed under ORS 818.040, a convicting
court has authority to order the suspension of the driving privileges of the
operator of the vehicle used to violate ORS 818.040 or the registration of the
vehicle if the vehicle is required to be registered by the Department of
Transportation. The authority of a court to order the suspension of driving
privileges or registration under this section is subject to the following:
(a)
Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the court may only order
suspension for a period of up to 90 days.
(b)
For a second or subsequent violation of ORS 818.040, within one year after the
first conviction, the court shall order the suspension for not less than 30
days nor more than 90 days.
(2)
Upon ordering a suspension under this section, a court shall secure the
license, driver permit or registration plates ordered suspended and shall
immediately forward them to the department with the order of suspension as
provided under ORS 809.275.
(3)
Upon receipt of an order under this section, the department shall proceed as
provided under ORS 809.020 or 809.280. [1983 c.338 §390; 1985 c.16 §207; 1991
c.407 §31; 2011 c.355 §3]
809.130 Suspension or revocation of
registration or driving privileges for unsettled judgment.
(1) If a court notifies the Department of Transportation under this section
that a judgment remains unsettled as described by ORS 809.470, the department
must initiate action to determine whether to suspend or revoke driving
privileges under ORS 809.415 or vehicle registration of the employer under ORS
809.020. A court shall immediately give the department notice of an unsettled
judgment under this section if:
(a)
A judgment of the type described under ORS 806.040 is rendered against a person
by a court of this state;
(b)
The person fails within 60 days to settle the judgment in the manner required
under ORS 809.470; and
(c)
The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney makes a written
request for forwarding to the department a certificate stating the judgment has
not been settled as described in ORS 809.470.
(2)
A court that has given the department notice of an unsettled judgment under
this section shall immediately forward to the department a certificate stating
that the judgment is appropriately settled and describing the judgment and
parties sufficiently for identification if:
(a)
The judgment is settled in the manner required under ORS 809.470; and
(b)
The judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s attorney makes a written request
for forwarding to the department a certificate stating the judgment has been
settled as described in ORS 809.470.
(3)
The notice made to the department under this section shall be given by the
clerk of the court or, if the court has no clerk, by the judge. [1983 c.338 §391;
1985 c.16 §208; 2003 c.402 §21]
809.135 Refusal to issue, revocation or
suspension of driving privileges, identification card, registration or title
for failure to use same name. The
Department of Transportation may refuse to issue, may revoke or may suspend any
license, permit, identification card, title or registration issued by the
department or for which application is made to the department if the department
determines that the person issued or applying for the license, permit,
identification card, title or registration has used one name in one application
and another name in any other application. [Formerly 809.060]
809.140 Administrative review of
suspension, revocation or cancellation of identification card, registration or
driving privileges. (1) Unless otherwise
specifically provided by law, a person whose identification card, vehicle
registration or driving privileges are suspended, revoked or canceled by the
Department of Transportation is entitled to administrative review of the action
rather than to a formal hearing by the department if the suspension, revocation
or cancellation is based upon:
(a)
A conviction;
(b)
Notification from a court that the court has ordered suspension, revocation or
cancellation; or
(c)
Notice from a court to the department to suspend, cancel or revoke.
(2)
Actions by the department based on grounds other than those specified in
subsection (1) of this section may be subject to administrative review rather
than a formal hearing if specifically provided by law. [1991 c.702 §2; 1993
c.627 §1; 2011 c.355 §4]
809.200 [1983
c.338 §389; repealed by 1987 c.730 §23]
DRIVING PRIVILEGES
(Court-Ordered or Recommended Restrictions,
Suspensions, Revocations or Denials)
809.210 Suspension or restriction of
driving privileges for failure to pay fine or obey court order; exceptions.
(1) A court may do any of the following if the defendant is convicted of any
traffic offense and fails or refuses to pay a fine imposed by the judge or to
comply with any condition upon which payment of the fine or any part of it was
suspended:
(a)
Issue notice to the Department of Transportation to implement procedures under
ORS 809.416.
(b)
Order a defendant’s driving privileges restricted.
(2)
The authority granted in this section is in addition to or instead of any other
method authorized by law for enforcing a court order.
(3)
If a court places restrictions on driving privileges under this section:
(a)
The judge shall immediately advise the department of the restrictions.
(b)
Upon removal of such restriction, the court shall notify the department that
the restriction is ended.
(c)
The restriction shall remain in effect until ended by the court.
(d)
The department shall take action as provided under ORS 807.120 on restrictions
imposed under this section.
(e)
The restrictions may include any restriction, condition or requirement.
(f)
Violation of the restriction is punishable as provided under ORS 807.010.
(4)
If a judge issues notice to implement procedures under ORS 809.416 as provided
under this section:
(a)
The judge shall immediately send to the department notice upon payment of the
fine as ordered.
(b)
The department shall take action on the suspension as provided under ORS
809.416.
(5)
A court shall not issue notice under this section to implement procedures under
ORS 809.416 for failure to pay a fine relating to any parking offense,
pedestrian offense or bicycling offense. [1983 c.338 §387; 1985 c.16 §203; 1985
c.669 §13; 1991 c.702 §5; 1993 c.751 §54]
809.220 Failure to appear; suspension or
other procedures. This section establishes
procedures that are applicable if a person fails to appear on a citation for a
traffic offense or for a violation of ORS 471.430. All of the following apply
to this section:
(1)
If a defendant fails to make any appearance required by the court or by law in
a proceeding charging the defendant with a traffic offense or with a violation
of ORS 471.430, the court:
(a)
Shall issue notice to the Department of Transportation to suspend for failure
to appear if the defendant is charged with a traffic crime or with a violation
of ORS 471.430. If a court issues notice under this paragraph, the department
shall suspend the driving privileges of the person as provided under ORS
809.280.
(b)
Shall issue notice to the department to implement procedures under ORS 809.416
if the defendant is charged with a traffic violation. If a court issues notice
under this paragraph, the department shall implement procedures under ORS
809.416.
(2)
In any notice to the department under this section, a court shall certify that
the defendant failed to appear in the proceedings in the manner required by the
court or by law.
(3)
At any time within 10 years from the date of a notice to suspend for failure to
appear given to the department under this section, a court shall give a second
notice to the department to reinstate the person’s suspended driving privileges
resulting from the original notice if any of the following occur:
(a)
The fine for the offense is paid.
(b)
The court finds the defendant not guilty or orders a dismissal of the case.
(c)
The court determines that the person’s suspended driving privileges should be
reinstated for good cause.
(4)
Notifications by a court to the department under this section shall be in a
form prescribed by the department.
(5)
A court shall not notify the department under this section for failure to
appear on any parking, pedestrian or bicyclist offense. [1983 c.338 §393; 1985
c.16 §209; 1985 c.669 §15; 1989 c.161 §1; 1991 c.702 §6; 1995 c.142 §3; 1999
c.1051 §281; 2001 c.817 §1; 2001 c.823 §27; 2007 c.127 §3; 2011 c.355 §5; 2011
c.597 §113]
809.230 Court suspension or revocation of
nonresident driving privileges. A court may
suspend or revoke the driving privileges to operate a motor vehicle in this
state of any nonresident for any cause for which the driving privileges of a
resident of this state may be suspended or revoked. [1983 c.338 §394]
809.235 Permanent revocation of driving
privileges upon conviction of certain crimes; restoration of privileges.
(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 809.409 (2), the court shall order that a person’s
driving privileges be permanently revoked if the person is convicted of any
degree of murder and the court finds that the person intentionally used a motor
vehicle as a dangerous weapon resulting in the death of the victim, or if the
person is convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the first
or second degree resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, criminally
negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or assault
in the first degree resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
(b)
The court shall order that a person’s driving privileges be permanently revoked
if the person is convicted of felony driving while under the influence of
intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 or if the person is convicted for a
third or subsequent time of any of the following offenses in any combination:
(A)
Driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of:
(i)
ORS 813.010; or
(ii)
The statutory counterpart to ORS 813.010 in another jurisdiction.
(B)
A driving under the influence of intoxicants offense in another jurisdiction
that involved the impaired driving of a vehicle due to the use of intoxicating
liquor, a controlled substance, an inhalant or any combination thereof.
(C)
A driving offense in another jurisdiction that involved operating a vehicle
while having a blood alcohol content above that jurisdiction’s permissible
blood alcohol content.
(c)
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this subsection, a conviction for a
driving offense in another jurisdiction based solely on a person under 21 years
of age having a blood alcohol content that is lower than the permissible blood
alcohol content in that jurisdiction for a person 21 years of age or older does
not constitute a prior conviction.
(2)(a)
A person whose driving privileges are revoked as described in subsection (1) of
this section may file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which
the person’s driving privileges were revoked for an order restoring the person’s
driving privileges. A petition may be filed under this subsection no sooner
than 10 years after the person is:
(A)
Released on parole or post-prison supervision for the crime for which the
person’s driving privileges were revoked and any other crimes arising out of
the same criminal episode;
(B)
Sentenced to probation for the crime for which the person’s driving privileges
were revoked, unless the probation is revoked, in which case the petition may
be filed no sooner than 10 years after the date probation is revoked; or
(C)
Sentenced for the crime for which the person’s driving privileges were revoked,
if no other provision of this paragraph applies.
(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if during the revocation
period for the crime for which the person was convicted the person is convicted
of a criminal offense involving a motor vehicle, the person may file a petition
to restore driving privileges as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection
no sooner than 10 years from the date of the most recent conviction involving a
motor vehicle.
(c)
The district attorney of the county in which the person’s driving privileges
were revoked shall be named and served as the respondent in the petition.
(3)
The court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed in accordance with
subsection (2) of this section. In determining whether to grant the petition,
the court shall consider:
(a)
The nature of the offense for which driving privileges were revoked.
(b)
The degree of violence involved in the offense.
(c)
Other criminal and relevant noncriminal behavior of the petitioner both before
and after the conviction that resulted in the revocation.
(d)
The recommendation of the person’s parole officer, which shall be based in part
on a psychological evaluation ordered by the court to determine whether the
person is presently a threat to the safety of the public.
(e)
Any other relevant factors.
(4)
The court shall order a petitioner’s driving privileges restored if, after a
hearing described in subsection (3) of this section, the court finds by clear
and convincing evidence that the petitioner:
(a)
Is rehabilitated;
(b)
Does not pose a threat to the safety of the public; and
(c)
If the sentence for the crime for which the petitioner’s driving privileges
were revoked required the petitioner to complete an alcohol or drug treatment
program, has completed an alcohol or drug treatment program in a facility
approved by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a similar program in
another jurisdiction.
(5)
Upon receiving a court order to restore a person’s driving privileges, the
department may reinstate driving privileges in accordance with ORS 809.390,
except that the department may not reinstate driving privileges of any person
whose privileges are revoked under this section until the person complies with
future responsibility filings. [1993 c.761 §2; 1995 c.661 §2; 2001 c.786 §1;
2003 c.346 §2; 2003 c.402 §22; 2005 c.436 §1; 2007 c.879 §4; 2009 c.320 §1;
2011 c.355 §12; 2011 c.554 §1]
809.240 Court-ordered suspension or
revocation; taking possession of license or permit; temporary permit.
(1) If a person is convicted of an offense that will result in mandatory
suspension or revocation under ORS 809.409, 809.411, 809.413, 813.400 or
813.403, the trial judge shall:
(a)
Order the revocation or suspension at the time of conviction for the required
period; and
(b)
Comply with the requirements under ORS 809.275 to take possession of the
license or driver permit of the person.
(2)
When necessary to give full effect to this section, a court shall issue a
temporary driver permit under ORS 807.320. [1983 c.338 §395; 1985 c.16 §210;
1991 c.185 §5; 2003 c.402 §23; 2011 c.355 §29]
809.250 [1983
c.338 §396; 1985 c.669 §14; 1987 c.730 §14; 1993 c.751 §55; renumbered 809.275
in 2005]
809.260 Court-ordered suspension of
driving privileges for convicted juvenile. (1)
Whenever a person who is 17 years of age or younger, but not younger than 13
years of age, is convicted of any offense described in this subsection or determined
by a juvenile court to have committed one of the described offenses, the court
in which the person is convicted shall order suspension of the person’s driving
privileges. This subsection applies to ORS 166.370 and to any offense involving
the delivery, manufacture or possession of controlled substances.
(2)
Whenever a person who is 20 years of age or younger, but not younger than 13
years of age, at the time of committing any offense described in this
subsection, is convicted or determined by a juvenile court to have committed
one of the described offenses, the court in which the person is convicted shall
order suspension of the person’s driving privileges. This subsection applies to
any offense involving the possession, use or abuse of alcohol.
(3)
If a court has issued an order suspending driving privileges under this
section, the court, upon petition of the person, may review the order and may
withdraw the order at any time the court deems appropriate except as provided
in the following:
(a)
A court may not withdraw an order for a period of 90 days following the
issuance of the order if it is the first such order issued with respect to the
person.
(b)
A court may not withdraw an order for a period of one year following the
issuance of the order if it is the second or subsequent such order issued with
respect to the person.
(c)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a court may not withdraw an
order for a period of six months if the order is based on a determination or
conviction involving controlled substances.
(4)
Upon receipt of an order under this section, the department shall take action
as directed under ORS 809.280. [1985 c.16 §206; 1991 c.835 §3; 1993 c.625 §6;
1999 c.1051 §88; 2007 c.359 §1; 2009 c.228 §2; 2011 c.355 §7]
809.265 Suspension for inhalant or
controlled substances conviction. (1) Unless
the court finds compelling circumstances not to order suspension of driving
privileges, the court in which a person is convicted of an offense described in
this subsection shall order suspension of the person’s driving privileges. This
subsection applies when a person is convicted of:
(a)
Any offense involving manufacturing, possession or delivery of controlled
substances.
(b)
Driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010 or
of a municipal ordinance if the person was under the influence of an inhalant
or a controlled substance.
(2)
Upon receipt of an order under this section, the department shall take action
as directed under ORS 809.280. [1991 c.835 §2; 1999 c.619 §7; 1999 c.1051 §139;
2011 c.355 §8]
(Additional Authority of Court)
809.267 Additional fee upon notice of suspension
or restriction. A court shall add a $15 fee to
the judgment in any case in which the court gives notice to the Department of
Transportation of the suspension or restriction of a defendant’s driving
privileges. The fee shall be added to the judgment without further notice to
the defendant or further order of the court. This section applies to
suspensions or restrictions ordered by a court for failure of a person to
comply with a court order or with any conditions imposed by the court, for
failure to pay a fine or for failure to appear as required by ORS 153.061. [1995
c.142 §2; 1999 c.1051 §140; 2001 c.823 §26]
809.270 Driver improvement course;
enforcement by suspension or restriction of privileges.
(1) A court may require that a defendant convicted of a traffic offense
successfully complete, within a time fixed by the judge, a defensive driving or
other appropriate driver improvement course conducted by the Department of
Transportation or any other rehabilitative program and may use the suspension
or restriction of the person’s driving privileges or right to apply for driving
privileges to enforce the requirement by ordering:
(a)
The suspension until the defendant successfully completes the program; or
(b)
The suspension or restriction if the defendant fails to successfully complete
the program.
(2)
The authority granted under this section is in addition to any fine or imprisonment
authorized by law, including probation and suspension of imposition or
execution of any sentence upon conditions ordered by the court.
(3)
If a court places restrictions on driving privileges under this section:
(a)
The judge shall immediately advise the department of the restrictions in
writing.
(b)
Upon removal of such restrictions, the court shall notify the department in
writing that the restriction is ended.
(c)
The restriction shall remain in effect until ended by the court.
(d)
The department shall take action as provided under ORS 807.120 on restrictions
imposed under this section.
(e)
The restrictions may include any restriction, condition or requirement.
(f)
Violation of the restriction is punishable as provided under ORS 807.010.
(4)
If suspension is ordered under this section:
(a)
The court shall so notify the department and the department shall impose the
suspension of the driving privileges as provided under ORS 809.280.
(b)
The court shall notify the department of reinstatement after any suspension
ordered under this section.
(c)
The department shall take action on the suspension or reinstatement as provided
under ORS 809.280.
(d)
The judge shall comply with the requirements under ORS 809.275 to take
possession of the license or permit of the person. [1983 c.338 §388; 1985 c.16 §204;
1993 c.18 §169]
(Procedures Following Court Suspension
or Revocation)
809.275 Court to take possession of
license or permit; effective date of suspension or revocation. (1)
A court shall take immediate possession of any license or driver permit held by
a defendant that is issued by any jurisdiction if the court orders a suspension
or revocation under ORS 165.805, 471.430, 809.120, 809.235, 809.240, 809.260,
809.265, 809.270, 811.109 or 811.135.
(2)
Upon taking possession of a license or permit under this section, a court shall
immediately forward to the Department of Transportation the license or permit
and a copy of the suspension or revocation order or other information
satisfactory to the department and to the State Court Administrator.
(3)
A suspension or revocation of driving privileges becomes effective on the date
a court takes possession of a license or permit under this section or orders
the suspension or revocation.
(4)
The department is not required to provide further notice of a suspension or
revocation ordered by the court.
(5)
Nothing in this section requires a court to take additional action, after the
conclusion of the sentencing hearing, to secure the driver license or driver
permit. [Formerly 809.250; 2011 c.355 §9]
809.280 Department procedures following
court order of suspension or revocation; length of suspension or revocation.
(1) Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 809.270, the Department of
Transportation shall suspend the person’s driving privileges. The suspension
shall remain in effect until the department is notified by the court that the
suspension is ended, except that, if the department is ordered to automatically
reinstate the driving privileges upon the successful completion of a program,
the department shall do so and shall notify the judge that the person has
complied with the order of the judge.
(2)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 809.120, the department shall suspend
the person’s driving privileges. The suspension shall be for the period ordered
by the court. The court may only order suspension for a period not to exceed 90
days.
(3)
Upon receipt of a court notice under ORS 809.130 of an unsettled judgment, the
department shall suspend the person’s driving privileges and, subject to any
other requirements of law, reinstate the driving privileges upon appropriate
notification from the court under ORS 809.130, except that the department shall
only impose the suspension after the department has determined that:
(a)
The judgment was rendered against the person;
(b)
The judgment has remained unsettled as described in ORS 809.470 for 60 days;
and
(c)
The judgment continues to be unsettled as described in ORS 809.470.
(4)
Upon receipt of a court notice under ORS 419C.472 or 809.220, the department
shall suspend the person’s driving privileges for an indefinite period. The
department shall reinstate driving privileges that have been suspended under
this subsection upon notification by the court or upon the elapse of 10 years
from the date of suspension, whichever comes first. The department may not
suspend any driving privileges under this subsection for a person’s failure to
appear on a parking, pedestrian or bicyclist offense.
(5)
Upon receipt of a court notice under ORS 810.310, the department shall suspend
the person’s driving privileges for an indefinite period. The department shall
reinstate driving privileges that have been suspended under this subsection
upon notification by the court or upon the lapse of 10 years from the date of
suspension, whichever comes first.
(6)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 809.260, the department shall suspend
the person’s driving privileges as follows:
(a)
Upon receipt of the first order suspending driving privileges, the department
shall suspend the person’s driving privileges for one year, or until the person
reaches 17 years of age, whichever is longer.
(b)
Upon receipt of a second or subsequent order suspending driving privileges, the
department shall suspend the person’s driving privileges for one year or until
the person reaches 18 years of age, whichever is longer.
(7)
If the department receives notice from a court that it has withdrawn an order
issued under ORS 809.260, the department shall immediately reinstate any
driving privileges that have been suspended under subsection (6) of this
section because of the issuance of the order.
(8)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 165.805 or 471.430, the department
shall suspend the person’s driving privileges. The suspension shall be for the
period ordered by the court. The court may only order suspension for a period
not to exceed one year.
(9)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 809.265, the department shall suspend
the person’s driving privileges for six months.
(10)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 809.235, the department shall
permanently revoke the person’s driving privileges. The revocation shall remain
in effect until the department is notified by a court that the person’s driving
privileges have been ordered restored.
(11)
When a court orders suspension of driving privileges under ORS 811.109 (4), the
department shall suspend the person’s driving privileges. The suspension shall
be for the period ordered by the court. The court may only order suspension for
a period not to exceed 30 days.
(12)
When a court orders suspension of driving privileges under ORS 811.109 (5), the
department shall suspend the person’s driving privileges. The suspension shall
be for the period ordered by the court. The court may only order suspension for
not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days.
(13)
Upon receipt of a court order under ORS 811.135, the department shall suspend
the person’s driving privileges for one year. [1983 c.338 §362; 1985 c.16 §177;
1985 c.597 §23; 1985 c.669 §12; 1987 c.730 §15; 1991 c.835 §4; 1991 c.860 §3;
1993 c.751 §57; 1993 c.761 §3; 1999 c.359 §3; 1999 c.770 §4; 2001 c.817 §8;
2005 c.491 §2; 2007 c.127 §4; 2007 c.784 §4; 2011 c.355 §1]
809.290 [1985
c.669 §6; 1991 c.702 §7; 1993 c.751 §58; 2003 c.402 §24; renumbered 809.416 in
2005]
809.300 [1985
c.669 §7; repealed by 1991 c.702 §20]
(Cancellation, Refusal to Issue, Suspension
or Revocation)
809.310 Cancellation or suspension of
driving privileges; grounds; surrender of license or permit; duration;
reissuance of privileges. (1) The Department of
Transportation may cancel any driving privileges upon determining that the
person is not entitled to the driving privileges under the vehicle code. The
department may reissue driving privileges canceled under this subsection when
the applicant has satisfied all requirements for the driving privileges sought.
(2)
The department may cancel any driver license or permit that contains any error
or defect or that is found to have been issued on the basis of false
information given to the department. Cancellation under this subsection is in
addition to any suspension of driving privileges authorized for the same
conduct.
(3)
The department may suspend any driving privileges or right to apply for
privileges or any identification card or right to apply for a card upon
determining that the person issued or applying for the driving privileges or
identification card has committed any of the following acts:
(a)
Failed to give the required or correct information in the application for the
driving privileges or for an identification card, in violation of ORS 807.430
or 807.530.
(b)
Committed false swearing in making application for the driving privileges in
violation of ORS 807.520.
(c)
Used an invalid license or identification card in violation of ORS 807.430 or
807.580.
(d)
Permitted misuse of license, permit or identification card in violation of ORS
807.430 or 807.590.
(e)
Used the license, permit or identification card of another in violation of ORS
807.430 or 807.600.
(f)
Produced identification cards, licenses, permits, forms or camera cards in
violation of ORS 807.500.
(g)
Transferred documents for the purpose of misrepresentation in violation of ORS
807.510.
(h)
Given false information to a police officer in violation of ORS 807.620.
(4)
Upon suspension or cancellation of driving privileges under this section, a
person whose privileges are suspended or canceled shall surrender to the
department any license or driver permit issued for the driving privileges.
Failure to comply with this subsection is subject to penalty as provided under
ORS 809.500.
(5)
To obtain driving privileges after the period of suspension or cancellation
under this section, a person must reapply for driving privileges in the manner
established by law. [1983 c.338 §345; 1985 c.393 §8; 1987 c.272 §1; 1993 c.393 §6]
809.320 Cancellation on written request of
parent or legal guardian. (1) If an applicant for driving
privileges must have a parent or legal guardian sign the application before the
person qualifies under ORS 807.060, that parent or legal guardian who has
signed the application may thereafter file with the Department of
Transportation a written request that the driving privileges of the person so granted
be canceled.
(2)
The department shall cancel the driving privileges of a person upon written
request under this section if the person is under 18 years of age. [1983 c.338 §346;
1985 c.16 §162; 2005 c.143 §2]
809.330 [1983
c.338 §347; 1985 c.669 §11; 1991 c.702 §24; repealed by 1993 c.751 §106]
809.340 [1985
c.396 §3; repealed by 1991 c.702 §20]
809.350 [1985
c.396 §4; 1999 c.849 §§187,188; repealed by 2001 c.294 §12]
809.360 General provisions relating to
suspension or revocation of driving privileges.
(1) For purposes of determining whether grounds exist for revoking or
suspending driving privileges, an unvacated forfeiture of bail in another state
equals a conviction.
(2)
A suspension or revocation of driving privileges ordered by a court shall run
concurrently with any mandatory suspension or revocation ordered by the
Department of Transportation and arising out of the same conviction.
(3)
Judicial review of orders denying, suspending or revoking a license, except
where such suspension or revocation is mandatory, shall be as provided in ORS
chapter 183.
(4)
Whenever the department or a court has reason under any laws of this state to
suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person who does not hold
current driving privileges to operate motor vehicles or whose driving
privileges are due to expire during a suspension period, the department or
court shall suspend or revoke the right of such person to apply for driving
privileges to operate motor vehicles in this state. A suspension or revocation
of a right to apply for driving privileges under this subsection shall be for
the period provided by law.
(5)
Whenever the department or a court has reason under any laws of this state to
suspend the commercial driver license of any person who does not hold a current
commercial driver license or whose commercial driver license is due to expire
during a suspension period, the department or court shall suspend the right of
such person to apply for a commercial driver license in this state. A suspension
of a right to apply for a commercial driver license under this subsection shall
be for the period provided by law. [1983 c.338 §348; 1987 c.272 §2; 1989 c.636 §34;
1999 c.1051 §282; 2003 c.14 §487; 2007 c.122 §6]
809.370 [1983
c.338 §349; 1985 c.16 §163; 1991 c.317 §1; 2003 c.402 §25; renumbered 809.412
in 2005]
809.380 Period of suspension; effect;
reinstatement; fee. All of the following apply to a
person whose driving privileges have been suspended:
(1)
The period of suspension shall last as long as provided for that particular
suspension by law.
(2)
During the period of suspension, the person is not entitled to exercise any
driving privileges in this state except as provided under this subsection.
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a person whose driving
privileges are suspended may obtain, if the person qualifies, a hardship driver
permit under ORS 807.240, and exercise driving privileges under the driver
permit.
(3)
Upon expiration of the suspension, the Department of Transportation shall
reissue, upon request of the person, the suspended driving privileges and any
license or driver permit that evidences the driving privileges. The reissuance
shall be without requalification by the person except that the department may
require the person to furnish evidence satisfactory to the department that the
person is qualified to continue to exercise driving privileges in this state
before the department reissues the driving privileges.
(4)
The department may not issue any driving privileges in contradiction to this
section.
(5)
If the person fails to surrender to the department any license or driver permit
issued as evidence of driving privileges that are suspended, the person is
subject to the penalties under ORS 809.500.
(6)
No reinstatement of suspended driving privileges will be made by the department
until the fee for reinstatement of suspended driving privileges established
under ORS 807.370 is paid to or waived by the department. The department may
waive the reinstatement fee for any of the following reasons:
(a)
The suspension occurred under ORS 809.419 for failure to take an examination
upon request of the department under ORS 807.340.
(b)
The suspension occurred under ORS 809.419 for failure to obtain required
medical clearance upon request of the department under ORS 807.070 or 807.090.
(c)
The suspension occurred under ORS 809.419 for incompetence to drive a motor
vehicle or having a mental or physical condition or impairment that affects the
person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
(d)
The suspension occurred under ORS 809.419 upon notification by the
superintendent of a hospital under ORS 807.700 that a person should not drive.
(e)
The suspension occurred under ORS 809.419 upon notification by a court under
ORS 810.375 that a person charged with a traffic offense has been found guilty
except for insanity.
(f)
The department committed an error in issuing the suspension.
(g)
The suspension was the result of an error committed by an insurance company in
issuing or failing to issue a certification of insurance or in canceling a
certification of insurance filed with the department under ORS 806.270.
(h)
The department issued the suspension without error because the person failed to
respond as required under ORS 806.160 or to furnish proof of exemption under
ORS 806.210 from the filing requirement of ORS 806.200, but the department
later determines that the person in fact was in compliance with financial
responsibility requirements as of the date of the department’s letter of
verification under ORS 806.150 or at the time of an accident described in ORS
806.200.
(i)
The department issued the suspension without error because the person was not
in compliance with financial responsibility requirements as of the date of the department’s
letter of verification under ORS 806.150 or at the time of an accident
described in ORS 806.200, but the department later determines that the person
reasonably and in good faith believed that the person was in compliance with
financial responsibility requirements on the date of the department’s letter of
verification or at the time of the accident.
(j)
The suspension was the result of an error committed by an insurance company in
notifying the department regarding the correctness of a certification under ORS
806.150.
(k)
The suspension occurred because the person failed to make future responsibility
filings but the department later determines that the reason for the failure was
that the person was a military reservist or a member of a national guard unit
that was ordered to active military duty to a location outside of the United
States. The effective date of the military orders must be prior to the
effective date of a suspension issued by the department for failure to make a
future responsibility filing.
(L)
The department issued the suspension without error because the department
received a notice to suspend from a court under ORS 809.210 or 809.220, but the
department later determines that the person in fact was in compliance with the
requirements of the court prior to the effective date of the suspension.
(7)
The department shall waive the reinstatement fee for a person whose driving
privileges were suspended under ORS 809.423 (3) if the person:
(a)
Has graduated from high school and provides the department with proof of
graduation satisfactory to the department; or
(b)
Has received a General Educational Development (GED) certificate from a
community college and provides the department with proof of the certificate
satisfactory to the department. [1983 c.338 §350; 1985 c.16 §164; 1985 c.173 §1;
1985 c.393 §9; 1985 c.669 §17a; 1985 c.714 §8; 1987 c.137 §3; 1987 c.258 §8;
1987 c.272 §3; 1987 c.801 §7; 1989 c.224 §139; 1991 c.474 §1; 2003 c.402 §26;
2005 c.104 §1; 2005 c.140 §3; 2009 c.105 §1]
809.390 Period of revocation; effect;
reinstatement; fee. All of the following apply to a
person whose driving privileges have been revoked:
(1)
The period of revocation shall last as long as required for the revocation by
law.
(2)
During the period of revocation, the person is not entitled to exercise any
driving privileges in this state or to apply for or receive any driving
privileges in this state except when a person who has been determined to be a
habitual offender is permitted to obtain driving privileges under a
probationary driving permit as described under ORS 807.270 and 809.650. This
subsection prohibits the issuance of any driver permit, including a hardship
permit described under ORS 807.240, to a person whose driving privileges or
right to apply for driving privileges are revoked except as provided for the
probationary driving permit under ORS 807.270.
(3)
Upon expiration of the revocation period, the person must reapply for driving
privileges in the manner established by law and must reestablish the person’s
eligibility for issuance of driving privileges. If driving privileges are
revoked because the person is a habitual offender, the person must meet the
additional eligibility requirements for reinstatement of driving privileges
under ORS 809.650 and 809.660.
(4)
The Department of Transportation may issue new driving privileges to a person
before the expiration of the revocation period if the person is otherwise
entitled to be issued driving privileges and when, with reference to a conviction
upon which the revocation was based, the Governor has pardoned the person of
the crime.
(5)
The department shall not issue any driving privileges in contradiction to this
section.
(6)
If the person fails to surrender to the department any license or driver permit
issued as evidence of driving privileges that are revoked, the person is
subject to the penalty under ORS 809.500.
(7)
No reinstatement of revoked driving privileges will be made by the department
until the fee for reinstatement of revoked driving privileges established under
ORS 807.370 is paid to or waived by the department. The department may waive
the reinstatement fee if the department committed an error in issuing the
revocation. [1983 c.338 §351; 1985 c.16 §165; 1985 c.393 §10; 1985 c.669 §1;
1987 c.801 §8]
809.400 Suspension or revocation for
out-of-state conviction. (1)(a) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the Department of Transportation
may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any resident of this state upon
receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another jurisdiction of an
offense therein that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the
suspension or revocation of the driving privileges of the person. A suspension
or revocation under this subsection shall be initiated within 30 days of
receipt of notice of the conviction. Violation of a suspension or revocation
imposed under this subsection shall have the same legal effects and
consequences as it would if the offense committed in the other jurisdiction had
been committed in this jurisdiction.
(b)
The department may not suspend or revoke driving privileges under this
subsection unless notice of conviction is received within 180 days of the date
of the conviction.
(2)
The department may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any resident of
this state upon receiving notice from another state, territory, federal
possession or district or province of Canada that the person’s driving
privileges in that jurisdiction have been suspended or revoked. Violation of
the suspension or revocation shall have the same legal effects and consequences
as it would if the suspension or revocation had been imposed initially in this
state upon the same grounds. The suspension or revocation under this subsection
shall continue until the person suspended or revoked furnishes evidence of any
of the following:
(a)
Compliance with the law of the other jurisdiction or the restoration of driving
privileges in that jurisdiction.
(b)
That the revocation or suspension in the other jurisdiction was not under
circumstances that would require the department to suspend or revoke the
driving privileges of the person under the laws of this state.
(3)
A person is entitled to administrative review of a suspension under this
section. [1983 c.338 §352; 1987 c.272 §4; 1987 c.730 §16; 1989 c.171 §90; 1989
c.398 §1; 1989 c.636 §35; 1991 c.595 §1; 1991 c.702 §11; 2005 c.649 §24]
809.404 Disqualification from holding commercial
driver license. (1) The Department of
Transportation shall suspend a person’s commercial driver license or right to
apply for a commercial driver license if the person is disqualified from
holding a commercial driver license under this section. A person is entitled to
administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension under this section.
(2)
A person is disqualified from holding a commercial driver license if the person
has two or more of any of the following in any combination:
(a)
A record of conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicants
under ORS 813.010 and the person was driving a motor vehicle or a commercial
motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(b)
A suspension of the person’s commercial driver license under ORS 813.410 for
refusal to submit to a test under ORS 813.100 and the person was driving a
motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(c)
A suspension of the person’s commercial driver license under ORS 813.410
because the person submitted to a breath or blood test and the person’s blood,
as shown by the test, had 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol and the
person was driving a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(d)
A record of conviction under ORS 811.700 or 811.705 of failure to perform the
duties of a driver and the person was driving a motor vehicle or a commercial
motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(e)
A record of conviction of a crime punishable as a felony, other than a felony
described in subsection (3) of this section, and the person was driving a motor
vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense.
(f)
A record of conviction for driving a commercial motor vehicle while, as a
result of prior violations committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle,
the person’s commercial driver license had been suspended or revoked.
(g)
A record of conviction of any degree of murder, manslaughter or criminally
negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a commercial motor vehicle
or assault in the first degree resulting from the operation of a commercial
motor vehicle.
(h)
A record of conviction of aggravated vehicular homicide or aggravated driving
while suspended or revoked.
(3)
A person is disqualified from holding a commercial driver license if the person
has a record of conviction for a crime punishable as a felony that involves the
manufacturing, distributing or dispensing of a controlled substance, as defined
in ORS 475.005, and in which a motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle was
used. Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, the department may not
issue or reinstate a commercial driver license for the lifetime of a person
whose commercial driver license is suspended under this subsection.
(4)
Ten years after a person is disqualified from holding a commercial driver
license under subsection (2) of this section, or 10 years after receiving a
lifetime suspension under ORS 809.413 (1), (2), (4) or (5), the person may
apply to the department for the right to apply for a commercial driver license
or for reinstatement of the person’s commercial driver license. The department
may issue or reinstate a commercial driver license to a person who meets all
other requirements for the issuance of a commercial driver license if the
department, in the discretion of the department, finds good cause shown and
finds that the person voluntarily entered and successfully completed
rehabilitation as approved by the department.
(5)
Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, if a person whose commercial
driver license is issued or reinstated under subsection (4) of this section
receives a subsequent conviction or suspension described in subsection (2) of
this section, the department shall suspend the person’s commercial driver
license or right to apply for a commercial driver license for the lifetime of
the person.
(6)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
Second or subsequent records of conviction or suspensions apply only if the
convictions or suspensions arose out of separate incidents.
(b)
A record of conviction or suspension applies to a person who does not hold a
commercial driver license only if the person was driving a commercial motor
vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense. [2005 c.649 §13; 2007
c.122 §13; 2009 c.783 §9]
809.405 [1989
c.715 §4; 1999 c.328 §7; repealed by 2001 c.176 §1]
809.406 Cancellation and disqualification
from holding driver license with Class A or Class B farm endorsement.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall cancel a driver license with a Class
A or Class B farm endorsement or deny a person the right to apply for a Class A
or Class B farm endorsement if the person is disqualified from holding a
commercial driver license under ORS 809.404.
(2)
If the department cancels a driver license with a Class A or Class B farm
endorsement under this section, the person whose license is canceled is
entitled to an administrative review under ORS 809.440. [2009 c.395 §2]
809.407 Suspension of commercial driver
license for specified railroad crossing violations.
(1) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle is subject to suspension of the
driver’s commercial driver license upon conviction of any of the following
offenses:
(a)
Failure to stop for a railroad signal in violation of ORS 811.455.
(b)
Failure to follow rail crossing procedures for high-risk vehicles in violation
of ORS 811.460.
(c)
Obstructing a rail crossing in violation of ORS 811.475.
(d)
Failure of the operator of a commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check
that tracks are clear of an approaching train in violation of ORS 811.462.
(2)
Upon receipt of a record of conviction for an offense described in subsection
(1) of this section, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the
convicted person’s commercial driver license for the following periods of time:
(a)
Sixty days if:
(A)
The conviction is the person’s first conviction of an offense described in
subsection (1) of this section; or
(B)
The date the person committed an offense described in subsection (1) of this
section is not within three years of the date the person committed another
offense, as described in subsection (1) of this section and for which there was
a conviction.
(b)
One hundred and twenty days if:
(A)
The conviction is the person’s second conviction of an offense described in subsection
(1) of this section;
(B)
The date the person committed the second offense is within three years of the
date the person committed another offense, as described in subsection (1) of
this section and for which there was a conviction; and
(C)
The convictions arose out of separate incidents.
(c)
One year if:
(A)
The conviction is the person’s third or subsequent conviction for an offense
described in subsection (1) of this section;
(B)
The date the person committed the latest offense is within three years of the
dates the person committed two or more other offenses, as described in
subsection (1) of this section and for which there were convictions; and
(C)
The convictions arose out of separate incidents.
(3)
A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension
under this section. [2001 c.492 §2; 2003 c.402 §27; 2011 c.470 §3]
809.409 Revocation for conviction of
crime. (1)(a) Upon receipt of a record of
conviction of an offense described in this section, the Department of
Transportation shall revoke the driving privileges of the person convicted.
(b)
A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a revocation
under this section.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the
revocation shall be for a period of one year from the date of revocation,
except that the department may not reinstate driving privileges of any person
whose privileges are revoked under this section until the person complies with
future responsibility filings.
(2)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of aggravated vehicular homicide or
aggravated driving while suspended or revoked or any degree of murder,
manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a
motor vehicle or assault in the first degree resulting from the operation of a
motor vehicle, except that the provisions of this subsection do not apply to a
person whose driving privileges are ordered revoked under ORS 809.235. A person
whose driving privileges are revoked under this subsection may apply for
reinstatement of driving privileges:
(a)
If the sentence for the crime for which the person’s driving privileges were
revoked, or any other crimes arising from the same criminal episode, includes
incarceration, no sooner than 10 years from the date the person is released
from incarceration for all crimes arising out of the same criminal episode; or
(b)
If the sentence for the crime for which the person’s driving privileges were
revoked and any other crimes arising from the same criminal episode does not
include incarceration, no sooner than 10 years from the date the department
revoked the privileges under this subsection.
(3)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of failure to perform the duties of a driver
to injured persons under ORS 811.705. The department shall revoke driving
privileges under this subsection for a period of five years if the court
indicates on the record of conviction that a person was killed as a result of
the accident. The person may apply for reinstatement of privileges five years
after the date the person was released from incarceration, if the sentence
includes incarceration. If the sentence does not include incarceration, the
person may apply for reinstatement five years from the date the revocation was
imposed under this subsection.
(4)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of perjury or the making of a false affidavit
to the department under any law of this state requiring the registration of
vehicles or regulating their operation on the highways.
(5)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of any felony with a material element
involving the operation of a motor vehicle. [2003 c.402 §2; 2007 c.867 §10;
2009 c.320 §2; 2009 c.783 §10; 2011 c.355 §14]
809.410 [1983
c.338 §353; 1985 c.16 §166; 1985 c.301 §1; 1985 c.393 §10a; 1985 c.396 §6; 1985
c.669 §2a; 1985 c.714 §6; 1987 c.137 §4; 1987 c.258 §9; 1987 c.262 §4; 1989
c.224 §140; 1989 c.636 §31; 1989 c.715 §6; 1991 c.702 §10; 1993 c.393 §7; 1993
c.400 §2; 1993 c.627 §3; 1993 c.761 §4; 1995 c.79 §370; 1995 c.253 §5; 1995
c.656 §6; 1995 c.661 §1; 1997 c.83 §3; 1999 c.789 §6; 1999 c.796 §1; 1999
c.1077 §9; 2001 c.176 §5; 2001 c.294 §5; 2001 c.492 §9; 2003 c.14 §488; 2003
c.115 §1; repealed by 2003 c.402 §§6a,43]
809.411 Suspension for conviction of
crime. (1)(a) Upon receipt of a record of
conviction for an offense described in this section, the Department of
Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of the person convicted.
(b)
A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension
under this section.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (7), (8), (9) and (10) of this
section, the suspension shall be for the period of time described in Schedule I
of ORS 809.428. The department may not reinstate driving privileges of any
person whose privileges are suspended under subsection (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(7) or (10) of this section until the person complies with future
responsibility filings. There is no requirement of compliance with future
responsibility filings if the person was suspended under subsection (8) or (9)
of this section.
(2)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of any degree of recklessly endangering
another person, menacing or criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a
motor vehicle.
(3)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of reckless driving under ORS 811.140.
(4)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of failure to perform duties of a driver when
property is damaged under ORS 811.700.
(5)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of fleeing or attempting to elude a police
officer under ORS 811.540.
(6)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of reckless endangerment of highway workers
under ORS 811.231 (1).
(7)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of theft under ORS 164.043, 164.045 or
164.055 when the theft was of gasoline. A suspension under this subsection
shall continue for a period of six months from the date of suspension.
(8)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of criminal trespass under ORS 164.245 that
involves the operation of a motor vehicle. A suspension under this subsection
shall continue for a period of six months from the date of suspension.
(9)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of an offense described in ORS 809.310. A
suspension under this subsection shall continue for a period of one year from
the date of the suspension.
(10)(a)
The department shall take action under subsection (1) of this section upon
receipt of a record of conviction of assault in the second, third or fourth
degree resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
(b)
A person who is convicted of assault in the second degree and whose driving
privileges are suspended under this subsection may apply for reinstatement of
driving privileges eight years from the date the person is released from
incarceration for the conviction, if the sentence includes incarceration. If
the sentence for the conviction does not include incarceration, the person may
apply for reinstatement of driving privileges eight years from the date the
department suspended the privileges under this subsection.
(c)
A person who is convicted of assault in the third degree and whose driving
privileges are suspended under this subsection may apply for reinstatement of
driving privileges five years from the date the person is released from
incarceration for the conviction, if the sentence includes incarceration. If
the sentence for the conviction does not include incarceration, the person may
apply for reinstatement of driving privileges five years from the date the
department suspended the privileges under this subsection.
(d)
A person who is convicted of assault in the fourth degree and whose driving
privileges are suspended under this subsection may apply for reinstatement of
driving privileges one year from the date the person is released from
incarceration for the conviction, if the sentence includes incarceration. If
the sentence for the conviction does not include incarceration, the person may
apply for reinstatement of driving privileges one year from the date the
department suspended the privileges under this subsection. [2003 c.402 §3; 2005
c.403 §1; 2011 c.355 §15]
809.412 Authority of juvenile court for
suspension or revocation. If a juvenile court finds a
youth to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005
for committing an offense that is a ground for suspension or revocation upon
conviction under ORS 809.409, 809.411, 809.413, 813.400 or 813.403 or any other
law requiring suspension or revocation of driving privileges upon conviction of
an offense, the juvenile court shall order the suspension or revocation of
driving privileges that is required upon conviction of the offense. [Formerly
809.370; 2008 c.49 §3; 2011 c.355 §30]
Note:
809.412 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative
action but was not added to ORS chapter 809 or any series therein. See Preface
to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
809.413 Suspension of commercial driver
licenses; length of suspension. The
Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driver license of a
person when the department receives a record of conviction, notification or
notice described in this section. A person is entitled to administrative review
under ORS 809.440 of a suspension under this section. The department shall
suspend the commercial driver license when the department receives:
(1)
A record of conviction under ORS 811.700 or 811.705 of failure to perform the
duties of a driver while operating a motor vehicle or a commercial motor
vehicle. A conviction described under this subsection shall result in:
(a)
A suspension for a period of one year if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was not driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(b)
A suspension for a period of three years if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(c)
Suspension of the commercial driver license for the lifetime of the person if
the person has previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS 809.404
or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS 809.404.
(2)
A record of conviction of a crime punishable as a felony involving the
operation of a motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, other than the
felony described in subsection (3) of this section. A conviction described
under this subsection shall result in:
(a)
A suspension for a period of one year if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was not driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(b)
A suspension for a period of three years if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(c)
Suspension of the commercial driver license for the lifetime of the person if
the person has previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS 809.404
or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS 809.404.
(3)
A record of conviction of a crime punishable as a felony that involves the
manufacturing, distributing or dispensing of a controlled substance, as defined
in ORS 475.005, and in which a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle was
used. A conviction described under this subsection shall result in a lifetime
suspension of the person’s commercial driving license.
(4)
A record of conviction for driving a commercial motor vehicle while, as a
result of prior violations committed while operating a commercial motor
vehicle, the commercial driver license of the driver had been suspended or
revoked. A conviction described under this subsection shall result in:
(a)
A suspension for a period of one year if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was not driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(b)
A suspension for a period of three years if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(c)
Suspension of the commercial driver license for the lifetime of the person if
the person has previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS 809.404
or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS 809.404.
(5)
A record of conviction of any degree of murder, manslaughter or criminally
negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a commercial motor vehicle
or assault in the first degree resulting from the operation of a commercial
motor vehicle or aggravated vehicular homicide or aggravated driving while
suspended or revoked. A conviction described under this section shall result
in:
(a)
A suspension for a period of one year if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was not driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(b)
A suspension for a period of three years if:
(A)
The person has not previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS
809.404 or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS
809.404; and
(B)
The person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous
material at the time of the offense.
(c)
Suspension of the commercial driver license for the lifetime of the person if
the person has previously been convicted of an offense described in ORS 809.404
or had a commercial driver license suspended as described in ORS 809.404.
(6)
A record of conviction of a serious traffic violation if the date the person
committed the violation occurred within three years of the date the person
committed another serious traffic violation for which there is a record of
conviction and if the violations arose out of separate incidents. A suspension
under this subsection shall be:
(a)
For a period of 60 days if the conviction is the person’s second conviction for
a serious traffic violation and the person committed both serious traffic
violations within a three-year period.
(b)
For a period of 120 days if the conviction is the person’s third or subsequent
conviction for a serious traffic violation and the person committed three or
more serious traffic violations within a three-year period. A suspension
imposed under this paragraph shall be consecutive to any other suspension
imposed for a serious traffic violation.
(7)
Notification that a person violated an out-of-service order issued under ORS
813.050 or has violated any other out-of-service order or notice. Notification
under this subsection may include, but not be limited to, a record of
conviction and a record of a determination by a state or federal agency with
jurisdiction to make a determination that the person has violated an
out-of-service order or notice. A suspension under this subsection shall be:
(a)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, for a period of 180
days if the notification relates to the person’s first violation of an
out-of-service order or notice.
(b)
For a period of one year if the notification relates to the person’s first
violation of an out-of-service order or notice and the person committed the
violation while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or
while operating a motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more persons,
including the driver.
(c)
Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, for a period of three
years if the notification relates to a second or subsequent violation of an
out-of-service notice or order that occurred within a 10-year period.
(d)
For a period of five years if the notification relates to a second or
subsequent violation of an out-of-service notice or order that occurred within
a 10-year period and the person committed the violation while transporting
hazardous materials required to be placarded or was operating a motor vehicle
designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver, regardless of
the load or kind of vehicle involved in the prior violation.
(8)
Notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that a person
in this state who holds a commercial driver license in this state has been
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle and that the
disqualification is due to a determination that the driving of that person
constitutes an imminent hazard. A suspension under this subsection shall be
made immediately and for the period prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, except that:
(a)
Notwithstanding any disqualification hearings conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, a suspension under this subsection is subject to a
post-imposition hearing under ORS 809.440.
(b)
Notwithstanding the period of suspension prescribed by the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, a suspension under this subsection may not
exceed one year.
(9)
Notification from another jurisdiction that the person failed to appear on a
citation for a traffic offense or for a violation in the other jurisdiction
that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension under ORS
809.220, and the person held a commercial driver license or was operating a
commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense. A suspension under this
subsection:
(a)
Shall end upon the earliest of 10 years from the date of suspension or upon
notification by the other jurisdiction that the person appeared.
(b)
Shall be placed on the person’s driving record regardless of whether another
jurisdiction places the suspension on the person’s driving record.
(c)
May not be for a person’s failure to appear on a parking, pedestrian or
bicyclist offense.
(10)
Notification from another jurisdiction that the person failed to pay a fine or
obey an order of the court on a citation for a traffic offense or for a
violation in the other jurisdiction that, if committed in this state, would be
grounds for suspension under ORS 809.415 (4), and the person held a commercial
driver license or was operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the
offense. A suspension under this subsection:
(a)
Shall end upon the earliest of 10 years from the date of suspension or upon
notification by the other jurisdiction that the person paid the fine or obeyed
the order of the court.
(b)
Shall be placed on the person’s driving record regardless of whether another
jurisdiction places the suspension on the person’s driving record.
(c)
May not be for a person’s failure to pay a fine or obey an order of the court
on a parking, pedestrian or bicyclist offense.
(11)
Notice of a conviction in another jurisdiction of an offense that, if committed
in this state, would be grounds for the suspension of the person’s commercial
driver license. The period of suspension under this subsection shall be the
same as would be imposed on the person if the conviction were for an offense
committed in this state. As used in this subsection, “conviction” means an
unvacated adjudication of guilt, a determination that a person has violated or
failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or authorized
administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
deposited to secure the person’s appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost or the
violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not
the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated.
(12)
Notification from another jurisdiction that a person who is a resident of this
state and who holds a commercial driver license has had commercial driving
privileges suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction for reasons that would
be grounds for suspension of the person’s commercial driver license in this
state. The period of suspension under this subsection shall be the same as
would be imposed on the person if the violation were committed in this state. [2003
c.402 §4; 2005 c.649 §20; 2009 c.395 §9; 2009 c.783 §11; 2011 c.470 §4]
809.415 Suspensions for conduct involving
judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty.
(1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of
a person who has a judgment of the type described under ORS 806.040 rendered
against the person if the person does not settle the judgment in the manner
described under ORS 809.470 within 60 days after its entry.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person does one of
the following:
(A)
Settles the judgment in the manner described in ORS 809.470.
(B)
Has an insurer that has been found by the department to be obligated to pay the
judgment, provided that there has been no final adjudication by a court that
the insurer has no such obligation.
(C)
Gives evidence to the department that a period of seven years has elapsed since
the entry of the judgment.
(D)
Receives from the court that rendered the judgment an order permitting the
payment of the judgment in installments.
(c)
A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension
under this subsection.
(2)(a)
The department shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who falsely certifies
the existence of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or the existence of
some other means of satisfying financial responsibility requirements or of a
person who, after certifying the existence of a motor vehicle liability
insurance policy or other means of satisfying the requirements, allows the
policy to lapse or be canceled or otherwise fails to remain in compliance with
financial responsibility requirements.
(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department may suspend
under this subsection only if proof of compliance with financial responsibility
requirements as of the date of the letter of verification from the department
under ORS 806.150 is not submitted within 30 days after the date of the mailing
of the department’s demand under ORS 806.160.
(c)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person complies
with future responsibility filings.
(3)(a)
The department shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who fails to
comply with future responsibility filings whenever required under the vehicle
code or fails to provide new proof for future responsibility filings when
requested by the department.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person complies
with future responsibility filings.
(c)
A person whose initial obligation to make future responsibility filings is not
based upon a conviction or other action by a court is entitled to a hearing
under ORS 809.440 prior to a suspension under this subsection. A person whose obligation
to make future responsibility filings is based upon a conviction or other
action by a court is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a
suspension under this subsection. A person whose suspension under this
subsection is based on lapses in filing after the initial filing has been made
is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440.
(4)(a)
The department shall suspend driving privileges when provided under ORS
809.416. The suspension shall continue until the earlier of the following:
(A)
The person establishes to the satisfaction of the department that the person
has performed all acts necessary under ORS 809.416 to make the person not
subject to suspension.
(B)
Ten years from the date the suspension is imposed if the suspension is imposed
for a reason described in ORS 809.416 (1) or (2) or five years from the date
the suspension is imposed if the suspension is imposed for the reason described
in ORS 809.416 (3).
(b)
A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension
under this subsection.
(5)
Upon determination by the department that a person has committed an act that
constitutes an offense described in ORS 809.310, the department may suspend any
driving privileges or any identification card of the person determined to have
committed the act. A suspension under this subsection shall continue for a
period of one year.
(6)
Upon determination by the department that a person has submitted false
information to the department for the purpose of establishing or maintaining
qualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle or hold a commercial driver
license, the department may suspend the commercial driver license or the person’s
right to apply for a commercial driver license. A suspension under this
subsection shall continue for a period of one year. [2003 c.402 §5; 2007 c.127 §1;
2011 c.470 §5]
809.416 When person subject to suspension
under ORS 809.415; duration. This section
establishes circumstances that will make a person subject to suspension under
ORS 809.415 (4) and what a person is required to do to make the person no
longer subject to suspension. The following apply as described:
(1)
A person is subject to suspension under ORS 809.415 (4) if the Department of
Transportation receives notice from a court to apply this section under ORS
809.220. A person who is subject under this subsection remains subject until
the person presents the department with notice issued by the court showing that
the person is no longer subject to this section or until 10 years have elapsed,
whichever is earlier. This subsection shall not subject a person to ORS 809.415
(4) for any pedestrian offense, bicycling offense or parking offense. Upon
receipt of notice from a court, the department shall send a letter by first
class mail advising the person that the suspension will commence 60 days from
the date of the letter unless the person presents the department with the
notice required by this subsection.
(2)
A person is subject to suspension under ORS 809.415 (4) if the department
receives notice from a court under ORS 809.210 that a person has failed to pay
a fine or obey an order of the court. A person who is subject under this
subsection remains subject until the person presents the department with notice
issued by the court showing that the person has paid the fine or obeyed the
order of the court or until 10 years have elapsed, whichever is earlier. This
subsection shall not subject a person to ORS 809.415 (4) for failure to pay a
fine relating to any pedestrian offense, bicycling offense or parking offense.
Upon receipt of notice from a court, the department shall send a letter by
first class mail advising the person that the suspension will commence 60 days
from the date of the letter unless the person presents the department with the
notice required by this subsection.
(3)
A person is subject to suspension under ORS 809.415 (4) if the person pays the
department any fee or tax with a bank check and the check is returned to the
department as uncollectible or the person tenders payment with a credit or
debit card and the issuer of the card does not pay the department. A person who
is subject under this subsection remains subject until the department receives
the money for the fee or tax and any fee charged by the department under ORS
802.170 or until five years have elapsed, whichever is earlier. [Formerly
809.290; 2007 c.127 §2]
Note:
809.416 was added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code by legislative
action but was not added to ORS chapter 809 or any series therein. See Preface
to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
809.417 Suspension for conduct regarding
accidents. (1)(a) The Department of Transportation
shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who fails to file an accident
report required under ORS 811.725 or 811.730.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person files the
required report or for five years from the date of suspension, whichever is
sooner.
(2)
The department shall suspend the driving privileges of any person for a period
of time required by this subsection if the person is involved in a motor
vehicle accident at any time when the department determines the person has been
operating a vehicle in violation of ORS 806.010. A suspension under this
subsection shall be for a period of one year except that the department shall
not reinstate any driving privileges to the person until the person complies
with future responsibility filing requirements.
(3)(a)
The department may suspend the driving privileges of a person who, while
operating a motor vehicle, causes or contributes to an accident resulting in
death to any other person if the department has reason to believe that the
person’s incompetence, recklessness, criminal negligence or unlawful operation
of the vehicle caused or contributed to the accident.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue for a period determined by
the department and shall be subject to any conditions the department determines
to be necessary.
(c)
The department may impose an immediate suspension of driving privileges of any
person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection without hearing and
without receiving a record of the conviction of the person of a crime if the
department has reason to believe that the person may endanger people or
property if the person’s driving privileges are not immediately suspended. A
suspension under this paragraph is subject to a post-imposition hearing under
ORS 809.440. [2003 c.402 §6; 2003 c.402 §6b]
809.419 Suspensions for physical or mental
condition or impairment. (1)(a) The Department of
Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person if the
department requests the person to submit to examination under ORS 807.340 and
the person fails to appear within a reasonable length of time after being
notified to do so or fails to satisfactorily complete the required examination.
A suspension under this subsection shall continue until the examination
required by the department is successfully completed or until the person
voluntarily surrenders the person’s driving privileges to the department based
upon the person’s recognition that the person is no longer competent to drive.
(b)
Upon suspension under this subsection, the department may issue an
identification card to the person for identification purposes as described
under ORS 807.400.
(2)
The department shall suspend the driving privileges of a person if the
department requests the person to obtain medical clearance under ORS 807.070 or
807.090 and the person fails to do so. The suspension under this subsection
shall continue until the required medical clearance is received by the
department or until the person voluntarily surrenders the person’s driving
privileges to the department based upon the person’s recognition that the
person is no longer competent to drive.
(3)(a)
The department may suspend the driving privileges of a person who is
incompetent to drive a motor vehicle because of a mental or physical condition
or impairment that affects the person’s ability to safely operate a motor
vehicle upon the highways.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall be subject to any conditions the
department determines to be necessary and shall continue for a period
determined by the department or until the person voluntarily surrenders the
person’s driving privileges to the department based upon the person’s
recognition that the person is no longer competent to drive.
(c)
The department may impose an immediate suspension of driving privileges of any
person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection without hearing and
without receiving a record of the conviction of the person of a crime if the
department has reason to believe that the person may endanger people or
property if the person’s driving privileges are not immediately suspended. A
suspension under this paragraph is subject to a post-imposition hearing under
ORS 809.440. A person who is denied eligibility under ORS 807.090 is entitled
to a hearing under ORS 809.440.
(4)(a)
Whenever the department has reason to believe an individual with a motorcycle
endorsement under ORS 807.170 is incompetent to operate a motorcycle, the
department may revoke the endorsement.
(b)
Upon revocation under this subsection, the endorsed license shall be
surrendered to the department.
(c)
Upon surrender of the endorsed license, the department may issue a license
without endorsement for the unexpired period of the license.
(5)
Upon notification by the superintendent of a hospital under ORS 807.700 that a
person should not drive, the department shall immediately suspend the driving
privileges of the released person. A suspension under this subsection is
subject to administrative review under ORS 809.440 and shall continue until
such time as the person produces a judicial judgment of competency or a
certificate from the superintendent of the hospital that the person is
competent, or establishes eligibility under ORS 807.090.
(6)
Upon notification by a court under ORS 810.375 that a person charged with a
traffic offense has been found guilty except for insanity and committed to the
jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the Oregon Health
Authority under ORS 161.315 to 161.351, the department shall immediately
suspend the driving privileges of the person. A suspension under this
subsection is subject to administrative review under ORS 809.440 and shall
continue until such time as the person establishes eligibility under ORS
807.090. [2003 c.402 §7; 2003 c.576 §566b; 2005 c.140 §4; 2007 c.195 §3; 2011
c.126 §1; 2011 c.708 §29]
809.420 [1983
c.338 §354; 1987 c.547 §1; 1989 c.401 §1; 2001 c.294 §7; 2003 c.402 §28;
renumbered 809.428 in 2003]
809.421 Suspensions for miscellaneous
driving-related actions. (1)(a) The Department of
Transportation may suspend the driving privileges of a person who:
(A)
Is habitually incompetent, reckless or criminally negligent in the operation of
a motor vehicle; or
(B)
Commits a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state.
(b)
A suspension under this subsection shall continue for a period determined by
the department and shall be subject to any conditions the department determines
to be necessary.
(c)
The department may impose an immediate suspension of driving privileges of any
person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection without hearing and
without receiving a record of the conviction of the person of a crime if the
department has reason to believe that the person may endanger people or
property if the person’s driving privileges are not immediately suspended. A
suspension under this paragraph is subject to a post-imposition hearing under
ORS 809.440.
(2)
Agreements entered under ORS 802.530 may establish grounds and procedures for
the suspension of driving privileges.
(3)
The department immediately may suspend the driving privileges of any person
without hearing and without receiving a record of the conviction of the person
of a crime if the department receives satisfactory evidence that the person has
violated restrictions placed on the person’s driving privileges under ORS
807.120. A suspension under this subsection shall be subject to a
post-imposition hearing under ORS 809.440. A suspension under this subsection
shall continue for a period determined by the department, but in no event for
longer than one year, and shall be subject to any conditions the department
determines to be necessary. [2003 c.402 §8]
809.423 Suspensions for nondriving-related
actions by minors. (1) Upon request by a school
superintendent or a school district board under ORS 339.254, the Department of
Transportation shall suspend the driving privileges of a person. The suspension
shall be for the amount of time stated in the request. A person is entitled to
administrative review under ORS 809.440 of a suspension under this subsection.
(2)
Upon receipt of notification of a court order that a person’s driving
privileges be suspended for violation of ORS 167.401, the department shall
suspend the driving privileges of the person subject to the order for the time
specified in the order. A person is entitled to administrative review under ORS
809.440 of a suspension under this subsection.
(3)
Upon receipt of a notice under ORS 339.257 that a person under 18 years of age
has withdrawn from school, the department shall notify the person that driving
privileges will be suspended on the 30th day following the date of the notice
unless the person presents documentation that complies with ORS 807.066. A
suspension under this subsection shall continue until the person reaches 18
years of age or until the person presents documentation that complies with ORS
807.066. Appeals of a suspension under this subsection shall be as provided by
a school district or private school under a policy adopted in accordance with
ORS 339.257. [2003 c.402 §9]
809.428 Schedule of suspension or
revocation periods for certain offenses.This section
establishes schedules of suspension or revocation periods. The schedules are
applicable upon conviction for the offense when made applicable under ORS
809.411 and 813.400. The schedules are as follows:
(1)
Schedule I. The suspension or revocation periods under Schedule I are as
provided in this subsection. The period of suspension or revocation under this
schedule shall be:
(a)
Ninety days for a first offense or for any offense not described in paragraph
(b) or (c) of this subsection.
(b)
One year for a second offense, where the commission of the second offense and a
conviction for a separate offense occur within a five-year period. This
paragraph applies to any combination of offenses for which the length of
suspension is determined under this subsection.
(c)
Three years for a third or subsequent offense where the commission of the third
or subsequent offense and two or more convictions for separate offenses occur
within a five-year period. This paragraph applies to any combination of
offenses for which the length of suspension is determined under this
subsection.
(2)
Schedule II. The suspension or revocation periods under Schedule II are as
provided in this subsection. The period of suspension or revocation under this
schedule shall be:
(a)
One year for a first offense or for any offense not described in paragraph (b)
or (c) of this subsection.
(b)
Three years for a second offense, where the commission of the second offense
and a conviction for a separate offense occur within a five-year period.
(c)
Three years for a third or subsequent offense, where the commission of the
third or subsequent offense and a conviction for a separate offense occur
within a five-year period. [Formerly 809.420]
809.430 Notice of suspension, cancellation
or revocation; contents; service. (1) When the
Department of Transportation, as authorized or required, suspends, revokes or
cancels driving privileges, a commercial driver license or the right to apply
for driving privileges or a commercial driver license, it shall give notice
under this section of such action to the person whose driving privileges,
commercial driver license or right to apply is affected.
(2)
Notice under this section shall state the nature and reason for the action and,
in the case of a suspension, whether it was ordered by a court.
(3)
If violation of a suspension or revocation would constitute the offense
described in ORS 811.182, service of notice of the suspension or revocation
under this section is accomplished by:
(a)
Mailing the notice by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt
requested, to the person’s address as shown by driver licensing records of the
department; or
(b)
Personal service in the same manner as a summons is served in an action at law.
(4)
Service of notice under this section for all other actions is accomplished by:
(a)
Mailing the notice by first class mail to the person’s address as shown by
driver licensing records of the department; or
(b)
Personal service in the same manner as a summons is served in an action at law.
[1983 c.338 §355; 1989 c.636 §36; 1989 c.801 §1; 1991 c.695 §1; 1993 c.741 §83]
809.440 Hearing and administrative review
procedures. (1) When other procedures described
under this section are not applicable to a suspension or revocation under ORS
809.409 to 809.423, the procedures described in this subsection shall be
applicable. All of the following apply to this subsection:
(a)
The hearing shall be given before the department imposes the suspension or
revocation of driving privileges.
(b)
Before the hearing, the department shall notify the person in the manner
described in ORS 809.430.
(c)
The hearing shall be in the county where the person resides unless the person
and the department agree otherwise.
(d)
The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the
Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605.
(2)
The following apply when administrative review is provided under any statute or
rule of the department:
(a)
An administrative review shall consist of an informal administrative process to
assure prompt and careful review by the department of the documents upon which
an action is based.
(b)
It shall be a defense to the department’s action if a petitioner can establish
that:
(A)
A conviction on which the department’s action is based was for an offense that
did not involve a motor vehicle and the department’s action is permitted only
if the offense involves a motor vehicle.
(B)
An out-of-state conviction on which the department’s action is based was for an
offense that is not comparable to an offense under Oregon law.
(C)
The records relied on by the department identify the wrong person.
(c)
A person requesting administrative review has the burden of showing by a
preponderance of the evidence that the person is not subject to the action.
(d)
Actions subject to administrative review shall be exempt from the provisions of
ORS chapter 183 applicable to contested cases, and from the provisions of
subsection (4) of this section applicable to post-imposition hearings. A
suspension, revocation or cancellation shall not be stayed during the
administrative review process or by the filing of a petition for judicial
review. A court having jurisdiction may order the suspension, revocation or
cancellation stayed pending judicial review.
(e)
Judicial review of a department order affirming a suspension or revocation
after an administrative review shall be available as for review of orders other
than contested cases, and the department may not be subject to default for
failure to appear in such proceedings. The department shall certify its record
to the court within 20 days after service upon the department of the petition
for judicial review.
(f)
If the suspension or revocation is upheld on review by a court, the suspension
or revocation shall be ordered for the length of time appropriate under the
appropriate statute except that the time shall be reduced by any time prior to
the determination by the court that the suspension or revocation was in effect
and was not stayed.
(g)
The department shall adopt any rules governing administrative review that are
considered necessary or convenient by the department.
(3)
When permitted under this section or under any other statute, a hearing may be
expedited under procedures adopted by the department by rule. The procedures
may include a limited time in which the person may request a hearing,
requirements for telephone hearings, expedited procedures for issuing orders
and expedited notice procedures.
(4)
When permitted under ORS 809.413, 809.417, 809.419 or 809.421, a hearing may be
a post-imposition hearing under this subsection. A post-imposition hearing is a
hearing that occurs after the department imposes the suspension or revocation
of driving privileges. All of the following apply to this subsection:
(a)
The department must provide notice in the manner described in ORS 809.430
before the suspension or revocation may take effect.
(b)
Except as provided in this subsection, the hearing shall be conducted as a
contested case in accordance with ORS chapter 183.
(c)
Unless there is an agreement between the person and the department that the
hearing be conducted elsewhere, the hearing shall be held either in the county
where the person resides or at any place within 100 miles, as established by
the department by rule.
(5)
The department has complied with a requirement for a hearing or administrative
review if the department has provided an opportunity for hearing or review and
the person with the right to the hearing or review has not requested it. Any
request for hearing or review must be made in writing.
(6)
For any hearing described under this section, and for administrative review
described under this section, no further notice need be given by the department
if the suspension or revocation is based upon a conviction and the court gives
notice, in a form established by the department, of the rights to a hearing or
review and of the suspension or revocation. [1985 c.669 §4 (enacted in lieu of
1983 c.338 §§356,357); 1987 c.437 §1; 1989 c.636 §37; 1991 c.702 §3; 1997 c.249
§225; 1999 c.770 §6; 1999 c.849 §§190,191; 2003 c.75 §66; 2003 c.402 §§29,30;
2011 c.355 §16]
809.450 Hearing for rescission of
suspension for financial and future responsibility violations; grounds.
(1) If a person whose driving privileges have been suspended for one of the
reasons specified in subsection (2) of this section requests that the
suspension be rescinded and specifies the reason for the request, the
Department of Transportation may provide a hearing to determine the validity of
the suspension. The department may rescind a suspension only as provided in
subsection (3) of this section.
(2)
This section applies to suspensions under:
(a)
ORS 809.415 for failure to make a future responsibility filing;
(b)
ORS 809.415 for false certification of financial responsibility requirements;
and
(c)
ORS 809.417 for involvement in a motor vehicle accident when the department has
determined that the person has been operating a vehicle in violation of ORS
806.010.
(3)
The granting of a hearing under this section shall not stay the suspension.
However, the department shall rescind the suspension if the department
determines:
(a)
That an error was committed by the department;
(b)
That the person in fact was in compliance with financial responsibility
requirements as of the date of the department’s letter of verification under
ORS 806.150;
(c)
That an error was committed by an insurance company in notifying the department
regarding the correctness of a certification under ORS 806.150;
(d)
That the person was not in compliance with financial responsibility
requirements as of the date of the department’s letter of verification under
ORS 806.150 and the department also determines that the person reasonably and
in good faith believed that the person was in compliance with financial
responsibility requirements on the date of the department’s letter of
verification and that the person currently is in compliance with financial
responsibility requirements; or
(e)
That at the time of the accident the person reasonably and in good faith
believed that the person was in compliance with financial responsibility
requirements and the person is currently in compliance with financial
responsibility requirements.
(4)
The hearing shall be held in the manner provided in ORS 809.440. [1985 c.714 §11;
1987 c.258 §10; 2003 c.402 §31]
809.460 Rescission of suspension or
revocation upon appeal of underlying conviction.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if a suspension or
revocation of driving privileges is based upon a conviction, the court that
entered the judgment of conviction may direct the Department of Transportation
to rescind the suspension or revocation if:
(a)
The person has appealed the conviction; and
(b)
The person requests in writing that the court direct the department to rescind
the suspension or revocation pending the outcome of the appeal.
(2)
If directed by a court pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to do so, the
department shall immediately rescind a suspension or revocation of driving
privileges.
(3)
The court shall notify the department immediately if the conviction is affirmed
on appeal, the appeal is dismissed or the appeal is not perfected within the
statutory period. Upon receipt of notice under this subsection, the department
shall reimpose any suspension or revocation that has been rescinded under this
section.
(4)
If a person’s commercial driver license was suspended under ORS 809.404,
809.413 or 813.403, the department shall not rescind suspension of the person’s
commercial driver license because the person has taken an appeal, unless the
conviction is reversed on appeal. [1983 c.338 §359; 1985 c.16 §174; 1989 c.636 §38;
1993 c.751 §61; 1997 c.347 §1; 2003 c.402 §32; 2005 c.649 §17]
809.470 When judgment considered settled
for purposes of suspension requirements. (1) This
section establishes when a judgment described under ORS 806.040 is settled for
purposes of ORS 809.130, 809.280 and 809.415. A judgment shall be deemed
settled for the purposes described if any of the following occur:
(a)
Payments in the amounts established by the payment schedule under ORS 806.070
have been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of those
amounts.
(b)
Judgments rendered for less than the amounts established under ORS 806.070 have
been satisfied.
(c)
The judgment creditor and the judgment debtor have mutually agreed upon a
compromise settlement of the judgment.
(d)
The judgment against the judgment debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy.
(2)
Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or
property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the
amounts provided for in subsection (1) of this section. [1983 c.338 §360; 1985
c.16 §175; 2003 c.175 §11; 2003 c.402 §33]
809.480 Driver improvement programs;
rules; purpose; suspension; fee. (1) The
Department of Transportation may establish, by administrative rule, programs
for the improvement of the driving behavior of persons who drive in this state.
The programs shall have as their goal the reduction of traffic convictions and
especially accidents. The programs may include, but need not be limited to,
letters, interviews and classroom instruction.
(2)
The department may establish programs for persons who are under 18 years of age
that are different from programs for adults. Differences may include, but need
not be limited to, differences in criteria for entry into a program and
differences in content.
(3)
The department, under a program authorized by this section, may suspend driving
privileges based on any of the following:
(a)
A person’s record of convictions or accidents.
(b)
A person’s failure or refusal to complete or comply with a requirement of a
program established by the department under this section.
(4)
The department may charge a reasonable fee to participants in a driver
improvement program to cover costs of administration.
(5)
Any suspension that the department stays under a driver improvement program in
this section shall continue for the full term of the suspension if a person
fails to complete the program. For purposes of reinstating driving privileges,
the stay of a suspension under this section may not be used to determine the
length of time a person’s driving privileges have been suspended if the person
does not successfully complete the program.
(6)
A person is entitled to administrative review of a suspension imposed under
this section if based on a conviction. [1983 c.338 §368; 1985 c.16 §190; 1991
c.702 §12; 2001 c.176 §2; 2003 c.402 §34]
809.490 Suspension or revocation of
driving privileges of nonresident driver; reports to home state.
(1) If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the
Department of Transportation is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a
certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of
licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
(2)
The department, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a
nonresident driver of a motor vehicle of any offenses under the motor vehicle
laws of this state, may forward a certified copy of such record to the motor
vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a
resident.
(3)
The department may suspend or revoke the driving privileges to operate a motor
vehicle in this state of any nonresident for any cause for which the driving
privileges to operate a motor vehicle of a resident of this state may be
suspended or revoked.
(4)
If the driving privileges of a nonresident are revoked or suspended, the
department shall transmit a copy of the record of such action to the official
in charge of the issuance of licenses in the state, territory, federal
possession or district or province of Canada in which the nonresident resides,
if the law of the other jurisdiction provides for action in relation thereto
similar to that provided under ORS 809.400 for residents of this state whose
driving privileges are suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction. [1983
c.338 §361; 1985 c.16 §176; 1985 c.173 §4]
809.500 Failure to return suspended,
revoked or canceled license; penalty. (1) A person
commits the offense of failure to return a suspended, revoked or canceled
license if the person has driving privileges suspended and the person fails to
immediately return to the Department of Transportation any license or driver
permit issued by the department.
(2)
If any person fails to return a license or driver permit on suspension,
revocation or cancellation of the person’s driving privileges, the department
may request any peace officer to secure possession thereof and return it to the
department.
(3)
The offense described in this section, failure to return a suspended, revoked
or canceled license, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §363; 1985 c.16 §178;
1985 c.393 §11]
(Habitual Offenders)
809.600 Kinds of offenses and number of
convictions. This section establishes the kinds of
offenses and the number of convictions necessary to revoke the driving
privileges of a person as a habitual offender under ORS 809.640. The kinds of
offenses and the number of convictions necessary to revoke driving privileges
as a habitual offender are as follows:
(1)
A person’s driving privileges shall be revoked as a habitual offender if the
person, within a five-year period, has been convicted of three or more of any
one or more of the following offenses as evidenced by the records maintained by
the Department of Transportation or by the records of a similar agency of
another state:
(a)
Any degree of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault,
recklessly endangering another person, menacing or criminal mischief resulting
from the operation of a motor vehicle.
(b)
Driving while under the influence of intoxicants under ORS 813.010.
(c)
Criminally driving a motor vehicle while suspended or revoked, under ORS
811.182.
(d)
Reckless driving under ORS 811.140.
(e)
Failure to perform the duties of a driver under ORS 811.700 or 811.705.
(f)
Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer under ORS 811.540.
(g)
Aggravated vehicular homicide under ORS 163.149 or aggravated driving while
suspended or revoked under ORS 163.196.
(2)
A person’s driving privileges shall be revoked as a habitual offender if the
person, within a five-year period, has been convicted of 20 or more of any one
or more of the following offenses as evidenced by the records maintained by the
department or by a similar agency of another state:
(a)
Any offenses enumerated in subsection (1) of this section.
(b)
Any offense specified in the rules of the department adopted under ORS 809.605.
(3)
A person’s driving privileges shall not be revoked under subsection (2) of this
section until the person’s 21st conviction within a five-year period when the
20th conviction occurs after a lapse of two years or more from the last
preceding conviction.
(4)
The offenses described under this section include any of the following:
(a)
Any violation of a traffic ordinance of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal
corporation that substantially conforms to offenses described under this
section.
(b)
Any violation of offenses under any federal law or any law of another state,
including subdivisions thereof, that substantially conform to offenses
described in this section. [1983 c.338 §365; 1985 c.16 §179; 1987 c.730 §17;
1987 c.887 §7; 1989 c.592 §6; 1991 c.601 §5; 1991 c.728 §4; 1995 c.209 §3; 1999
c.1051 §283; 2001 c.494 §1; 2007 c.867 §11; 2009 c.783 §12]
809.605 Determination of which offenses
count; rules. The Department of Transportation shall
adopt rules specifying which traffic offenses count for the purpose of
determining that a person is a habitual offender under ORS 809.600 (2) because
the person has been convicted of 20 or more traffic offenses. [2001 c.494 §3]
Note:
Section 5, chapter 494, Oregon Laws 2001, provides:
Sec. 5. (1) A
conviction obtained prior to the operative date of the amendments to ORS
809.600 (2) by section 1 of this 2001 Act [January 1, 2002], for an offense
specified in ORS 809.600 (2) (1999 Edition) that is not an offense specified in
rules of the Department of Transportation adopted under section 3 of this 2001
Act [809.605], shall be considered one of the 20 or more convictions required
for habitual offender status under the same circumstances the conviction would
have been considered if ORS 809.600 (2) had not been amended by section 1 of
this 2001 Act.
(2)
A conviction obtained prior to the operative date of section 3 of this 2001 Act
[January 1, 2002] for an offense that is determined by the department by rule
under section 3 of this 2001 Act to count for the purpose of determining
habitual offender status, but that is not an offense listed in ORS 809.600 (2)
(1999 Edition), shall not be considered one of the 20 or more convictions
required for habitual offender status. [2001 c.494 §5]
809.610 Restriction of driving privileges;
notice; meeting. (1) When the Department of
Transportation receives an abstract of the conviction under ORS 810.375, and
the conviction is the second one of those described by ORS 809.600 (1) for the
person or the 19th of those described by ORS 809.600 (2) for the person, the
department may restrict the person’s driving privileges and shall send the
person notice of the restrictions by first class mail.
(2)
A person notified under subsection (1) of this section of restrictions placed
on the person’s driving privileges may request a meeting with a representative
of the department to determine whether the restrictions may be lifted. [1985
c.16 §181; 1989 c.15 §1; 1999 c.1051 §284; 2001 c.104 §303; 2001 c.494 §6]
809.620 [1985
c.16 §183; 1989 c.15 §2; repealed by 1991 c.702 §20]
809.630 [1985
c.16 §185; repealed by 1991 c.702 §20]
809.640 Procedures on habitual offender
determination. When the Department of Transportation
determines from the driving record of a person as maintained by the department
that a person’s driving privileges are required to be revoked as a habitual
offender under ORS 809.600, the department shall revoke the driving privileges
of the person. A person is entitled to administrative review of a revocation
under this section. [1983 c.338 §367; 1985 c.16 §187; 1991 c.702 §12a]
809.650 Effect of habitual offender
revocation. (1) When the Department of
Transportation revokes a person’s driving privileges as a habitual offender
under ORS 809.640, the person has no driving privileges for motor vehicles in
this state and cannot obtain any driving privileges for motor vehicles in this
state, except as provided under a probationary driver permit described under
ORS 807.270, until the person:
(a)
Is again eligible under this section for the issuance of driving privileges;
and
(b)
The department restores the privilege of the person to operate a motor vehicle
in this state under ORS 809.660.
(2)
A person whose driving privileges are revoked as a habitual offender is not
eligible for the issuance of driving privileges until the expiration of five
years from the date the driving privileges of the person were revoked. [1983
c.338 §366; 1985 c.16 §186]
809.660 Restoration of privileges.
When a person whose driving privileges have been revoked as a habitual offender
becomes eligible for issuance of driving privileges under ORS 809.650, the
person may apply to the Department of Transportation for restoration of the
privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state. Upon such petition, and for
good cause shown, the department, in its discretion, may restore to the person
the privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state:
(1)
Upon such terms and conditions as the department may prescribe; and
(2)
Subject to other provisions of law relating to the issuance of driving
privileges. [1985 c.16 §189]
VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION; SEIZURE
AND FORFEITURE
809.698 Definition of “vehicle
immobilization device.” As used in ORS 809.700 and
809.702, a “vehicle immobilization device” means a device that may be clamped
and locked onto a part of a motor vehicle for the purpose of immobilizing the
vehicle. [1997 c.540 §2; 1999 c.467 §1]
809.700 Court-ordered impoundment or
immobilization upon conviction; grounds; duration; vehicles subject; return;
security interest holder rights. A court may
order a motor vehicle impounded or immobilized upon conviction for the traffic
offenses described in this section. The authority to impound or immobilize a
vehicle under this section is subject to all of the following:
(1)
The court may order a vehicle impounded or immobilized under this section when
a person is convicted:
(a)
For driving a motor vehicle while the person’s license is suspended or revoked
in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182; or
(b)
On a second or subsequent charge of driving while under the influence of
intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010.
(2)
A vehicle may be impounded or immobilized under this section for not more than
one year from judgment.
(3)
The following vehicles may be impounded under this section:
(a)
Any motor vehicle of which the convicted person is the owner.
(b)
Any motor vehicle which the convicted person is operating at the time of
arrest.
(4)
A vehicle may be immobilized under this section if the vehicle is registered in
this state and is a vehicle that may be impounded under subsection (3) of this
section.
(5)(a)
If a vehicle is ordered to be immobilized under this section and if the
convicted person resides in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency that
arrested the person for the offense described in subsection (1) of this
section, the arresting law enforcement agency shall install a vehicle
immobilization device on the vehicle. If the convicted person does not reside
in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency that arrested the person, the
sheriff of the county in which the person resides shall install the device.
(b)
A vehicle ordered immobilized under this section shall be immobilized at the
residence of the owner of the vehicle or at the location where the owner
regularly parks the vehicle.
(c)
A vehicle ordered immobilized under this section may be immobilized only in a
location at which the vehicle may be legally stored for the period of the
immobilization order. If no location is available at which the vehicle may be
legally stored, the vehicle may be impounded for the period of the
immobilization order.
(d)
A vehicle owner who fails to allow installation of a vehicle immobilization
device ordered under this section shall be subject to contempt of court
proceedings under ORS 33.015 to 33.155.
(6)(a)
If a vehicle is impounded under this section, the person convicted shall be
liable for the expenses incurred in the towing and storage of the vehicle under
this section, whether or not the vehicle is returned to the person convicted.
(b)
If a vehicle is immobilized under this section, the person convicted shall be
liable for the expenses incurred in installation and removal of the vehicle
immobilization device and for rental of the device during the period the device
is installed on the vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is released to the
person convicted.
(7)
A vehicle shall be released or returned to the person convicted or the owner
only upon payment of the expenses incurred in the immobilization or towing and
storage of the vehicle under this section.
(8)
If a vehicle is not reclaimed within 30 days after the time set for the return
of the vehicle in an impounding order or release of the vehicle in an
immobilization order, the vehicle may be disposed of in accordance with
procedures under ORS 819.110 to 819.215.
(9)
The court may order that a motor vehicle of which the convicted person is not
the owner be impounded or immobilized under this section only if the court is
satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner knew or had good
reason to know that the convicted person:
(a)
Did not have a valid license and knowingly consented to the operation of the
vehicle by the convicted person; or
(b)
Was operating the vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants.
(10)
The authority to impound or immobilize a vehicle under this section is subject
to the rights of a security interest holder under a security agreement executed
before an arrest for violation of an offense for which the vehicle may be
impounded or immobilized under this section. A vehicle shall be released for
the purpose of satisfying a security interest if:
(a)
Request in writing is made to the court;
(b)
If the vehicle has been impounded or immobilized, the security interest holder
pays the expenses in towing and storage or in immobilization of the vehicle;
and
(c)
If the registration of the vehicle has been suspended under ORS 809.010, the
security interest holder takes possession of the vehicle subject to the
suspension of the registration remaining in effect against the registered
owner.
(11)
A security interest holder’s obligation to pay and right to recover towing and
storage or immobilization expenses under subsection (10) of this section are
limited to the recovery of those towing and storage or immobilization expenses
incurred during the initial 20-day period when the vehicle was in public
storage or immobilized, unless the authority taking the vehicle into custody or
immobilizing the vehicle under this section has transmitted by certified mail a
written notice to the holder concerning the accrual of storage or
immobilization expenses. If the vehicle is in private storage, the lien
claimant shall transmit the written notice. [1983 c.338 §385; 1985 c.16 §200;
1987 c.730 §18; 1993 c.385 §3; 1997 c.540 §3; 1999 c.467 §2; 2009 c.371 §2]
809.702 Tampering with vehicle immobilization
device; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense
of tampering with a vehicle immobilization device if the person does anything
to a vehicle immobilization device that was ordered installed under ORS 809.700
that circumvents the operation of the device.
(2)
The offense described in this section, tampering with a vehicle immobilization
device, is a Class A traffic violation. [1997 c.540 §5; 1999 c.467 §3]
809.710 Authority to refuse to release
vehicle to intoxicated person.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police officer, a police agency
or any person acting as an agent for either has authority to refuse to release
or authorize release of any motor vehicle from custody to any person who is
visibly under the influence of intoxicants. [Formerly 484.225]
809.715
[Formerly 806.014; 1997 c.514 §5; repealed by 2001 c.748 §2]
809.716 Hearing on impoundment.
(1) A person entitled to lawful possession of a vehicle impounded under ORS
809.720 may request a hearing to contest the validity of the impoundment. A
request must be made within five calendar days after the date that notice of
the impoundment is mailed, as evidenced by the postmark, not including
Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. The request shall be made to a person
designated by the impounding police agency to receive such requests.
(2)
When a timely request for a hearing is made, a hearing shall be held before a
hearings officer designated by the impounding police agency. The hearing shall
be set for four calendar days after the request is received, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, but may be postponed at the request of the
person asking for the hearing.
(3)
The impounding police agency shall have the burden of proving by a
preponderance of the evidence that there were reasonable grounds to believe
that the vehicle was being operated in violation of ORS 806.010, 807.010,
811.175, 811.182 or 813.010. The police officer who ordered the vehicle
impounded may submit an affidavit to the hearings officer in lieu of making a
personal appearance at the hearing.
(4)
If the hearings officer finds that the impoundment of the vehicle was proper,
the hearings officer shall enter an order supporting the removal and shall find
that the owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle is liable for
usual and customary towing and storage costs. The hearings officer may also
find the owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle liable for costs
of the hearing.
(5)
If the hearings officer finds that impoundment of the vehicle was improper, the
hearings officer shall order the vehicle released to the person entitled to
possession and shall enter a finding that the owner or person entitled to
possession of the vehicle is not liable for any towing or storage costs
resulting from the impoundment. If there is a lien on the vehicle for towing
and storage charges, the hearings officer shall order it paid by the impounding
police agency.
(6)
A police agency may contract with another agency or entity to conduct hearings
under this section. [Formerly 806.016; 1997 c.514 §4; 1999 c.1051 §284a; 2001
c.748 §3]
809.720 Impoundment for specified
offenses; grounds; notice; release. (1) A police
officer who has probable cause to believe that a person, at or just prior to
the time the police officer stops the person, has committed an offense
described in this subsection may, without prior notice, order the vehicle
impounded until a person with right to possession of the vehicle complies with
the conditions for release or the vehicle is ordered released by a hearings
officer. This subsection applies to the following offenses:
(a)
Driving while suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182.
(b)
Driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010.
(c)
Operating without driving privileges or in violation of license restrictions in
violation of ORS 807.010.
(d)
Driving uninsured in violation of ORS 806.010.
(2)
Notice that the vehicle has been impounded shall be given to the same parties,
in the same manner and within the same time limits as provided in ORS 819.180
for notice after removal of a vehicle.
(3)
A vehicle impounded under subsection (1) of this section shall be released to a
person entitled to lawful possession upon compliance with the following:
(a)
Submission of proof that a person with valid driving privileges will be
operating the vehicle;
(b)
Submission of proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements
for the vehicle; and
(c)
Payment to the police agency of an administrative fee determined by the agency
to be sufficient to recover its actual administrative costs for the
impoundment.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a person who holds a security
interest in the impounded vehicle may obtain release of the vehicle by paying
the administrative fee.
(5)
When a person entitled to possession of the impounded vehicle has complied with
the requirements of subsection (3) or (4) of this section, the impounding
police agency shall authorize the person storing the vehicle to release it upon
payment of any towing and storage costs.
(6)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the holder of a towing business
certificate issued under ORS 822.205 may foreclose a lien created by ORS 87.152
for the towing and storage charges incurred in the impoundment of the vehicle,
without payment of the administrative fee under subsection (3)(c) of this
section.
(7)
Nothing in this section or ORS 809.716 limits either the authority of a city or
county to adopt ordinances dealing with impounding of uninsured vehicles or the
contents of such ordinances except that cities and counties shall comply with
the notice requirements of subsection (2) of this section and ORS 809.725.
(8)
A police agency may not collect its fee under subsection (3)(c) of this section
from a holder of a towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 unless
the holder has first collected payment of any towing and storage charges
associated with the impoundment. [1997 c.514 §2; 2001 c.748 §1]
809.725 Notice following impoundment under
city or county ordinance. (1) When a motor vehicle is
impounded under authority of a city or county ordinance, the city or county
shall give notice of the impoundment to the owners of the motor vehicle and to
any lessors or security interest holders as shown on the records of the
Department of Transportation. The notice shall be given within 48 hours of
impoundment.
(2)
The notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be given to the
same parties, in the same manner and within the same time limits as provided in
ORS 819.180 for notice after removal of a vehicle. [1997 c.514 §3]
809.730 Seizure of motor vehicle for civil
forfeiture. (1) A motor vehicle may be seized and
forfeited if the person operating the vehicle is arrested or issued a citation
for driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS
813.010 and the person, within three years prior to the arrest or issuance of
the citation, has been convicted of:
(a)
Driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of:
(A)
ORS 813.010; or
(B)
The statutory counterpart to ORS 813.010 in another jurisdiction;
(b)
A driving under the influence of intoxicants offense in another jurisdiction
that involved the impaired driving of a vehicle due to the use of intoxicating
liquor, a controlled substance, an inhalant or any combination thereof;
(c)
A driving offense in another jurisdiction that involved operating a vehicle
while having a blood alcohol content above that jurisdiction’s permissible
blood alcohol content;
(d)
Murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide or assault that resulted
from the operation of a motor vehicle in this state or in another jurisdiction;
or
(e)
Aggravated vehicular homicide under ORS 163.149 or aggravated driving while
suspended or revoked under ORS 163.196.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a conviction for a driving
offense in another jurisdiction based solely on a person under 21 years of age
having a blood alcohol content that is lower than the permissible blood alcohol
content in that jurisdiction for a person 21 years of age or older does not
constitute a prior conviction.
(3)
All seizure and forfeiture proceedings under this section shall be conducted in
accordance with ORS chapter 131A. [1999 c.1100 §2; 2001 c.104 §304; 2001 c.780 §§18,18a;
2007 c.867 §12; 2007 c.879 §5; 2009 c.78 §61; 2009 c.783 §13]
809.735 Preemption of local forfeiture
ordinances. (1) The seizure and forfeiture
provisions of ORS 809.730 do not preempt a city or county ordinance enacted and
in effect on June 22, 1999, relating to forfeiture of a motor vehicle operated
by a person described in ORS 809.730.
(2)
The seizure and forfeiture provisions of ORS 809.730 do not preempt a city with
a population exceeding 400,000 or a county with a population exceeding 500,000
from enacting, on or before January 1, 2000, an ordinance relating to seizure
and forfeiture of a motor vehicle operated by a person described in ORS
809.730.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, seizure and forfeiture
procedures in a city or county ordinance relating to seizure and forfeiture of
a motor vehicle operated by a person described in ORS 809.730 shall be in
accordance with ORS chapter 131A. [1999 c.1100 §3; 2009 c.78 §62]
Note:
809.735 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to
or made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code or any chapter or series therein by
legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further
explanation.
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