Oregon Statutes - Chapter 319 - Motor Vehicle and Aircraft Fuel Taxes - Section 319.550 - User’s license required to use fuel; exceptions.

No person shall use fuel in a motor vehicle in this state unless the person holds a valid user’s license, except that:

(1) A nonresident may use fuel in a motor vehicle not registered in Oregon for a period not exceeding 30 days without obtaining a user’s license or the emblem provided in ORS 319.600, if, for all fuel used in a motor vehicle in this state, the nonresident pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.

(2) No user’s license is required for a person who uses fuel in a motor vehicle with a combined weight of 26,000 pounds or less if, for all fuel used in a motor vehicle in this state, the person pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.

(3) No user’s license is required for a person who uses fuel as described in ORS 319.520 (4) in the vehicles specified in subsection (4) of this section if the person pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.

(4) Subsection (3) of this section applies to the following vehicles:

(a) Motor homes as defined in ORS 801.350.

(b) Recreational vehicles as defined in ORS 446.003. [Amended by 1959 c.188 §3; 1977 c.429 §2; 1985 c.265 §1; 1989 c.992 §25; 1991 c.284 §8]

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