Oregon Statutes - Chapter 822 - Regulation of Vehicle Related Businesses

• 822.005   Acting as vehicle dealer without certificate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of acting as a vehicle dealer without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a valid,...
• 822.007   Injunction against person acting as vehicle dealer in violation of vehicle code or rule; court-imposed monetary penalties.
  (1) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, the Department of Transportation may petition the circuit court to enjoin a person from acting...
• 822.009   Civil penalties for violations of statutes or rules.
  (1) The Department of Transportation may levy and collect a civil penalty, in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, against any person...
• 822.010   [1985 c.16 §388; 1989 c.171 §93; repealed by 1997 c.469 §11]
• 822.015   Exemptions from vehicle dealer certification requirement.
  In addition to any exemptions from the vehicle code under ORS 801.026, ORS 822.005 does not apply to the following vehicles or persons: (1) Road...
• 822.020   Issuance of certificate; fee.
  Except as provided in ORS 822.035 (8), the Department of Transportation shall issue a vehicle dealer certificate to any person if the person meets all...
• 822.025   Application contents.
  An application for a vehicle dealer certificate issued by the Department of Transportation under ORS 822.020 shall be in a form prescribed by the department...
• 822.027   Education requirements for vehicle dealers.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following education requirements apply to an applicant for a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS...
• 822.030   Bond or letter of credit requirements; rights of action.
  (1) A bond or letter of credit required to qualify for a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 or to qualify for renewal of a...
• 822.033   Requirements for certificate of insurance; exemptions.
  A certificate of insurance required to qualify for a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 or to qualify for renewal of a certificate under ORS...
• 822.035   Investigation of application; dealer number; rules; records inspection; dealer plates and identification card; effect of revocation or suspension in another jurisdiction.
  The Department of Transportation: (1) Upon receipt of an application for a vehicle dealer certificate, shall examine the application and may make an individual investigation...
• 822.040   Privileges granted by certificate; supplemental or corrected certificate; duration; renewal; rules.
  (1) The holder of a current, valid vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 may exercise the following privileges under the certificate: (a) A dealer...
• 822.042   Procedures for transfer of interest in vehicle by vehicle dealer.
  (1) A vehicle dealer transferring any interest in a vehicle or camper shall: (a) Within 25 calendar days of the transfer furnish the certificate of...
• 822.043   Dealer preparation and submission of documents; rules.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Integrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 802.600. (b) “Vehicle dealer” means a person issued a...
• 822.045   Vehicle dealer offenses; penalties.
  (1) A vehicle dealer improperly conducts a vehicle dealer business and is subject to the penalties under this section if the vehicle dealer commits any...
• 822.046   Vehicle dealer’s duty to inform potential buyer if vehicle used for manufacture of controlled substances.
  (1) As used in this section, “controlled substance” means a drug or its immediate precursor classified in Schedule I or II under the federal Controlled...
• 822.047   Brokerage services.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Brokerage services” means the arrangements or negotiations conducted by a motor vehicle broker for the purpose of obtaining...
• 822.050   Revocation, cancellation or suspension of certificate.
  (1) The Department of Transportation may revoke, suspend or place on probation a vehicle dealer if the department determines at any time for due cause...
• 822.055   Failure to return revoked, canceled or suspended certificate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked, canceled or suspended vehicle dealer certificate if the Department of Transportation recalls and...
• 822.060   Illegal consignment practices; penalty.
  (1) A vehicle dealer issued a certificate under ORS 822.020 commits the offense of illegal consignment practices if the dealer does any of the following:...
• 822.065   Violation of consigned vehicle transfer; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of violation of a consigned vehicle transfer if the person consigns a vehicle to a vehicle dealer issued a...
• 822.070   Conducting illegal vehicle rebuilding business; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of conducting an illegal vehicle rebuilding business if the person is not the holder of a valid current dealer...
• 822.075   [1991 c.541 §6; repealed by 2003 c.655 §143]
• 822.080   Procedures for civil penalties imposed under ORS 822.009; disposition of moneys.
  (1) Civil penalties under ORS 822.009 shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS 183.745. (2) An application for a hearing on a civil...
• 822.082   “Recreational vehicle service facility” defined; display of location.
  (1) As used in this section, “recreational vehicle service facility” means a permanent facility listed on the vehicle dealer’s certificate and having the primary purpose...
• 822.083   “Show” defined; conditions for participation in show.
  (1) As used in this section, “show” means a site where recreational vehicles are temporarily displayed and offered for sale. “Show” does not include a...
• 822.084   Show license; fee; rules.
  (1) A person who organizes a show, as defined in ORS 822.083, shall apply to the Department of Transportation at least 30 days prior to...
• 822.090   Unlawful subleasing of motor vehicle; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle if: (a) The person transfers or assigns, purports to transfer or assign...
• 822.093   Sale of vehicles involving possessory liens; records; rules; penalty.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 822.015 (12) or (13), a lien claimant who sells or offers for sale vehicles being sold to foreclose possessory liens, or sells...
• 822.094   Transfer by lien claimant.
  A sale, consignment or other transfer by a lien claimant does not constitute a sale for purposes of ORS 822.015 (13) if the sale, consignment...
• 822.100   Conducting a motor vehicle dismantling business without a certificate; penalties.
  (1) A person commits the offense of conducting a motor vehicle dismantling business without a certificate if the person performs any actions of a dismantler...
• 822.105   Exemption from certificate requirement.
  In addition to exemptions from the vehicle code under ORS 801.026, ORS 822.100 does not apply to the following: (1) An insurance adjuster authorized to...
• 822.110   Dismantler certificate; refusal to issue; duplicate certificate.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Transportation shall issue a dismantler certificate to any person if the person...
• 822.115   Application contents.
  An application for a dismantler certificate issued by the Department of Transportation under ORS 822.110 or for renewal of a certificate under ORS 822.125 shall...
• 822.120   Bond or letter of credit requirements; action against certificate holder and surety.
  (1) A bond or letter of credit required to qualify for a dismantler certificate under ORS 822.110 or renewal of a certificate under ORS 822.125...
• 822.125   Privileges granted by certificate; supplemental certificate; duration; renewal; identification cards; rules.
  (1) The holder of a current, valid dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110 is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties under ORS 822.100 as...
• 822.130   Inspection of books, records, inventory and premises.
  (1) The Department of Transportation may inspect the books, records and inventory of and the premises used by any business issued a certificate under ORS...
• 822.133   Requirements of dismantler operating motor vehicle dismantling business.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Destroy” means to dismantle, disassemble, damage or substantially alter a motor vehicle: (A) With the intent of rendering...
• 822.135   Improperly conducting motor vehicle dismantling business; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of improperly conducting a motor vehicle dismantling business if the person holds a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110...
• 822.137   Dismantler conduct resulting in civil penalty; rules.
  (1) As used in this section, “major component part” includes significant parts of a motor vehicle such as engines, short blocks, frames, transmissions, transfer cases,...
• 822.140   Local government approval requirements.
  (1) To meet the requirement for local government approval of a dismantler certificate under ORS 822.110 or a supplemental certificate under ORS 822.125, an applicant...
• 822.145   Imposition of sanctions; rules.
  (1) The Department of Transportation may impose sanctions on any person holding a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110 or identification card issued under ORS...
• 822.150   Failure to return revoked, canceled or suspended certificate or identification card; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked, canceled or suspended dismantler certificate or identification card if the Department of Transportation...
• 822.200   Operating illegal towing business; exceptions; penalties.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating an illegal towing business if the person does not hold a certificate issued under ORS 822.205 and...
• 822.205   Certificate; qualifications; fee.
  The Department of Transportation shall issue a towing business certificate to any person if the person meets all of the following requirements to the satisfaction...
• 822.210   Privileges granted by certificate; duration; renewal; regulation of holder.
  (1) The holder of a current, valid towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 may exercise the following privileges under the certificate: (a) The person...
• 822.215   Grounds for denial, suspension, revocation or refusal of certificate.
  The Department of Transportation may deny or refuse to issue any towing business certificate under ORS 822.205 or may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew...
• 822.217   Proportional registration for tow vehicles.
  (1) Any person who qualifies under ORS 822.205 for a towing business certificate may choose to register qualified vehicles under the proportional registration provisions of...
• 822.218   Cancellation of identification device for proportionally registered tow vehicle.
  (1) The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for proportional registration of a tow...
• 822.220   Authorization to obstruct traffic; failure to take precautions; penalty.
  (1) The operator of a wrecker or tow vehicle may stop the wrecker or tow vehicle where it obstructs traffic when the operator: (a) Is...
• 822.225   Failure to remove injurious substance; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of tow vehicle operator failure to remove injurious substance if the person is operating a tow vehicle that is...
• 822.230   City or county regulation of towing businesses.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 822.200 to 822.225, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a city or county may, by charter or ordinance,...
• 822.300   Acting as vehicle transporter without certificate; exemptions; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of acting as a vehicle transporter without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a vehicle...
• 822.305   Exemptions from vehicle transporter certification requirement.
  In addition to any exemptions from the vehicle code under ORS 801.026, ORS 822.300 does not apply to the following: (1) Vehicles lawfully operated with...
• 822.310   Privileges granted by certificate; duration; renewal; fee; rules; suspension or revocation; regulation of holder.
  (1) The holder of a current, valid vehicle transporter certificate issued under this section may exercise the following privileges under this certificate: (a) The person...
• 822.315   Improper use of vehicle transporter plate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of improperly using a vehicle transporter plate if the person is the holder of a vehicle transporter certificate and...
• 822.320   [1983 c.338 §821; 1987 c.261 §9e; repealed by 1999 c.359 §10]
• 822.325   Failure to return revoked or suspended certificate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked or suspended vehicle transporter certificate if the Department of Transportation demands and requires...
• 822.400   [1983 c.338 §823; 1985 c.16 §416; repealed by 1987 c.261 §13]
• 822.405   [1983 c.338 §824; 1985 c.16 §417; repealed by 1987 c.261 §13]
• 822.410   [1985 c.16 §420; 1987 c.217 §11; repealed by 1987 c.261 §13]
• 822.415   [1985 c.459 §14; repealed by 1987 c.261 §13]
• 822.420   [1985 c.459 §15; repealed by 1987 c.261 §13]
• 822.500   Operating commercial driver training school without certificate; rules; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of operating a commercial driver training school without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a...
• 822.505   Commercial driver training school bond; requirements; actions against school or surety.
  (1) A bond required under ORS 822.515 for issuance or renewal of a commercial driver training school certificate must comply with all of the following:...
• 822.510   Proof of insurance; requirements.
  An applicant or holder of a commercial driver training school certificate may maintain proof of insurance required under ORS 822.515 for issuance or renewal of...
• 822.515   Certificates; issuance; suspension or revocation; duration; fee; bond; proof of insurance; rules.
  (1) A person who holds a valid, current commercial driver training school certificate issued under this section is not subject to the prohibitions or penalties...
• 822.520   Failure to return revoked, suspended or canceled commercial driver training school certificate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked, suspended or canceled commercial driver training school certificate if the Department of Transportation...
• 822.525   Acting as driver training instructor without certificate; exemptions; rules; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of acting as a driver training instructor without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a...
• 822.530   Certificate; issuance; suspension or revocation; duration; fee; rules.
  (1) A person who holds a valid, current driver training instructor certificate issued under this section is not subject to the prohibitions or penalties under...
• 822.535   Failure to return revoked or suspended certificate; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked or suspended driver training instructor certificate if the Department of Transportation revokes or...
• 822.600   Failure of garage to report accident or bullet contact; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a garage to report an accident or bullet contact if the person is in charge of...
• 822.605   False swearing relating to regulation of vehicle related businesses; penalty.
  (1) A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to regulation of vehicle related businesses if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or...
• 822.700   Certification fees.
  (1) Fee for issuance of dismantler certificates: (a) $450, for an original dismantler certificate covering a single place of business issued under ORS 822.110; (b)...
• 822.705   Fee for issuance or renewal of vehicle dealer certificate.
  Each person holding or applying for a current vehicle dealer certificate shall pay a fee of $42 to the Department of Transportation upon application for...
• 822.990   Civil penalties for violations of ORS 822.500 and 822.525.
  (1) The Department of Transportation may levy and collect a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each violation against any person who violates...

Last modified: August 7, 2008