Administrative Rules

PROPOSED DMV RULES
These proposed rule changes are open for public comment. Send any written comments to the ODOT Rules Coordinator​.

CMV Used in Human Trafficking
These rule changes are to implement new law and define the term “severe forms of trafficking in persons,” define other terms associated with such trafficking in persons, update statutory references, and clarify the process to request an administrative review and the documentation needed.
Rules proposed: 735-001-0050, 735-063-0380, 735-063-0390
Last date for public comment: August 21, 2022
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

Plate Manufacturing Fee Increase
The cost to manufacture a single plate has crossed the half-dollar threshold and requires the department to round up to the next half-dollar. The cost to manufacture a pair of plates has also increased and results in a one dollar increase, after rounding to the higher half-dollar. In addition to the cost of manufacturing, Oregon law requires the department to add $10 for a single plate and $20 for a pair of plates.
Rule proposed: 735-032-0010
Last date for public comment: August 21, 2022
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

Commercial Driver License Waivers​
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has created an alternative vision-standard process that eliminates the issuance of vision exemptions or waivers.  Commercial drivers who do not satisfy the existing visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard are required by FMCSA to complete the alternative vision-standard process and be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.
Rules proposed: 735-063-0210, 735-063-0240
Last date for public comment: August 21, 2022
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

​RECENTLY CLOSED DMV RULES
These proposals are no longer open for public comment. The Oregon Transportation Commission will consider these proposed rule changes on the meeting date listed with each rule set.

Salvage Title Replacement Transactions
This amendment removes the requirement that all parties listed on a vehicle salvage title sign the application for replacement salvage title before DMV will issue a replacement salvage title for the vehicle.
Rule to be amended: 735-024-0150
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

Veterans’ Recognition Registration Plates
DMV is updating some of its forms relating to veterans and must amend its rule to reflect the new form names.
Rule to be amended: 735-040-0090
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

Farm Endorsement Issuance​
This rule will permit issuance of a Class A or Class B farm endorsement without further testing when the applicant’s two-part driving record has a traffic accident within the last two years of the date of application, if the information available to DMV indicates that the accident was not preventable by the applicant and the applicant was not convicted of a traffic offense related to the accident.
Rule to be adopted: 735-062-0084
Anticipated date of OTC approval: September 14, 2022

RECENTLY ADOPTED DMV RULES
These rule changes have been adopted approximately within the last six months.​

DMV-Approved Out-of-State Motorcycle Rider Education Courses
The proposed amendments place an additional out-of-state motorcycle rider education course on the list of DMV-approved courses and will provide an additional pathway to obtain a motorcycle endorsement while the applicant is temporarily residing outside of Oregon, but still a resident of the state.
Rule amended: 735-062-0078
Filed and effective: July 18, 2022

At-Risk Non-Mandatory Reporting Requirements
The proposed amendments authorize DMV to accept crash reports from law enforcement that are not signed if they include the officer's DPSST number and employer's agency name.
Rules amended: 735-076-0005, 735-076-0007
Filed and effective: July 18, 2022

Titling Former Park Model Recreational Vehicles (permanent)
Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 157 authorizes DMV to issue Oregon vehicle titles to vehicles that no longer meet the definition of park model recreational vehicle (PMRV) if they met the definition of PMRV when originally manufactured and were used as living quarters on or before January 1, 2021. The law also prohibits DMV from issuing vehicle registration to these vehicles.

Rules changed: 735-022-0070, 735-022-0140, 735-022-0150, 735-022-0160
Filed and effective: March 10, 2022

Road Usage Charge (RUC) Program Removal Initiating Additional Vehicle Registration Fee; Exceptions (permanent)
Section 93 of HB 3055 (OL 2021, chapter 630) requires DMV to establish by rule the circumstances in which a person who is removed from the road usage charge (RUC) program is required to pay an additional amount that would have otherwise been due with respect to the subject vehicle.  The additional fee can be a portion of, or equal to, the amount of the fee previously waived.
Rule changed: 735-030-0125
Filed and effective: March 10, 2022

Reinstating Suspension for not Attending School No Longer Needed - Suspension Authority Repealed​​
Oregon law previously authorized DMV to suspend driving privileges of a person under 18 years of age if notified by a school superintendent or a school district board that the youth is not attending school as required. In 2021, the Oregon Legislature repealed that authority. DMV is amending OAR 735-062-0035 to remove the requirements for reinstating driving privileges following a suspension ordered under ORS 809.423(1) because DMV’s authority to suspend is repealed.
Rule changed: 735-062-0035
Filed and effective: March 10, 2022