OAR 735-062-0060
Periodic Check of Driver’s Eyesight

(1)

Except as provided in section (7) of this rule, all licensed drivers 50 years of age and older must have their eyesight tested by DMV each time a driver applies for renewal of his or her driver license.

(2)

For purposes of this rule, a driver’s age is the age the person will be on the date of the expiration of the license to be renewed or the person’s age at the time of application for renewal, whichever is older. For example, a driver is required to have a vision screening at 48 or 49 years of age if the driver’s license will expire on his or her 50th birthday.

(3)

The eyesight test must include those items listed in OAR 735-062-0050 (Eyesight Check Content and Standards).

(4)

If a person’s eyesight meets the eyesight test standard indicated in OAR 735-062-0050 (Eyesight Check Content and Standards), and if the driver complies with all other driver license renewal requirements, DMV will renew the person’s license. If the visual acuity of the person’s best eye is worse than 20⁄40 and no worse than 20⁄70, DMV will restrict the person to daylight driving only, unless, in the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist (ophthalmologist or optometrist), the person’s driving should not be restricted to daylight driving only. To obtain unrestricted driving privileges, the person must submit a completed Certificate of Vision form (DMV Form 735-24), that indicates it is the opinion of the vision specialist that the person’s driving should not be restricted to daylight driving only.

(5)

To allow a person to obtain the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist as provided in section (4) of this rule, DMV will issue upon request, a Temporary Driver Permit, which is valid for 30 days, when DMV’s vision screening tests show a person’s visual acuity level in the best eye is worse than 20⁄40 and no worse than 20⁄70 as follows:

(a)

If the person’s current driver license is due to expire within 30 days, DMV will issue a Temporary Driver Permit that is valid beginning on the date of expiration of the person’s driver license;

(b)

If the person’s driver license is already expired and has been expired for less than one year, DMV will issue a Temporary Driver Permit that is valid beginning on the date it is issued; and

(c)

The Temporary Driver Permit restricts the person’s driving privileges to driving during daylight hours only.

(6)

Drivers who are temporarily out-of-state and unable to go to a DMV office to have their eyesight tested when required to do so may get their eyesight checked in the state where they are located. Upon request, a vision examination form, Certificate of Vision, DMV Form 735-24, will be provided to the person by DMV. The form must be completed by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist and be submitted to DMV along with the driver license renewal application.
(7) Section (1) of this rule does not apply to applicants who renew their driver license or driver permit by electronic transaction prior to June 2, 2023.

Source: Rule 735-062-0060 — Periodic Check of Driver’s Eyesight, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=735-062-0060.

735‑062‑0001
Purpose 735‑062‑0002
Definitions 735‑062‑0005
SSN — Requirements for Collection and Verification of SSN or a Statement No SSN Assigned 735‑062‑0006
Real ID Requirements for Collection of Proof and Verification of SSN or Proof of Ineligibility for a SSN 735‑062‑0007
Driver Permits or Driver Licenses 735‑062‑0008
Real ID Driver Licenses or Driver Permits 735‑062‑0010
Identification Cards 735‑062‑0011
Real ID Identification Cards 735‑062‑0012
Veteran Designation on a Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card 735‑062‑0013
Physical Description on Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card 735‑062‑0014
Proof of Legal Name 735‑062‑0016
Requirements for Establishing Identity Under ORS 807.024 and Consequences of Applicant’s Failure to Establish Identity 735‑062‑0020
Proof of Identity and Date of Birth Requirements 735‑062‑0022
Proof of Identity, Date of Birth and Lawful Status for Real ID 735‑062‑0023
Proof of Legal Name, Real ID 735‑062‑0030
Proof of Residence Address 735‑062‑0031
Proof of Residence Address For Real ID 735‑062‑0035
Proof of School Attendance, Completion or Exemption 735‑062‑0040
Knowledge Test 735‑062‑0050
Eyesight Check Content and Standards 735‑062‑0060
Periodic Check of Driver’s Eyesight 735‑062‑0070
Drive Test 735‑062‑0073
Denial of Further Testing 735‑062‑0078
Waiving Knowledge Test for Motorcycle Endorsement 735‑062‑0080
Waiving Drive Test Portion of Driver License Examination 735‑062‑0087
Restrictions on Driving Privileges 735‑062‑0088
Notification of Approaching Expiration of Driver License, Driver Permit, and Identification Card 735‑062‑0090
Renewal Driver Licenses and Identification Cards 735‑062‑0092
Mailing Driver Licenses, Driver Permits and Identification Cards 735‑062‑0094
Interim Cards 735‑062‑0096
Surrendered Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card 735‑062‑0110
Replacement Driver Permits, Driver Licenses, and Identification Cards 735‑062‑0115
Non-Issue of a Driver License Following Confiscation 735‑062‑0120
Standards for Issuance of Driver’s Licenses Without a Photograph 735‑062‑0125
Standards for Issuance of a Renewal or Replacement Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card Containing a Previous Photograph by Mail 735‑062‑0130
Issuance of a Replacement Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card with a New Number 735‑062‑0135
Voluntary Surrender of Driving Privileges 735‑062‑0140
Proof of Completion of a Traffic Safety Education or Motorcycle Education Course 735‑062‑0160
Clearance Letter 735‑062‑0290
Issuance, Replacement or Renewal of Undercover Driver Licenses or Identification Cards to Law Enforcement Officials 735‑062‑0295
Fee for Real ID Credentials 735‑062‑0300
Purpose 735‑062‑0310
Definitions 735‑062‑0320
Special Limited Vision Condition Learner’s Permit 735‑062‑0330
Training Program for the Use of Bioptic Telescopic Lenses to Drive 735‑062‑0340
Qualifications to be Certified by DMV as a Rehabilitation Training Specialist 735‑062‑0350
Rehabilitation Training Specialist Certificates 735‑062‑0360
Regulation of Rehabilitation Specialists and Programs Offered 735‑062‑0370
Issuance of Certificate of Competency 735‑062‑0380
Issuance of a Permit or Driver License to a Person with a Limited Vision Condition 735‑062‑0385
Maintaining Qualification Under the Limited Vision Condition Program or Cancellation 735‑062‑0387
Hearing Following a Cancellation of Driving Privileges Issued to a Person with a Limited Vision Condition 735‑062‑0390
Driving Privileges without a Daylight Hours Restriction for Persons with a Limited Vision Condition
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 735-062-0060’s source at or​.us