OAR 740-045-0010
Commercial Vehicle Operating Credentials

(1)

The Department will authorize operation in one or more of the following forms for each self-propelled vehicle for which registration fees have been paid and which may be listed or added to a certificate or permit:

(a)

Oregon commercial or apportioned vehicle registration plates, registration cards and stickers set forth in ORS Chapter 826 (Registration of Commercial Vehicles);
(b) Enrollment of vehicles in the weight-mile tax program set forth in ORS Chapter 825 (Motor Carriers);

(c)

Temporary credentials issued pursuant to ORS Chapters 825 and 826, including temporary enrollment documents to vehicles for which base jurisdiction license plate information has not been provided; and

(d)

Identification plates and enrollment weight identifier for vehicles that are not subject to vehicle registration requirements, but are subject to weight-mile tax requirements.

(2)

Oregon commercial or apportioned registration plates or temporary credentials must be fastened to, carried in, or identified on the self-propelled vehicle for which it is issued as provided in these rules.

(3)

Valid Oregon commercial or apportioned vehicle registration plates or temporary credentials must not be removed from the vehicle or transferred to any other vehicle under any circumstances not provided for in these rules.
(4) A vehicle’s enrollment in the weight-mile tax program shall be considered invalid if:

(a)

The vehicle is for any reason retired from service or removed from the carrier’s list of vehicles under the permit or certificate upon which it is listed;

(b)

The certificate or permit is for any reason suspended or canceled;

(c)

The base jurisdiction license information for the vehicle changes; or

(d)

There has been a failure to provide insurance or bond as required by ORS Chapter 825 (Motor Carriers).

(5)

Oregon commercial or apportioned vehicle registration plates shall be considered cancelled and must immediately be removed from the vehicle if:

(a)

Registration fees are not paid;

(b)

The vehicle is for any reason retired from service or removed from the carrier’s list of vehicles;

(c)

There has been a failure to provide insurance or bond as required by ORS Chapters 825 and 826; or

(d)

The vehicle is removed from a fleet by the end of the calendar year for which apportioned fees have been paid. Returned plates must be received in a Department office by January 10 of the year following the registration year.
(6) A vehicle’s enrollment in the weight-mile tax program shall be considered valid until cancelled or when identification plates for vehicles subject to weight-mile tax requirements are not renewed.

Source: Rule 740-045-0010 — Commercial Vehicle Operating Credentials, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=740-045-0010.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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