ORS 807.040
Requirements for issuance

  • rules
  • fees

(1)

The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to any person who complies with all of the following requirements:

(a)

The person must complete an application for a license under ORS 807.050 (Application).

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

As required by ORS 807.021 (Proof of Social Security number), a person applying for a driver license or driver permit must provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration or a written statement that the person has not been assigned a Social Security number.

(B)

As used in this paragraph, a “driver license” or “driver permit” means a driver license or driver permit that is not a:
(i)
Real ID;
(ii)
Commercial driver license; or
(iii)
Commercial learner driver permit.

(c)

The person must submit to collection of biometric data by the department that establish the identity of the person as described in ORS 807.024 (Collection of biometric data).

(d)

The person must not be ineligible for the license under ORS 807.060 (Eligibility) and must be eligible for the license under ORS 807.062 (Domicile or residency requirement for driver license).

(e)

The person must successfully pass all examination requirements under ORS 807.070 (Examinations) for the class of license sought.

(f)

The person must pay the appropriate license fee under ORS 807.370 (License, endorsement and permit fees) for the class of license sought.

(g)

The person must pay the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee.

(h)

If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must be the holder of a Class C license or any higher class of license.

(i)

If the application is for a commercial driver license, the department must have received and recorded, in a form approved by the department, the report of a medical examination that establishes that the person meets the medical requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle. The department, by rule, shall establish medical requirements for purposes of this paragraph. The medical requirements established under this paragraph may include any requirements the department determines are necessary for the safe operation of vehicles permitted to be operated under the class of license for which the requirements are established.

(j)

If the application is for a Real ID commercial driver license or a commercial driver license that is not a Real ID, the person must:

(A)

Have at least one year’s driving experience, including relevant experience obtained in the military;

(B)

Not be subject to a lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges under ORS 809.520 (Lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges);

(C)

Not be otherwise ineligible to hold a commercial driver license;

(D)

Hold a commercial learner driver permit if the person must complete a skills demonstration under ORS 807.070 (Examinations) (3);

(E)

Submit valid documentation, as defined by the department by rule, that the person is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States or is a citizen of a country with a Compact of Free Association with the United States; and

(F)

Provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration for verification by the department with the administration.

(k)

The person must present acceptable documents to prove identity, date of birth and address. The department shall determine by rule which documents are acceptable to prove identity, date of birth and address.

(L)

If the application is for a Real ID, the person must comply with the requirements under the vehicle code for issuance of Real IDs.

(2)

Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, acceptable documents to prove identity, date of birth or address under subsection (1)(k) of this section when a person is applying for a driver license, driver permit or identification card that is not a Real ID, a commercial driver license, or a commercial learner driver permit, include but are not limited to the following:

(a)

An unexpired valid passport from the person’s country of citizenship;

(b)

An unexpired valid consular identification document issued by the consulate of the person’s country of citizenship, if the department determines that the procedure used in issuing the consular identification document is sufficient to prove the person’s identity;

(c)

A driver license, driver permit or identification card issued by this state that expired not more than 13 years from the date of the current application; or

(d)

A driver license, driver permit or identification card issued by another state that:

(A)

Is unexpired; or

(B)

Expired not more than one year from the date of the current application.

(3)

The department may refuse to accept any document described in subsection (2) of this section that is presented as proof of identity, date of birth or address, if the department has reason to believe that:

(a)

The document is fraudulent, has been altered or does not belong to the person presenting the document; or

(b)

The procedures used by the agency that issued the document are no longer sufficient for proving a person’s identity or date of birth.

(4)

Subsection (1)(j)(E) of this section does not apply to a limited term commercial driver license or a limited term commercial learner driver permit issued under ORS 807.730 (Issuance of limited term driver licenses, permits and identification cards).

(5)

The department shall work with other agencies and organizations to attempt to improve the issuance system for driver licenses. [1983 c.338 §301; 1985 c.16 §124; 1985 c.182 §2; 1985 c.608 §14a; 1989 c.636 §16; 1991 c.709 §1; 1993 c.751 §34; 2001 c.668 §8; 2005 c.22 §515; 2005 c.649 §15; 2005 c.775 §6; 2008 c.1 §§9,10; 2011 c.282 §2; 2012 c.43 §30; 2013 c.237 §38; 2017 c.190 §5; 2017 c.306 §4; 2017 c.568 §14; 2019 c.701 §§3,4]

Source: Section 807.040 — Requirements for issuance; rules; fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors807.­html.

807.010
Operating vehicle without driving privileges or in violation of license restrictions
807.018
Persons considered to hold commercial driving privileges
807.020
Exemptions from requirement to have Oregon license or permit
807.021
Proof of Social Security number
807.022
Verification of identity source documents
807.024
Collection of biometric data
807.026
Management of biometric data
807.031
Classes of license
807.035
Kinds of endorsements
807.036
Exceptions to endorsement requirement for tow vehicle operator
807.038
School bus endorsement exception
807.040
Requirements for issuance
807.045
Issuance of commercial license to person who holds out-of-state commercial license
807.050
Application
807.060
Eligibility
807.062
Domicile or residency requirement for driver license
807.065
Additional eligibility requirements for persons under 18 years of age
807.066
School requirements for persons under 18 years of age
807.070
Examinations
807.072
Waiver of certain examinations, tests and demonstrations
807.080
Driver competency testing certificates
807.085
Entry-level commercial motor vehicle driver training
807.090
Establishing eligibility notwithstanding mental or physical condition or impairment
807.100
Proof of medical qualification
807.110
Contents of license
807.115
Digital images of photographs and signatures
807.120
Restrictions generally
807.122
Restrictions on operation with provisional driver license
807.130
Expiration
807.135
Expiration of license held by Oregon National Guard member or military reservist
807.137
Expiration of license held by person volunteering outside of United States
807.140
Notice prior to expiration
807.150
Renewal
807.160
Replacement license or permit
807.170
Requirements for issuance
807.173
Additional requirements for hazardous materials endorsement
807.175
Motorcycle education course
807.200
Types of permit
807.210
Disability golf cart permit
807.220
Emergency driver permit
807.230
Special student driver permit
807.240
Hardship permit
807.280
Instruction driver permit
807.285
Commercial learner driver permit
807.290
Special temporary instruction driver permit
807.310
Applicant temporary permit
807.320
Court issued temporary driver permit
807.330
Court bail driver permit
807.340
Proof of eligibility
807.350
Cancellation of privileges
807.355
Definitions
807.359
Special limited vision condition learner’s permit
807.363
Issuance of driver license to person with limited vision condition
807.368
Form of permit
807.369
Driving at night
807.370
License, endorsement and permit fees
807.390
Waiver of certain fees
807.400
Issuance
807.405
Applicant temporary identification card
807.410
Fees
807.420
Failure to notify department on change of name or address
807.430
Misuse of identification card
807.450
Definition
807.455
Issuance, replacement and renewal
807.460
Fees
807.465
Document retention
807.470
Disclosure of identity source documents
807.475
Fingerprint requirements
807.480
Verification of lawful status in the United States
807.485
Public information program
807.500
Unlawful production of certain documents
807.510
Transfer of documents for purposes of misrepresentation
807.520
False swearing to receive license
807.530
False application for license
807.540
Failure to surrender prior license
807.550
Holding multiple licenses
807.560
Failure to notify department upon change of address or name
807.570
Failure to carry or present license
807.580
Using invalid license
807.590
Permitting misuse of license
807.600
Using another’s license
807.610
Employing or providing vehicle to unqualified driver
807.620
Giving false information to police officer
807.700
Notification to department as to released persons with mental retardation or mental illness who are licensed operators
807.710
Reports of persons with cognitive or functional impairment
807.720
Filing of death records with department
807.725
Issuance of fictitious driver licenses and identification cards
807.730
Issuance of limited term driver licenses, permits and identification cards
807.745
Findings regarding personal information contained in driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards
807.750
Restrictions on swiping driver licenses or identification cards
807.760
Prohibition on use of license or permit as evidence of citizenship or immigration status
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