ORS 819.400
Assignment of numbers

The Department of Transportation shall provide vehicle identification numbers for vehicles required to be registered in this state and components of such vehicles as the department determines necessary if the vehicles or components do not have vehicle identification numbers. The authority granted by this section is subject to the following:

(1)

A vehicle identification number provided under this section shall be assigned by the department and permanently attached to the vehicle or component as prescribed by the department.

(2)

A vehicle identification number provided under this section shall be furnished by the department.

(3)

The vehicle identification number shall be affixed on an appropriate place on the vehicle or component by the department or, at the discretion of the department, by a police agency that has custody of the vehicle or component.

(4)

The department shall not assign a vehicle identification number to a vehicle or component from which the identification number assigned to the vehicle or component has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed unless the vehicle or component has been:

(a)

Held and inspected by a police agency under ORS 819.440 (Police seizure of vehicle without identification number); or

(b)

Inspected by a specially qualified inspector or police officer for the purpose of locating the identification number and if the number is found it shall be checked with the list of stolen vehicles maintained by the National Crime Information Center. [1983 c.338 §293; 1985 c.253 §9]

Source: Section 819.400 — Assignment of numbers, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors819.­html.

819.010
Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle 819.012
Failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle 819.014
Insurer failure to follow procedures for totaled vehicle 819.016
When salvage title required 819.018
Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle 819.030
Department procedure on receipt of title or notice 819.040
Illegal salvage procedures 819.100
Abandoning a vehicle 819.110
Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle 819.120
Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction 819.140
Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody 819.150
Rights and liabilities of owner 819.160
Lien for towing 819.170
Notice prior to taking vehicle into custody and towing 819.180
Notice after taking into custody and towing 819.185
Procedure for vehicles that have no identification markings 819.190
Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing 819.200
Exemption from notice and hearing requirements for vehicle held in criminal investigation 819.210
Sale or disposal of vehicle not reclaimed 819.215
Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less 819.280
Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession 819.300
Possession of a stolen vehicle 819.310
Trafficking in stolen vehicles 819.400
Assignment of numbers 819.410
Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for unnumbered vehicle 819.420
Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for vehicle with altered or removed number 819.430
Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers 819.440
Police seizure of vehicle without identification number 819.480
Vehicle appraiser certificate 819.482
Acting as vehicle appraiser without certificate
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 819.400’s source at oregon​.gov