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Section 803.010 – Proof of ownership.

A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a vehicle or of an interest therein. In all actions, suits or criminal proceedings, when the title to or right of possession of any vehicle is involved, proof of the ownership or right to possession shall be made by means of: (1) The […]

Section 803.012 – Rules for title forms and fees.

(1) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules authorizing different forms of title and specifying the uses of the different forms. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules authorizing and describing uses of electronic titles and certificates of title. (2) Rules adopted under this section may require or allow different forms […]

Section 803.015 – Certificate contents.

The Department of Transportation shall design a certificate of title for vehicles for situations in which the department determines that certificates will be issued. A certificate of title issued by the department shall conform to all of the following: (1) The certificate shall be numbered in a manner prescribed by the department. (2) The certificate […]

Section 803.016 – Titles in form other than certificate.

If title to a vehicle is not to be issued in the form of a certificate, the record of title kept by the Department of Transportation shall include all information required by ORS 803.015. Nothing in this section requires that title issued in a form other than a certificate: (1) Be numbered as required by […]

Section 803.025 – Violating title requirements; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of violating vehicle title requirements if the person owns or operates any vehicle in this state for which this state has not issued title. (2) Exemptions from this section are established by ORS 803.030. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040. (3) The offense described in this section, violating […]

Section 803.030 – Exemptions from title requirement.

This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 803.025 to obtain title issued by this state. The exemptions are subject to ORS 803.040. The exemptions are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Vehicles exempted by this section from the requirements to be titled by this state are not prohibited from being titled […]

Section 803.035 – Optional titling; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation, by rule, may provide for optional titling of vehicles that are not subject to the vehicle titling requirements under ORS 803.025 or that are exempt from vehicle titling requirements by ORS 803.030. The rules adopted for purposes of this subsection may provide for the titling of categories of vehicles, types […]

Section 803.036 – Optional titling; park model recreational vehicles; rules.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Mobile home park” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.003. (b) “Park model recreational vehicle” means a recreational vehicle, as defined in ORS 174.101, that: (A) Is designed for use as temporary living quarters; (B) Is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels; (C) Has […]

Section 803.040 – Effect of title.

(1) If this state has issued title for a vehicle, the vehicle shall remain titled by this state and subject to all of the provisions of the vehicle code relating to vehicles titled by this state until one of the following occurs: (a) The vehicle becomes legally titled under the laws of another jurisdiction. (b) […]

Section 803.045 – Issuance of title; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue title for a vehicle if the applicant and the vehicle meet the following qualifications: (a) The applicant must satisfy the department that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and is otherwise entitled to have title issued in the applicant’s name. (b) Except as otherwise provided in […]

Section 803.050 – Application; contents.

(1) An application for title required under ORS 803.045 shall be in a form specified by the Department of Transportation and shall contain all the following: (a) A full description of the vehicle, including, but not necessarily limited to, the vehicle identification number. (b) The name of the owner of the vehicle or other person […]

Section 803.053 – Expedited titling; vehicle dealers; rules; fee.

(1) At the request of a vehicle dealer, the Department of Transportation shall provide expedited titling services if the vehicle dealer pays the fee imposed under this section. A request under this section must be made in the manner required by the department. The department shall adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for providing expedited […]

Section 803.055 – Delivery of evidence of title; rules.

(1) When a certificate of title is issued by this state, the Department of Transportation shall deliver the certificate as follows unless otherwise provided by law: (a) To the security interest holder with the highest priority. (b) If there are no security interest holders, to the lessor. (c) If there are no security interest holders […]

Section 803.060 – Renewal.

A title does not require a renewal and is valid until one of the following occurs: (1) The vehicle is destroyed or dismantled. (2) Any interest reflected on the title changes. [1983 c.338 §182; 1985 c.316 §1; 1993 c.233 §24; 2019 c.17 §5]

Section 803.065 – Duplicate or replacement certificate; fee; application; rules.

(1) The Department of Transportation may issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title when all of the following occur: (a) The department is satisfied as to the loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate of title or salvage title certificate. (b) The fee for issuance of a duplicate or replacement certificate of title or […]

Section 803.070 – False statement in application or assignment; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of false statement on title or transfer of vehicle if the person knowingly makes any false statement of a material fact in an application for title to a vehicle, in an application for salvage title for a vehicle or in any assignment of title to a vehicle. (2) The […]

Section 803.075 – False swearing prohibited; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing relating to titling of vehicles if the person knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing relating to the titling of vehicles under the vehicle code. For purposes of this section, “titling of vehicles” includes, but is not […]

Section 803.080 – Unlawfully publishing certificate of title forms prohibited; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully publishing certificate of title forms if the person produces in any way, or causes to be produced, without the authority of the Department of Transportation, facsimiles of the blank forms upon which the department issues certificates of title or salvage title certificates. (2) The offense described in […]

Section 803.085 – Selling untitled vehicle prohibited; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of selling an untitled vehicle if the person sells a vehicle without complying with the requirements under ORS 803.025 and 803.045 to obtain a title for the vehicle or the requirements of ORS 819.016 to obtain a salvage title for the vehicle, as appropriate. (2) The offense described in […]

Section 803.090 – Fees for certificate of title.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the fee to issue a certificate of title under ORS 803.045 or 803.140, to transfer title under ORS 803.092, to issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of title under ORS 803.065 or to issue a new title due to name or address change under ORS […]