DMV.ORG is not affiliated with any government agency
   



Vehicle Code

 
OREGON TRAFFIC SCHOOL SPONSOR
The first online driver improvement course to be court-approved in Oregon, OregonDriver.com has helped hundreds of drivers keep the points from traffic citations off their driving record. Log on and off at your convenience at any time to complete this course. If you don?t pass, you don?t pay! Live telephone support and rush certificate delivery available.
www.OregonDriver.com
Enroll Now >>

Behind the laws, regulations, and enforcement of Oregon's streets, roads, and freeways, is a legal framework called the vehicle code. The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) periodically compiles it into a book known as the vehicle code.

In addition to ensuring the safety of both motorists and others, including cyclists and pedestrians, the Oregon vehicle code can serve to clarify questions or clarifications that are bound to come up with vehicles and driving.

Oregon's vehicle code also covers such matters as vehicle sales, including a lemon law, and emissions testing and requirements.

 
Advertisement
GEICO can save you up to 15% or more on Car Insurance. Find out how.
www.geico.com

The 2003 version of Oregon's vehicle code, currently applicable to the state's residents and roads, is available online in PDF or HTML, which may be easier to access or for cutting and pasting into other documents.

The entire vehicle code can be downloaded, but it is a fairly large, 3.8-megabyte file and might take some time. Users of the Oregon DMV's site for vehicle code may find it easier to choose the right part of the code to look at to get only a portion of the code.

The chapters are listed as follows:

  • General provisions, definitions
  • Administrative
  • Special provisions for registration
  • Insurance, law on financial responsibility
  • Licenses, permits, and privileges
  • Suspension, revocation, habitual offender, vehicle impound
  • Law enforcement and the courts

Other topics included in the different chapters of Oregon's vehicle code include:

  • Passengers, pedestrians, motorized wheelchairs, two and three-wheel vehicles
  • Equipment
  • Lights
  • Destroyed, abandoned, or stolen vehicle identification numbers (VINs)
  • Special vehicle provisions
  • All-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles
  • Vehicle business, including dealers

You may also purchase a hard copy of the Oregon vehicle code for $5. Send a request in writing along with the payment to:

  • DMV Record Services
  • 1905 Lana Ave. NE
  • Salem, OR 97314

The DMV is undergoing a change to a 2005 version of the vehicle code, which will be taking effect in 2006.


Is this page helpful to you?
Sponsored Listings

You could save Hundreds by getting a free Car Insurance quote from Progressive.
www.progressive.com
Save up to $500/year on Car Insurance with Esurance. Also, get the rates of their top competitors directly on their site.
www.esurance.com
Protect yourself from lemons. Our sponsor, AutoCheck, will deliver detailed vehicle history reports in seconds.
www.dmv.org
Shop rates of multiple Auto Insurance companies online. Receive free quotes and save hundreds.
www.dmv.org