Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division 90 - ROAD USAGE CHARGE PROGRAM
Section 731-090-0020 - RUC Payer: Enrolling in the Program

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 731-090-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

(1) For a vehicle to be eligible for participation in the Road Usage Charge Program, the registered owner or lessee of the motor vehicle must:

(a) Have the vehicle registered in Oregon;

(b) Select a Mileage Reporting Method and an Account Manager from options certified by the Department;

(c) Complete an application with the Account Manager, on a form approved by the Department; and

(d) Equip or activate a Mileage Reporting Method within the vehicle.

(2) The registered owner of lessee of the motor vehicle must provide a minimum of the following information for the subject vehicle to the Account Manager:

(a) Vehicle identification number;

(b) Registration plate number; and

(c) Vehicle make, model and year.

(3) The Department may determine certain vehicles are ineligible for the Program if:

(a) The approval would cause the number of subject vehicles active in the Road Usage Charge Program to exceed 5,000; or

(b) The approval would cause the number of subject vehicles in the Road Usage Charge Program with a rating of less than 17 miles per gallon to exceed 1,500; or

(c) The approval would cause the number of subject vehicles in the Road Usage Charge Program with a rating of at least 17 miles per gallon but less than 22 miles per gallon to exceed 1,500; or

(d) The classification of the vehicle would exceed the requirement listed in ORS 319.890; or

(e) The vehicle does not have the capability to functionally accommodate a certified Mileage Reporting Method.

(4) RUC Payers who are dissatisfied with the reporting or payment requirements of their selected Account Manager may un-enroll from the Program and re-enroll in the Program with another Account Manager. Reenrollment is contingent upon the RUC Payer being in good standing with the previous Account Manager.

(5) At the discretion of the Department, the Department may issue emblems to selected RUC Payers who have use fuel vehicles enrolled in the Program, with the permission or at the request of the RUC Payer.

(6) At the discretion of the Department or the Account Manager, a RUC Payer may be unenrolled from the Program for Non-Compliance.

(7) Electric Vehicles that enroll in the Program will be exempted from paying additional registration fees in HB 2017, Section 32 (2017 Oregon Laws, chapter 750), at the time of vehicle registration. If the electric vehicle is un-enrolled from the Program, or is removed from the Program for non-compliance, the entity the vehicle is registered to will be responsible for paying all applicable registration fees.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.616, 184.619 & 319.883 - 319.990

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 319.915

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