Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) As used in ORS Chapter 803, 819, and 822
and OAR 735-024-0030 through
735-024-0170, the terms
"wreck,""dismantle,"or "disassemble,"or other forms of these same terms, mean
any action or occurrence to a vehicle that results in:
(a) Total destruction of the vehicle such as
where the vehicle is taken apart with the intention of never again being
operated as a vehicle, whether or not the frame or unibody will be used to
repair, rebuild or construct another vehicle;
(b) The vehicle being crushed, compacted or
shredded;
(c) The removal of the
engine, drive train, or transmission from a motor vehicle for purposes other
than repair, replacement or restoration, or regardless of the purpose, where
the frame or unibody is sold or transferred separate from such parts;
(d) The permanent removal of the wheels and
the frame or undercarriage of a trailer (other than a mobile home);
(e) The vehicle no longer meeting the
definition of a vehicle under ORS
801.590, except as provided in
section (2) of this rule;
(f) The
destruction of the frame or unibody of the vehicle; or
(g) The clipping of any quarter, section or
half of the vehicle.
(2)
Examples of situations when section (1) of this rule shall not apply include,
but are not limited to:
(a) The frame or
unibody is removed for the purpose of repair or restoration, as long as
ownership of the vehicle is not transferred while the frame or unibody is
removed, and the vehicle is reassembled in essentially the same form, using the
same frame or unibody;
(b) The
tires or wheels of a motor vehicle are removed, with no other action to change
the unit to something other than a motor vehicle.
(3) As used in ORS Chapters 803, 819, and 822
and OAR 735-024-0030 through
735-024-0170, the phrase
"substantially alter the form of a vehicle" means any action or occurrence to a
vehicle that results in:
(a) The frame or
unibody being cut, severed, or welded together with parts of two or more
vehicles or other materials; or
(b)
Changes or alterations to the body or unibody of a vehicle that cause the body
to no longer resemble the original vehicle or otherwise cause the vehicle to
meet the definitions of an assembled or reconstructed vehicle, or
replica.
(4) Examples of
"substantially altering the form of a vehicle" include but are not limited to
the following:
(a) The front or back clip of
a unibody vehicle is replaced;
(b)
The frame or unibody is crushed, compacted, or shredded, and replaced with
another;
(c) The body of the
vehicle no longer resembles any particular year model or make of
vehicle;
(d) The body of the
vehicle resembles a different year model or make of vehicle than the one the
title was issued for; or
(e) A
motor truck is rebuilt using a component kit as described in ORS
801.405(2).
(5) Examples of when section (3)
of this rule shall not apply include but shall not be limited to the following:
(a) The bed or box of a pickup truck is
replaced;
(b) A flatbed truck is
transformed into a stake truck;
(c)
The changes involve the addition or accessories, or other modifications
commonly known as "customizing,"as long as the frame or unibody of the vehicle
is not affected, and the body still resembles the same year model and make of
vehicle; or
(d) The repair or
replacement of body parts, as long as the frame or unibody of the vehicle is
not affected, and the body still resembles the same year model and make of
vehicle.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
802.010, ORS 803, ORS 819, ORS
820, ORS 821, ORS 822 & Ch. 820 & 873, OL 1991
Stats. Implemented: ORS
819.010
