Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) "Established organization" has the
meaning, for the purpose of this rule, set forth in OAR
735-040-0010.
(2) "Special interest registration" means the
permanent registration under ORS
805.020 for vehicles of special
interest and includes any documents or devices issued or approved as evidence
of that registration.
(3) To be
eligible for special interest registration the vehicle must be a "vehicle of
special interest" as defined in ORS
801.605.
(4) To qualify for special interest
registration the vehicle owner must submit to DMV:
(a) A completed Antique/Special Interest
Vehicle Certification form (DMV Form 735-6577) certifying that the vehicle
qualifies as a vehicle of special interest;
(b) The permanent registration fee
established under ORS
803.420(10)(a);
and
(c) All other applicable
requirements for title and registration.
(5) If the vehicle qualifies as a vehicle of
special interest only under the provisions of ORS
801.605(3)(a)(B),
the Antique/Special Interest Vehicle Certification form (DMV Form 735-6577)
submitted must include a certification from the established organization that
has sanctioned the vehicle as a vehicle of special interest.
(6) A vehicle of special interest may be
registered:
(a) With Oregon registration
plates provided by the applicant and approved by DMV as provided in ORS
805.210 and
803.530; or
(b) With special interest registration plates
issued by DMV.
(7) DMV
may not approve plates provided by the applicant for use on vehicles as special
interest when the plates are:
(a) Special
registration program plates issued under ORS
805.222;
(b) School bus or school activity vehicle
registration plates issued under ORS
805.050;
(c) Government, state, or county-owned
registration plates issued under ORS
805.040,
805.045, or
805.047;
(d) Rental or leasing company registration
plates issued under ORS
803.420(5);
(e) Disabled veteran registration plates
issued under ORS 805.100;
(f) Congressional Medal of Honor registration
plates issued under ORS
805.103;
(g) Veterans' recognition and Gold Star
Family registration plates issued under ORS
805.105;
(h) Former prisoners of war registration
plates issued under ORS
805.110;
(i) Oregon National Guard registration plates
issued under ORS 805.115;
(j) Honorary consul registration plates
issued under ORS 805.117;
(k) Fleet registration plates issued under
ORS 805.120;
(l) Special registration plates for certain
groups issued under ORS
805.205;
(m) Amateur radio operator registration
plates issued under ORS
805.230;
(n) Salmon registration plates issued under
ORS 805.255;
(o) Cultural registration plates issued under
ORS 805.260;
(p) Crater Lake National Park registration
plates issued under ORS
805.263;
(q) Wine Country registration plates issued
under ORS 805.266;
(r) Portland Trail Blazers registration
plates issued under ORS
805.278;
(s) Breast cancer awareness registration
plates issued under ORS
805.283;
(t) Pacific Wonderland registration plates
issued under ORS 805.287;
(u) Farm vehicle registration plates issued
under ORS 805.300;
(v) Antique registration plates originally
issued under ORS 805.010;
(w) Historic registration plates;
(x) Special interest registration plates
issued to special interest vehicles, as defined in 805.020; or
(y) Customized registration plates, issued
under ORS 805.240.
(8) In accordance with ORS
803.530(9), DMV
will transfer one special interest registration plate when DMV's vehicle
records show the special interest registration plate was issued as a pair and
is assigned to a vehicle record not associated with an applicant. In addition
to other requirements for the issuance of special interest registration, the
applicant must submit a written statement from the owner of the plate, as
listed in DMV's vehicle records, that contains:
(a) The owner of the plate's full
name;
(b) A declaration from the
owner of the plate, as listed in DMV's vehicle records, that the owner
understands that the plate and registration will be removed from the owner's
vehicle and transferred to another vehicle;
(c) The signature of the owner of the plate;
and either
(d) The vehicle
identification number of the vehicle assigned the plate in DMV's vehicle
records; or
(e) The make and model
year of the vehicle assigned the plate in DMV's vehicle records.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
184.619,
801.605,
802.010,
803.530,
805.020,
805.030 &
805.210
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
801.605,
803.350,
803.370,
803.420,
803.525,
803.530,
803.535,
805.020,
805.030 &
805.210
