Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 735 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES DIVISION
Division 72 - DRIVER IMPROVEMENT
Section 735-072-0041 - DMV Determination of Driver Improvement Offenses for the Driver Improvement Program

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 735-072-0041

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) A conviction for an offense listed in OAR 735-064-0220 and a preventable accident arising from a single incident each count as a separate driver improvement offense. DMV will add no more than two driver improvement offenses to the record for a single incident.

(2) If a person is convicted of more than one offense arising from a single traffic stop, the convictions for separate offenses constitute one conviction and are a driver improvement offense if at least one of the convictions is for an offense listed in OAR 735-064-0220.

(3) An out-of-state conviction that becomes part of an Oregon driving record when a person changes the state of record to become an Oregon licensed driver is not a driver improvement offense.

(4) DMV may determine if an accident is preventable. Factors DMV uses to determine preventability include but are not limited to:

(a) Violations of the law, even if a citation is not issued;

(b) Failure to use defensive driving techniques;

(c) Road conditions existing at the time of the accident; and

(d) Speed of the driver's vehicle.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010, 802.200 & 809.480

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 802.200 & 809.480

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