2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 809 - Refusal, Suspension, Cancellation and Revocation of Registration, Title, Driving Privileges and Identification Card; Vehicle Impoundment
Section 809.600 - Kinds of offenses and number of convictions.


(1) A person’s driving privileges shall be revoked as a habitual offender if the person, within a five-year period, has been convicted of three or more of any one or more of the following offenses as evidenced by the records maintained by the Department of Transportation or by the records of a similar agency of another state:
(a) Any degree of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, recklessly endangering another person, menacing or criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
(b) Driving while under the influence of intoxicants under ORS 813.010.
(c) Criminally driving a motor vehicle while suspended or revoked, under ORS 811.182.
(d) Reckless driving under ORS 811.140.
(e) Failure to perform the duties of a driver under ORS 811.700 or 811.705.
(f) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer under ORS 811.540.
(g) Aggravated vehicular homicide under ORS 163.149 or aggravated driving while suspended or revoked under ORS 163.196.
(2) A person’s driving privileges shall be revoked as a habitual offender if the person, within a five-year period, has been convicted of 20 or more of any one or more of the following offenses as evidenced by the records maintained by the department or by a similar agency of another state:
(a) Any offenses enumerated in subsection (1) of this section.
(b) Any offense specified in the rules of the department adopted under ORS 809.605.
(3) A person’s driving privileges shall not be revoked under subsection (2) of this section until the person’s 21st conviction within a five-year period when the 20th conviction occurs after a lapse of two years or more from the last preceding conviction.
(4) The offenses described under this section include any of the following:
(a) Any violation of a traffic ordinance of a city, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation that substantially conforms to offenses described under this section.
(b) Any violation of offenses under any federal law or any law of another state, including subdivisions thereof, that substantially conform to offenses described in this section.
(5) A revocation under this section shall continue for a period of five years from the date of revocation. [1983 c.338 §365; 1985 c.16 §179; 1987 c.730 §17; 1987 c.887 §7; 1989 c.592 §6; 1991 c.601 §5; 1991 c.728 §4; 1995 c.209 §3; 1999 c.1051 §283; 2001 c.494 §1; 2007 c.867 §11; 2009 c.783 §12; 2018 c.76 §11]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation

Chapter 809 - Refusal, Suspension, Cancellation and Revocation of Registration, Title, Driving Privileges and Identification Card; Vehicle Impoundment

Section 809.090 - Cancellation of registration or title for failure to qualify; notice; rules.

Section 809.095 - Cancellation of registration for false certification of compliance with financial responsibility requirements.

Section 809.100 - Hearing on proposed cancellation or refusal; judicial review.

Section 809.110 - Failure to surrender canceled registration or title; penalty.

Section 809.120 - Court-ordered suspension of registration or driving privileges for weight violation.

Section 809.130 - Suspension or revocation of driving privileges for unsettled judgment.

Section 809.140 - Administrative review of suspension, revocation or cancellation of identification card, registration or driving privileges.

Section 809.220 - Failure to appear; suspension or other procedures.

Section 809.235 - Permanent revocation of driving privileges upon conviction of certain crimes; restoration of privileges.

Section 809.240 - Court-ordered suspension or revocation; taking possession of license or permit; temporary permit.

Section 809.260 - Court-ordered suspension of driving privileges of juvenile.

Section 809.270 - Driver improvement course; enforcement by suspension or restriction of privileges.

Section 809.275 - Court to take possession of license or permit; effective date of suspension or revocation.

Section 809.280 - Department procedures following court order of suspension or revocation; length of suspension or revocation.

Section 809.310 - Cancellation or suspension of driving privileges; grounds; surrender of license or permit; duration; reissuance of privileges.

Section 809.312 - Reissuance of privileges after suspension for submitting false information.

Section 809.320 - Cancellation on written request of parent or legal guardian.

Section 809.360 - General provisions relating to suspension or revocation of driving privileges.

Section 809.380 - Period of suspension; effect; reinstatement; fee.

Section 809.390 - Period of revocation; effect; reinstatement; fee.

Section 809.400 - Suspension or revocation for out-of-state conviction.

Section 809.406 - Cancellation and disqualification from holding driver license with Class A or Class B farm endorsement.

Section 809.409 - Revocation for conviction of crime.

Section 809.411 - Suspension for conviction of crime.

Section 809.412 - Authority of juvenile court for suspension or revocation.

Section 809.415 - Suspensions for conduct involving judgments, financial responsibility, dishonesty; rules.

Section 809.416 - When person subject to suspension under ORS 809.415; duration.

Section 809.417 - Suspension for conduct regarding accidents.

Section 809.419 - Suspensions for physical or mental condition or impairment.

Section 809.421 - Suspensions for miscellaneous driving-related actions.

Section 809.428 - Schedule of suspension or revocation periods for certain offenses.

Section 809.430 - Notice of suspension, cancellation or revocation; contents; service; rules.

Section 809.440 - Hearing and administrative review procedures; defenses; rules.

Section 809.450 - Hearing for rescission of suspension for financial and future responsibility violations; grounds.

Section 809.460 - Rescission of suspension or revocation upon appeal of underlying conviction.

Section 809.470 - When judgment considered settled for purposes of suspension requirements.

Section 809.480 - Driver improvement programs; rules; purpose; suspension; fee.

Section 809.490 - Suspension or revocation of driving privileges of nonresident driver; reports to home state.

Section 809.500 - Failure to return suspended, revoked or canceled license; penalty.

Section 809.510 - Conviction of crime; refusal or failure of blood alcohol test; suspension in another jurisdiction.

Section 809.515 - Failure to appear, pay fine or obey court order in another jurisdiction; disqualification by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Section 809.520 - Lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges.

Section 809.525 - Serious traffic offenses; rules.

Section 809.530 - Violation of out-of-service order.

Section 809.535 - Suspension of commercial driver license for specified rail crossing violations.

Section 809.540 - Right to apply.

Section 809.545 - Administrative review.

Section 809.550 - Application of ORS 809.510 to 809.545.

Section 809.600 - Kinds of offenses and number of convictions.

Section 809.610 - Restriction of driving privileges; notice; meeting.

Section 809.700 - Court-ordered impoundment or immobilization upon conviction; grounds; duration; vehicles subject; return; security interest holder rights.

Section 809.702 - Tampering with vehicle immobilization device; penalty.

Section 809.716 - Hearing on impoundment.

Section 809.720 - Impoundment for specified offenses; grounds; notice; release.

Section 809.725 - Notice following impoundment under city or county ordinance.

Section 809.730 - Seizure of motor vehicle for civil forfeiture; driving while under the influence of intoxicants.

Section 809.735 - Preemption of local forfeiture ordinances.

Section 809.740 - Seizure of motor vehicle for forfeiture; driving while suspended or revoked.