2005 Oregon Code - Chapter 320 :: Chapter 320 - Miscellaneous Taxes
Chapter 320 — Miscellaneous Taxes
2005 EDITION
MISCELLANEOUS TAXES
REVENUE AND TAXATION
AMUSEMENT DEVICE TAXES
320.005Â Â Â Â Definitions for ORS 320.005 to 320.150
320.011Â Â Â Â Amusement device excise tax; amount
320.012Â Â Â Â Increase in tax when net receipts exceed specified amounts; rules
320.013Â Â Â Â Additional tax for Oregon Youth Conservation Corps
320.016Â Â Â Â When tax is due; replacing amusement devices
320.075Â Â Â Â Joint and several liability for tax; late payment penalty
320.080Â Â Â Â Procedure on failure to pay tax or penalty
320.100Â Â Â Â Distribution of tax receipts
320.110Â Â Â Â Rules
320.120Â Â Â Â Employment of agents
320.130Â Â Â Â Law enforcement officers to enforce amusement device tax and assist department
320.140Â Â Â Â Tax does not legalize ownership, display or operation in violation of law
320.150Â Â Â Â Oregon State Lottery assistance in tax collection responsibilities
TRANSIENT LODGING TAXES
(Definitions)
320.300Â Â Â Â Definitions for ORS 320.300 to 320.350
320.302Â Â Â Â Certain terms defined by rule
(State Transient Lodging Tax)
320.305Â Â Â Â Rate of tax; provider reimbursement
320.308Â Â Â Â Exemptions
320.310Â Â Â Â Records and statements
320.315Â Â Â Â Due date and form of returns; payment of tax
320.320Â Â Â Â Refunds
320.325Â Â Â Â Amounts held in trust; enforcement
320.330Â Â Â Â Applicability of other provisions of law
320.335Â Â Â Â Distribution of revenues
320.340Â Â Â Â Exemption from public records law
(Local Transient Lodging Taxes)
320.345Â Â Â Â Lodging provider collection reimbursement charges
320.347Â Â Â Â Alternative remittance of receipts from tax on camping and recreational vehicle spaces
320.350Â Â Â Â Local transient lodging tax moratorium; exceptions; uses of revenues
PENALTIES
320.990Â Â Â Â Penalties
AMUSEMENT DEVICE TAXES
     320.005
Definitions for ORS 320.005 to 320.150. As used in ORS 320.005 to 320.150,
unless the context requires otherwise:
     (1) “Amusement device” means a video lottery game terminal, including but not limited to any electronic, mechanical-electronic or nonmechanical device that:
     (a) Displays a ticket through the use of a video display screen;
     (b) Is available for consumer play upon the payment of consideration;
     (c) Determines winners through the element of chance; and
     (d) Displays possible prizes on the device.
     (2) “Department” means the Department of Revenue.
     (3) “Net receipts” has the meaning given the term “net receipts from video lottery games” under ORS 461.547.
     (4) “Operate” means to make an amusement device available for use by the public for gain, benefit or advantage.
     (5)(a) “Person” means every individual, partnership (limited or not), corporation (for-profit or not-for-profit), company, cooperative, joint stock company, joint venture, firm, business trust, association, organization, institution, club, society, receiver, assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, auctioneer, syndicate, trust, trustee, estate, personal representative or any group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit or otherwise.
     (b) “Person” includes this or another state, a municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation or political subdivision of this or another state, and the agencies, departments and institutions of this or another state, irrespective of the nature of the activities engaged in or functions performed, but does not include the United States or a foreign government or any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or of any foreign government.
     (6) “Tax year” means a period of 12 months beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30. [1957 c.384 §2; 1975 c.651 §1; 1985 c.476 §1; 1991 c.459 §267; 1993 c.803 §1; 1999 c.501 §1; 2005 c.94 §91]
     320.010
[Amended by 1955 c.574 §1; 1957 c.384 §3; 1959 c.155 §1; 1967 c.344 §7; 1975
c.651 §2; 1981 c.677 §2; 1989 c.786 §1; repealed by 1991 c.459 §268 (320.011
enacted in lieu of 320.010)]
     320.011
Amusement device excise tax; amount. (1) An excise tax is imposed upon
every person for the privilege of operating an amusement device within this
state. The tax shall be imposed as provided in subsection (2) of this section
and ORS 320.012.
     (2) The tax shall be $125 for operating an amusement device during the tax year.
     (3) If an amusement device is not in operation in each quarter of the tax year, the tax imposed under this section shall be prorated, based on the number of calendar quarters in which the amusement device was operating for one day or more.
     (4) The tax imposed by this section is in addition to all other excises, taxes, fees or other charges and shall not be used to reduce amounts otherwise accruing to the State Lottery Fund under contracts or agreements with lottery operators or retailers or in any other manner. [1991 c.459 §269 (enacted in lieu of 320.010); 1993 c.803 §2; 1999 c.501 §2]
     320.012
Increase in tax when net receipts exceed specified amounts; rules. (1) If
at any point during the tax year, net receipts from one or more amusement
devices operating at a single location exceed $104,000, the tax imposed under
ORS 320.011 shall be increased by an additional $50 for each device at the
location.
     (2) If at any point during the tax year, net receipts from one or more amusement devices operating at a single location exceed $260,000, the tax imposed under ORS 320.011 and subsection (1) of this section shall be increased by an additional $75 for each device at the location.
     (3) The department may adopt rules defining the term “location” for purposes of this section. [1993 c.803 §4; 1995 c.79 §173; 1995 c.255 §3; 1999 c.501 §3]
     320.013
Additional tax for Oregon Youth Conservation Corps. (1) In addition to the
excise tax imposed by ORS 320.011, an excise tax is imposed upon every person
for the privilege of operating an amusement device within this state. The tax
shall be $10 for each amusement device operated during the tax year.
     (2) All moneys received from the tax imposed under subsection (1) of this section, not including penalties, shall be paid by the Department of Revenue into the State Treasury quarterly and are continuously appropriated to pay the expenses of the state and local programs of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps established under ORS 418.650 to 418.663. [1993 c.803 §4a; 1995 c.259 §4; 1999 c.501 §4]
     320.015
[1955 c.574 §3; repealed by 1957 c.384 §6]
     320.016
When tax is due; replacing amusement devices. (1) If an amusement device
was in operation before July 1 of the tax year and is to be operating on July 1
of the tax year, the excise tax imposed under ORS 320.011 and 320.013 shall be
due on June 30 preceding the tax year.
     (2) If an amusement device begins operating at a location on or after July 1 of the tax year, the excise tax imposed under ORS 320.011 and 320.013 shall be due on the day the amusement device begins operating.
     (3) If additional taxes are due under ORS 320.012, the additional taxes shall be due on the 14th day after the close of the calendar quarter in which the net receipts from amusement devices operating at a location equal or exceed the level at which the additional taxes are due.
     (4) If taxes imposed under ORS 320.011 or 320.013 have been paid for operating an amusement device that, during the tax year, is taken out of operation as the result of being replaced by another amusement device, the taxes that have been paid for the amusement device that has been taken out of operation shall be taken into account in determining any taxes due on the replacement amusement device.
     (5) The Department of Revenue may not refund any amusement device tax to an amusement device taxpayer who, at the time of payment, was responsible for the payment of the tax and who subsequently is no longer the person responsible for the payment of the tax. [1999 c.501 §5]
     320.020
[Repealed by 1991 c.459 §272c]
     320.030
[Amended by 1975 c.651 §3; 1981 c.677 §3; 1985 c.476 §2; repealed by 1993 c.803
§16]
     320.031
[1995 c.255 §2; repealed by 1999 c.501 §12]
     320.040
[Amended by 1975 c.651 §4; 1989 c.786 §2; 1991 c.459 §270; 1993 c.803 §6;
repealed by 1999 c.501 §12]
     320.050
[Amended by 1955 c.574 §4; 1957 c.384 §4; 1981 c.677 §4; 1991 c.459 §271; 1991
c.567 §5; 1993 c.18 §87; 1993 c.803 §7; repealed by 1999 c.501 §12]
     320.060
[Amended by 1955 c.574 §5; 1957 c.384 §5; 1959 c.155 §2; 1975 c.651 §5; 1981
c.677 §5; 1989 c.786 §4; 1991 c.459 §272; 1991 c.567 §6; 1993 c.803 §8; 1995
c.255 §5; repealed by 1999 c.501 §12]
     320.065
[1975 c.651 §8; 1993 c.803 §9; repealed by 1999 c.501 §12]
     320.070
[Amended by 1955 c.574 §6; 1959 c.155 §3; 1975 c.651 §6; 1981 c.677 §6; 1989
c.786 §5; 1991 c.459 §272a; 1991 c.567 §7; 1993 c.803 §10; repealed by 1999
c.501 §12]
     320.075
Joint and several liability for tax; late payment penalty. (1) Each person
responsible by law or contract for the operation of an amusement device in this
state, together with any officer or partner thereof, shall be liable jointly
and severally for the taxes imposed under ORS 320.005 to 320.150 and for any
penalties arising under ORS 320.005 to 320.150.
     (2) If an amusement device is operated in this state without a tax imposed by ORS 320.005 to 320.150 having been paid on or before 30 days after the date the tax is due, a penalty of $200 shall be imposed.
     (3) The penalty imposed in subsection (2) of this section shall be waived if the sole reason the tax was not paid is because of the failure of the Oregon State Lottery to act under the agreement described in ORS 320.150. [1999 c.501 §6; 2005 c.94 §92]
     320.080
Procedure on failure to pay tax or penalty. (1) If any tax or penalty
imposed by ORS 320.005 to 320.150 is not paid as required by ORS 320.005 to
320.150 within 30 days after the date that the written notice and demand for
payment required under ORS 305.895 is mailed, the Department of Revenue shall
issue a warrant directed to the sheriff of any county of the state commanding
the sheriff to levy upon and sell the real and personal property of the person
or persons named in the warrant and liable for the tax found within the county,
for the payment of the amount thereof with the added penalty and the cost of
executing the warrant, and to return the warrant to the department and pay to
it the money collected by virtue thereof by a time to be therein specified not
more than 30 days from the date of the warrant. A copy of the warrant shall be
mailed or delivered to the taxpayer by the department at the taxpayerÂ’s
last-known address.
     (2) The sheriff shall, within five days after the receipt of the warrant, record with the clerk of the county a copy thereof. Thereupon the clerk shall enter in the County Clerk Lien Record the names of the persons mentioned in the warrant, and the amount of the tax and penalty for which the warrant is issued and the date when such copy is recorded. Thereupon the amount of the warrant so recorded shall become a lien upon the title to any interest in real property or personal property of the persons against whom it is issued in the same manner as a judgment that creates a judgment lien under ORS chapter 18. The sheriff shall thereupon proceed upon the same in all respects, with like effect and in the manner prescribed by law in respect to execution issued against property upon judgment of a court of record, and the sheriff is entitled to the same fees for services in executing the warrant to be collected in the same manner. If a warrant is returned not satisfied in full, the department shall have the same remedies to enforce the claim for taxes as if the people of the state had recovered judgment for the amount of the tax. [Amended by 1981 c.677 §7; 1983 c.696 §13; 1985 c.761 §16; 1989 c.625 §77; 2003 c.576 §202; 2005 c.94 §93]
     320.090
[Repealed by 1981 c.677 §8]
     320.100
Distribution of tax receipts. (1) All moneys received from the taxes
imposed under ORS 320.011 and 320.012, including penalties, shall be paid by
the Department of Revenue in the following manner:
     (a) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the moneys shall be credited, appropriated or remitted as follows:
     (A) Forty-three and two-tenths percent (43.2%) thereof shall be credited to the General Fund to be available for payment of general governmental expenses.
     (B) Nine and seven-tenths percent (9.7%) is continuously appropriated to pay the expenses of state and local programs of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps established under ORS 418.650 to 418.663.
     (C) Forty-seven and one-tenth percent (47.1%) thereof shall be remitted to the county treasurers of the several counties of the state. Each county shall receive such share of the moneys as its population, determined by the State Board of Higher Education, bears to the total population of the counties of the state, as determined by the census last preceding such apportionment.
     (b) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the moneys shall be continuously appropriated to pay the expenses of the state and local programs of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps established under ORS 418.650 to 418.663.
     (2) All revenues received under this section by the treasurers of the several counties shall be placed in the general fund of each county to be expended by the county courts or the board of county commissioners of the several counties for general governmental expenses. [Amended by 1959 c.143 §1; 1963 c.644 §3; 1967 c.323 §1; 1969 c.230 §1; 1989 c.786 §3; 1991 c.459 §272e; 1993 c.803 §11; 1995 c.259 §3; 1999 c.501 §7]
     320.110
Rules. The Department of Revenue may adopt rules necessary for the
administration and enforcement of ORS 320.005 to 320.150. [Amended by 1991
c.459 §272b; 2005 c.94 §94]
     320.120
Employment of agents. (1) The Department of Revenue may employ the agents
necessary for the administration and enforcement of ORS 320.005 to 320.150.
Agents of the department charged with the enforcement of ORS 320.005 to 320.150
have all the power and authority of police officers in the performance of such
duties.
     (2) The Oregon State Lottery and the agents and employees of the Oregon State Lottery may not be considered agents of the department charged with the enforcement of ORS 320.005 to 320.150. [Amended by 1999 c.501 §8; 2005 c.94 §95]
     320.130
Law enforcement officers to enforce amusement device tax and assist department.
The state police, sheriffs, constables, police and other law enforcement
officers within the State of Oregon shall enforce all provisions of ORS 320.005
to 320.150 and shall assist the Department of Revenue. [Amended by 2005 c.94
§96]
     320.140
Tax does not legalize ownership, display or operation in violation of law.
Nothing in ORS 320.005 to 320.150 shall be construed as licensing, authorizing
or legalizing the ownership, possession, display or operation, in violation of
any law of this state, of any amusement device. [Amended by 1993 c.270 §64;
1993 c.803 §14; 2005 c.94 §97]
     320.150
Oregon State Lottery assistance in tax collection responsibilities. The
Department of Revenue and the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall enter into
an agreement pursuant to which the Oregon State Lottery shall assist the
department in the collection of excise taxes imposed under ORS 320.005 to
320.150 on amusement devices operated under the authority of the Oregon State
Lottery Commission pursuant to ORS 461.215 and 461.217 and any other functions
of the department under ORS 320.005 to 320.150 as may be provided under the
agreement. The agreement is not intended to preclude performance by the
department of collection functions as from time to time may be required, nor is
the agreement intended to preclude the performance of functions by the Oregon
State Lottery, under less formal arrangements made with the department, with
respect to the tax imposed under ORS 320.005 to 320.150 if the functions are
not specifically mentioned in the agreement. The collection of taxes under ORS
320.005 to 320.150 by the Oregon State Lottery does not render the Oregon State
Lottery or the agents and employees of the Oregon State Lottery responsible for
collection of the tax. [1993 c.803 §13; 1999 c.501 §9; 2005 c.94 §98]
TRANSIENT LODGING TAXES
(Definitions)
     320.300
Definitions for ORS 320.300 to 320.350. As used in ORS 320.300 to 320.350:
     (1) “Collection reimbursement charge” means the amount a transient lodging provider may retain as reimbursement for the costs incurred by the provider in collecting and reporting a transient lodging tax and in maintaining transient lodging tax records.
     (2) “Conference center” means a facility that:
     (a) Is owned or partially owned by a unit of local government, a governmental agency or a nonprofit organization; and
     (b) Meets the current membership criteria of the International Association of Conference Centers.
     (3) “Convention center” means a new or improved facility that:
     (a) Is capable of attracting and accommodating conventions and trade shows from international, national and regional markets requiring exhibition space, ballroom space, meeting rooms and any other associated space, including but not limited to banquet facilities, loading areas and lobby and registration areas;
     (b) Has a total meeting room and ballroom space between one-third and one-half of the total size of the center’s exhibition space;
     (c) Generates a majority of its business income from tourists;
     (d) Has a room-block relationship with the local lodging industry; and
     (e) Is owned by a unit of local government, a governmental agency or a nonprofit organization.
     (4) “Local transient lodging tax” means a tax imposed by a unit of local government on the sale, service or furnishing of transient lodging.
     (5) “State transient lodging tax” means the tax imposed under ORS 320.305.
     (6) “Tourism” means economic activity resulting from tourists.
     (7) “Tourism promotion” means any of the following activities:
     (a) Advertising, publicizing or distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists;
     (b) Conducting strategic planning and research necessary to stimulate future tourism development;
     (c) Operating tourism promotion agencies; and
     (d) Marketing special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
     (8) “Tourism promotion agency” includes:
     (a) An incorporated nonprofit organization or governmental unit that is responsible for the tourism promotion of a destination on a year-round basis.
     (b) A nonprofit entity that manages tourism-related economic development plans, programs and projects.
     (c) A regional or statewide association that represents entities that rely on tourism-related business for more than 50 percent of their total income.
     (9) “Tourism-related facility”:
     (a) Means a conference center, convention center or visitor information center; and
     (b) Means other improved real property that has a useful life of 10 or more years and has a substantial purpose of supporting tourism or accommodating tourist activities.
     (10) “Tourist” means a person who, for business, pleasure, recreation or participation in events related to the arts, heritage or culture, travels from the community in which that person is a resident to a different community that is separate, distinct from and unrelated to the person’s community of residence, and that trip:
     (a) Requires the person to travel more than 50 miles from the community of residence; or
     (b) Includes an overnight stay.
     (11) “Transient lodging” means:
     (a) Hotel, motel and inn dwelling units that are used for temporary overnight human occupancy;
     (b) Spaces used for parking recreational vehicles or erecting tents during periods of human occupancy; or
     (c) Houses, cabins, condominiums, apartment units or other dwelling units, or portions of any of these dwelling units, that are used for temporary human occupancy.
     (12) “Unit of local government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.003.
     (13) “Visitor information center” means a building, or a portion of a building, the main purpose of which is to distribute or disseminate information to tourists. [Formerly 305.824; 2005 c.187 §1]
     Note:
Section 4, chapter 187, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
     Sec.
4. Section 3 of this 2005 Act [320.308] and the amendments to ORS 320.300
by section 1 of this 2005 Act apply to transient lodging tax reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2006. [2005 c.187 §4]
     Note: 320.300 to 320.350 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapters 305 to 324 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
     320.302
Certain terms defined by rule. The Department of Revenue may by rule define
“dwelling unit,” “nonprofit facility,” “temporary human occupancy” and other
terms for purposes of ORS 320.300 to 320.350. [2005 c.187 §5]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
(State Transient Lodging Tax)
     320.305
Rate of tax; provider reimbursement. (1) A tax of one percent is imposed on
any consideration rendered for the sale, service or furnishing of transient
lodging. The tax imposed by this subsection shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of any local transient lodging tax. The tax shall be collected by the
transient lodging provider.
     (2) The transient lodging provider shall withhold five percent of the amount the provider collects under subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of reimbursing the provider for the cost of tax collection, record keeping and reporting. [2003 c.818 §2]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.308
Exemptions. The following are exempt from the state transient lodging tax:
     (1) A dwelling unit in a hospital, health care facility, long term care facility or any other residential facility that is licensed, registered or certified by the Department of Human Services;
     (2) A dwelling unit in a facility providing treatment for drug or alcohol abuse or providing mental health treatment;
     (3) A dwelling unit that is used by members of the general public for temporary human occupancy for fewer than 30 days per year;
     (4) A dwelling unit, the consideration for which is funded through a contract with a government agency and the purpose of which is to provide emergency or temporary shelter;
     (5) A dwelling unit at a nonprofit youth or church camp, nonprofit conference center or other nonprofit facility; or
     (6) A dwelling unit that is leased or otherwise occupied by the same person for a consecutive period of 30 days or more during the year. The requirements of this subsection are satisfied even if the physical dwelling unit changes during the consecutive period, if:
     (a) All dwelling units occupied are within the same facility; and
     (b) The person paying consideration for the transient lodging is the same person throughout the consecutive period. [2005 c.187 §3]
     Note:
See notes under 320.300.
     Note: 320.308 was added to and made a part of 320.300 to 320.350 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
     320.310
Records and statements. Every transient lodging provider responsible for
collecting the tax imposed by ORS 320.305 shall keep records, render statements
and comply with rules adopted by the Department of Revenue with respect to the
tax. The records and statements required by this section must be sufficient to
show whether there is a tax liability under ORS 320.305. [2003 c.818 §3]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.315
Due date and form of returns; payment of tax. (1) Every transient lodging
provider is responsible for collecting the tax imposed under ORS 320.305 and
shall file a return with the Department of Revenue, on or before the last day
of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, reporting the amount
of tax due during the quarter. The department shall prescribe the form of the
return required by this section. The rules of the department shall require that
returns be made under penalties for false swearing.
     (2) When a return is required under subsection (1) of this section, the transient lodging provider required to make the return shall remit the tax due to the department at the time fixed for filing the return. [2003 c.818 §4]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.320
Refunds. If the amount paid by the transient lodging provider to the
Department of Revenue under ORS 320.315 exceeds the amount of tax payable, the
department shall refund the amount of the excess with interest thereon at the
rate established under ORS 305.220 for each month or fraction of a month from
the date of payment of the excess until the date of the refund. A refund may
not be made to a transient lodging provider who fails to claim the refund
within two years after the due date for filing the return to which the claim
for refund relates. [2003 c.818 §5]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.325
Amounts held in trust; enforcement. (1) Every transient lodging provider
required to collect the tax imposed by ORS 320.305 shall be deemed to hold the
amount collected in trust for the State of Oregon and for payment to the
Department of Revenue in the manner and at the time provided by ORS 320.315.
     (2) At any time the transient lodging provider required to collect the tax fails to remit any amount deemed to be held in trust for the State of Oregon, the department may enforce collection by the issuance of a distraint warrant for the collection of the delinquent amount and all penalties, interest and collection charges accrued thereon. The warrant shall be issued, docketed and proceeded upon in the same manner and shall have the same force and effect as is prescribed with respect to warrants for the collection of delinquent income taxes. [2003 c.818 §6]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.330
Applicability of other provisions of law. Unless the context requires
otherwise, the provisions of ORS chapters 305, 314 and 316 as to the audit and
examination of reports and returns, confidentiality of reports and returns,
determination of deficiencies, assessments, claims for refunds, penalties,
interest, jeopardy assessments, warrants, conferences and appeals to the Oregon
Tax Court, and procedures relating thereto, apply to ORS 320.305 to 320.340,
the same as if the tax were a tax imposed upon or measured by net income. All
such provisions apply to the taxpayer liable for the tax and to the transient
lodging provider required to collect the tax. As to any amount collected and required
to be remitted to the Department of Revenue, the tax shall be considered a tax
upon the transient lodging provider required to collect the tax and that
provider shall be considered a taxpayer. [2003 c.818 §7]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.335
Distribution of revenues. All moneys received by the Department of Revenue
pursuant to ORS 320.305 to 320.340, and interest thereon, shall be paid to the
State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445.
After the payment of refunds:
     (1) Moneys necessary to reimburse the Department of Revenue for the actual costs incurred by the department in administering the state transient lodging tax, not to exceed two percent of state transient lodging tax collections, are continuously appropriated to the department; and
     (2) The balance of the moneys received shall be transferred to the account of the Oregon Tourism Commission established under ORS 285A.274. The moneys transferred under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Tourism Commission for the purposes set forth in ORS 285A.274. [2003 c.818 §8]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.340
Exemption from public records law. (1) Public records of moneys received by
the Department of Revenue pursuant to ORS 320.305 to 320.340 are exempt from
disclosure under ORS 192.410 to 192.505. Nothing in this section shall limit
the use that can be made of such information for regulatory purposes or its use
and admissibility in any enforcement proceedings.
     (2) If a conflict is found to exist between subsection (1) of this section and ORS 314.835, ORS 314.835 controls. [2003 c.818 §8a]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
(Local Transient Lodging Taxes)
     320.345
Lodging provider collection reimbursement charges. (1) On or after January
1, 2001, a unit of local government that imposed a local transient lodging tax
on December 31, 2000, and allowed a transient lodging provider to retain a
collection reimbursement charge on that tax, may not decrease the percentage of
local transient lodging taxes that is used to fund collection reimbursement
charges.
     (2) A unit of local government that imposes a new local transient lodging tax on or after January 1, 2001, shall allow a transient lodging provider to retain a collection reimbursement charge of at least five percent of all collected local transient lodging tax revenues. The percentage of the collection reimbursement charge may be increased by the unit of local government.
     (3) A unit of local government that increases a local transient lodging tax on or after January 1, 2001, shall allow a transient lodging provider to retain a collection reimbursement charge of at least five percent of all collected local transient lodging tax revenues. The collection reimbursement charge shall apply to all collected local transient lodging tax revenues, including revenues that would have been collected without the increase. The percentage of the collection reimbursement charge may be increased by the unit of local government.
     (4) A unit of local government may not offset the loss of local transient lodging tax revenues caused by collection reimbursement charges required by this section by:
     (a) Increasing the rate of the local transient lodging tax;
     (b) Decreasing the percentage of total local transient lodging tax revenues used to fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities; or
     (c) Increasing or imposing a new fee solely on transient lodging providers or tourism promotion agencies that are funded by the local transient lodging tax. [2003 c.818 §10]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.347
Alternative remittance of receipts from tax on camping and recreational vehicle
spaces. (1) Except as provided in this section, a unit of local government
that imposes a tax on the rental of privately owned camping or recreational
vehicle spaces shall, regardless of a schedule imposed by the unit of local
government for remitting tax receipts, allow a transient lodging provider to
hold the tax collected until the amount of money held by the provider equals or
exceeds $100.
     (2) Once the amount held by a transient lodging provider equals or exceeds $100, or by December 31 of each year if the $100 threshold is not met, the provider shall remit the tax collected at the next following reporting period established by the unit of local government for payment of the tax.
     (3) A unit of local government may not assess any penalty or interest against a transient lodging provider that withholds payments pursuant to this section. [2005 c.610 §4]
     Note:
Section 5, chapter 610, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
     Sec.
5. Section 4 of this 2005 Act [320.347] applies to taxes collected by
transient lodging providers on or after the effective date of this 2005 Act
[January 1, 2006]. [2005 c.610 §5]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
     320.350
Local transient lodging tax moratorium; exceptions; uses of revenues. (1) A
unit of local government that did not impose a local transient lodging tax on
July 1, 2003, may not impose a local transient lodging tax on or after July 2,
2003, unless the imposition of the local transient lodging tax was approved on
or before July 1, 2003.
     (2) A unit of local government that imposed a local transient lodging tax on July 1, 2003, may not increase the rate of the local transient lodging tax on or after July 2, 2003, to a rate that is greater than the rate in effect on July 1, 2003, unless the increase was approved on or before July 1, 2003.
     (3) A unit of local government that imposed a local transient lodging tax on July 1, 2003, may not decrease the percentage of total local transient lodging tax revenues that are actually expended to fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities on or after July 2, 2003. A unit of local government that agreed, on or before July 1, 2003, to increase the percentage of total local transient lodging tax revenues that are to be expended to fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities, must increase the percentage as agreed.
     (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a unit of local government that is financing debt with local transient lodging tax revenues on November 26, 2003, must continue to finance the debt until the retirement of the debt, including any refinancing of that debt. If the tax is not otherwise permitted under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, at the time of the debt retirement:
     (a) The local transient lodging tax revenue that financed the debt shall be used as provided in subsection (5) of this section; or
     (b) The unit of local government shall thereafter eliminate the new tax or increase in tax otherwise described in subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
     (5) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to a new or increased local transient lodging tax if all of the net revenue from the new or increased tax, following reductions attributed to collection reimbursement charges, is used consistently with subsection (6) of this section to:
     (a) Fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities;
     (b) Fund city or county services; or
     (c) Finance or refinance the debt of tourism-related facilities and pay reasonable administrative costs incurred in financing or refinancing that debt, provided that:
     (A) The net revenue may be used for administrative costs only if the unit of local government provides a collection reimbursement charge; and
     (B) Upon retirement of the debt, the unit of local government reduces the tax by the amount by which the tax was increased to finance or refinance the debt.
     (6) At least 70 percent of net revenue from a new or increased local transient lodging tax shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (5)(a) or (c) of this section. No more than 30 percent of net revenue from a new or increased local transient lodging tax may be used for the purpose described in subsection (5)(b) of this section. [2003 c.818 §11]
     Note:
See second note under 320.300.
PENALTIES
     320.990
Penalties. Violation of any provision of ORS 320.005 to 320.150 by any
person is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $500, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.
Justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts of any
prosecution provided for in this subsection. [Amended by 1955 c.574 §7; 1971
c.743 §356; 1999 c.501 §10; 2005 c.94 §99]
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