2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 17 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation, Constitutions
Chapter 807 - Driving Privileges and Identification Cards
Section 807.040 - Requirements for issuance; rules; fees.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to any person who complies with all of the following requirements:

(a) The person must complete an application for a license under ORS 807.050.

(b) As required by ORS 807.021 and 807.730, the person must provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration and proof of legal presence in the United States or, if the person is not eligible for a Social Security number, proof of legal presence in the United States and proof that the person is not eligible for a Social Security number.

(c) The person must submit to collection of biometric data by the department that establish the identity of the person as described in ORS 807.024.

(d) The person must not be ineligible for the license under ORS 807.060 and must be eligible for the license under ORS 807.062.

(e) The person must successfully pass all examination requirements under ORS 807.070 for the class of license sought.

(f) The person must pay the appropriate license fee under ORS 807.370 for the class of license sought.

(g) The person must pay the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee.

(h) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must be the holder of a Class C license or any higher class of license.

(i) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must submit to the department, in a form approved by the department, the report of a medical examination that establishes that the person meets the medical requirements for the particular class of license. The department, by rule, shall establish medical requirements for purposes of this paragraph. The medical requirements established under this paragraph may include any requirements the department determines are necessary for the safe operation of vehicles permitted to be operated under the class of license for which the requirements are established.

(j) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must:

(A) Have at least one year's driving experience, including relevant experience obtained in the military;

(B) Not be disqualified from holding a commercial driver license under ORS 809.404; and

(C) Not be otherwise ineligible to hold a commercial driver license.

(2) The department shall work with other agencies and organizations to attempt to improve the issuance system for driver licenses. [1983 c.338 §301; 1985 c.16 §124; 1985 c.182 §2; 1985 c.608 §14a; 1989 c.636 §16; 1991 c.709 §1; 1993 c.751 §34; 2001 c.668 §8; 2005 c.22 §515; 2005 c.649 §15; 2005 c.775 §6; 2008 c.1 §§9,10; 2011 c.282 §2; 2012 c.43 §30]

Note: The amendments to 807.040 by section 38, chapter 237, Oregon Laws 2013, become operative July 8, 2015. See section 50, chapter 237, Oregon Laws 2013. The text that is operative on and after July 8, 2015, is set forth for the user's convenience.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a driver license to any person who complies with all of the following requirements:

(a) The person must complete an application for a license under ORS 807.050.

(b) As required by ORS 807.021 and 807.730, the person must provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social Security Administration and proof of legal presence in the United States or, if the person is not eligible for a Social Security number, proof of legal presence in the United States and proof that the person is not eligible for a Social Security number.

(c) The person must submit to collection of biometric data by the department that establish the identity of the person as described in ORS 807.024.

(d) The person must not be ineligible for the license under ORS 807.060 and must be eligible for the license under ORS 807.062.

(e) The person must successfully pass all examination requirements under ORS 807.070 for the class of license sought.

(f) The person must pay the appropriate license fee under ORS 807.370 for the class of license sought.

(g) The person must pay the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee.

(h) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must be the holder of a Class C license or any higher class of license.

(i) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must submit to the department, in a form approved by the department, the report of a medical examination that establishes that the person meets the medical requirements for the particular class of license. The department, by rule, shall establish medical requirements for purposes of this paragraph. The medical requirements established under this paragraph may include any requirements the department determines are necessary for the safe operation of vehicles permitted to be operated under the class of license for which the requirements are established.

(j) If the application is for a commercial driver license, the person must:

(A) Have at least one year's driving experience, including relevant experience obtained in the military;

(B) Not be subject to a lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges under ORS 809.520;

(C) Not be otherwise ineligible to hold a commercial driver license;

(D) Hold a commercial learner driver permit if the person must complete a skills demonstration under ORS 807.070 (3); and

(E) In addition to meeting the requirement of providing proof of legal presence under ORS 807.021 and this section, the person must submit valid documentation, as defined by the department by rule, that the person is a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States.

(2) The department shall work with other agencies and organizations to attempt to improve the issuance system for driver licenses.