Or. Admin. R. 735-046-0000

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 5, May 1, 2024
Section 735-046-0000 - Definitions

The following definitions apply to OAR 735-046-0000 through 735-046-0050:

(1) "Current Issue" means any registration plate type, plate background or plate series approved by DMV for issuance.
(2) "Current use" means any registration plate type, plate background or plate series that is no longer issued, but is approved for registration renewal or for special interest registration, or is a permanent registration plate. Examples of current use registration plates include:
(a) Passenger vehicle plates issued 1961 or later; and
(b) Motorcycle or moped plates issued 1968 or later.
(3) "Custom plates" mean customized registration plates authorized under ORS 805.240.
(4) "DMV" means the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation.
(5) "Plate choice" means the numbers or letters, or combination of numbers and letters (characters), requested by an applicant for custom plates. For purposes of custom plates, the letter "O" and the number "zero" are identical. A plate choice does not include a plate's background, design, method of validation, or any other information DMV may require.
(6) "Plate configuration" means a unique combination of numbers or letters that have been or may be assigned to registration plates.

Or. Admin. R. 735-046-0000

MV 1-1981, f. & ef. 2-5-81; MV 1-1983, f. & ef. 1-28-83; MV 9-1987, f. & ef. 9-1-87; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-071-0058; MV 25-1988, f. & cert. ef. 10-3-88; MV 48-1989, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-89; DMV 9-1994, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-94; DMV 8-1997, f. & cert. ef. 10-16-97; DMV 15-2008, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-08; DMV 22-2008, f. & cert. ef. 9-11-08; DMV 3-2014, f. & cert. ef. 5-19-14; DMV 32-2023, amend filed 11/14/2023, effective 11/14/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010, 805.103, 805.200 & 805.220

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 803.530, 803.535, 805.103, 805.200, 805.220 & 805.240