OAR 735-016-0020: Definitions that Apply to Residency and Domicile

For the purposes of OAR 735-016-0010 through 735-016-0070 the following definitions apply: (1) “Abode” means a person’s true and permanent home or place of habitation. (2) “Business entity” means a corporation, organization, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, governmental agency, or other legal entity, other than an individual. (3) “Domicile” is as described in ORS 803.355 and does not apply to a business entity. (4) “Established place of business” is: (a) A physical structure in which the official business records of the business entity are kept and which is owned, leased or rented by the business entity or individual business owner; (b) Designated by a street number or road location; (c) Open for business during established business hours; (d) Furnished with a telephone(s) publicly listed in the name of the business or the individual business owner; and (e) Staffed by one or more persons conducting activities for the business maintaining the facility. (5) “International Registration Plan” (IRP) means the inter-jurisdictional reciprocity agreement to which Oregon is a party, which authorizes apportioned registration of commercial vehicles and recognition of commercial vehicles apportioned in other jurisdictions. (6) “Primary residence” means the state, jurisdiction or physical location where a person lives, during any 12-month period, more than he or she lives elsewhere during that period.