OAR 735-040-0140: Car Rental Company Vehicle Registration without a Primary Ownership Record

(1) A car rental company that possesses a valid Oregon vehicle dealer certificate, issued or renewed under ORS 822.020, may submit an application for vehicle title and registration to an integrator without the vehicle’s primary ownership record. The integrator, acting on behalf of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV), will issue registration plates, registration stickers and a registration card for the vehicle to the car rental company when the car rental company: (a) Submits a completed application for vehicle title and registration; (b) Submits all required documentation, except for the primary ownership record; (c) Pays all required fees; and (d) Certifies that the car rental company: (A) Has not received the primary ownership record for the vehicle as of the date the application is submitted; and (B) Will submit the primary ownership record to DMV within 42 days of the submission of the application. (2) DMV will issue a vehicle title to the car rental company for a vehicle that received registration plates, registration stickers and a registration card as provided in section (1) of this rule when the car rental company submits the primary ownership record for the vehicle to DMV. The primary ownership record must show the car rental company as the owner or dealer to which the vehicle was transferred. (3) The car rental company must submit the primary ownership record for the vehicle issued registration plates, stickers and a registration card under section (1) of this rule, to DMV within 42 days from the date of the submission of the application to the integrator. (4) If DMV does not receive the primary ownership record for the vehicle issued registration plates, stickers and a registration card under section (1) of this rule within 42 days of submission of the application to the integrator, DMV will cancel the registration of the vehicle in accordance with ORS 809.090.