OAR 735-046-0050: Congressional Medal of Honor, Elected Official and Consular Corps Plates

(1) Requirements and Qualifications. In addition to all other requirements for registration, an applicant for Congressional Medal of Honor plates, elected official plates or consular corps plates must submit to DMV an application for registration and all applicable fees, including any fee required for the custom plate requested. At the time of application, the applicant must be the registered owner of the vehicle listed on the application and: (a) For Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, meet the qualifications for issuance of Congressional Medal of Honor plates under ORS 805.103 and this rule; (b) For elected officials, meet the qualifications of ORS 805.220, and hold the office specified on the application. DMV may contact the Secretary of State to verify compliance with this subsection; (c) For consular corps plates, provide proof to DMV that the applicant is appointed by a foreign government as an honorary consul and is acting in that capacity. Proof under this subsection is a copy of the applicant’s current Consular Identification Card issued by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Protocol. (2) For purposes of section (1) of this rule, the annual custom plate fee set forth in ORS 805.250(2)(a) for issuance or renewal of Congressional Medal of Honor plates is waived and is not a required fee. (3) Elected official plates are assigned to a specific vehicle and — if requested by the applicant — are issued in addition to the regular registration plates issued to the vehicle. The fee for an elected official plate issued in addition to a regular series plate is the plate manufacturing fee established under ORS 803.570. Elected official plates may be transferred to another vehicle if: (a) The vehicle to which the plates are to be transferred is registered in the name of the elected official who qualifies for the particular plate configuration; and (b) The applicant submits to DMV a completed application that identifies the vehicle to which the elected official plates are to be assigned. (4) Consular corps plates are assigned to a specific vehicle and may only be transferred to another vehicle under section (5) of this rule. (5) Plate Transfer. In addition to all other requirements for transferring registration plates, an applicant for a plate transfer must submit to DMV a completed, signed application to transfer registration plates and all applicable fees. At the time of transfer, the applicant must be the registered owner of the vehicle listed on the application. There is no plate transfer fee for elected official plates. (6) Plate Configurations. The following plate configurations are reserved as specified: (a) For Congressional Medal of Honor recipients: Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this subsection, the applicant may choose the letter combination “MOH” or “CMH,” which will be followed by a single number from 1 to 9, to be designated by DMV; (A) A total of 18 pairs of Congressional Medal of Honor plates are reserved for issuance to qualified Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. (B) When a Congressional Medal of Honor plate configuration is issued, it will be removed from the list of available plates and will not be issued again. For example, after plate configuration “CMH 1” is issued, that configuration is no longer available. The next qualified applicant is issued the next available plate number in numeric order. (b) For elected officials: (A) Governor: “GOVERNOR 1”; (B) Secretary of State: “SECRETARY OF STATE 2”; (C) State Treasurer: “STATE TREASURER 3”; (D) President of the Senate: “PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE 4”; (E) President pro tempore of the Senate: “SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 4A”; (F) Speaker of the House of Representatives: “SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5”; (G) Speaker pro tempore of the House: “SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRO TEMPORE 5A”; (H) State Senators: “STATE SENATOR” followed by the applicable Senate district number; (I) State Representatives: “STATE REP.” followed by the applicable House district number; (J) U.S. Senator: “U.S. SENATOR” followed by the number 1 or 2, depending on seniority; (K) U.S. Representative: “U.S. REP.” followed by the House District number; and (c) For consular corps plates: “OFFICAL CONSULAR CORPS” followed by a number assigned by DMV. (7) In addition to the elected official plate for the Governor under subsection (3)(b) of this rule, DMV will issue regular series plates to the Governor upon request from the Governor’s office. The fee for a regular series plate issued under this section is the plate manufacturing fee established under ORS 803.570. (8) The plates must be removed from the vehicle to which they are assigned when the person no longer qualifies for elected official plates or consular corps plates because the term of office or appointment expires, or the person otherwise ceases to act in the official capacity required to qualify for the plates. After removing the plates from the vehicle, the person may surrender the plates to DMV or retain the plates as a souvenir.