OAR 735-046-0060: Graphic Registration Plate Series

(1) The graphic design plate produced as provided in chapter 572, Oregon Laws 1987, shall be issued as provided in section (2) of this rule to: (a) Vehicles registered under ORS 803.420(6)(a). This includes, but is not limited to the following vehicles: (A) Motor trucks with a loaded weight of 8,000 pounds or less, except armored cars, wreckers, tow vehicles, hearses or ambulances; (B) Vehicles commonly known as passenger cars; and (C) Trailers with a loaded weight of 8,000 pounds or less, except travel trailers or trailers registered under a statute other than ORS 803.420(6)(a). (b) Any vehicle covered in section (1) of this rule and registered with a customized plate(s) as provided in ORS 805.240; (c) Government-owned or -operated vehicles of the type covered under ORS 803.420(6)(a) issued plates other than government-owned vehicle registration plates as described in ORS 805.200; (d) Elected official plates covered under ORS 805.220; and (e) Oregon National Guard plates covered under ORS 805.200. (2) Vehicles listed in section (1) of this rule shall be issued a plate bearing the graphic design: (a) Upon the initial registration of the vehicle in Oregon; (b) Upon application for replacement plate(s); and (c) Any time a plate(s) would normally be issued to a vehicle (i.e., when a change in registration type or change in class occurs, such as when the weight of a pickup truck is reduced and its registration changes from heavy truck registration under ORS 803.420(14) to passenger truck registration under ORS 803.420(6)(a)). (3) Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to limit the issuance of special registration plates as described in ORS Chapter 805.