OAR 735-062-0060: Periodic Check of Driver’s Eyesight

(1) All licensed drivers 65 years of age and older must renew their driver license in person at a DMV office and either: (a) Have their eyesight tested by DMV; or (b) Submit a Certificate of Vision form (DMV Form 735-24), that shows their eyesight meets the eyesight test standard indicated in OAR 735-062-0050, as tested by a licensed vision specialist (ophthalmologist or optometrist) within the previous six months. The form must be completed by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist and be submitted to DMV along with the driver license renewal application. (2) For purposes of this rule, a driver's age is the age the person will be on the date of the expiration of the license to be renewed or the person’s age at the time of application for renewal, whichever is older. (3) The eyesight test must include those items listed in OAR 735-062-0050. (4) If a person's eyesight meets the eyesight test standard indicated in OAR 735-062-0050, and if the driver complies with all other driver license renewal requirements, DMV will renew the person's license. If the visual acuity of the person's best eye is worse than 20/40 and no worse than 20/70, DMV will restrict the person to daylight driving only, unless, in the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist (ophthalmologist or optometrist), the person's driving should not be restricted to daylight driving only. To obtain unrestricted driving privileges, the person must submit a completed Certificate of Vision form (DMV Form 735-24), that indicates it is the opinion of the vision specialist that the person's driving should not be restricted to daylight driving only. (5) When DMV's vision screening test shows a person's visual acuity level in the best eye is worse than 20/40 and no worse than 20/70, DMV will issue upon request, a Temporary Driver Permit, to allow a person to obtain the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist as provided in section (4) of this rule. DMV will issue the Temporary Driver Permit as follows: (a) If the person's current driver license is due to expire within 30 days, DMV will issue a Temporary Driver Permit that is valid beginning on the date of expiration of the person's driver license; (b) If the person's driver license is already expired and has been expired for less than two years, DMV will issue a Temporary Driver Permit that is valid beginning on the date it is issued; (c) The Temporary Driver Permit restricts the person's driving privileges to driving during daylight hours only; and (d) The Temporary Driver Permit is valid for 30 days and may be extended for an additional 30 days for sufficient cause. (6) Drivers who are temporarily out-of-state and unable to go to a DMV office to have their eyesight tested when required to do so may get their eyesight checked in the state where they are located. Upon request, a vision examination form, Certificate of Vision, DMV Form 735-24, will be provided to the person by DMV. The form must be completed by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist and be submitted to DMV along with the driver license renewal application.