OAR 735-062-0120: Standards for Issuance of Driver's Licenses Without a Photograph
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) DMV may, upon receipt of a written request, and for good cause, provide for issuance of a valid driver license without a photograph to any applicant qualified to hold an Oregon driver license: (a) Who is a member of a religious denomination that prohibits photographing of its members because it is contrary to its religious tenets; (b) Whose religious beliefs require the applicant to wear a head covering, clothing or similar material that partially or completely covers the applicant’s face, preventing the applicant from being photographed as described in OAR 735-062-0016(2); (c) Who has severe facial disfigurement; or (d) Who is stationed outside of this state while in the active military service in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard or who is the spouse or dependent of such an individual, and the department is unable to issue the driver license using the previous photo on file as provided under OAR 735-062-0125. (2) In addition to satisfying the requirements of section (1), an applicant for issuance of a driver license under this rule must: (a) Provide a verifiable SSN or written statement that the person has not been assigned a SSN, as provided in OAR 735-062-0005; (b) Provide proof of identity and date of birth as required under ORS 807.040 and provided in OAR 735-062-0020; and (c) Provide proof of residence address as provided in OAR 735-062-0030(1). (3) An applicant applying for a renewed driver license under subsection (1)(c) of this rule must also provide proof of being a resident of or domiciled in Oregon as described in OAR 735-016-0040.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010 & 807.110
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 807.110
History: DMV 18-2025, amend filed 11/13/2025, effective 01/01/2026 DMV 34-2020, amend filed 12/11/2020, effective 01/01/2021 DMV 2-2020, amend filed 01/28/2020, effective 01/28/2020 DMV 3-2018, minor correction filed 02/13/2018, effective 02/13/2018 DMV 11-2015, f. 12-17-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16 DMV 16-2011, f. 12-22-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12 DMV 17-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-10 DMV 16-2008, f. 6-23-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08 DMV 23-2005, f. & cert. ef. 11-18-05 DMV 16-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-17-05 thru 12-13-05 DMV 21-2001, f. & cert. ef. 10-18-01 MV 15-1986, f. 9-16-86, ef. 10-1-86, Renumbered from 735-031-0038 MV 80, f. & ef. 10-4-77
This rule cites
- OAR 735-062-0016 — resolved
- OAR 735-062-0125 — resolved
- this rule — target_record_not_published
- OAR 735-062-0005 — resolved
- ORS 807.040 — resolved
- OAR 735-062-0020 — resolved
- OAR 735-062-0030 — resolved
- subsection (1)(c) of this rule — target_record_not_published
- OAR 735-016-0040 — resolved
Cited by
- OAR 735-018-0165: Renewal of Real ID or Non-Real ID Driver License, Driver Permit or Identification Card by Electronic Transaction at DMV's Website
- OAR 735-062-0001: Purpose
- OAR 735-062-0016: Requirements for Establishing Identity Under ORS 807.024 and Consequences of Applicant’s Failure to Establish Identity
- OAR 735-062-0110: Replacement Driver Permits, Driver Licenses, and Identification Cards
Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/