OAR 735-062-0160: Clearance Letter

(1) A clearance letter referred to in OAR 735-062-0007, 735-062-0008, 735-062-0080(1)(c) or (3)(c) and 735-062-0090 is a letter or Request for Verification of Driver License Status (DMV Form 6600) completed by another jurisdiction indicating the status of the applicant's driving privileges in that jurisdiction. (2) A clearance letter, as provided in section (1) of this rule, must include all of the following: (a) Applicant's name. (b) Applicant's date of birth. (c) Out-of-jurisdiction license number. (d) Expiration date of the out-of-jurisdiction license. (e) Status of applicant's driving privilege including any endorsements, i.e., valid, expired, suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise not valid. The letter must include the reason for the suspension, cancellation or revocation, the beginning date of suspension, revocation or cancellation, requirement(s) for reinstatement and the date the applicant's license will be eligible for reinstatement. (f) A means of identifying the jurisdiction providing the clearance letter such as letterhead stationery. (g) The date the clearance letter was completed. (3) DMV will allow an applicant whose driving privilege is suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise not valid to complete certain requirements in this state if the other jurisdiction will accept the Oregon results and issue a clearance letter stating the applicant's driving privileges are valid in that jurisdiction. The applicant may complete: (a) Vision, knowledge or behind-the-wheel tests; (b) Remedial training or schools; (c) Medical, alcohol or other evaluation. (4) It is the applicant's responsibility to provide a clearance letter as required by this rule. A facsimile of a clearance letter is acceptable only if the clearance letter is received by DMV directly from the driver licensing agency in the other jurisdiction. Telephone clearances and Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) teletype clearances are not acceptable. (5) A clearance letter submitted to DMV will only be valid for issuance of a driver license for 60 days following the date it was completed by the other jurisdiction