OAR 735-070-0020: Hearing Following a Cancellation

(1) The Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV) will grant a contested case hearing for cancellation actions in accordance with sections (5) and (6) of this rule. (2) A request for a hearing on the cancellation of a driver permit, driver license or identification card must comply with the requirements established in OAR 735-070-0110. (3) When DMV receives a timely request for a hearing on the cancellation of a driver permit, driver license, or identification card, the cancellation will not go into effect pending the outcome of the hearing, except in the following situations: (a) When DMV determines that there is a serious danger to the public health, safety, or welfare; (b) When the cancellation is due to a person’s inability to establish identity as required in ORS 807.024 and OAR 735-062-0016; (c) When the cancellation is for withdrawal of parent's consent; or (d) When the cancellation has gone into effect. (4) For the purposes of this rule, a serious danger to the public health, safety or welfare includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) A false or fraudulent driver permit, driver license or identification card has been issued and it could be used to facilitate: (A) A minor's acquisition of alcoholic beverages; (B) The cashing of forged checks; (C) The acquisition of property under false pretenses; or (D) Any other unlawful activity. (b) A driver permit or driver license is issued to a person whose driving privileges are suspended or revoked at the time the driver permit or driver license is issued. This applies to a situation where DMV would not have issued the driver permit or driver license had it known at the time that the person's driving privileges were suspended or revoked. (c) A person determined by DMV to be an endangerment to persons or property and denied further testing through cancellation of driving privileges under ORS 807.350 and OAR 735-062-0073(5). (5) The Office of Administrative Hearings will conduct hearings held on identification card cancellations under ORS 807.400 as contested cases in accordance with 183.310 to 183.550. (6) The Office of Administrative Hearings will conduct hearings held on driver permit or driver license cancellations under ORS 809.310 not based on a conviction as contested cases in accordance with 183.310 to 183.550.