OAR 740-045-0020: Oregon Commercial or Apportioned Vehicle Registration Plates, Placement
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2002-07-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) For the purpose of this rule, “front of the vehicle” means the front bumper, grill, headerboard or other front-end cab protection structure, the location of which allows a person facing the front of the vehicle to easily view the identification plate. (2) Commercial or apportioned vehicle registration plates must be displayed as follows: (a) Tractors and truck-tractors display plate on the front of the vehicle; (b) Buses and trucks display one plate on the front of the vehicle and one plate on the rear of the vehicle; and (c) In addition to the prohibitions found in ORS 803.550, plates must be kept legible, free of dirt and mud and not otherwise covered or hidden so as to be visible and easily read at all times.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 823.011, 825.450 & 826.031
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 825.450 & 826.035
History: MCTB 1-2002, f. 6-21-02, cert. ef. 7-1-02 MCTB 3-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-99 MCT 3-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-14-96, Renumbered from 860-064-0006 PUC 7-1993, f. & cert. ef. 3-19-93 (Order No. 93-285) PUC 12-1981, f. & cert. ef. 12-16-81 (Order No. 81-880) PUC 4-79, f. & cert. ef. 9-21-79 (Order No. 79-641), Renumbered from 860-034-0006 PUC 156, f. 8-6-73, cert. ef. 8-15-73 (Order No. 73-507) PUC 152, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-69 (Order No. 46489) PUC 148, f. 7-29-68, cert. ef. 9-1-68 (Order No. 44783) PUC 135, f. 5-9-66, cert. ef. 5-15-66 (Order No. 42332) PUC 120, f. 10-26-62, cert. ef. 11-15-62 (Order No. 38811) PUC 18, f. 9-1-54, cert. ef. 1-21-55(Order No. 33203)
This rule cites
- this rule — target_record_not_published
- ORS 803.550 — resolved
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Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/