Oregon Driving Record
Oregon Driver License
More than three million of us share Oregons streets and highways. We ask that you always drive safely and courteously. Remember, driving is a privilege you earn, not a right. Be careful to drive in a way that allows you to keep that privilege.
While driving a motor vehicle on highways or premises open to the public in Oregon, you must have either a valid driver license or instruction permit in your possession. You must get an Oregon driver license or instruction permit when you become a resident, even if your out-ofstate license or instruction permit has not expired. When DMV issues an Oregon driver license or instruction permit, you must turn in any license or instruction permit you have from another state.
Oregon Speed Regulations
The speed at which you drive determines how much time you have to act or react and how long it takes to stop. The higher the speed you are traveling, the less time you have to spot hazards, judge the speed of other traffic, and react to avoid the mistakes of other drivers.
The basic rule states you must drive at a speed that is reasonable and cautious for existing conditions. The basic rule applies on all streets and highways at all times.
To obey the basic rule, you need to think about your speed in relation to other traffic (including pedestrians and bicycles), the surface and width of the road, hazards at intersections, weather, visibility, and any other conditions that could affect safety. Use posted speed signs to help you determine what is a reasonable and prudent speed for present conditions.
If you drive at a speed that is unsafe for existing conditions in any area, at any time, even if you are driving slower than the speed limit, you are violating the basic rule. The basic rule does not allow you to drive over the speed limit.
Oregon Seat Belt Laws
Proper safety belt use is mandatory in Oregon for all drivers and passengers in all available seating positions when the vehicle is in motion.
Oregon Drunk Driving Laws
If you drink any alcohol or have an open bottle or other container with any alcohol in it while you are in a motor vehicle on any road or highway, you are breaking the law.
If you have a valid Oregon driver license in your possession, the officer will confiscate it and issue a 30day temporary driving permit. After 30 days, the suspension is in effect. Suspension lengths vary. If you are arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants, and you:
- Take a breath test and fail it DMV will suspend your driving privileges for 90 days. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year.
- Refuse to take a breath test DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. Conviction of this charge may result in a fine up to $1000. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years.
- Refuse to take a urine test DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years. The suspension for refusing a urine test will not start until any other Implied Consent suspension (even from the same arrest) is over.
- Refuse to take a blood test while receiving medical care in a health care facility following a motor vehicle crash DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. If you have any prior alcoholrelated entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years.
- Fail a blood test while receiving medical care in a health care facility following a motor vehicle crash DMV will suspend your driving privileges for 90 days. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year.
Oregons Implied Consent Law
This law means that by driving a motor vehicle you have implied that you will consent to a breath, blood, or urine test, if a police officer asks you to take such a test. The officer may ask you to take a test if the officer has arrested you for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). Refusal to take a test is admissible as evidence in court. If you are under 21, you will fail the test if you have a reading of any percentage. If you are over 21, you will fail the test if your blood alcohol reading is 0.08 percent or more. An implied consent suspension is separate from any suspension you may receive as a result of a DUII conviction.
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