HB 4063

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session
  House Bill 4063
 Sponsored by Representative OSBORNE, Senator BROADMAN, Representatives SKARLATOS, PHAM H; Repre-
  sentatives BOICE, BREESE-IVERSON, BUNCH, CATE, DIEHL, EDWARDS, EVANS, HELFRICH, LEVY B,
  LEWIS, MANNIX, MCINTIRE, NELSON, NOSSE, OWENS, RIEKE SMITH, SCHARF, WRIGHT, YUNKER,
  Senators FREDERICK, PROZANSKI, SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
  SUMMARY
 The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
 to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
 measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
 standards.
  Digest: The Act makes laws about Kei trucks. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).
  Allows a person to title and register a Kei truck in Oregon. Amends and creates laws related
 to allowing Kei trucks to operate on highways in Oregon.
  Creates the offense of unlawfully operating a Kei truck on a highway. Punishes by a maximum
 fine of $1,000.
1A BILL FOR AN ACT
2 Relating to Kei trucks; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 468A.350, 646.913, 803.045,
3      803.210, 803.420, 815.075, 815.105, 815.109 and 815.300.
4 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
5      SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2026 Act is added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle
6 Code.
7      SECTION 2. “Kei truck” means a motor vehicle that:
8      (1) Was originally manufactured in Japan or South Korea;
9      (2) Has an engine that has a piston or rotor displacement of 660 cubic centimeters;
10      (3) Is 11 feet or less in length;
11      (4) Is 4.9 feet or less in width;
12      (5) Is 6.6 feet or less in height; and
13      (6) Has a model year that predates the current year by 25 years or more.
14      SECTION 3. ORS 803.045 is amended to read:
15      803.045. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue title for a vehicle if the applicant and
16 the vehicle meet the following qualifications:
17      (a) The applicant must satisfy the department that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and
18 is otherwise entitled to have title issued in the applicant’s name.
19      (b) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 803.050 (2), the applicant must submit a completed and
20 signed application for title described in ORS 803.050.
21      (c) The applicant must pay the fee for issuance of a certificate of title under ORS 803.090 or the
22 fee for issuance of title in another form, as established by the department by rule in accordance with
23 ORS 803.012.
24      (d) If the vehicle is a reconstructed vehicle or an assembled vehicle, the applicant must provide
25 the following information in addition to any other information required under this section:
26      (A) The certificate of title last issued for the frame of the vehicle, a salvage title certificate is-
27 sued for the vehicle or other evidence of ownership satisfactory to the department.
 NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
 New sections are in boldfaced type.
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1      (B) Bills of sale for major components used to build the vehicle.
2      (e) If the vehicle is covered by an Oregon title or salvage title certificate, the applicant shall
3 surrender the Oregon title or salvage title certificate, submit an application as provided under ORS
4 803.065 or submit other evidence of ownership satisfactory to the department.
5      (f) Unless the department adopts rules to the contrary, if the vehicle is from another jurisdic-
6 tion, the applicant shall surrender to the department with the application the certificate of title is-
7 sued by the other jurisdiction, if such jurisdiction requires certificates of title. If such jurisdiction
8 does not require certificates of title, then the applicant shall surrender the registration cards.
9      (g) If required by the department, the applicant must submit proof of ownership as described
10 under ORS 803.205.
11      (h) Other than a racing activity vehicle [as defined in ORS 801.404] or Kei truck, if the de-
12 partment has reason to believe a vehicle was not certified by the original manufacturer as con-
13 forming to federal vehicle standards, the department may require the applicant to provide proof
14 satisfactory to the department that the vehicle conforms to federal vehicle standards.
15      (i) Unless the vehicle is exempted from odometer disclosure requirements, the applicant shall
16 submit an appropriate odometer disclosure form. The department shall determine what constitutes
17 an appropriate form in any particular situation. The department may make exceptions by rule to the
18 requirement for submission of an odometer disclosure form.
19      (2) The department may not issue title for a vehicle:
20      (a) Required by ORS 803.210 to be inspected unless the vehicle has been inspected as described
21 in ORS 803.212 and the inspection fee paid under ORS 803.215.
22      (b) If the current vehicle title, certificate, ownership document or the vehicle record available
23 through electronic record inquiry:
24      (A) Has a junk status;
25      (B) Is a junk title, junk certificate or similar ownership document issued by another jurisdiction;
26 or
27      (C) Has a junk or similar brand or notation.
28      (c) As prescribed in ORS 803.591.
29      (3) The department may adopt any rules it considers necessary for the administration of sub-
30 section (2)(a) and (b) of this section.
31      SECTION 4. ORS 803.210 is amended to read:
32      803.210. (1) The Department of Transportation shall not issue title for a vehicle described in
33 subsection (2) of this section unless:
34      (a) An inspection of the vehicle identification number or numbers of the vehicle is performed in
35 accordance with ORS 803.212; and
36      (b) The fee established under ORS 803.215 is paid to the department for the inspection.
37      (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the requirements of this section apply
38 to all of the following:
39      (a) A vehicle from another jurisdiction.
40      (b) Any assembled or reconstructed vehicle.
41      (c) Any vehicle if the certificate of title has been or is required to be submitted to the depart-
42 ment, or a person is required to report to the department, under ORS 819.010, 819.012, 819.014 or
43 819.030.
44      (d) Any vehicle if the department has received notice that the vehicle has been or will be
45 wrecked, dismantled or disassembled under ORS 819.010 or 822.135.
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1     (e) Replicas.
2     (f) Other than a racing activity vehicle [as defined in ORS 801.404] or Kei truck, any vehicle
3 the department has reason to believe was not certified by the original manufacturer as conforming
4 to federal vehicle standards.
5     (3) The requirements of this section do not apply to the following vehicles if the person shown
6 as the owner on an out-of-state title for the vehicle applies for an Oregon title in that person’s name:
7     (a) A rental truck, rental truck tractor or rental trailer that is registered in Oregon under an
8 interstate agreement that provides that a portion of the owner’s fleet is to be registered in each
9 state in which the fleet operates.
10     (b) A trailer or semitrailer that has permanent registration.
11     (4) The requirement to inspect a vehicle identification number or numbers of the vehicle under
12 subsection (1) of this section does not apply to park model recreational vehicles, as defined in ORS
13 803.036, or former park model recreational vehicles.
14     SECTION 5. ORS 803.420, as amended by section 18 (6)(e), chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special
15 session), is amended to read:
16     803.420. (1) The vehicle registration fees imposed under this section shall be based on the clas-
17 sifications determined by the Department of Transportation by rule. The department may classify a
18 vehicle to ensure that registration fees for the vehicle are the same as for other vehicles the de-
19 partment determines to be comparable.
20     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or unless the vehicle is registered quarterly,
21 the fees described in this section are for an entire registration period for the vehicle as described
22 under ORS 803.415. For a vehicle registered for a quarterly registration period under ORS 803.415,
23 the department shall apportion any fee under this section to reflect the number of quarters regis-
24 tered.
25     (3) Vehicle registration fees are due when a vehicle is registered and when the registered owner
26 renews the registration.
27     (4) In addition to the registration fees listed in this section, a county or a district may impose
28 an additional registration fee as provided under ORS 801.041 and 801.042.
29     (5) A rental or leasing company, as defined in ORS 221.275, that elects to initially register a
30 vehicle for an annual or biennial registration period shall pay a fee of $2 in addition to the vehicle
31 registration fee provided under this section.
32     (6) The registration fees for each year of the registration period for vehicles subject to biennial
33 registration are as follows:
34     (a) Passenger vehicles not otherwise provided for in this section or ORS 821.320, $43.
35     (b) Utility trailers or light trailers, as those terms are defined by rule by the department, $63.
36     (c) Mopeds and motorcycles, $44.
37     (d) Low-speed vehicles, $63.
38     (e) Medium-speed electric vehicles, $105.
39     (f) Kei trucks, $63.
40     (7) The registration fees for vehicles that are subject to biennial registration and that are listed
41 in this subsection are as follows:
42     (a) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045 and undercover vehicles registered under
43 ORS 805.060, $10 upon registration or renewal.
44     (b) Fixed load vehicles:
45     (A) If a declaration of weight described under ORS 803.435 is submitted establishing the weight
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1 of the vehicle at 3,000 pounds or less, $61.
2     (B) If no declaration of weight is submitted or if the weight of the vehicles is in excess of 3,000
3 pounds, $82.
4     (c) Travel trailers, special use trailers, campers and motor homes, based on length as determined
5 under ORS 803.425:
6     (A) Trailers or campers that are 6 to 10 feet in length, $81.
7     (B) Trailers or campers over 10 feet in length, $81 plus $7 a foot for each foot of length over
8 the first 10 feet.
9     (C) Motor homes that are 6 to 14 feet in length, $86.
10     (D) Motor homes over 14 feet in length, $126 plus $8 a foot for each foot of length over the first
11 10 feet.
12     (8) The registration fee for trailers for hire that are equipped with pneumatic tires made of an
13 elastic material and that are not travel trailers or trailers registered under permanent registration
14 is $30.
15     (9) The registration fees for vehicles subject to ownership registration are as follows:
16     (a) Government-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.040, $5.
17     (b) Vehicles registered with special registration for disabled veterans under ORS 805.100 or for
18 former prisoners of war under ORS 805.110, $15.
19     (c) School vehicles registered under ORS 805.050, $5.
20     (10) The registration fees for vehicles subject to permanent registration are as follows:
21     (a) Antique vehicles registered under ORS 805.010, $100.
22     (b) Vehicles of special interest registered under ORS 805.020, $100.
23     (c) Racing activity vehicles registered under ORS 805.035, $100.
24     (d) Trailers, $10.
25     (e) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045 and undercover vehicles registered under
26 ORS 805.060, $10.
27     (11) The registration fee for trailers registered as part of a fleet under an agreement reached
28 pursuant to ORS 802.500 is the same fee as the fee for vehicles of the same type registered under
29 other provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
30     (12) The registration fee for vehicles with proportional registration under ORS 826.009, or pro-
31 portional fleet registration under ORS 826.011, is the same fee as the fee for vehicles of the same
32 type under this section except that the fees shall be fixed on an apportioned basis as provided under
33 the agreement established under ORS 826.007.
34     (13) In addition to any other registration fees charged for registration of vehicles in fleets under
35 ORS 805.120, the department may charge the following fees:
36     (a) Service charge for each vehicle entered into a fleet, $3.
37     (b) Service charge for each vehicle in the fleet at the time of renewal, $2.
38     (14)(a) The registration fee for motor vehicles required to establish a registration weight under
39 ORS 803.430 or 826.013, tow vehicles used to transport property for hire other than as described in
40 ORS 822.210 and commercial buses is as provided in the following chart, based upon the weight
41 submitted in the declaration of weight prepared under ORS 803.435 or 826.015:
42 _______________________________________________________________________________________
43
44    Weight in Pounds  Fee
45    8,000 or  less     $    74
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1 8,001 to    10,000    464
2 10,001 to   12,000    528
3 12,001 to   14,000    591
4 14,001 to   16,000    655
5 16,001 to   18,000    718
6 18,001 to   20,000    801
7 20,001 to   22,000    864
8 22,001 to   24,000    949
9 24,001 to   26,000   1,031
10 26,001 to   28,000    375
11 28,001 to   30,000    391
12 30,001 to   32,000    422
13 32,001 to   34,000    438
14 34,001 to   36,000    468
15 36,001 to   38,000    485
16 38,001 to   40,000    515
17 40,001 to   42,000    532
18 42,001 to   44,000    562
19 44,001 to   46,000    578
20 46,001 to   48,000    593
21 48,001 to   50,000    625
22 50,001 to   52,000    656
23 52,001 to   54,000    672
24 54,001 to   56,000    686
25 56,001 to   58,000    717
26 58,001 to   60,000    750
27 60,001 to   62,000    780
28 62,001 to   64,000    811
29 64,001 to   66,000    827
30 66,001 to   68,000    857
31 68,001 to   70,000    874
32 70,001 to   72,000    904
33 72,001 to   74,000    921
34 74,001 to   76,000    951
35 76,001 to   78,000    967
36 78,001 to   80,000    998
37 80,001 to   82,000   1,014
38 82,001 to   84,000   1,045
39 84,001 to   86,000   1,061
40 86,001 to   88,000   1,092
41 88,001 to   90,000   1,108
42 90,001 to   92,000   1,139
43 92,001 to   94,000   1,155
44 94,001 to   96,000   1,185
45 96,001 to   98,000   1,202
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1  98,001 to    100,000  1,218
2 100,001 to    102,000  1,249
3 102,001 to    104,000  1,265
4 104,001 to    105,500  1,295
5 _______________________________________________________________________________________
6
7     (b)(A) The registration fee for motor vehicles with a registration weight of more than 8,000
8 pounds that are described in ORS 825.015, that are operated by a charitable organization as defined
9 in ORS 825.017 (13), is as provided in the following chart:
10 _______________________________________________________________________________________
11
12    Weight in Pounds  Fee
13   8,001 to     10,000  $     71
14  10,001 to     12,000  85
15  12,001 to     14,000  92
16  14,001 to     16,000  107
17  16,001 to     18,000  114
18  18,001 to     20,000  128
19  20,001 to     22,000  135
20  22,001 to     24,000  149
21  24,001 to     26,000  156
22  26,001 to     28,000  170
23  28,001 to     30,000  178
24  30,001 to     32,000  192
25  32,001 to     34,000  199
26  34,001 to     36,000  213
27  36,001 to     38,000  220
28  38,001 to     40,000  234
29  40,001 to     42,000  241
30  42,001 to     44,000  256
31  44,001 to     46,000  263
32  46,001 to     48,000  270
33  48,001 to     50,000  284
34  50,001 to     52,000  298
35  52,001 to     54,000  305
36  54,001 to     56,000  312
37  56,001 to     58,000  327
38  58,001 to     60,000  341
39  60,001 to     62,000  355
40  62,001 to     64,000  369
41  64,001 to     66,000  376
42  66,001 to     68,000  391
43  68,001 to     70,000  398
44  70,001 to     72,000  412
45  72,001 to     74,000  419
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1  74,001 to     76,000  433
2  76,001 to     78,000  440
3  78,001 to     80,000  454
4  80,001 to     82,000  462
5  82,001 to     84,000  476
6  84,001 to     86,000  483
7  86,001 to     88,000  497
8  88,001 to     90,000  504
9  90,001 to     92,000  518
10  92,001 to     94,000  525
11  94,001 to     96,000  540
12  96,001 to     98,000  547
13  98,001 to    100,000  554
14 100,001 to    102,000  568
15 102,001 to    104,000  575
16 104,001 to    105,500  589
17 _______________________________________________________________________________________
18
19     (B) The registration fee for motor vehicles that are certified under ORS 822.205, unless the mo-
20 tor vehicles are registered under paragraph (a) of this subsection, or that are used exclusively to
21 transport manufactured structures, is as provided in the following chart:
22 _______________________________________________________________________________________
23
24    Weight in Pounds  Fee
25   8,000 or        less       $    63
26   8,001 to     10,000  145
27  10,001 to     12,000  173
28  12,001 to     14,000  187
29  14,001 to     16,000  217
30  16,001 to     18,000  231
31  18,001 to     20,000  260
32  20,001 to     22,000  274
33  22,001 to     24,000  304
34  24,001 to     26,000  318
35  26,001 to     28,000  346
36  28,001 to     30,000  362
37  30,001 to     32,000  391
38  32,001 to     34,000  405
39  34,001 to     36,000  435
40  36,001 to     38,000  449
41  38,001 to     40,000  477
42  40,001 to     42,000  491
43  42,001 to     44,000  521
44  44,001 to     46,000  535
45  46,001 to     48,000  550
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1  48,001 to     50,000  578
2  50,001 to     52,000  608
3  52,001 to     54,000  622
4  54,001 to     56,000  636
5  56,001 to     58,000  665
6  58,001 to     60,000  694
7  60,001 to     62,000  723
8  62,001 to     64,000  753
9  64,001 to     66,000  767
10  66,001 to     68,000  795
11  68,001 to     70,000  809
12  70,001 to     72,000  839
13  72,001 to     74,000  853
14  74,001 to     76,000  882
15  76,001 to     78,000  896
16  78,001 to     80,000  926
17  80,001 to     82,000  940
18  82,001 to     84,000  968
19  84,001 to     86,000  983
20  86,001 to     88,000  1,012
21  88,001 to     90,000  1,027
22  90,001 to     92,000  1,055
23  92,001 to     94,000  1,071
24  94,001 to     96,000  1,099
25  96,001 to     98,000  1,113
26  98,001 to    100,000  1,127
27 100,001 to    102,000  1,157
28 102,001 to    104,000  1,172
29 104,001 to    105,500  1,200
30 _______________________________________________________________________________________
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32     (C) The owner of a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph must certify
33 at the time of initial registration, in a manner determined by the department by rule, that the motor
34 vehicle will be used exclusively to transport manufactured structures or exclusively as described in
35 ORS 822.210, unless the motor vehicle is registered under paragraph (a) of this subsection, or as
36 described in ORS 825.015 or 825.017 (13). Registration of a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) or
37 (B) of this paragraph is invalid if the vehicle is operated in any manner other than that described
38 in the certification under this subparagraph.
39     (c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this subsection, the registration fee for motor vehicles registered
40 as farm vehicles under ORS 805.300 is as provided in the following chart, based upon the registra-
41 tion weight given in the declaration of weight submitted under ORS 803.435:
42 _______________________________________________________________________________________
43
44    Weight in Pounds  Fee
45   8,000 or        less        $     50
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1 8,001 to    10,000   65
2 10,001 to   12,000   75
3 12,001 to   14,000   97
4 14,001 to   16,000   108
5 16,001 to   18,000   129
6 18,001 to   20,000   141
7 20,001 to   22,000   162
8 22,001 to   24,000   172
9 24,001 to   26,000   195
10 26,001 to   28,000   204
11 28,001 to   30,000   226
12 30,001 to   32,000   237
13 32,001 to   34,000   258
14 34,001 to   36,000   270
15 36,001 to   38,000   291
16 38,001 to   40,000   302
17 40,001 to   42,000   324
18 42,001 to   44,000   334
19 44,001 to   46,000   356
20 46,001 to   48,000   366
21 48,001 to   50,000   388
22 50,001 to   52,000   399
23 52,001 to   54,000   409
24 54,001 to   56,000   432
25 56,001 to   58,000   453
26 58,001 to   60,000   463
27 60,001 to   62,000   474
28 62,001 to   64,000   496
29 64,001 to   66,000   517
30 66,001 to   68,000   528
31 68,001 to   70,000   540
32 70,001 to   72,000   561
33 72,001 to   74,000   571
34 74,001 to   76,000   594
35 76,001 to   78,000   604
36 78,001 to   80,000   625
37 80,001 to   82,000   636
38 82,001 to   84,000   657
39 84,001 to   86,000   669
40 86,001 to   88,000   690
41 88,001 to   90,000   700
42 90,001 to   92,000   723
43 92,001 to   94,000   733
44 94,001 to   96,000   754
45 96,001 to   98,000   765
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1  98,001 to     100,000  787
2 100,001 to     102,000  798
3 102,001 to     104,000  819
4 104,001 to     105,500  831
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7     (d) For any vehicle that is registered under a quarterly registration period, the registration fee
8 is a minimum of $15 for each quarter registered plus an additional fee of $2.
9     (15) The registration and renewal fees for vehicles specified in this subsection that are required
10 to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430 or 826.013 are as follows:
11     (a) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045, $10.
12     (b) Undercover vehicles registered under ORS 805.060, $10.
13     SECTION 6. If Ballot Measure ___ (2026) (referring parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025
14 (special session)) is approved by the voters at an election held throughout this state, ORS 803.420,
15 as amended by section 18 (6)(a) to (e), chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), is amended to
16 read:
17     803.420. (1) The vehicle registration fees imposed under this section shall be based on the clas-
18 sifications determined by the Department of Transportation by rule. The department may classify a
19 vehicle to ensure that registration fees for the vehicle are the same as for other vehicles the de-
20 partment determines to be comparable.
21     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or unless the vehicle is registered quarterly,
22 the fees described in this section are for an entire registration period for the vehicle as described
23 under ORS 803.415. For a vehicle registered for a quarterly registration period under ORS 803.415,
24 the department shall apportion any fee under this section to reflect the number of quarters regis-
25 tered.
26     (3) Vehicle registration fees are due when a vehicle is registered and when the registered owner
27 renews the registration.
28     (4) In addition to the registration fees listed in this section, a county or a district may impose
29 an additional registration fee as provided under ORS 801.041 and 801.042.
30     (5) A rental or leasing company, as defined in ORS 221.275, that elects to initially register a
31 vehicle for an annual or biennial registration period shall pay a fee of $2 in addition to the vehicle
32 registration fee provided under this section.
33     (6) The registration fees for each year of the registration period for vehicles subject to biennial
34 registration are as follows:
35     (a) Passenger vehicles not otherwise provided for in this section or ORS 821.320, $85.
36     (b) Utility trailers or light trailers, as those terms are defined by rule by the department, $105.
37     (c) Mopeds and motorcycles, $86.
38     (d) Low-speed vehicles, $105.
39     (e) Medium-speed electric vehicles, $105.
40     (f) Kei trucks, $63.
41     (7) The registration fees for vehicles that are subject to biennial registration and that are listed
42 in this subsection are as follows:
43     (a) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045 and undercover vehicles registered under
44 ORS 805.060, $10 upon registration or renewal.
45     (b) Fixed load vehicles:
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1     (A) If a declaration of weight described under ORS 803.435 is submitted establishing the weight
2 of the vehicle at 3,000 pounds or less, $61.
3     (B) If no declaration of weight is submitted or if the weight of the vehicles is in excess of 3,000
4 pounds, $82.
5     (c) Travel trailers, special use trailers, campers and motor homes, based on length as determined
6 under ORS 803.425:
7     (A) Trailers or campers that are 6 to 10 feet in length, $81.
8     (B) Trailers or campers over 10 feet in length, $81 plus $7 a foot for each foot of length over
9 the first 10 feet.
10     (C) Motor homes that are 6 to 14 feet in length, $86.
11     (D) Motor homes over 14 feet in length, $126 plus $8 a foot for each foot of length over the first
12 10 feet.
13     (8) The registration fee for trailers for hire that are equipped with pneumatic tires made of an
14 elastic material and that are not travel trailers or trailers registered under permanent registration
15 is $30.
16     (9) The registration fees for vehicles subject to ownership registration are as follows:
17     (a) Government-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.040, $5.
18     (b) Vehicles registered with special registration for disabled veterans under ORS 805.100 or for
19 former prisoners of war under ORS 805.110, $15.
20     (c) School vehicles registered under ORS 805.050, $5.
21     (10) The registration fees for vehicles subject to permanent registration are as follows:
22     (a) Antique vehicles registered under ORS 805.010, $100.
23     (b) Vehicles of special interest registered under ORS 805.020, $100.
24     (c) Racing activity vehicles registered under ORS 805.035, $100.
25     (d) Trailers, $10.
26     (e) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045 and undercover vehicles registered under
27 ORS 805.060, $10.
28     (11) The registration fee for trailers registered as part of a fleet under an agreement reached
29 pursuant to ORS 802.500 is the same fee as the fee for vehicles of the same type registered under
30 other provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
31     (12) The registration fee for vehicles with proportional registration under ORS 826.009, or pro-
32 portional fleet registration under ORS 826.011, is the same fee as the fee for vehicles of the same
33 type under this section except that the fees shall be fixed on an apportioned basis as provided under
34 the agreement established under ORS 826.007.
35     (13) In addition to any other registration fees charged for registration of vehicles in fleets under
36 ORS 805.120, the department may charge the following fees:
37     (a) Service charge for each vehicle entered into a fleet, $3.
38     (b) Service charge for each vehicle in the fleet at the time of renewal, $2.
39     (14)(a) The registration fee for motor vehicles required to establish a registration weight under
40 ORS 803.430 or 826.013, tow vehicles used to transport property for hire other than as described in
41 ORS 822.210 and commercial buses is as provided in the following chart, based upon the weight
42 submitted in the declaration of weight prepared under ORS 803.435 or 826.015:
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45    Weight in Pounds  Fee
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1 8,000 or      less   $     74
2 8,001 to    10,000        464
3 10,001 to   12,000        528
4 12,001 to   14,000        591
5 14,001 to   16,000        655
6 16,001 to   18,000        718
7 18,001 to   20,000        801
8 20,001 to   22,000        864
9 22,001 to   24,000        949
10 24,001 to   26,000       1,031
11 26,001 to   28,000        375
12 28,001 to   30,000        391
13 30,001 to   32,000        422
14 32,001 to   34,000        438
15 34,001 to   36,000        468
16 36,001 to   38,000        485
17 38,001 to   40,000        515
18 40,001 to   42,000        532
19 42,001 to   44,000        562
20 44,001 to   46,000        578
21 46,001 to   48,000        593
22 48,001 to   50,000        625
23 50,001 to   52,000        656
24 52,001 to   54,000        672
25 54,001 to   56,000        686
26 56,001 to   58,000        717
27 58,001 to   60,000        750
28 60,001 to   62,000        780
29 62,001 to   64,000        811
30 64,001 to   66,000        827
31 66,001 to   68,000        857
32 68,001 to   70,000        874
33 70,001 to   72,000        904
34 72,001 to   74,000        921
35 74,001 to   76,000        951
36 76,001 to   78,000        967
37 78,001 to   80,000        998
38 80,001 to   82,000       1,014
39 82,001 to   84,000       1,045
40 84,001 to   86,000       1,061
41 86,001 to   88,000       1,092
42 88,001 to   90,000       1,108
43 90,001 to   92,000       1,139
44 92,001 to   94,000       1,155
45 94,001 to   96,000       1,185
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1  96,001 to     98,000  1,202
2  98,001 to    100,000  1,218
3 100,001 to    102,000  1,249
4 102,001 to    104,000  1,265
5 104,001 to    105,500  1,295
6 _______________________________________________________________________________________
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8     (b)(A) The registration fee for motor vehicles with a registration weight of more than 8,000
9 pounds that are described in ORS 825.015, that are operated by a charitable organization as defined
10 in ORS 825.017 (13), is as provided in the following chart:
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12
13    Weight in Pounds  Fee
14   8,001 to     10,000  $     71
15  10,001 to     12,000  85
16  12,001 to     14,000  92
17  14,001 to     16,000  107
18  16,001 to     18,000  114
19  18,001 to     20,000  128
20  20,001 to     22,000  135
21  22,001 to     24,000  149
22  24,001 to     26,000  156
23  26,001 to     28,000  170
24  28,001 to     30,000  178
25  30,001 to     32,000  192
26  32,001 to     34,000  199
27  34,001 to     36,000  213
28  36,001 to     38,000  220
29  38,001 to     40,000  234
30  40,001 to     42,000  241
31  42,001 to     44,000  256
32  44,001 to     46,000  263
33  46,001 to     48,000  270
34  48,001 to     50,000  284
35  50,001 to     52,000  298
36  52,001 to     54,000  305
37  54,001 to     56,000  312
38  56,001 to     58,000  327
39  58,001 to     60,000  341
40  60,001 to     62,000  355
41  62,001 to     64,000  369
42  64,001 to     66,000  376
43  66,001 to     68,000  391
44  68,001 to     70,000  398
45  70,001 to     72,000  412
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1  72,001 to     74,000  419
2  74,001 to     76,000  433
3  76,001 to     78,000  440
4  78,001 to     80,000  454
5  80,001 to     82,000  462
6  82,001 to     84,000  476
7  84,001 to     86,000  483
8  86,001 to     88,000  497
9  88,001 to     90,000  504
10  90,001 to     92,000  518
11  92,001 to     94,000  525
12  94,001 to     96,000  540
13  96,001 to     98,000  547
14  98,001 to    100,000  554
15 100,001 to    102,000  568
16 102,001 to    104,000  575
17 104,001 to    105,500  589
18 _______________________________________________________________________________________
19
20     (B) The registration fee for motor vehicles that are certified under ORS 822.205, unless the mo-
21 tor vehicles are registered under paragraph (a) of this subsection, or that are used exclusively to
22 transport manufactured structures, is as provided in the following chart:
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24
25    Weight in Pounds  Fee
26   8,000 or        less       $    63
27   8,001 to     10,000  145
28  10,001 to     12,000  173
29  12,001 to     14,000  187
30  14,001 to     16,000  217
31  16,001 to     18,000  231
32  18,001 to     20,000  260
33  20,001 to     22,000  274
34  22,001 to     24,000  304
35  24,001 to     26,000  318
36  26,001 to     28,000  346
37  28,001 to     30,000  362
38  30,001 to     32,000  391
39  32,001 to     34,000  405
40  34,001 to     36,000  435
41  36,001 to     38,000  449
42  38,001 to     40,000  477
43  40,001 to     42,000  491
44  42,001 to     44,000  521
45  44,001 to     46,000  535
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1  46,001 to     48,000  550
2  48,001 to     50,000  578
3  50,001 to     52,000  608
4  52,001 to     54,000  622
5  54,001 to     56,000  636
6  56,001 to     58,000  665
7  58,001 to     60,000  694
8  60,001 to     62,000  723
9  62,001 to     64,000  753
10  64,001 to     66,000  767
11  66,001 to     68,000  795
12  68,001 to     70,000  809
13  70,001 to     72,000  839
14  72,001 to     74,000  853
15  74,001 to     76,000  882
16  76,001 to     78,000  896
17  78,001 to     80,000  926
18  80,001 to     82,000  940
19  82,001 to     84,000  968
20  84,001 to     86,000  983
21  86,001 to     88,000  1,012
22  88,001 to     90,000  1,027
23  90,001 to     92,000  1,055
24  92,001 to     94,000  1,071
25  94,001 to     96,000  1,099
26  96,001 to     98,000  1,113
27  98,001 to    100,000  1,127
28 100,001 to    102,000  1,157
29 102,001 to    104,000  1,172
30 104,001 to    105,500  1,200
31 _______________________________________________________________________________________
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33     (C) The owner of a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph must certify
34 at the time of initial registration, in a manner determined by the department by rule, that the motor
35 vehicle will be used exclusively to transport manufactured structures or exclusively as described in
36 ORS 822.210, unless the motor vehicle is registered under paragraph (a) of this subsection, or as
37 described in ORS 825.015 or 825.017 (13). Registration of a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) or
38 (B) of this paragraph is invalid if the vehicle is operated in any manner other than that described
39 in the certification under this subparagraph.
40     (c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this subsection, the registration fee for motor vehicles registered
41 as farm vehicles under ORS 805.300 is as provided in the following chart, based upon the registra-
42 tion weight given in the declaration of weight submitted under ORS 803.435:
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44
45    Weight in Pounds  Fee
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1 8,000 or      less   $   50
2 8,001 to    10,000       65
3 10,001 to   12,000       75
4 12,001 to   14,000       97
5 14,001 to   16,000       108
6 16,001 to   18,000       129
7 18,001 to   20,000       141
8 20,001 to   22,000       162
9 22,001 to   24,000       172
10 24,001 to   26,000       195
11 26,001 to   28,000       204
12 28,001 to   30,000       226
13 30,001 to   32,000       237
14 32,001 to   34,000       258
15 34,001 to   36,000       270
16 36,001 to   38,000       291
17 38,001 to   40,000       302
18 40,001 to   42,000       324
19 42,001 to   44,000       334
20 44,001 to   46,000       356
21 46,001 to   48,000       366
22 48,001 to   50,000       388
23 50,001 to   52,000       399
24 52,001 to   54,000       409
25 54,001 to   56,000       432
26 56,001 to   58,000       453
27 58,001 to   60,000       463
28 60,001 to   62,000       474
29 62,001 to   64,000       496
30 64,001 to   66,000       517
31 66,001 to   68,000       528
32 68,001 to   70,000       540
33 70,001 to   72,000       561
34 72,001 to   74,000       571
35 74,001 to   76,000       594
36 76,001 to   78,000       604
37 78,001 to   80,000       625
38 80,001 to   82,000       636
39 82,001 to   84,000       657
40 84,001 to   86,000       669
41 86,001 to   88,000       690
42 88,001 to   90,000       700
43 90,001 to   92,000       723
44 92,001 to   94,000       733
45 94,001 to   96,000       754
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1  96,001 to  98,000        765
2  98,001 to  100,000        787
3 100,001 to  102,000        798
4 102,001 to  104,000        819
5 104,001 to  105,500        831
6 _______________________________________________________________________________________
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8     (d) For any vehicle that is registered under a quarterly registration period, the registration fee
9 is a minimum of $15 for each quarter registered plus an additional fee of $2.
10     (15) The registration and renewal fees for vehicles specified in this subsection that are required
11 to establish a registration weight under ORS 803.430 or 826.013 are as follows:
12     (a) State-owned vehicles registered under ORS 805.045, $10.
13     (b) Undercover vehicles registered under ORS 805.060, $10.
14     SECTION 7. Section 8 of this 2026 Act is added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle
15 Code.
16     SECTION 8. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawfully operating a Kei truck on a
17 highway if the person operates a Kei truck on a highway that has a speed limit or posted
18 speed that is greater than 65 miles per hour.
19     (2) The offense described in this section, unlawfully operating a Kei truck on a highway,
20 is a Class B traffic violation.
21     SECTION 9. ORS 815.075 is amended to read:
22     815.075. (1) A person commits the offense of selling vehicles or equipment that violates state
23 equipment administrative rules if the person sells or offers for sale any vehicle or sells or offers for
24 sale for use upon a vehicle or uses on any vehicle any equipment if the vehicle or equipment:
25     (a) Does not conform to standards established by the Department of Transportation by rule un-
26 der ORS 815.030; and
27     (b) Does not bear thereon proof of certification that it complies with the applicable standards.
28     (2) Proof of certification required under this section may be made in any manner provided under
29 ORS 815.030.
30     (3) This section is subject to the following exemptions in addition to any exemptions under ORS
31 801.026:
32     (a) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 are deemed to comply with
33 this section if:
34     (A) The vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their
35 equivalent, and are maintained in safe operating order; or
36     (B) The vehicles are street rods that conform to ORS 815.107.
37     (b) Road machinery, road rollers, implements of husbandry, farm trailers and farm tractors are
38 not subject to this section.
39     (c) Antique vehicles are not subject to this section if the vehicles are maintained as collectors’
40 items and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used primarily for
41 the transportation of persons or property.
42     (d) Racing activity vehicles and Kei trucks are not subject to this section.
43     (4) The offense described under this section, selling vehicles or equipment that violates state
44 equipment administrative rules, is a Class D traffic violation.
45     SECTION 10. ORS 815.105 is amended to read:
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1     815.105. This section establishes exemptions from ORS 815.030 and 815.100. Exemptions under
2 this section are in addition to any exemptions under ORS 801.026. Exemptions under this section are
3 partial or complete as described in the following:
4     (1) Vehicles of special interest that are registered under ORS 805.020 are deemed to comply with
5 ORS 815.030 and 815.100 if:
6     (a) The vehicles are equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories, or their
7 equivalent, and are maintained in safe operating condition; or
8     (b) The vehicles are street rods that conform to ORS 815.107.
9     (2) Road machinery, road rollers, implements of husbandry, farm trailers and farm tractors are
10 exempt from ORS 815.030 and 815.100.
11     (3) Antique vehicles are exempt from ORS 815.030 and 815.100 if the vehicles are maintained as
12 collectors’ items and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses, but not used
13 primarily for the transportation of persons or property.
14     (4) Motorized wheelchairs are exempt from ORS 815.030 and 815.100 when used as permitted
15 under ORS 811.440.
16     (5) Racing activity vehicles and Kei trucks are exempt from ORS 815.030 and 815.100.
17     SECTION 11. ORS 815.109 is amended to read:
18     815.109. [A] Racing activity [vehicle is] vehicles and Kei trucks are exempt from vehicle
19 equipment requirements under ORS 815.040, 815.075, 815.250, 815.295 and 815.310 if all of the fol-
20 lowing apply:
21     (1) The vehicle is equipped with original manufacturer’s equipment and accessories or their
22 equivalent; and
23     (2) The vehicle is maintained in safe operating condition.
24     SECTION 12. ORS 815.300 is amended to read:
25     815.300. This section establishes exemptions from the requirements under ORS 815.295 to be
26 equipped with a certified pollution control system. Exemptions established by this section are in
27 addition to any exemptions established by ORS 801.026. The exemptions established in this section
28 are also applicable to requirements for certification of pollution control equipment before registra-
29 tion under ORS 803.350 and 803.465. All of the following vehicles are exempt from the requirements
30 under ORS 815.295:
31     (1) Any vehicle that is not a motor vehicle.
32     (2) Any vehicle unless the vehicle is registered within:
33     (a) The boundaries of the metropolitan service district formed under ORS chapter 268 for the
34 metropolitan area, as defined in ORS 268.020, which includes the City of Portland, Oregon.
35     (b) Boundaries designated by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 468A.390.
36     (3) Any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine when the registration results from the
37 initial retail sale thereof.
38     (4) Any motor vehicle:
39     (a) Not registered in areas designated under subsection (2)(a) of this section, including any ex-
40 pansion of such boundary under subsection (2)(b) of this section, with a model year that predates
41 by more than 20 years the year in which registration or renewal of registration is required; or
42     (b) Registered in areas designated under subsection (2)(a) of this section, including any expan-
43 sion of such boundary under subsection (2)(b) of this section, with a model year of 1974 or earlier.
44     (5) Motor vehicles that are registered as farm vehicles under ORS 805.300 or apportioned farm
45 vehicles under ORS 805.300.
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1     (6) Special interest vehicles that are maintained as collectors’ items and used for exhibitions,
2 parades, club activities and similar uses but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or
3 property.
4     (7) Fixed load vehicles.
5     (8) Vehicles that are proportionally registered under ORS 826.009 and 826.011 in accordance
6 with agreements established under ORS 826.007.
7     (9) Electric motor vehicles. This subsection does not exempt hybrid motor vehicles that use
8 electricity and another source of motive power.
9     (10) First response rescue units operated by political subdivisions of this state that are not used
10 to transport persons who are ill or injured or who have disabilities.
11     (11) A vehicle that is currently registered in Oregon at the time application for new registration
12 is received by the Department of Transportation if the new registration is a result of a change in
13 the registration or plate type and the application is received at least four months prior to the ex-
14 piration of the existing registration.
15     (12) Golf carts.
16     (13) Any Class I, Class II, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicle.
17     (14) An original equipment manufacturer vehicle that is engineered, designed, produced and
18 warranted to use natural gas as its only fuel source.
19     (15) Racing activity vehicles.
20     (16) Kei trucks.
21     SECTION 13. ORS 468A.350 is amended to read:
22     468A.350. As used in ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400:
23     (1) “Certified system” means a motor vehicle pollution control system for which a certificate of
24 approval has been issued under ORS 468A.365 (3).
25     (2) “Factory-installed system” means a motor vehicle pollution control system installed by the
26 manufacturer which meets criteria for emission of pollutants in effect under federal laws and regu-
27 lations applicable on September 9, 1971, or which meets criteria adopted pursuant to ORS 468A.365
28 (1), whichever criteria are stricter.
29     (3) “Motor vehicle” includes any self-propelled vehicle used for transporting persons or com-
30 modities on public roads and highways but does not include a vehicle of special interest as that term
31 is defined in ORS 801.605, if the vehicle is maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions,
32 parades, club activities and similar uses but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or
33 property, [or] a racing activity vehicle as defined in ORS 801.404 or Kei truck as defined in sec-
34 tion 2 of this 2026 Act.
35     (4) “Motor vehicle pollution control system” means equipment designed for installation on a
36 motor vehicle for the purpose of reducing the pollutants emitted from the vehicle, or a system or
37 engine adjustment or modification which causes a reduction of pollutants emitted from the vehicle.
38     SECTION 14. ORS 646.913 is amended to read:
39     646.913. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a wholesale dealer, retail dealer
40 or nonretail dealer may not sell gasoline or offer gasoline for sale unless the gasoline contains at
41 least 10 percent denatured fuel ethanol by volume.      Gasoline that contains anhydrous ethanol in
42 concentrations of at least 9.2 percent by volume complies with the requirement set forth in this
43 subsection.
44     (2) The State Department of Agriculture shall adopt standards for gasoline blended with ethanol
45 that is sold in this state. The standards that the department adopts shall require that the gasoline
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1 blended with ethanol:
2(a) Contains ethanol that is derived from agricultural or woody waste or residue;
3(b) Complies with the volatility requirements specified in 40 C.F.R. part 1090;
4(c) Complies with ASTM International specification D 4814, Standard Specification for Automo-
5 tive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel;
6(d) Is not blended with casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, drip gasoline or natural gaso-
7 line after the gasoline has been sold, transferred or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal;
8 and
9(e) Contains denatured fuel ethanol that complies with ASTM International specification D 4806,
10 Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automo-
11 tive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel.
12(3) The department may review specifications adopted by ASTM International, or equivalent
13 organizations, and federal regulations and revise the standards adopted under this section as nec-
14 essary.
15(4) A wholesale dealer, retail dealer or nonretail dealer may sell or offer for sale gasoline that
16 is not blended with ethanol if the gasoline has an octane rating, as defined in ORS 646.945, of 91
17 or above or if the gasoline is for use in:
18(a) An aircraft:
19(A) With a supplemental type certificate approved by the Federal Aviation Administration that
20 allows the aircraft to use gasoline that is intended for use in motor vehicles; or
21(B) Issued a type certificate by an aircraft engine manufacturer that allows the aircraft to use
22 gasoline that is intended for use in motor vehicles;
23(b) An aircraft that has been issued an experimental certificate, as described in 14 C.F.R. 21.191,
24 by the Federal Aviation Administration and for which the manufacturer’s specifications require the
25 use of gasoline that is intended for use in motor vehicles;
26(c) A light-sport aircraft, as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1, for which the manufacturer’s specifications
27 require the use of gasoline that is intended for use in motor vehicles;
28(d) A vintage aircraft, as defined by the Oregon Department of Aviation by rule, for which the
29 manufacturer’s specifications require the use of gasoline that is intended for use in motor vehicles;
30(e) An antique vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.125;
31(f) A Class I all-terrain vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.190;
32(g) A Class III all-terrain vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.194;
33(h) A Class IV all-terrain vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.194 (2);
34(i) A racing activity vehicle, as defined in ORS 801.404;
35(j) A snowmobile, as defined in ORS 801.490;
36(k) Tools, including but not limited to lawn mowers, leaf blowers and chain saws; [or]
37(L) A watercraft; or
38(m) A Kei truck, as defined in section 2 of this 2026 Act.
39
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