Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 320 § 320.400 — Definitions for ORS 320.400 to 320.490 and 803.203
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 320 ·
Oregon Code § 320.400·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions for ORS 320.400 to 320.490 and 803.203.
As used in ORS 320.400 to 320.490
and 803.203:
(1)(a) Bicycle
means:
(A) A vehicle
that is designed to be operated on the ground on wheels for the transportation
of humans and is propelled exclusively by human power; or
(B) An electric
assisted bicycle as defined in ORS 801.258.
(b) Bicycle
does not include:
(A) Carts;
(B) Durable
medical equipment;
(C) In-line
skates;
(D) Roller
skates;
(E) Skateboards;
(F) Stand-up
scooters;
(G) Strollers
designed for the transportation of children;
(H) Trailer
cycles or other bicycle attachments; or
(I) Wagons.
(2)(a) Retail
sales price means the total price paid at retail for a taxable vehicle,
exclusive of the amount of any excise, privilege or use tax, to a seller by a
purchaser of the taxable vehicle.
(b) Retail sales
price does not include the retail value of:
(A) Modifications
to a taxable vehicle that are necessary for a person with a disability to enter
or drive or to otherwise operate or use the vehicle.
(B) Customized
industrial modifications to the chassis of a truck that has a gross vehicle
weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds and not more than 26,000 pounds.
(3) Seller
means:
(a) With respect
to the privilege tax imposed under ORS 320.405 and the use tax imposed under
ORS 320.410, a vehicle dealer.
(b) With respect
to the excise tax imposed under ORS 320.415, a person engaged in whole or in
part in the business of selling bicycles.
(4) Taxable
bicycle means a new bicycle that has a retail sales price of $200 or more.
(5) Taxable
motor vehicle means a vehicle that:
(a) Has a gross
vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less;
(b)(A) If
equipped with an odometer, has 7,500 miles or less on the odometer; or
(B) If not
equipped with an odometer, has a manufacturers certificate of origin or a
manufacturers statement of origin; and
(c) Is:
(A) A vehicle as
defined in ORS 744.850, other than an all-terrain vehicle or a trailer;
(B) A camper as
defined in ORS 801.180;
(C) A commercial
bus as defined in ORS 801.200;
(D) A commercial
motor vehicle as defined in ORS 801.208;
(E) A commercial
vehicle as defined in ORS 801.210;
(F) A fixed load
vehicle as defined in ORS 801.285;
(G) A moped as
defined in ORS 801.345;
(H) A motor home
as defined in ORS 801.350;
(I) A motor truck
as defined in ORS 801.355;
(J) A tank
vehicle as defined in ORS 801.522;
(K) A trailer as
defined in ORS 801.560 that is required to be registered in this state;
(L) A truck
tractor as defined in ORS 801.575; or
(M) A worker
transport bus as defined in ORS 801.610.
(6) Taxable
vehicle means a taxable bicycle or a taxable motor vehicle.
(7) Transportation
project taxes means the privilege tax imposed under ORS 320.405, the use tax
imposed under ORS 320.410 and the excise tax imposed under ORS 320.415.
(8)(a) Vehicle
dealer means:
(A) A person
engaged in business in this state that is required to obtain a vehicle dealer
certificate under ORS 822.005; and
(B) A person
engaged in business in another state that would be subject to ORS 822.005 if
the person engaged in business in this state.
(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a person is not a vehicle
dealer for purposes of ORS 320.400 to 320.490 and 803.203 to the extent the
person:
(A) Conducts an
event that lasts less than seven consecutive days, for which the public is
charged admission and at which otherwise taxable motor vehicles are sold at
auction; or
(B) Sells an
otherwise taxable motor vehicle at auction at an event described in this
paragraph. [2017 c.750 §89; 2018 c.93 §10; 2019 c.491 §1; 2021 c.630 §34]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 320.400
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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