Oregon Code § 803.015·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Certificate contents.
The Department of Transportation shall design a certificate of title for
vehicles for situations in which the department determines that certificates
will be issued. A certificate of title issued by the department shall conform
to all of the following:
(1) The
certificate shall be numbered in a manner prescribed by the department.
(2) The
certificate shall contain a description of the vehicle.
(3) The
certificate shall contain evidence of identification of the vehicle the
department deems proper.
(4) The
certificate shall contain the name of the owner of the vehicle.
(5) The
certificate shall identify any security interest holders in the order of their
priority. This subsection does not apply to the security interests where the
debtor who granted the security interest is in the business of selling vehicles
and the vehicle constitutes inventory held for sale or lease.
(6) The
certificate shall identify any lessor of the vehicle.
(7) The
certificate shall be authenticated by a seal of the State of Oregon printed on
the certificate.
(8) The
certificate shall have space to fill in information required by the department
upon the transfer of a vehicle under ORS 803.094 and space for the odometer
disclosure required on transfer of an interest under ORS 803.102.
(9) If the
vehicle is an assembled vehicle, the certificate shall:
(a) Show the make
of the vehicle as assembled.
(b) Show the year
the building of the vehicle is completed as the year model of the vehicle.
(10) The
certificate shall show the mileage of the vehicle as reported to the department
at the time the most recent title transfer was reported to the department, or
the mileage reported to the department at the time the vehicle was initially
titled in Oregon, whichever occurred last. The information required by this
subsection shall be shown as reported to the department on odometer disclosure
reports required by law to be submitted to the department.
(11) The
certificate shall contain any brand or notation specified by the department by
rule.
(12) The
certificate shall contain any other information required by the department.
(13) The
certificate shall be produced by a secure process that meets or exceeds the
requirements of federal law. [1983 c.338 §175; 1985 c.16 §58; 1985 c.251 §14;
1985 c.253 §1; 1985 c.402 §6; 1987 c.127 §1; 1989 c.148 §8; 1991 c.820 §9; 1991
c.873 §7; 1993 c.233 §14; 2001 c.293 §1; 2001 c.445 §183; 2003 c.330 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 803.015
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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