Oregon Code § 807.040·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Requirements for issuance; rules; fees.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue a
driver license to any person who complies with all of the following
requirements:
(a) The person
must complete an application for a license under ORS 807.050.
(b)(A) As
required by ORS 807.021, a person applying for a driver license or driver
permit must provide the Social Security number assigned to the person by the
United States Social Security Administration or a written statement that the
person has not been assigned a Social Security number.
(B) As used in
this paragraph, a driver license or driver permit means a driver license or
driver permit that is not a:
(i) Real ID;
(ii) Commercial
driver license; or
(iii) Commercial
learner driver permit.
(c) The person
must submit to collection of biometric data by the department that establish
the identity of the person as described in ORS 807.024.
(d) The person
must not be ineligible for the license under ORS 807.060 and must be eligible
for the license under ORS 807.062.
(e) The person
must successfully pass all examination requirements under ORS 807.070 for the
class of license sought.
(f) The person
must pay the appropriate license fee under ORS 807.370 for the class of license
sought.
(g) The person
must pay the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee.
(h) If the
application is for a commercial driver license, the person must be the holder
of a Class C license or any higher class of license.
(i) If the
application is for a commercial driver license, the department must have
received and recorded, in a form approved by the department, the report of a
medical examination that establishes that the person meets the medical
requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle. The department, by rule,
shall establish medical requirements for purposes of this paragraph. The
medical requirements established under this paragraph may include any
requirements the department determines are necessary for the safe operation of
vehicles permitted to be operated under the class of license for which the
requirements are established.
(j) If the
application is for a Real ID commercial driver license or a commercial driver
license that is not a Real ID, the person must:
(A) Have at least
one years driving experience, including relevant experience obtained in the
military;
(B) Not be
subject to a lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges under ORS
809.520;
(C) Not be
otherwise ineligible to hold a commercial driver license;
(D) Hold a
commercial learner driver permit if the person must complete a skills
demonstration under ORS 807.070 (3);
(E) Submit valid
documentation, as defined by the department by rule, that the person is a
citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States or is a citizen of a
country with a Compact of Free Association with the United States; and
(F) Provide the
Social Security number assigned to the person by the United States Social
Security Administration for verification by the department with the
administration.
(k) The person
must present acceptable documents to prove identity, date of birth and address.
The department shall determine by rule which documents are acceptable to prove
identity, date of birth and address.
(L) If the
application is for a Real ID, the person must comply with the requirements
under the vehicle code for issuance of Real IDs.
(2) Except as
provided in subsection (3) of this section, acceptable documents to prove
identity, date of birth or address under subsection (1)(k) of this section when
a person is applying for a driver license, driver permit or identification card
that is not a Real ID, a commercial driver license, or a commercial learner
driver permit, include but are not limited to the following:
(a) An unexpired
valid passport from the persons country of citizenship;
(b) An unexpired
valid consular identification document issued by the consulate of the persons
country of citizenship, if the department determines that the procedure used in
issuing the consular identification document is sufficient to prove the persons
identity;
(c) A driver
license, driver permit or identification card issued by this state that expired
not more than 13 years from the date of the current application; or
(d) A driver
license, driver permit or identification card issued by another state that:
(A) Is unexpired;
or
(B) Expired not
more than one year from the date of the current application.
(3) The
department may refuse to accept any document described in subsection (2) of
this section that is presented as proof of identity, date of birth or address,
if the department has reason to believe that:
(a) The document
is fraudulent, has been altered or does not belong to the person presenting the
document; or
(b) The
procedures used by the agency that issued the document are no longer sufficient
for proving a persons identity or date of birth.
(4) Su
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 807.040
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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