Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 809 § 809.510 — Conviction of crime; refusal or failure of blood alcohol test; suspension in
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 809 ·
Oregon Code § 809.510·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Conviction of crime; refusal or failure of blood alcohol test; suspension in
another jurisdiction.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 809.510 to 809.545, the Department of
Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for
a period of one year when the department receives:
(a) A record of
conviction under ORS 811.700 or 811.705 of failure to perform the duties of a
driver.
(b) A record of
conviction of a crime punishable as a felony involving the operation of a motor
vehicle.
(c) A record of
conviction for driving a commercial motor vehicle while, as a result of prior
violations committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, the commercial
driving privileges of the driver were suspended.
(d) A record of
conviction of assault in the first degree, or any degree of criminally
negligent homicide, manslaughter or murder, if the conviction results from the
operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
(e) A record of
conviction of aggravated vehicular homicide or aggravated driving while
suspended or revoked.
(f) A record of
conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicants under ORS
813.010.
(g) A record of
diversion under ORS 813.230.
(2) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a
period of three years if the department receives a record of a conviction under
subsection (1) of this section and the person was driving a commercial motor
vehicle containing a hazardous material at the time of the offense.
(3) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a
period of one year if the department receives a report from a police officer
pursuant to ORS 813.120 that the person was driving a commercial motor vehicle
and submitted to a breath or blood test and the level of alcohol in the persons
blood was 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the blood of the person
as shown by chemical analysis of the breath or blood. The department shall
suspend the commercial driving privileges of the person for a period of three
years if the person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a
hazardous material at the time of the offense.
(4) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a
period of one year if the department receives a report from a police officer
pursuant to ORS 813.120 that the person was driving a motor vehicle and
submitted to a breath or blood test and the level of alcohol in the persons
blood was 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the blood of the person
as shown by chemical analysis of the breath or blood.
(5) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a
period of three years if the department receives a report from a police officer
pursuant to ORS 813.120 that the person was driving a motor vehicle and refused
to submit to a test under ORS 813.100. The department shall suspend the
commercial driving privileges of the person for a period of five years if the
person was driving a commercial motor vehicle containing a hazardous material
at the time of the offense.
(6) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person if the
department receives a notice of a conviction in another jurisdiction of an
offense that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension
of the persons commercial driving privileges. The period of suspension under
this subsection shall be the same as would be imposed on the person if the
conviction were for an offense committed in this state. For the purposes of
this subsection, conviction means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, a
determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a
court of original jurisdiction or in an authorized administrative tribunal,
entry into a diversion program, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
deposited to secure the persons appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost or the
violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not
the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated.
(7) The
department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person in this
state if the department receives a notice from another jurisdiction that the
person has had commercial driving privileges suspended or revoked in another
jurisdiction for reasons that would be grounds for suspension of the persons
commercial driving privileges in this state. The period of suspension under
this subsection is the same as would be imposed on the person if the violation
were committed in this state.
(8) If the
department receives a record, report or notice under this section for a person
who does not hold commercial driving privileges in this state, the department
shall suspend the persons right to apply for commercial driving privileges a
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 809.510
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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