Oregon Code § 822.045·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Vehicle dealer offenses; penalties.
(1) A vehicle dealer improperly conducts a vehicle dealer business and is
subject to the penalties under this section if the vehicle dealer commits any
of the following offenses:
(a) A vehicle
dealer commits the offense of failure to obtain a supplemental vehicle dealer
certificate if the vehicle dealer opens any additional place of business using
the same business name as a place of business approved under a vehicle dealer
certificate without first obtaining a supplemental dealer certificate under ORS
822.040.
(b) A vehicle
dealer commits the offense of failure to obtain a corrected vehicle dealer
certificate if the dealer moves a place of business or changes the business
name without first obtaining a corrected dealer certificate under ORS 822.040.
(c) A vehicle
dealer commits the offense of failure to maintain proper vehicle dealer records
if the dealer does not keep records or books, whether maintained in paper or
electronic form, with all of the following information concerning any used or
secondhand vehicles or campers the dealer deals with:
(A) A record of
the purchase, sale or exchange or of the dealers receipt for purpose of sale.
(B) A description
of the vehicle or camper.
(C) The name and
address of the seller, the purchaser and the alleged owner or other person from
whom the vehicle or camper was purchased or received or to whom it was sold or
delivered.
(D) For motor
vehicles, the vehicle identification number and any other numbers or
identification marks as may be thereon and a statement that a number has been
obliterated, defaced or changed, if such is a fact.
(E) For trailers
and campers, the vehicle identification number and any other numbers or
identification marks as may be thereon.
(F) A duly
assigned certificate of title or other primary ownership record or a bill of
sale from the registered owner of the vehicle or camper from the time of
delivery to the dealer until the dealer disposes of the vehicle or camper. If
title is issued for the vehicle in a form other than a certificate, or if the
primary ownership record is in a form other than a document, a dealer shall
keep records in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of
Transportation for the purpose of complying with this subparagraph.
(G) A copy of a
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System vehicle record report obtained
by the vehicle dealer through a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
data provider, or an equivalent commercially available system when permitted under
ORS 822.043.
(d) A vehicle
dealer commits the offense of failure to allow administrative inspection if the
dealer refuses to allow the department to conduct an inspection under ORS